WMCA Survey for April 15, 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   3  ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
  3   2  ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
  4  10  FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
  5   6  ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)
  6  11  LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET - The Moments (Stang)
  7   4  ##LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
  8   9  TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
  9   5  INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
 10   8  EASY COME, EASY GO - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
 11  15  UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - The Supremes (Motown)
 12  12  YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower)
 13  16  REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London)
 14  20  LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
 15  17  WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 16 [49] LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers 
         (Buddah)
 17 [40] ROADHOUSE BLUES / YOU MAKE ME REAL - The Doors (Elektra)
 18  22  #LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY - Michael Parks (MGM)
 19  19  AMERICAN WOMAN - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 20  23  MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia)
 21 [39] WHAT IS TRUTH - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
 22  24  EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
 23  25  HEY LAWDY MAMA - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 24 [36] #EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 25 [48] CECILIA - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

 26   7  Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 27  13  He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies (Epic)
 28  14  The Rapper - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 29  18  The Bells - The Originals (Soul)
 30  21  Give Me Just A Little More Time - The Chairmen Of The Board 
         (Invictus)
 31 [26] House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
 32 [31] Santana (LP) - Santana (Columbia)
 33 [32] Morrison Hotel (LP) - The Doors (Elektra)
 34 [34] Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 35  --  On Tour With Eric Clapton (LP) - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
 36 [37] #You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You) - Gladys Knight & The Pips 
         (Soul)
 37 [38] Something’s Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 38 [41] ##Come Running - Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
 39 [42] ##Vehicle - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)
 40 [43] I Who Have Nothing - Liquid Smoke (Avco Embassy)
 41 [46] Puppet Man - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
 42 [47] Tennessee Bird Walk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside)
 43 [50] Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) - Vincent Bell (Decca)
 44 [51] #Let Me Go To Him - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
 45 [52] ##God Bless - Arthur Conley (Atco)
 46 [53] Love Like A Man - Ten Years After (Deram)
 47 [54] Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) - Diana Ross (Motown)
 48 [55] To Be Loved/Glory Of Love - Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)
 49 [56] Last Of The Wine - The Robbs (Dunhill)
 50 [57] Hum A Song (From Your Heart) - Lulu with The Dixie Flyers (Atco)
 51  --  The Letter - Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People (A&M)
 52  --  The Seeker - The Who (Decca)
 53  --  Sugar Sugar - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
 54  SS  #Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 55  LS  ##It’s All In The Game - The Four Tops (Motown)
 56  --  I Call My Baby Candy - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 57  --  Which Way You Goin’ Billy? - The Poppy Family (London)

SURE SHOT: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS - Tom Jones (Parrot)
LONG SHOT: UNITED WE STAND - The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)
 
*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 16-22; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, April 15, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect.

 

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