WMCA Survey for August 12, 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   4  ##MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread (Elektra)
  2   2  ##WAR - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
  3   1  (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters (A&M)
  4   3  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
  5   6  ##SPILL THE WINE - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
  6   7  ##IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (Janus)
  7   8  ##(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? - 
         Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)
  8   9  ##TIGHTER, TIGHTER - Alive And Kicking (Roulette)
  9   5  BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (Invictus)
 10  10  #25 OR 6 TO 4 - Chicago (Columbia)
 11  12  GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine) (pt. 1) - James Brown 
         (King)
 12  17  #HI-DE-HO - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 13  54  ##DON’T PLAY THAT SONG - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 14  22  LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME - Robin McNamara (Steed)
 15  53  #AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Diana Ross (Motown)
 16  16  I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 17  14  MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
 18  19  LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 19  15  #OHIO - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 20  13  #BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) - The 
         Temptations (Gordy)
 21  11  O-O-H CHILD - The 5 Stairsteps (Buddah)
 22  24  PATCHES - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
 23  23  TELL IT ALL BROTHER - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 24  21  EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE - The Supremes (Motown)
 25  SS  #I (Who Have Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)

 26  25  #(I Know) I’m Losing You - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 27  26  Morning Much Better - Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor)
 28  27  Let It Be (LP) - The Beatles (Apple)
 29  28  McCartney (LP) - Paul McCartney (Apple)
 30  29  Woodstock (LP) - Soundtrack (Cotillion)
 31  30  Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 32  31  Live At Leeds (LP) - The Who (Decca)
 33  32  Self Portrait (LP) - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
 34  33  Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (LP) - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 35  34  Cosmo’s Factory (LP) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 36  35  Closer To Home (LP) - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
 37  36  Border Song - Elton John (Uni)
 38  20  Maybe - The Three Degrees (Roulette)
 39  42  Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) - The Assembled Multitude 
         (Atlantic)
 40  43  Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason (Blue Thumb)
 41  44  Candida - Dawn (Bell)
 42  45  That’s Where I Went Wrong - The Poppy Family (London)
 43  46  Going To The Country - The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
 44  47  ##What A Bummer - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 45  48  Riki Tiki Tavi - Donovan (Epic)
 46  49  Lawdy Mama - Cream (Atco)
 47  50  Empty Pages - Traffic (United Artists)
 48  51  Screaming Night Hog - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 49  52  Peace Will Come (According To Plan) - Melanie (Buddah)
 50  55  Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs (Capitol)
 51  56  Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler (Mercury)
 52  57  Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond (Uni)
 53  LS  ##All Right Now - Free (A&M)
 54  --  Fool - Blue Cheer (Philips)
 55  --  Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma - The New Seekers (Elektra)
 56  --  It’s A Shame - The Spinners (V.I.P.)
 57  --  Everything’s Tuesday - The Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus)

SURE SHOT: LOLA - The Kinks (Reprise)
LONG SHOT: AS THE YEARS GO BY - Mashmakhan (Epic)
 
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: WMCA’s in-house printed survey was dated Aug. 13-19; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, Aug. 12, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect.

 

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