WLS89
HIT PARADE
Survey courtesy Mike Gallant
THIS WEEK
JANUARY
5, 1970
LAST WEEK
* 1.
Venus
Shocking Blue-Colossus 4
* 2. Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin-Atlantic 3
3. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
B. J. Thomas-Scepter 2
4. Someday We'll Be Together
Diana Ross/Supremes-Motown 1
* 5. Jam Up & Jelly Tight
Tommy Roe-ABC 6
* 6. Don't Cry Daddy
Elvis Presley-RCA 10
7. Midnight Cowboy
Ferrante & Teicher-U. A. 9
* 8. Jingle Jangle
Archies-Kirshner 17
9. Evil Woman
Crow-Amaret 7
10. Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Jimmy Cliff-A&M 11
11. I Want You Back
Jackson 5-Motown 5
*12. La La La (If I Had You)
Bobby Sherman-Metromedia 22
13. Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy
8
14. Barbara, I Love You
New Colony Six-Mercury 15
*15. If I Never Knew Your Name
Vic Dana-Liberty 16
*16. Without Love
Tom Jones-Parrot 24
17. Na Na Hey Hey
Steam-Fontana 13
*18. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Dionne Warwick-Scepter 25
19. Up On Cripple Creek
Band-Capitol 14
20. Yester-Me Yester-You, Yesterday
Stevie Wonder-Tamla 12
*21. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Joe South-Capitol 33
*22. Winter World of Love
Engelburt Humperdinck-Parrot 30
23. Come Together/Something
Beatles-Apple 18
24. She
Tommy James/Shondells-Roulette 23
*25. Hey There Lonely Girl
Eddie Halman-ABC 38
26. Early In The Morning
Vanity Fare-Pageone 26
27. Holly Holy
Neil Diamond-Uni 20
28. Leaving On A Jet Plane
Peter, Paul & Mary-W. B. 21
29. Walkin' In The Rain
Jay & The Americans-U.A. 32
*30. Blowing Away
Fifth Dimension-Soul City --
*31. No Time
Guess Who-RCA --
*32. Thank You
Sly & The Family Stone-Epic --
33. My Honey & Me
Luther Ingram-Ko Ko 40
34. Heaven Knows
Grassroots-Dunhill 27
*35. Cupid
Johnny Nash-Jad 35
*36. Traces/Memories Medley
Lettermen-Capitol --
37. Six White Horses
Tommy Cash-Epic 37
38. I Started Loving You Again
Al Martino-Capitol 39
39. Back To Dreaming Again
Pat Shannon-Uni --
*40. She Belongs To Me
Rick Nelson-Decca --
3RD ANNUAL WLS HIT PARADE AWARDS 1969
BEST
MALE
NEIL DIAMOND
BEST
FEMALE
JACKIE DE SHANNON
BEST
GROUP
BEATLES
BEST
INSTRUMENTAL
BOOKER T. & M.G.'S
BEST
DUO
SIMON & GARFUNKLE
BEST NEW
MALE
OLIVER
BEST NEW
FEMALE
EVIE SANDS
BEST NEW
GROUP
THREE DOG NIGHT
BEST LOCAL
GROUP
NEW COLONY SIX
Records listed on the WLS Hit Parade are selected by WLS after evaluating and considering record sales, listener requests and the station's own opinion of their audience appeal. Sale or resale of this survey is prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted. *DENOTES FASTEST MOVERS.