WMCA Survey for April 29, 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 3 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists) 2 4 ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise) 3 5 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar) 4 2 ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)* 5 8 AMERICAN WOMAN - The Guess Who (RCA Victor) 6 1 #LET IT BE - The Beatles (Apple) 7 16 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London) 8 13 CECILIA - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) 9 6 LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET - The Moments (Stang) 10 7 ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple) 11 14 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - The Supremes (Motown) 12 12 WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic) 13 15 LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers (Buddah) 14 25 ##VEHICLE - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.) 15 9 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor) 16 23 SOMETHINGS BURNING - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise) 17 21 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens (Barnaby) 18 20 MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia) 19 52 #DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS - Tom Jones (Parrot) 20 24 #UP AROUND THE BEND - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) 21 22 HEY LAWDY MAMA - Steppenwolf (Dunhill) 22 53 ##UNITED WE STAND - The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram) 23 48 SUGAR SUGAR - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) 24 SS #VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1) - El Chicano (Kapp) 25 46 THE LETTER - Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People (A&M) 26 10 ##Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell) 27 11 Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple) 28 17 Youre The One (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower) 29 18 Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia) 30 19 #Everybodys Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas (Scepter) 31 27 Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (Elektra) 32 LS ##That Same Old Feeling - Pickettywitch (Janus) 33 30 Bridge Over Troubled Water (LP) - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) 34 31 Band Of Gypsys (LP) - Jimi Hendrix (Capitol) 35 32 Santana (LP) - Santana (Columbia) 36 33 Morrison Hotel (LP) - The Doors (Elektra) 37 34 Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic) 38 35 On Tour With Eric Clapton (LP) - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco) 39 -- McCartney (LP) - Paul McCartney (Apple) 40 36 ##Come Running - Van Morrison (Warner Bros.) 41 39 Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) - Vincent Bell (Decca) 42 40 #Let Me Go To Him - Dionne Warwick (Scepter) 43 41 Love Like A Man - Ten Years After (Deram) 44 42 Reach Out And Touch (Somebodys Hand) - Diana Ross (Motown) 45 44 Last Of The Wine - The Robbs (Dunhill) 46 45 Hum A Song (From Your Heart) - Lulu with The Dixie Flyers (Atco) 47 47 The Seeker - The Who (Decca) 48 49 ##Its All In The Game - The Four Tops (Motown) 49 50 I Call My Baby Candy - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra) 50 51 Which Way You Goin Billy? - The Poppy Family (London) 51 54 Mississippi - John Phillips (Dunhill) 52 56 Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image (Atco) 53 57 Cottage Cheese - Crow (Amaret) 54 -- Them Changes - Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express (Mercury) 55 -- Question - The Moody Blues (Threshold) 56 -- Baby Hold On - The Grass Roots (Dunhill) 57 -- What Am I Gonna Do - Smith (Dunhill) SURE SHOT: COME TO ME - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette) LONG SHOT: GO BACK - Crabby Appleton (Elektra) *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 30-May 5; however, the chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, April 29, so the date that appears above reflects when it actually took effect.
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