WMCA Survey for April 1, 1970
Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys
Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com/wmca
Survey collected and contributed by Randy
Price, Peter Kanze and Greg Lance
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
TW LW
1 1 #LET IT BE - The Beatles (Apple)
2 4 ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
3 5 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
4 2 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
5 9 ##LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
6 14 ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
7 15 EASY COME, EASY GO - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
8 3 THE RAPPER - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
9 12 ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)
10 6 HE AINT HEAVY, HES MY BROTHER - The Hollies (Epic)
11 8 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - The Chairmen Of The Board
(Invictus)
12 10 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
13 7 DIDNT I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
14 [27] THE BELLS - The Originals (Soul)
15 16 #CELEBRATE - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
16 21 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
17 [56] LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET - The Moments (Stang)
18 13 YOURE THE ONE (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower)
19 18 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - The Supremes (Motown)
20 23 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London)
21 11 ##RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
22 19 ##GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING - Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul)
23 24 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
24 [39] WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
25 [46] MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia)
26 17 Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set (Colossus)
27 25 Mighty Joe - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
28 20 Call Me - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
29 22 ##Dear Prudence - The Five Stairsteps (Buddah)
30 [31] Santana (LP) - Santana (Columbia)
31 [32] Morrison Hotel (LP) - The Doors (Elektra)
32 [33] Led Zeppelin II (LP) - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
33 [34] Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
34 [35] Right On (LP) - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
35 [43] Easy To Be Free - Rick Nelson (Decca)
36 [44] My Wife, The Dancer - Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe)
37 [45] #Everybodys Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
38 [47] #Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks (MGM)
39 [48] Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
40 [41] American Woman - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
41 [49] Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
42 SS #You Need Love Like I Do (Dont You) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
(Soul)
43 [50] Somethings Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
44 [51] What Is Truth - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
45 LS ##Come Running - Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
46 [52] ##Vehicle - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)
47 [40] Roadhouse Blues / You Make Me Real - The Doors (Elektra)
48 [53] I Who Have Nothing - Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy)
49 [54] Miss America - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
50 [55] But For Love - Jerry Naylor (Columbia)
51 [57] Hey Lawdy Mama - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
52 -- Puppet Man - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
53 -- Tennessee Bird Walk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside)
54 -- Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
55 -- Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers
(Buddah)
56 -- Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) - Vincent Bell (Decca)
57 -- Love Like A Man - Ten Years After (Deram)
SURE SHOT: LET ME GO TO HIM - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
LONG SHOT: GOD BLESS - Arthur Conley (Atco)
*Title announced on the air as MCA, in order to avoid mentioning
the call letters of archrival WABC
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot
NOTE: WMCAs in-house survey was dated April 2-8; however, the chart debuted
on the air on Wednesday, April 1, so the date that appears above reflects
when it actually took effect.
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