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HIT PARADE

Survey courtesy Bill Danning

THIS WEEK                            JULY 5, 1971                              LAST WEEK

  1. It's Too Late                                 Carole King-Ode '70   1
 2. You've Got A Friend                 James Taylor -Warner Brothers   6
 3. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling            The Fortunes-Capitol   5
 4. Don't Pull Your Love       Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds-Dunhill   7
 5. Indian Reservation                           The Raiders-Columbia   8
 6. Mr. Big Stuff                                    Jean Knight-Stax  12
 7. Draggin' The Line                            Tommy James-Roulette  13
 8. Nathan Jones                                      Supremes-Motown   3
 9. High Time We Went                                  Joe Cocker-A&M  15
10. Get It On                                             Chase- Epic  14
11. If Not For You                             Olivia Newton-John-Uni   2
12. Double Barrel                       Dave & Ansil Collins-Big Tree   4
13. Rainy Days & Mondays                               Carpenters-A&M   9
14. Funky Nassau                          Beginning Of The End-Alston  22
15. Rainy Jane                                        Davy Jones-Bell  17
16. Sooner Or Later                               Grass Roots-Dunhill  24
17. Bring The Boys Home                          Freda Payne-Invictus  19
18. I'm The Only One                                    Lobo-Big Tree  21
19. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?                   Bee Gets- Atco  27
20. Summer Sand                                             Dawn-Bell  23
21. When You're Hot, You're Hot                     Jerry Reed-R.C.A.  10
22. I Don't Want To Do Wrong            Gladys Knight & The Pips-Soul  28
23. Don't Knock My Love                       Wilson Pickett-Atlantic  11
24. Watching The River Flow                       Bob Dylan -Columbia  29
25. Want Ads                                       Honey Cone-Hot Wax  16
26. Beginnings                                       Chicago-Columbia  30
27. Never Ending Song Of Love       Delaney And Bonnie & Friends-Atco HPB
28. Take Me Home, Country Roads                    John Denver-R.C.A. HPB
29. Mercy Mercy Me                                  Marvin Gaye-Tamla HPB
30. Rings                                           Cymarron-Entrance HPB

ALL HIT BOUND

Riders On The Storm                                         Doors-Elektra
Moon Shadow                                               Cat Stevens-A&M

ALL HIT ALBUMS

 1. Tapestry                                          Carole King-Ode '70
 2. Sticky Fingers                           Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone
 3. Ram                                      Paul & Linda McCartney-Apple
 4. Carpenters                                             Carpenters-A&M
 5. Aretha Live At Fillmore West                 Aretha Franklin-Atlantic
 6. Mud Slide Slim                              James Taylor-Warner Bros.
 7. What's Going On?                                    Marvin Gaye-Tamla
 8. Every Picture Tells A Story                       Rod Stewart-Mercury
 9. Aqualung                                          Jethro Tull-Reprise
10. Jesus Christ, Superstar                         Various Artists-Decca

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.

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