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 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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