WPTR, WSNY, and WTRY Radio Stations Weekly Music Charts Collection, 1968-1976
SC23348

Quantity:	4 Boxes (0.75 cubic ft.)
Access:	Open to research
Acquisition:	Gift: Jeanne Kolva, Highland Park, New Jersey, October 2015
Processed By:	PJ Nastasi, Senior Librarian, Manuscripts and Special Collections

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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a series of leaflets issued by three commercial broadcast radio stations – WPTR, WSNY, and WTRY – located in the Capital District (Albany-Schenectady-Troy) of New York State from the late-1960s through the mid-1970s. The charts rank the top songs/musical recordings of a week. The leaflets sometimes included information about the station's schedule, programs, and on-air personalities.

These weekly song charts provide a snapshot of popular music tastes from 1968 to 1976, as tabulated by the radio stations. WPTR claimed that its chart, dubbed the Music Power Survey, represented "the relative popularity of records in the Quad-City [sic] area conditioned by such factors as listener requests, local record sales and industry tabulation." WSNY bragged that its chart, Foremost Music Guide, was "the universal, most complete music guide for the Capital District." WTRY called its chart The Big Sound Survey. All three charts ranked songs on a week-by-week basis, showing where the song was on the chart during the current week and where it had ranked the previous week.

Since the charts frequently carried advertising of local businesses, they not only act as a vignette of popular music in the United States between 1968 and 1976, but also provide insight into local history during that time.

The leaflets are arranged chronologically by radio broadcast station:

WPTR (Box 1, Folders 1-65);
WSNY (Box 1, Folders 66-100; Box 2, Folders 1-19);
WTRY (Box 2, Folders 20-75; Boxes 3 and 4)

Box	Folder	Station	Day	Month	Year
For the week beginning:
1	1	WPTR	18	OCT	1968
1	2	WPTR	22	NOV	1968
1	3	WPTR	13	DEC	1968
1	4	WPTR	20	DEC	1968
1	5	WPTR	27	DEC	1968
1	6	WPTR	03	JAN	1969
1	7	WPTR	10	JAN	1969
1	8	WPTR	17	JAN	1969
1	9	WPTR	26	JAN	1969
1	10	WPTR	02	FEB	1969
1	11	WPTR	09	FEB	1969
1	12	WPTR	16	FEB	1969
1	13	WPTR	23	FEB	1969
1	14	WPTR	02	MAR	1969
1	15	WPTR	09	MAR	1969
1	16	WPTR	16	MAR	1969
1	17	WPTR	23	MAR	1969
1	18	WPTR	30	MAR	1969
1	19	WPTR	06	APR	1969
1	20	WPTR	13	APR	1969
1	21	WPTR	20	APR	1969
1	22	WPTR	27	APR	1969
1	23	WPTR	04	MAY	1969
1	24	WPTR	11	MAY	1969
1	25	WPTR	18	MAY	1969
1	25	WPTR	18	MAY	1969
1	26	WPTR	23	MAY	1969
1	27	WPTR	01	JUN	1969
1	28	WPTR	08	JUN	1969
1	29	WPTR	15	JUN	1969
1	30	WPTR	22	JUN	1969
1	31	WPTR	29	JUN	1969
1	32	WPTR	20	JUL	1969
1	33	WPTR	27	JUL	1969
1	34	WPTR	03	AUG	1969
1	35	WPTR	17	AUG	1969
1	36	WPTR	31	AUG	1969
1	37	WPTR	28	SEP	1969
1	38	WPTR	12	OCT	1969
1	39	WPTR	02	NOV	1969
1	40	WPTR	09	NOV	1969
1	41	WPTR	16	NOV	1969
1	42	WPTR	23	NOV	1969
1	43	WPTR	30	NOV	1969
1	44	WPTR	14	DEC	1969
1	45	WPTR	11	JAN	1970
1	46	WPTR	08	NOV	1970
1	47	WPTR	15	NOV	1970
1	48	WPTR	22	NOV	1970
1	49	WPTR	29	NOV	1970
1	50	WPTR	06	DEC	1970
1	51	WPTR	13	DEC	1970
1	52	WPTR	20	DEC	1970
1	53	WPTR	03	JAN	1971
1	54	WPTR	10	JAN	1971
1	55	WPTR	17	JAN	1971
1	56	WPTR	24	JAN	1971
1	57	WPTR	28	FEB	1971
1	58	WPTR	14	MAR	1971
1	59	WPTR	21	MAR	1971
1	60	WPTR	28	MAR	1971
1	61	WPTR	04	APR	1971
1	62	WPTR	15	FEB	1975
1	63	WPTR	23	FEB	1975
1	64	WPTR	15	MAR	1975
1	65	WPTR	04	MAY	1975
1	66	WSNY	15	DEC	1968
1	67	WSNY	22	DEC	1968
1	68	WSNY	29	DEC	1968
1	69	WSNY	05	JAN	1969
1	70	WSNY	12	JAN	1969
1	71	WSNY	19	JAN	1969
1	72	WSNY	26	JAN	1969
1	73	WSNY	02	FEB	1969
1	74	WSNY	09	FEB	1969
1	75	WSNY	16	FEB	1969
1	76	WSNY	23	FEB	1969
1	77	WSNY	02	MAR	1969
1	78	WSNY	09	MAR	1969
1	79	WSNY	16	MAR	1969
1	80	WSNY	23	MAR	1969
1	81	WSNY	31	MAR	1969
1	82	WSNY	06	APR	1969
1	83	WSNY	13	APR	1969
1	84	WSNY	20	APR	1969
1	85	WSNY	27	APR	1969
1	86	WSNY	04	MAY	1969
1	87	WSNY	11	MAY	1969
1	88	WSNY	18	MAY	1969
1	89	WSNY	25	MAY	1969
1	90	WSNY	01	JUN	1969
1	91	WSNY	08	JUN	1969
1	92	WSNY	22	JUN	1969
1	93	WSNY	29	JUN	1969
1	94	WSNY	03	AUG	1969
1	95	WSNY	17	AUG	1969
1	96	WSNY	31	AUG	1969
1	97	WSNY	14	SEP	1969
1	98	WSNY	28	SEP	1969
1	99	WSNY	05	OCT	1969
1	100	WSNY	02	NOV	1969
2	1	WSNY	09	NOV	1969
2	2	WSNY	16	NOV	1969
2	3	WSNY	23	NOV	1969
2	4	WSNY	30	NOV	1969
2	5	WSNY	07	DEC	1969
2	6	WSNY	14	DEC	1969
2	7	WSNY	21	DEC	1969
2	8	WSNY	28	DEC	1969
2	9	WSNY	11	JAN	1970
2	10	WSNY	25	JAN	1970
2	11	WSNY	01	FEB	1970
2	12	WSNY	08	FEB	1970
2	13	WSNY	15	FEB	1970
2	14	WSNY	22	FEB	1970
2	15	WSNY	8	MAR	1970
2	16	WSNY	15	MAR	1970
2	17	WSNY	22	MAR	1970
2	18	WSNY	29	MAR	1970
2	19	WSNY	03	MAY	1970
2	20	WTRY	14	JUN	1968
2	21	WTRY	12	JUL	1968
2	22	WTRY	06	SEP	1968
2	23	WTRY	25	OCT	1968
2	24	WTRY	15	NOV	1968
2	25	WTRY	06	DEC	1968
2	26	WTRY	24	JAN	1969
2	27	WTRY	31	JAN	1969
2	28	WTRY	07	FEB	1969
2	29	WTRY	21	FEB	1969
2	30	WTRY	28	FEB	1969
2	31	WTRY	07	MAR	1969
2	32	WTRY	21	MAR	1969
2	33	WTRY	28	MAR	1969
2	34	WTRY	04	APR	1969
2	35	WTRY	18	APR	1969
2	36	WTRY	25	APR	1969
2	37	WTRY	02	MAY	1969
2	38	WTRY	09	MAY	1969
2	39	WTRY	16	MAY	1969
2	40	WTRY	04	JUL	1969
2	41	WTRY	11	JUL	1969
2	42	WTRY	01	AUG	1969
2	43	WTRY	08	AUG	1969
2	44	WTRY	05	SEP	1969
2	45	WTRY	03	OCT	1969
2	46	WTRY	17	OCT	1969
2	47	WTRY	31	OCT	1969
2	48	WTRY	14	NOV	1969
2	49	WTRY	05	DEC	1969
2	50	WTRY	02	JAN	1970
2	51	WTRY	16	JAN	1970
2	52	WTRY	23	JAN	1970
2	53	WTRY	27	FEB	1970
2	54	WTRY	06	MAR	1970
2	55	WTRY	13	MAR	1970
2	56	WTRY	17	APR	1970
2	57	WTRY	08	MAY	1970
2	58	WTRY	13	JUN	1970
2	59	WTRY	26	JUN	1970
2	60	WTRY	08	AUG	1970
2	61	WTRY	18	SEP	1970
2	62	WTRY	23	SEP	1970
2	63	WTRY	23	OCT	1970
2	64	WTRY	13	NOV	1970
2	65	WTRY	27	NOV	1970
2	66	WTRY	11	DEC	1970
2	67	WTRY	18	DEC	1970
2	68	WTRY	20	MAY	1973
2	69	WTRY	18	JUN	1973
2	70	WTRY	09	JUL	1973
2	71	WTRY	30	JUL	1973
2	72	WTRY	10	SEP	1973
2	73	WTRY	01	OCT	1973
2	74	WTRY	08	OCT	1973
2	75	WTRY	15	OCT	1973
3	1	WTRY	22	JUL	1974
3	2	WTRY	29	JUL	1974
3	3	WTRY	12	AUG	1974
3	4	WTRY	19	AUG	1974
3	5	WTRY	26	AUG	1974
3	6	WTRY	02	SEP	1974
3	6a	WTRY	09	SEP	1974
3	7	WTRY	16	SEP	1974
3	8	WTRY	23	SEP	1974
3	9	WTRY	30	SEP	1974
3	10	WTRY	07	OCT	1974
3	11	WTRY	14	OCT	1974
3	12	WTRY	21	OCT	1974
3	13	WTRY	28	OCT	1974
3	14	WTRY	04	NOV	1974
4	1	WTRY	11	DEC	1974
4	2	WTRY	25	FEB	1975
4	3	WTRY	04	MAR	1975
4	4	WTRY	11	MAR	1975
4	5	WTRY	25	MAR	1975
4	6	WTRY	08	APR	1975
4	7	WTRY	15	APR	1975
4	8	WTRY	28	APR	1975
4	9	WTRY	05	MAY	1975
4	10	WTRY	12	MAY	1975
4	11	WTRY	19	MAY	1975
4	12	WTRY	02	JUN	1975
4	13	WTRY	09	JUN	1975
4	14	WTRY	16	JUN	1975
4	15	WTRY	23	JUN	1975
4	16	WTRY	30	JUN	1975
4	17	WTRY	07	JUL	1975
4	18	WTRY	14	JUL	1975
4	19	WTRY	21	JUL	1975
4	20	WTRY	28	JUL	1975
4	21	WTRY	02	AUG	1975
4	22	WTRY	18	AUG	1975
4	23	WTRY	25	AUG	1975
4	24	WTRY	30	AUG	1975
4	25	WTRY	02	SEP	1975
4	26	WTRY	09	SEP	1975
4	27	WTRY	16	SEP	1975
4	28	WTRY	23	SEP	1975
4	29	WTRY	30	SEP	1975
4	30	WTRY	11	OCT	1975
4	31	WTRY	18	OCT	1975
4	32	WTRY	25	OCT	1975
4	33	WTRY	01	JAN	1976
4	34	WTRY	29	JAN	1976
4	35	WTRY	02	FEB	1976
4	36	WTRY	16	FEB	1976
4	37	WTRY	09	MAR	1976
4	38	WTRY	16	MAR	1976
4	39	WTRY	23	MAR	1976
4	40	WTRY	30	MAR	1976
4	41	WTRY	04	APR	1976
4	42	WTRY	19	APR	1976
4	43	WTRY	26	APR	1976
4	44	WTRY	17	MAY	1976
4	45	WTRY	24	MAY	1976
4	46	WTRY	31	MAY	1976
4	47	WTRY	07	JUN	1976
4	48	WTRY	14	JUN	1976
4	49	WTRY	21	JUN	1976
4	50	WTRY	27	JUN	1976
4	51	WTRY	12	JUL	1976
4	52	WTRY	22	JUL	1976
4	53	WTRY	29	JUL	1976
4	54	WTRY	05	AUG	1976
4	55	WTRY	12	AUG	1976
4	56	WTRY	17	AUG	1976
4	57	WTRY	24	AUG	1976
4	58	WTRY	31	AUG	1976
4	59	WTRY	07	SEP	1976
4	60	WTRY	14	SEP	1976
4	61	WTRY	21	SEP	1976
4	62	WTRY	30	SEP	1976

WPTR, WSNY, and WTRY Radio Stations Weekly Music Charts Collection, 1968-1976 SC23348

Scope and Content Note

WPTR, WSNY, and WTRY Radio Stations Weekly Music Charts Collection, 1968-1976
SC23348