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HIT PARADE

Survey courtesy Bill Danning

THIS WEEK                            AUGUST  2, 1971                              LAST WEEK

  1. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?                     Bee Gees-Atco   2
 2. Never Ending Song Of Love          Delaney & Bonnie & Friends-Atco   4
 3. Beginnings                                        Chicago-Columbia   6
 4. Draggin' The Line                             Tommy James-Roulette   1
 5. Mercy Mercy Me                                   Marvin Gaye-Tamla   9
 6. What The World Needs Now Is
            Love / Abraham, Martin & John              Tom Clay-Mowest  14
 7. Riders On The Storm                                  Doors-Elektra  11
 8. Take Me Home, Country Roads                     John Denver-R.C.A.  13
 9. Mighty Clouds Of Joy                          B. J. Thomas-Scepter  16
10. It's Too Late                                  Carole King-Ode '70   3
11. Sooner Or Later                                Grass Roots-Dunhill   5
12. You've Got A Friend                   James Taylor-Warner Brothers   7
13. Moon Shadow                                        Cat Stavens-A&M  15
14. Sweet Hitch-Hiker             Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy  20
15. Don't Pull Your Love        Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds-Dunhill   8
16. Maybe Tomorrow                                 Jackson Five-Motown  22
17. Signs                              Five Man Electrical Band-Lionel  24
18. Summer Sand                                              Dawn-Bell  10
19. Smiling Faces Sometimes                    Undisputed Truth-Motown  29
20. Mr. Big Stuff                                     Jean Knight-Stax  12
21. Love The One You're With                     Isley Brothers-T-Neck  30
22. Won't Get Fooled Again                                   Who-Decca  27
23. Resurrection Shuffle                Ashton, Gardner & Dyke-Capitol  28
24. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey         Paul & Linda McCartney-Apple HPB
25. Liar                                       Three Dog Night-Dunhill HPB
26. Ain't No Sunshine                              Bill Withers-Sussex HPB
27. I Just Want To Celebrate                     Rare Earth-Rare Earth HPB
28. Rings                                            Cymarron-Entrance  17
29. Indian Reservation                                Raiders-Columbia  19
30. Get It On                                               Chase-Epic  18

ALL HIT BOUND

Take Me Girl, I'm Ready                    Jr. Walker & The All Stars-Soul
Crazy About The La La La              Smokey Robinson & The Miracles-Tamla

ALL HIT ALBUMS

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