WMCA Survey for February 25, 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  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  2   2  THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR - Sly 
         & The Family Stone (Epic)
  3  12  GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - The Chairmen Of The Board 
         (Invictus)
  4   4  RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
  5   3  ##HEY THERE LONELY GIRL - Eddie Holman (ABC)
  6   8  #TRAVELIN’ BAND / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater 
         Revival (Fantasy)
  7   5  ##RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
  8  10  INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (Apple)
  9   6  NO TIME - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
 10  15  MA BELLE AMIE - The Tee Set (Colossus)
 11  21  #PSYCHEDELIC SHACK - The Temptations (Gordy)
 12   7  THE RAPPER - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 13  19  DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
 14   9  ARIZONA - Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
 15  11  VENUS - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
 16  17  EVIL WAYS - Santana (Columbia)
 17  14  THE THRILL IS GONE - B.B. King (BluesWay)
 18  16  WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
 19  24  HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER - The Hollies (Epic)
 20  13  #I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
 21  23  ##LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse (Bell)
 22 [33] ##GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING - Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul)
 23  --  MORRISON HOTEL (LP) - The Doors (Elektra)
 24  25  HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Frijid Pink (Parrot)
 25 [36] ##COME AND GET IT - Badfinger (Apple)

[26] 22  ##My Elusive Dreams - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
[27] 18  Bridge Over Troubled Water (LP) - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
[28][26] Call Me - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
[29][32] #Celebrate - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
[30] 20  ##Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)
[31] SS  #Who’s Your Baby? - The Archies (Kirshner)
[32] LS  ##Add Some Music To Your Day - The Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise)
[33][34] #The Declaration - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
[34][39] Walking Through The Country - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
[35][40] Honey Come Back - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
[36][42] Baby Make It Soon - The Flying Machine (Congress)
[37][44] Love, Peace And Happiness - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
[38][46] Stir It Up And Serve It - Tommy Roe (ABC)
[39][47] Gotta Get Back To You - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
[40][43] Save The Country - Thelma Houston (Dunhill)
[41][45] Why Should I Cry - The Gentrys (Sun)
[42][48] Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade (London)
[43][49] Silly, Silly, Fool - Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)
[44][50] Peter And The Wolf - The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood)
[45][52] Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
[46][53] You’re The One (pt. 2) - Little Sister (Stone Flower)
[47][54] Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor)
[48][55] Don’t Worry Baby - The Tokens (Buddah)
[49][56] The Bells - The Originals (Soul)
[50] --  Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
[51][57] Love, Love, Love - The Roxy (Elektra)
[52] --  Take A Look Around - Smith (Dunhill)
[53] --  Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes (Motown)
[54] --  Mighty Joe - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
[55] --  Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (Elektra)
[56] --  Do The Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas (Stax)
[57] --  All That I've Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You) - Billy Preston (Apple)
 
SURE SHOT: ABC - The Jackson 5 (Motown)*
LONG SHOT: GET READY - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 
*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: 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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