WMCA Survey for March 18, 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  #LET IT BE - The Beatles (Apple)
  2   2  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  3   3  THE RAPPER - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
  4   7  HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER - The Hollies (Epic)
  5   9  ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
  6   4  GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - The Chairmen Of The Board 
         (Invictus)
  7   6  INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
  8  13  ##LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
  9  10  DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
 10   5  ##RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
 11   8  MA BELLE AMIE - The Tee Set (Colossus)
 12  16  #CELEBRATE - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
 13  11  #TRAVELIN’ BAND / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater 
         Revival (Fantasy)
 14  17  HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
 15  25  EASY COME, EASY GO - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
 16  15  THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR - Sly 
         & The Family Stone (Epic)
 17  22  ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)
 18  23  THE BELLS - The Originals (Soul)
 19  21  ##GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING - Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul)
 20  20  CALL ME - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 21  47  YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower)
 22  53  ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
 23  LS  ##DEAR PRUDENCE - The Five Stairsteps (Buddah)
 24  24  REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London)
 25  36  UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - The Supremes (Motown)

 26  29  Gotta Get Back To You - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
 27  12  Evil Ways - Santana (Columbia)
 28  14  Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 29  18  ##Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman (ABC)
 30  19  Arizona - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
 31  31  #Who’s Your Baby? - The Archies (Kirshner)
 32  35  Stir It Up And Serve It - Tommy Roe (ABC)
 33  37  Hey Jude (LP) - The Beatles (Apple)
 34  38  Morrison Hotel (LP) - The Doors (Elektra)
 35  39  Bridge Over Troubled Water (LP) - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 36  40  Led Zeppelin II (LP) - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
 37  41  Climbing! (LP) - Mountain (Windfall)
 38  42  Mighty Joe - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
 39  44  Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (Elektra)
 40  45  ##Get Ready - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 41  48  If Only I Had My Mind On Something Else - The Bee Gees (Atco)
 42  49  Little Green Bag - The George Baker Selection (Colossus)
 43  50  Let’s Give Adam And Eve Another Chance - Gary Puckett & The Union 
         Gap (Columbia)
 44  51  American Woman - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 45  52  Capture The Moment - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
 46  55  Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 47  56  Easy To Be Free - Rick Nelson (Decca)
 48  57  Sympathy - Rare Bird (Probe)
 49  SS  #Everybody’s Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 50  --  For The Love Of Him - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
 51  --  Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
 52  --  Make Me Smile - Chicago (Columbia)
 53  --  My Wife, The Dancer - Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe)
 54  --  Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
 55  --  I Who Have Nothing - Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy)
 56  --  Miss America - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
 57  --  But For Love - Jerry Naylor (Columbia)
 
SURE SHOT: LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY - Michael Parks (MGM)
LONG SHOT: VEHICLE - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)
 
*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: WMCA’s in-house survey was dated March 19-25; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, March 18, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect.

 

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