WMCA Radio 57 Survey for December 3, 1969

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   4  NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE - Steam (Fontana)
  2   7  #DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON - Creedence Clearwater Revival 
         (Fantasy)
  3   6  TAKE A LETTER MARIA - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
  4  15  LEAVING ON A JET PLANE - Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
  5   1  #COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING - The Beatles (Apple)
  6   3  SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME - The Flying Machine (Congress)
  7   9  #SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
  8  12  ELI’S COMING - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
  9   2  WEDDING BELL BLUES - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
 10   5  #AND WHEN I DIE - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 11  21  LET IT BLEED (LP) - The Rolling Stones (London)
 12  18  HOLLY HOLY - Neil Diamond (Uni)
 13  11  ##BACKFIELD IN MOTION - Mel & Tim (Bamboo)
 14   8  BABY, I’M FOR REAL - The Originals (Soul)
 15  16  YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
 16  22  HEAVEN KNOWS - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
 17  10  ABBEY ROAD (LP) - The Beatles (Apple)
 18  24  RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 19  19  ELEANOR RIGBY - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 20  20  SUNDAY MORNIN’ - Oliver (Crewe)
 21 [41] I WANT YOU BACK - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
 22  23  EVIL WOMAN DON’T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME - Crow (Amaret)
 23 [33] JAM UP JELLY TIGHT - Tommy Roe (ABC)
 24  25  VENUS - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
 25 [36] BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Melanie (Buddah)
 
[26] 13  Baby It’s You - Smith (Dunhill)
[27] 14  Going In Circles - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
[28][26] #Jingle Jangle - The Archies (Kirshner)
 29  27  ##Together - The Illusion (Steed)
 30  31  ##Walkin’ In The Rain - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
[31] SS  #She - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
[32] LS  ##To Love You - The Country Store (TA)
[33][44] Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
 34  38  When Julie Comes Around - The Cuff Links (Decca)
[35] 39  Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
[36] 40  Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff (A&M)
 37  42  Are You Getting Any Sunshine? - Lou Christie (Buddah)
 38  43  She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning) - The Tokens (Buddah) 
         / Gene Pitney (Musicor)
 39 [45] The Last Time - The Buchanan Brothers (Event)
 40  47  She’s Ready - The Spiral Starecase (Columbia)
[41][48] Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)
[42][49] Friendship Train - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul)
[43] 50  I’m Tired - Savoy Brown (Parrot)
[44][51] On The Dock Of The Bay - The Dells (Cadet)
[45][52] Don’t Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
[46][53] Don’t Let Love Hang You Up - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
[47][54] Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me - The Four Tops (Motown)
[48] 55  She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker (A&M)
[49][56] Bless Your Heart - The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
[50][57] Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu (Atco)
[51] --  Early In The Morning - Vanity Fare (Page One)
[52] --  The Gang’s Back Again - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)
[53] --  The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King (BluesWay)
[54] --  Point It Out - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
[55] --  I’ll Hold Out My Hand - The Clique (White Whale)
[56] --  Cowboy Convention - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
[57] --  Lady-O - The Turtles (White Whale)

SURE SHOT: BOLD SOUL SISTER - Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb)
LONG SHOT: SHE BELONGS TO ME - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band (Decca)

#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: The top 25 is a transcription of the on-air countdown that week. Chart 
positions below #25 not in brackets were also announced on the air and noted 
by listeners; numbers in brackets are estimates based in part on the previous 
and following weeks’ charts.
 

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