WMCA Survey for August 19, 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   2  ##WAR - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
  2   4  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
  3   3  (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters (A&M)
  4   1  ##MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread (Elektra)
  5   6  ##IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (Janus)
  6   5  ##SPILL THE WINE - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
  7   7  ##(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? - 
         Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)
  8  14  LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME - Robin McNamara (Steed)
  9  15  #AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Diana Ross (Motown)
 10  10  #25 OR 6 TO 4 - Chicago (Columbia)
 11  11  GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine) (pt. 1) - James Brown 
         (King)
 12   9  BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (Invictus)
 13   8  ##TIGHTER, TIGHTER - Alive And Kicking (Roulette)
 14  18  LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 15  16  I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 16  22  PATCHES - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
 17  13  ##DON’T PLAY THAT SONG - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 18  23  TELL IT ALL BROTHER - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 19  26  #(I Know) I’M LOSING YOU - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 20  25  #I (Who Have Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
 21  12  #HI-DE-HO - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 22  24  EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE - The Supremes (Motown)
 23  49  PEACE WILL COME (According To Plan) - Melanie (Buddah)
 24  56  IT’S A SHAME - The Spinners (V.I.P.)
 25  41  CANDIDA - Dawn (Bell)

 26  17  Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
 27  21  O-o-h Child - The 5 Stairsteps (Buddah)
 28  --  Do You See My Love (For You Growing) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
         (Soul)
 29  20  #Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - The 
         Temptations (Gordy)
 30  RE  Solitary Man - Neil Diamond (Bang)
 31  38  Maybe - The Three Degrees (Roulette)
 32  SS  #Lola - The Kinks (Reprise)
 33  51  Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler (Mercury)
 34  39  Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) - The Assembled Multitude 
         (Atlantic)
 35  57  Everything’s Tuesday - The Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus)
 36  35  Cosmo’s Factory (LP) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 37  36  Closer To Home (LP) - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
 38  34  Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (LP) - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 39  30  Woodstock (LP) - Soundtrack (Cotillion)
 40  31  Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 41  33  Self Portrait (LP) - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
 42  32  Live At Leeds (LP) - The Who (Decca)
 43  42  That’s Where I Went Wrong - The Poppy Family (London)
 44  50  Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs (Capitol)
 45  53  ##All Right Now - Free (A&M)
 46  RE  We’re All Playing In The Same Band - Bert Sommer (Eleuthera)
 47  40  Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason (Blue Thumb)
 48  45  Riki Tiki Tavi - Donovan (Epic)
 49  46  Lawdy Mama - Cream (Atco)
 50  47  Empty Pages - Traffic (United Artists)
 51  52  Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond (Uni)
 52  54  Fool - Blue Cheer (Philips)
 53  55  Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma - The New Seekers (Elektra)
 54  --  Julie, Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
 55  RE  Big Yellow Taxi - The Neighborhood (Big Tree)
 56  --  Snowbird - Anne Murray (Capitol)
 57  --  So Close - Jake Holmes (Polydor)

SURE SHOT: HAND ME DOWN WORLD - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
LONG SHOT: GEORGIA TOOK HER BACK - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
 
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: WMCA’s in-house printed survey was dated Aug. 20-26; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, Aug. 19, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect.

 

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