WMCA Survey for April 22, 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  ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
  3   4  FOR THE LOVE OF HIM - Bobbi Martin (United Artists)
  4   2  ##SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)
  5   8  TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
  6   6  LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET - The Moments (Stang)
  7   5  ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)
  8  19  AMERICAN WOMAN - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
  9  14  LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
 10   7  ##LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
 11   9  INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
 12  15  WOODSTOCK - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 13  25  CECILIA - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 14  11  UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF - The Supremes (Motown)
 15  16  LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers 
         (Buddah)
 16  13  REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - The Marmalade (London)
 17  12  YOU’RE THE ONE (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower)
 18  10  EASY COME, EASY GO - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
 19  24  #EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 20  20  MAKE ME SMILE - Chicago (Columbia)
 21  22  EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens (Barnaby)
 22  23  HEY LAWDY MAMA - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 23  37  SOMETHING’S BURNING - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise)
 24  54  #UP AROUND THE BEND - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 25  39  ##VEHICLE - The Ides Of March (Warner Bros.)

 26  18  #Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks (MGM)
 27  17  Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (Elektra)
 28  17  You Make Me Real - The Doors (Elektra)
 29  21  What Is Truth - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
 30  RE  Bridge Over Troubled Water (LP) - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 31  --  Band Of Gypsys (LP) - Jimi Hendrix (Capitol)
 32  32  Santana (LP) - Santana (Columbia)
 33  33  Morrison Hotel (LP) - The Doors (Elektra)
 34  34  Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 35  35  On Tour With Eric Clapton (LP) - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
 36  38  ##Come Running - Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
 37  41  Puppet Man - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
 38  42  Tennessee Bird Walk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside)
 39  43  Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) - Vincent Bell (Decca)
 40  44  #Let Me Go To Him - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
 41  46  Love Like A Man - Ten Years After (Deram)
 42  47  Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) - Diana Ross (Motown)
 43  48  To Be Loved/Glory Of Love - Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)
 44  49  Last Of The Wine - The Robbs (Dunhill)
 45  50  Hum A Song (From Your Heart) - Lulu with The Dixie Flyers (Atco)
 46  51  The Letter - Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & The Shelter People (A&M)
 47  52  The Seeker - The Who (Decca)
 48  53  Sugar Sugar - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
 49  55  ##It’s All In The Game - The Four Tops (Motown)
 50  56  I Call My Baby Candy - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 51  57  Which Way You Goin’ Billy? - The Poppy Family (London)
 52  SS  #Daughter Of Darkness - Tom Jones (Parrot)
 53  LS  ##United We Stand - The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)
 54  --  Mississippi - John Phillips (Dunhill)
 55  --  Stepping Stone - Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)
 56  --  Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image (Atco)
 57  --  Cottage Cheese - Crow (Amaret)
 
SURE SHOT: VIVA TIRADO (pt. 1) - El Chicano (Kapp)
LONG SHOT: THAT SAME OLD FEELING - Pickettywitch (Janus)
ALBUM IN ORBIT: McCARTNEY - Paul McCartney (Apple)
 
*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 23-29; however, the chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, April 22, so the date that appears above 
reflects when it actually took effect. 

 

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