WPTR

THE SUPER SOUND SURVEY

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Survey courtesy Aaron Mintz

AUGUST 10, 1969

THIS                                     LAST
WEEK     TITLE        ARTIST             WEEK

 1 MY CHERIE AMOUR - STEVIE WONDER -  3
 2 LAY, LADY, LAY - BOB DYLAN -  2
 3 HONKY TONK WOMAN - ROLLING STONES -  4
 4 IN THE YEAR 2525 - ZAGER & EVANS -  1
 5 LAUGHING - THE GUESS WHO -  6
 6 I'D WAIT A MILLION YEARS - GRASS ROOTS - 13
 7 RECONSIDER ME - JOHNNY ADAMS - 10
 8 A BOY NAMED SUE - JOHNNY CASH - 21
 9 SWEET CAROLINE - NEIL DIAMOND -  8
10 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - TOM JONES - 15
11 ONE - 3 DOG NIGHT -  5
12 BABY, I LOVE YOU - ANDY KIM -  7
13 WHAT DOES IT TAKE - JR.WALKER & ALL STARS - 11
14 WELCOME ME, LOVE - BROOKLYN BRIDGE -  9
15 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - 1ST EDITION - 17
16 GET TOGETHER - THE YOUNG BLOODS - 20
17 I TURNED YOU ON - ISLEY BROS. - 14
18 WORKING ON A GROOVEY THING - 5TH DIMENSION - 25
19 TRUE GRIT - GLEN CAMPBELL - 26
20 HUMMIN' - THE MAJIC SHIP - 23
21 GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - PLASTIC ONO BAND - 22
22 YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG - ROY CLARK - --
23 MOTHER POP CORN - JAMES BROWN - 16
24 MY PLEDGE OF LOVE - JOE JEFFREY GROUP - 12
25 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART - JACKIE DeSHANNON - 28
26 MARRAKESH EXPRESS - CROSBY, NASH & STILLS - 34
27 QUENTIN'S THEME - CHAS.RANDOLPH GREAN - 18
28 CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD - ELVIS PRESLEY - 36
29 A BOY NAMED SUE - JOHNNY CASH - 21
30 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE - OLIVER - 19
31 MUDDY RIVER - JOHNNY RIVERS - 37
32 IT'S GETTING BETTER - MAMA CASS - 33
33 GOO GOO BARABAJAGAL - DONOVAN - 38
34 CHOICE OF COLORS - IMPRESSIONS - 39
35 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION - T.JAMES/SHONDELLS - 27
36 YOUR HUSBAND, MY WIFE - BROOKLYN BRIDGE - 40
37 COMMOTION - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER - PP
38 LITTLE WOMEN - BOBBY SHERMAN - PP
39 ABERGAVENNY - SHANNON - PP
40 YOUR GOOD THING - LOU RAWLS - PP

NEW WPTR POWER PROSPECTS

JEAN - OLIVER
EASY TO BE HARD - THREE DOG NIGHT
GREEN RIVER - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
KEEM-O-SABE - THE ELECTRIC INDIAN
SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME - ARETHA FRANKLIN
I'M FREE - WHO
WHERE DO I GO/BE IN - THE HAPPENINGS
THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT - BILLY PRESTON
DID YOU SEE HER EYES - THE ILLUSION
EASE BACK - THE METERS
CHANGE OF HEART - THE CLASSICS IV
LOOK AT MINE - PETULA CLARK
SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM - TIM HARDIN
WHEN I DIE THE - MOTHER LODE
HOT SUN IN THE SUMMER TIME - SLY & FAMILY STONE
MAYBE THE RAIN WILL FALL - THE CASCADES
BIRTHDAY - UNDERGROUND SUNSHINE
SUGAR SUGAR - THE ARCHIES
MUDDY MISSISSIPPI LINE - BOBBY GOLDSBORO
MOVE OVER - STEPPENWOLF

NEW WPTR POWER PICK

JEAN - OLIVER

NEW WPTR POWER ALBUM

THE SOFT PARADE - THE DOORS

THE WPTR SUPER SOUND SURVEY REPRESENTS THE RELATIVE POPULARITY
OF RECORDS IN THE QUAD-CITY AREA CONDITIONED BY SUCH FACTORS AS
LISTENER REQUESTS, LOCAL RECORD SALES AND INDUSTRY TABULATION.

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