WMCA Survey for August 26, 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   6  ##SPILL THE WINE - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
  2   2  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
  3   1  ##WAR - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
  4   9  #AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Diana Ross (Motown)
  5   3  (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters (A&M)
  6   4  ##MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread (Elektra)
  7   5  ##IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (Janus)
  8  17  ##DON’T PLAY THAT SONG - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
  9  16  PATCHES - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
 10   8  LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME - Robin McNamara (Steed)
 11   7  ##(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? - 
         Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)
 12  11  GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine) (pt. 1) - James Brown 
         (King)
 13  23  PEACE WILL COME (According To Plan) - Melanie (Buddah)
 14  14  LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 15  10  #25 OR 6 TO 4 - Chicago (Columbia)
 16  15  I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 17  25  CANDIDA - Dawn (Bell)
 18  18  TELL IT ALL BROTHER - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 19  19  #(I Know) I’M LOSING YOU - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 20  13  ##TIGHTER, TIGHTER - Alive And Kicking (Roulette)
 21  24  IT’S A SHAME - The Spinners (V.I.P.)
 22  20  #I (Who Have Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
 23  22  EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE - The Supremes (Motown)
 24  54  JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
 25  32  #LOLA - The Kinks (Reprise)

 26  36  Cosmo’s Factory (LP) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 27  --  Mad Dogs & Englishmen (LP) - Joe Cocker (A&M)
 28  39  Woodstock (LP) - Soundtrack (Cotillion)
 29  38  Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (LP) - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 30  37  Closer To Home (LP) - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
 31  --  Stage Fright (LP) - The Band (Capitol)
 32  48  Riki Tiki Tavi - Donovan (Epic)
 33  53  Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma - The New Seekers (Elektra)
 34  47  Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason (Blue Thumb)
 35  --  ##As The Years Go By - Mashmakhan (Epic)
 36  45  ##All Right Now - Free (A&M)
 37  43  That’s Where I Went Wrong - The Poppy Family (London)
 38  44  Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs (Capitol)
 39  33  Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler (Mercury)
 40  35  Everything’s Tuesday - The Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus)
 41  51  Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond (Uni)
 42  30  Solitary Man - Neil Diamond (Bang)
 43  28  Do You See My Love (For You Growing) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
         (Soul)
 44  56  Snowbird - Anne Murray (Capitol)
 45  57  So Close - Jake Holmes (Polydor)
 46  SS  #Hand Me Down World - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 47  LS  ##Georgia Took Her Back - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
 48  --  Gas Lamps And Clay - The Blues Image (Atco)
 49  --  El Condor Pasa - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 50  --  Groovin’ On The Sunshine (Sesame Street) - The Tokens (Buddah)
 51  --  Fire And Rain - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
 52  --  I Do Take You - The Three Degrees (Roulette)
 53  --  Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom (L&R/MGM)
 54  --  Mama, Don’t You Wait Up For Me - The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)
 55  --  Money Music - The Boys In The Band (Spring)
 56  --  We Can Make Music - Tommy Roe (ABC)
 57  --  I Wanna Love You - The George Baker Selection (Colossus)

SURE SHOT: OUT IN THE COUNTRY - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
LONG SHOT: NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
 
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: WMCA’s in-house printed survey was dated Aug. 27-Sept. 2; however, the 
chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Aug. 26, so the date that appears 
above reflects when it actually took effect.

 

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