WMCA Survey for July 29, 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  (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters (A&M)
  2   5  SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
  3   2  BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (Invictus)
  4   6  ##WAR - Edwin Starr (Gordy)
  5   3  ##MAKE IT WITH YOU - Bread (Elektra)
  6   8  ##(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? - 
         Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)
  7  10  #BALL OF CONFUSION (That’s What The World Is Today) - The 
         Temptations (Gordy)
  8   9  ##TIGHTER, TIGHTER - Alive And Kicking (Roulette)
  9  11  ##SPILL THE WINE - Eric Burdon & War (MGM)
 10  12  ##IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (Janus)
 11  13  O-O-H CHILD - The 5 Stairsteps (Buddah)
 12   4  MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
 13   7  THE LOVE YOU SAVE - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
 14  21  #25 OR 6 TO 4 - Chicago (Columbia)
 15  17  MAYBE - The Three Degrees (Roulette)
 16  --  GET UP (I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine) (pt. 1) - James Brown 
         (King)
 17  20  I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 18  15  RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE - Blues Image (Atco)
 19  18  #OHIO - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 20  24  I’LL BE RIGHT HERE - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
 21  53  EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE - The Supremes (Motown)
 22  23  PAPER MACHE - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
 23  29  ARE YOU READY? - Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia)
 24  RE  GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS - The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
 25 SS/RE #HI-DE-HO - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)

 26  31  Morning Much Better - Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor)
 27  32  Let It Be (LP) - The Beatles (Apple)
 28  33  McCartney (LP) - Paul McCartney (Apple)
 29  34  Woodstock (LP) - Soundtrack (Cotillion)
 30  35  Deja Vu (LP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
 31  36  Live At Leeds (LP) - The Who (Decca)
 32  37  Self Portrait (LP) - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
 33  38  Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (LP) - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
 34  39  Cosmo’s Factory (LP) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 35  40  Closer To Home (LP) - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
 36  46  Border Song - Elton John (Uni)
 37  43  Black Hands White Cotton - The Caboose (Enterprise)
 38  45  Hummingbird - B.B. King (ABC)
 39  47  Stealing In The Name Of The Lord - Paul Kelly (Happy Tiger)
 40  48  Rainbow - The Marmalade (London)
 41  49  Ball And Chain - Tommy James (Roulette)
 42  41  #(I Know) I’m Losing You - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
 43  50  ##Soul Shake - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
 44  57  Lookin’ Out My Back Door / Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence 
         Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
 45  51  Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) - The Assembled Multitude 
         (Atlantic)
 46  52  Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason (Blue Thumb)
 47  54  Candida - Dawn (Bell)
 48  55  That’s Where I Went Wrong - The Poppy Family (London)
 49  56  Going To The Country - The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
 50  LS  ##What A Bummer - The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra)
 51  --  Riki Tiki Tavi - Donovan (Epic)
 52  --  Lawdy Mama - Cream (Atco)
 53  --  Empty Pages - Traffic (United Artists)
 54  --  Lay A Little Lovin’ On Me - Robin McNamara (Steed)
 55  --  Patches - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
 56  --  Screaming Night Hog - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 57  --  Peace Will Come (According To Plan) - Melanie (Buddah)

SURE SHOT: AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Diana Ross (Motown)
LONG SHOT: DON’T PLAY THAT SONG - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: WMCA’s in-house printed survey was dated July 30-Aug. 5; however, the 
chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, July 29, so the date that appears 
above reflects when it actually took effect. 

 

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