WMCA Survey for January 7, 1970

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Peter Kanze and Greg Lance
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

 TW  LW
  1   1  I WANT YOU BACK - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
  2   2  #SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
  3   3  RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
  4   6  VENUS - The Shocking Blue (Colossus)
  5   8  HOLLY HOLY - Neil Diamond (Uni)
  6   4  LEAVING ON A JET PLANE - Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
  7   9  WHOLE LOTTA LOVE - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
  8  10  #I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
  9   7  MIDNIGHT COWBOY - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)
 10   5  NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE - Steam (Fontana)
 11  14  WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) - Tom Jones (Parrot)
 12  12  WINTER WORLD OF LOVE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
 13  21  EARLY IN THE MORNING - Vanity Fare (Page One)
 14  15  #BOLD SOUL SISTER - Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb)
 15  11  #DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON - Creedence Clearwater Revival 
         (Fantasy)
 16  13  SHE LETS HER HAIR DOWN (Early In The Morning) - The Tokens (Buddah)
 17  23  ##WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
 18  16  JAM UP JELLY TIGHT - Tommy Roe (ABC)
 19  22  THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone 
         (Epic)
 20  18  THE TOUCH OF YOU - Brenda & The Tabulations (Top & Bottom)
 21  20  #JINGLE JANGLE - The Archies (Kirshner)
 22 [48] BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS - Jefferson (Janus)
 23  25  #BLOWING AWAY - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
 24 [30] ##SHE BELONGS TO ME - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band (Decca)
 25 [40] MONSTER - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 
[26] 17  Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
[27] 19  Eli’s Coming - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
[28] 24  #She - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
[29] 32  ##Jennifer Tompkins - The Street People (Musicor)
[30] SS  #Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Joe South & The Believers (Capitol)
[31] LS  ##Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton (Cotillion)
[32] 36  Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu (Atco)
 33  37  #How Can I Forget - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
[34][38] ##Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman (ABC)
[35] 39  ##Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Lenny Welch (Commonwealth United)
[36][43] Let’s Work Together (pt. 1) - Wilbert Harrison (Sue)
 37 [46] Answer Me, My Love - The Happenings (Jubilee)
[38][47] Hold On - The Rascals (Atlantic)
[39][49] Cupid - Johnny Nash (JAD)
[40][50] Evil Woman Don’t Play Your Games With Me - Crow (Amaret)
[41][51] Want You To Know - The Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)
[42][52] Oh Well (pt. 1) - Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)
[43][53] No Time - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
[44][54] You Got Me Hummin’ - Cold Blood (San Francisco)
[45][55] Always Something There To Remind Me - R.B. Greaves (Atco)
[46][56] Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set (Colossus)
[47][57] Moon Walk (pt. 1) - Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)
[48] RE  Don’t Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
[49] RE  The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King (BluesWay)
[50] --  Everybody Is A Star - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
[51] --  The Rapper - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
[52] --  Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
[53] --  Shades Of Green - The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)
[54] --  Si Tu Dois Partie - Fairport Convention (A&M)
[55] --  Barbara, I Love You - The New Colony Six (Mercury)
[56] --  Mornin’ Mornin’ - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
[57] --  Room To Move - John Mayall (Polydor)

SURE SHOT: PSYCHEDELIC SHACK - The Temptations (Gordy)
LONG SHOT: MR. BUS DRIVER - Neal Dover (Diamond)

#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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