WMCA Survey for February 4, 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  RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
  2   1  ##HEY THERE LONELY GIRL - Eddie Holman (ABC)
  3   4  VENUS - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
  4   5  THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone 
         (Epic)
  5   6  WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
  6   3  I WANT YOU BACK - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
  7   7  #I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
  8  12  #TRAVELIN’ BAND / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater 
         Revival (Fantasy)
  9  14  ##RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
 10  15  THE THRILL IS GONE - B.B. King (BluesWay)
 11 [43] BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 12  18  THE RAPPER - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 13  19  NO TIME - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 14   9  ##WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
 15   8  WINTER WORLD OF LOVE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
 16  10  BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS - Jefferson (Janus)
 17  11  #PSYCHEDELIC SHACK - The Temptations (Gordy)
 18 [40] DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
 19  13  EARLY IN THE MORNING - Vanity Fare (Page One)
 20  22  MA BELLE AMIE - The Tee Set (Colossus)
 21  21  #WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES - Joe South & The Believers (Capitol)
 22  23  LET’S WORK TOGETHER (pt. 1) - Wilbert Harrison (Sue)
 23 [42] EVIL WAYS - Santana (Columbia)
 24  25  SHADES OF GREEN - The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)
 25 [41] ARIZONA - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)

[26] 20  ##Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)
[27] 17  Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
[28] 16  Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
 29  --  Rag Mama Rag - The Band (Capitol)
[30][31] ##Mr. Bus Driver - Neal Dover (Diamond)
 31  SS  #Until It’s Time For You To Go - Neil Diamond (Uni)
[32] LS  ##If I Were A Carpenter - Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia)
[33][36] #Never Had A Dream Come True - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
 34  37  ##My Elusive Dreams - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
 35 [30] ##Come And Get It - Badfinger (Apple)
 36 [48] Comin’ Home - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
[37][35] Always Something There To Remind Me - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
[38][44] New World Coming - Mama Cass Elliott (Dunhill)
[39][47] Give Me Just A Little More Time - The Chairmen Of The Board 
         (Invictus)
 40 [54] Good Guys Only Win In The Movies - Mel & Tim (Bamboo)
[41][49] Walking Through The Country - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
[42] --  Call Me - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
[43][46] Slip Around - Charlie Hodges (Calla)
[44][50] Love Bones - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
[45][51] Honey Come Back - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
[46][52] Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - Janis Joplin (Columbia)
[47][53] I’ve Gotta Make You Love Me - Steam (Mercury)
[48][55] Baby Make It Soon - The Flying Machine (Congress)
[49][56] Jesus Is Just Alright - The Byrds (Columbia)
[50][57] Superstar - Murray Head (Decca)
[51] --  He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies (Epic)
[52] --  Rock And Roll Music - The Frost (Vanguard)
[53] --  Save The Country - Thelma Houston (Dunhill)
[54] --  House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
[55] --  Love, Peace And Happiness - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
[56] --  Why Should I Cry - The Gentrys (Sun)
[57] --  Rhymes And Reasons - The Irish Rovers (Decca)
 
SURE SHOT: THE DECLARATION - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
LONG SHOT: LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)

#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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