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HIT PARADE

Survey courtesy Bill Danning

THIS WEEK                            JULY 26, 1971                              LAST WEEK

  1. Draggin' The Line                            Tommy James-Roulette   3
 2. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?                    Bee Gees-Atco   8
 3. It's Too Late                                 Carole King-Ode '70   1
 4. Never Ending Song Of Love         Delaney & Bonnie & Friends-Atco  10
 5. Sooner Or Later                               Grass Roots-Dunhill   7
 6. Beginnings                                       Chicago-Columbia  15
 7. You've Got A Friend                  James Taylor-Warner Brothers   2
 8. Don't Pull Your Love       Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds-Dunhill   4
 9. Mercy Mercy Me                                  Marvin Gaye-Tamla  19
10. Summer Sand                                             Dawn-Bell  13
11. Riders On The Storm                                 Doors-Elektra  23
12. Mr. Big Stuff                                    Jean Knight-Stax   6
13. Take Me Home, Country Roads                    John Denver-R.C.A.  17
14. What The World Needs Now Is
                Love / Abraham, Martin & John         Tom Clay-Mowest  24
15. Moon Shadow                                       Cat Stevens-A&M  22
16. Mighty Clouds Of Joy                         B. J. Thomas-Scepter  25
17. Rings                                           Cymarron-Entrance  20
18. Get It On                                              Chase-Epic   5
19. Indian Reservation                               Raiders-Columbia  14
20. Sweet Hitch-Hiker            Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy  26
21. Funky Nassau                          Beginning Of The End-Alston   9
22. Maybe Tomorrow                                Jackson Five-Motown  28
23. I'm The Only One                                    Lobo-Big Tree  11
24. Signs                             Five Man Electrical Band-Lionel  27
25. High Time We Went                                  Joe Cocker-A&M  12
26. Watching The River Flow                        Bob Dylan-Columbia  16
27. Won't Get Fooled Again                                  Who-Decca HPB
28. Resurrection Shuffle               Ashton, Gardner & Dyke-Capitol HPB
29. Smiling Faces Sometimes                    Undisputed Truth-Gordy HPB
30. Love The One You're With                    Isley Brothers-T-Neck HPB

ALL HIT BOUND

I Just Want To Celebrate                            Rare Earth-Rare Earth
Ain't No Sunshine                                     Bill Withers-Sussex

ALL HIT ALBUMS

 1. Ram                                      Paul & Linda McCartney-Apple
 2. Tapestry                                          Carole King-Ode '70
 3. What's Going On?                                    Marvin Gaye-Tamla
 4. Carpenters                                             Carpenters-A&M
 5. Stephen Stills II                             Stephen Stills-Atlantic
 6. Mud Slide Slim                              James Taylor-Warner Bros.
 7. B S & T 4                               Blood, Sweat & Tears-Columbia
 8. Sticky Fingers                           Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone
 9. Every Picture Tells A Story                       Rod Stewart-Mercury
10. Aqualung                                          Jethro Tull-Reprise

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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