WMCA Survey for May 6, 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   3  TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
  2   1  FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
  3   2  ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
  4   7  REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London)
  5   8  CECILIA - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  6   9  LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET - The Moments (Stang)
  7   5  AMERICAN WOMAN - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
  8  13  LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers 
         (Buddah)
  9   4  ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
 10   6  #LET IT BE - The Beatles (Apple)
 11  17  EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
 12  14  ##VEHICLE - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)
 13  15  LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
 14  16  SOMETHING’S BURNING - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 15  18  MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia)
 16  19  #DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS - Tom Jones (Parrot)
 17  20  #UP AROUND THE BEND - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 18  12  WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 19  23  SUGAR SUGAR - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
 20  24  #VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1) - El Chicano (Kapp)
 21  25  THE LETTER - Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People (A&M)
 22  22  ##UNITED WE STAND - The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)
 23  RE  WHAT IS TRUTH - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
 24  42  #LET ME GO TO HIM - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
 25  50  WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? - The Poppy Family (London)

 26  11  Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes (Motown)
 27  44  Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) - Diana Ross (Motown)
 28  10  ##Come And Get It - Badfinger (Apple)
 29  21  Hey Lawdy Mama - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 30  32  ##That Same Old Feeling - Pickettywitch (Janus)
 31  37  Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 32  38  On Tour With Eric Clapton (LP) - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
 33  39  McCartney (LP) - Paul McCartney (Apple)
 34  35  Santana (LP) - Santana (Columbia)
 35  34  Band Of Gypsys (LP) - Jimi Hendrix (Capitol)
 36  33  Bridge Over Troubled Water (LP) - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 37  RE  Hey Jude (LP) - The Beatles (Apple)
 38  --  Chicago (LP) - Chicago (Columbia)
 39  --  The Isaac Hayes Movement (LP) - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)
 40  --  Live At Leeds (LP) - The Who (Decca)
 41  --  Dawn Of Dylan (LP) - Hugo Montenegro (RCA Victor)
 42  40  ##Come Running - Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
 43  43  Love Like A Man - Ten Years After (Deram)
 44  47  The Seeker - The Who (Decca)
 45  48  ##It’s All In The Game - The Four Tops (Motown)
 46  51  Mississippi - John Phillips (Dunhill)
 47  52  Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image (Atco)
 48  53  Cottage Cheese - Crow (Amaret)
 49  SS  #Come To Me - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
 50  LS  ##Go Back - Crabby Appleton (Elektra)
 51  54  Them Changes - Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express (Mercury)
 52  55  Question - The Moody Blues (Threshold)
 53  56  Baby Hold On - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
 54  57  What Am I Gonna Do - Smith (Dunhill)
 55  RE  Little Green Bag - The George Baker Selection (Colossus)
 56  RE  ##Get Ready - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 57  --  Free The People - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)

SURE SHOT: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - The Beatles (Apple)
LONG SHOT: GIMME DAT DING - The Pipkins (Capitol)
ALBUM IN ORBIT: LET IT BE - The Beatles (Apple)
 
*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 printed survey was dated May 7-13; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, May 6, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect. 

 

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