WMCA Survey for May 6, 1970
Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys
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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 SOMETHINGS 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 (Somebodys 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 ##Its 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: WMCAs 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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