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HIT PARADE

Survey courtesy Doug Scherer

THIS WEEK                            AUGUST  9, 1971                              LAST WEEK

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

ALL HIT BOUND

All Day Music                                           War-United Artists
Stick-Up                                                Honey Cone-Hot Wax
I Wake Up In Love This Morning                       Partridge Family-Bell

ALL HIT ALBUMS

 1. Ram                                       Paul & Linda McCartney-Apple
 2. Tapestry                                           Carole King-Ode '70
 3. Stephen Stills 2                               Stephen Stills-Atlantic
 4. B S & T 4                                Blood, Sweat & Tears-Columbia
 5. What's Going On?                                     Marvin Gaye-Tamla
 6. Every Picture Tells A Story                        Rod Stewart-Mercury
 7. Carpenters                                              Carpenters-A&M
 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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