WMCA Survey for January 28, 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   7  ##HEY THERE LONELY GIRL - Eddie Holman (ABC)
  2   2  RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
  3   3  I WANT YOU BACK - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
  4   1  VENUS - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
  5   6  THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone 
         (Epic)
  6   5  WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
  7   4  #I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
  8  13  WINTER WORLD OF LOVE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
  9  10  ##WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
 10  17  BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS - Jefferson (Janus)
 11  19  #PSYCHEDELIC SHACK - The Temptations (Gordy)
 12 [32] #TRAVELIN’ BAND - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 13  12  EARLY IN THE MORNING - Vanity Fare (Page One)
 14  16  ##RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
 15  23  THE THRILL IS GONE - B.B. King (BluesWay)
 16   8  WHOLE LOTTA LOVE - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
 17  15  LEAVING ON A JET PLANE - Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
 18 [43] THE RAPPER - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 19 [38] NO TIME - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 20  22  ##BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)
 21  20  #WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES - Joe South & The Believers (Capitol)
 22  25  MA BELLE AMIE - The Tee Set (Colossus)
 23  24  LET’S WORK TOGETHER (pt. 1) - Wilbert Harrison (Sue)
 24   9  #SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
 25 [45] SHADES OF GREEN - The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)
 
[26] 11  Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)
[27] 14  Jam Up Jelly Tight - Tommy Roe (ABC)
 28 [27] The Touch Of You - Brenda & The Tabulations (Top & Bottom)
[29][29] #How Can I Forget - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
[30] 33  ##Come And Get It - Badfinger (Apple)
[31] 34  ##Mr. Bus Driver - Neal Dover (Diamond)
[32][36] Hold On - The Rascals (Atlantic)
[33][37] Cupid - Johnny Nash (JAD)
[34] 39  You Got Me Hummin’ - Cold Blood (San Francisco)
[35][40] Always Something There To Remind Me - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
[36] SS  #Never Had A Dream Come True - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
 37  LS  ##My Elusive Dreams - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
[38][41] Moon Walk (pt. 1) - Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)
[39][42] Don’t Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
[40][44] Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
[41][46] Arizona - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
[42][47] Evil Ways - Santana (Columbia)
[43][49] Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
[44][50] New World Coming - Mama Cass Elliott (Dunhill)
[45][51] Room To Move - John Mayall (Polydor)
[46][53] Slip Around - Charlie Hodges (Calla)
[47][54] Give Me Just A Little More Time - The Chairmen Of The Board 
         (Invictus)
[48][55] Comin’ Home - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
[49][56] Walking Through The Country - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
[50][57] Love Bones - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
[51] --  Honey Come Back - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
[52] --  Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - Janis Joplin (Columbia)
[53] --  I’ve Gotta Make You Love Me - Steam (Mercury)
[54] --  Good Guys Only Win In The Movies - Mel & Tim (Bamboo)
[55] --  Baby Make It Soon - The Flying Machine (Congress)
[56] --  Jesus Is Just Alright - The Byrds (Columbia)
[57] --  Superstar - Murray Head (Decca)
 
SURE SHOT: UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO - Neil Diamond (Uni)
LONG SHOT: IF I WERE A CARPENTER - Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia)

#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: The top 25 is a transcription of the on-air countdown that week. Chart 
positions below #25 not in brackets were also announced on the air and noted 
by listeners; numbers in brackets are estimates based in part on the previous 
and following weeks’ charts.

 

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