WMCA Music Report for May 7, 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   1  #GET BACK - The Beatles (Apple)
 2   2  #OH HAPPY DAY - The Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion)
 3   3  TIME IS TIGHT - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
 4   8  LOVE (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy (Sundi)
 5   7  THE RIVER IS WIDE - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
 6   4  THE BOXER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 7   5  HAIR - The Cowsills (MGM)
 8   9  GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ - Crazy Elephant (Bell)
 9  20  MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY - The Spiral Starecase (Columbia)
10   6  AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension
        (Soul City)
11  16  EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL - The Classics IV (Imperial)
12  21  THESE EYES - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
13  14  HAWAII FIVE-O - The Ventures (Liberty)
14  13  #IT’S YOUR THING - The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
15  10  ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
16  12  SWEET CHERRY WINE - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
17  11  I CAN HEAR MUSIC - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
18  24  #IN THE GHETTO - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
19  25  GOODBYE - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
20  22  GITARZAN - Ray Stevens (Monument)
21  15  PINBALL WIZARD - The Who (Decca)
22  --  HEATHER HONEY - Tommy Roe (ABC)
23  23  I’VE BEEN HURT - Bill Deal & The Rhondels (Heritage)
24  --  NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE - The Flirtations (Deram)
25  --  GOOD MORNING STARSHINE - Oliver (Jubilee)

WMCace: TOMORROW TOMORROW - The Bee Gees (Atco)

Five More Heavies:
 1. See - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 2. It’s Never Too Late - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 3. So I Can Love You - The Emotions (Volt)
 4. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces (Uni)
 5. Love Me Tonight - Tom Jones (Parrot)

#Former WMCace

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine
were May 8-14, 1969, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. However,
this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, May 7, so the date that appears
above reflects when the chart actually took effect.  

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