WMCA Survey for April 1, 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   1  #LET IT BE - The Beatles (Apple)
  2   4  ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
  3   5  INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
  4   2  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  5   9  ##LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
  6  14  ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
  7  15  EASY COME, EASY GO - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
  8   3  THE RAPPER - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
  9  12  ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)
 10   6  HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER - The Hollies (Epic)
 11   8  GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - The Chairmen Of The Board 
         (Invictus)
 12  10  HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
 13   7  DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
 14 [27] THE BELLS - The Originals (Soul)
 15  16  #CELEBRATE - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
 16  21  FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
 17 [56] LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET - The Moments (Stang)
 18  13  YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower)
 19  18  UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - The Supremes (Motown)
 20  23  REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London)
 21  11  ##RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
 22  19  ##GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING - Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul)
 23  24  TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
 24 [39] WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 25 [46] MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia)

 26  17  Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set (Colossus)
 27  25  Mighty Joe - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
 28  20  Call Me - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 29  22  ##Dear Prudence - The Five Stairsteps (Buddah)
 30 [31] Santana (LP) - Santana (Columbia)
 31 [32] Morrison Hotel (LP) - The Doors (Elektra)
 32 [33] Led Zeppelin II (LP) - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
 33 [34] Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 34 [35] Right On (LP) - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
 35 [43] Easy To Be Free - Rick Nelson (Decca)
 36 [44] My Wife, The Dancer - Eddie & Dutch (Ivanhoe)
 37 [45] #Everybody’s Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 38 [47] #Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks (MGM)
 39 [48] Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
 40 [41] American Woman - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 41 [49] Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
 42  SS  #You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You) - Gladys Knight & The Pips 
         (Soul)
 43 [50] Something’s Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 44 [51] What Is Truth - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
 45  LS  ##Come Running - Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
 46 [52] ##Vehicle - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)
 47 [40] Roadhouse Blues / You Make Me Real - The Doors (Elektra)
 48 [53] I Who Have Nothing - Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy)
 49 [54] Miss America - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
 50 [55] But For Love - Jerry Naylor (Columbia)
 51 [57] Hey Lawdy Mama - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 52  --  Puppet Man - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
 53  --  Tennessee Bird Walk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside)
 54  --  Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 55  --  Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers 
         (Buddah)
 56  --  Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) - Vincent Bell (Decca)
 57  --  Love Like A Man - Ten Years After (Deram)
 
SURE SHOT: LET ME GO TO HIM - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
LONG SHOT: GOD BLESS - Arthur Conley (Atco)
 
*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 survey was dated April 2-8; however, the chart debuted 
on the air on Wednesday, April 1, so the date that appears above reflects 
when it actually took effect.

 

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