WMCA Survey for August 5, 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  (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters (A&M)
  2   4  ##WAR - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
  3   2  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
  4   5  ##MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread (Elektra)
  5   3  BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (Invictus)
  6   9  ##SPILL THE WINE - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
  7  10  ##IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (Janus)
  8   6  ##(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? - 
         Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)
  9   8  ##TIGHTER, TIGHTER - Alive And Kicking (Roulette)
 10  14  #25 OR 6 TO 4 - Chicago (Columbia)
 11  11  O-O-H CHILD - The 5 Stairsteps (Buddah)
 12  16  GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine) (pt. 1) - James Brown 
         (King)
 13   7  #BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) - The 
         Temptations (Gordy)
 14  12  MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
 15  19  #OHIO - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 16  17  I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 17  25  #HI-DE-HO - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 18  18  RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE - Blues Image (Atco)
 19  44  LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 20  15  MAYBE - The Three Degrees (Roulette)
 21  21  EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE - The Supremes (Motown)
 22  54  LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME - Robin McNamara (Steed)
 23  RE  TELL IT ALL BROTHER - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 24  55  PATCHES - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
 25  42  #(I Know) I’M LOSING YOU - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)

 26  26  Morning Much Better - Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor)
 27  27  Let It Be (LP) - The Beatles (Apple)
 28  28  McCartney (LP) - Paul McCartney (Apple)
 29  29  Woodstock (LP) - Soundtrack (Cotillion)
 30  30  Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 31  31  Live At Leeds (LP) - The Who (Decca)
 32  32  Self Portrait (LP) - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
 33  33  Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (LP) - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 34  34  Cosmo’s Factory (LP) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 35  35  Closer To Home (LP) - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
 36  36  Border Song - Elton John (Uni)
 37  38  Hummingbird - B.B. King (ABC)
 38  39  Stealing In The Name Of The Lord - Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger)
 39  40  Rainbow - The Marmalade (London)
 40  41  Ball And Chain - Tommy James (Roulette)
 41  43  ##Soul Shake - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
 42  45  Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) - The Assembled Multitude 
         (Atlantic)
 43  46  Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason (Blue Thumb)
 44  47  Candida - Dawn (Bell)
 45  48  That’s Where I Went Wrong - The Poppy Family (London)
 46  49  Going To The Country - The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
 47  50  ##What A Bummer - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 48  51  Riki Tiki Tavi - Donovan (Epic)
 49  52  Lawdy Mama - Cream (Atco)
 50  53  Empty Pages - Traffic (United Artists)
 51  56  Screaming Night Hog - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 52  57  Peace Will Come (According To Plan) - Melanie (Buddah)
 53  SS  #Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross (Motown)
 54  LS  ##Don’t Play That Song - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 55  --  Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs (Capitol)
 56  --  Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler (Mercury)
 57  --  Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond (Uni)

SURE SHOT: I (Who Have Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
LONG SHOT: ALL RIGHT NOW - Free (A&M)
 
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: WMCA’s in-house printed survey was dated Aug. 6-12; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, Aug. 5, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect.

 

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