WMCA Survey for April 1, 1970
Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys
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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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