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HIT PARADE

Survey courtesy Bill Danning

THIS WEEK                            MARCH 1, 1971                              LAST WEEK

  1. Mama's Pearl                                     Jackson Five-Motown   1
 2. Amos Moses                                         Jerry Reed-R.C.A.   3
 3. (Theme From) Love Story                         Henry Mancini-R.C.A.   6
 4. Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted             Partridge Family-Bell   9
 5. She's A Lady                                        Tom Jones-Parrot  10
 6. Proud Mary                                 Ike & Tina Turner-Liberty   8
 7. If You Could Read My Mind                   Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise   2
 8. Me And Bobby McGee                             Janis Joplin-Columbia  12
 9. For All We Know                                       Carpenters-A&M  14
10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain            Creedence Clearwater- Fantasy   4
11. Mr. Bojangles                         Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Liberty  13
12. Sweet Mary                                  Wadsworth Mansion-Buddah   5
13. One Bad Apple                                    Osmond Brothers-MGM   7
14. Just My Imagination                                Temptations-Gordy  28
15. One Toke Over The Line                   Brewer & Shipley-Kama Sutra  23
16. Country Road                            James Taylor-Warner Brothers  20
17. Born To Wander                                 Rare Earth-Rare Earth  11
18. Blue Money                              Van Morrison-Warner Brothers  21
19. Watching Scotty Grow                         Bobby Goldsboro-Liberty  15
20. Loves, Lines, Angles & Rhymes                   Fifth Dimension-Bell  30
21. What's Going On?                                   Marvin Gaye-Tamla HPB
22. I Hear You Knocking                                 Dave Edmunds-Mam  16
23. Temptation Eyes                                  Grass Roots-Dunhill  23
24. Remember Me                                        Diana Ross-Motown  17
25. Help Me Make It Through The Night                   Sammi Smith-Mega  29
26. Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You           Wilson Pickett-Atlantic HPB
27. What Is Life?                                  George Harrison-Apple HPB
28. Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone                     Johnny Taylor-Stax HPB
29. Your Song                                             Elton John-Uni  18
30. Hang On To Your Life                                Guess Who-R.C.A.  19

WLS HIT PARADE BOUND

Love Story (Where Do I Begin?)                        Andy Williams-Columbia

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