WABC Music Power Survey for Week of 9 March 1971

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                              
                                                                  
 TW                                                             LW
  1. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds (MGM)             *5 weeks #1*  1
  2. Mama's Pearl - The Jackson 5 (Motown)                       2
  3. For All We Know - The Carpenters (A&M)                      7
  4. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) -                 
                                        The Temptations (Gordy)  9
  5. Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)                      3
  6. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)                      20
  7. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty)                    6
  8. Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted -                         
                                    The Partridge Family (Bell) 10
  9. If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)      8
 10. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia)               15
 11. She's a Lady - Tom Jones (Parrot)                          29
 12. Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)                    21
 13. Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)        4
 14. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You -                         
                                      Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)  5
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 15. Have You Ever Seen the Rain -                                
                         Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) 13
 16. Theme from Love Story - Henry Mancini (RCA)                17
 17. Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)                --
 18. You're All I Need to Get By - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)   --
 22. Cried Like a Baby - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)             24
 23. What Is Life - George Harrison (Apple)                     42
 27. Another Day - Paul McCartney (Apple)                       31
 33. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith (Mega)     --
 65. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)                 HP
     
Hot Prospects:
     Joy to the World - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)                 
     Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Glen Campbell (Capitol) 
     Power to the People - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple)   
     Time and Love - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)                  
     
Album Cuts:
     (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - Andy Williams (Columbia)     
     Theme from Love Story - Francis Lai (Paramount)              
     Oye Como Va - Santana (Columbia)                             
     Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Santana (Columbia)           
     Free - Chicago (Columbia)                                    
     Superstar - Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (Decca)    
     I Don't Know How to Love Him - Yvonne Elliman (Decca)        
     Hey Tonight - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)         
     Country Comfort - Elton John (Uni)                           
     Me and Bobby McGee (long version) - Janis Joplin (Columbia)  
     Move Over - Janis Joplin (Columbia)                          
     
Action Albums:
     Abraxas - Santana (Columbia)                                 
     Jesus Christ Superstar -                                     
                         Original Rock Opera Soundtrack (Decca)   
     Elton John - Elton John (Uni)                                
     Pearl - Janis Joplin (Columbia)                              
     Pendulum - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)            
     Chicago III - Chicago (Columbia)                             
     All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (Apple)               
     The Partridge Family Album - The Partridge Family (Bell)     
     Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John (Uni)                     
     Love Story - Original Soundtrack (Paramount)                 
     Love Story - Andy Williams (Columbia)                        
     
All American of the Week:
     Chuck Leonard -  10:30PM - Midnight, Monday - Friday
                      10:00AM -  4:00 PM, Sunday


SPECIAL NOTE:  The #15 song was also listed as an album cut, even 
though it is the exact same version.

 

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