WCFL TOP 40 OF 1971
This year end survey appeared on January 6, 1972 in place of a regular weekly one.
Survey courtesy Gene Foster
1. Joy To the World--3 Dog Night--Dunhill
2. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul McCartney--Apple
3. Knock Three Times--Dawn--Bell
4. It's Too Late--Carole King--Ode 70
5. Maggie May--Rod Stewart--Mercury
6. Brand New Key--Melanie--Neighborhood
7. My Sweet Lord--George Harrison--Apple
8. Superstar--The Carpenters--A & M
9. Just My Imagination--The Temptations--Gordy
10. She's A Lady--Tom Jones--Parrot
11. Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted--Partridge Family--Bell
12. I Hear You Knockin'--Dave Edmunds--Mam
13. Mama's Pearl--Jackson 5--Motown
14. Stay Awhile--The Bells--Polydor
15. One Bad Apple--The Osmonds--MGM
18. Theme From "Shaft"--Isaac Hayes--Enterprise
17. Want Ads--Honey Cone--Hot Wax
18. Never Ending Song Of Love--Delaney & Bonnie--Atco
19. Don't Poll Your Love--Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds--Dunhill
20. If You Could Read My Mind--Gordon Lightfoot--Reprise
21. Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond--MGM
22. You're Got A Friend--James Taylor--WB
23. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart--Bee Gees--Atco
24. Smiling Faces Sometimes--Undisputed Truth--Gordy
25. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher--Kapp
26. Indian Reservation--Raiders--Columbia
21. Wedding Song--Paul Stookey--WB
28. Rainy Days & Mondays--The Carpenters--A & M
29. Never Can Say Goodbye--Jackson 5--Motown
30. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez--Vanguard
31. L. A. Goodbye--Ides Of March--WB
32. Sweet Mary--Wadsworth Mansion--Sussex
33. Draggin' The Line--Tommy James--Roulette
34. Stoned Love--The Supremes--Motown
35. It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr--Apple
38. Riders On The Storm--The Doors--Elektra
37. Brown Sugar--Rolilng Stones--Atco
38. Stoney End--Barbra Streisand--Columbia
39. For All We Know--The Carpenters--A & M
40. Love Her Madly--The Doors--Elektra
BIG 10 ALBUMS '71
1. Tapestry--Carole King--Ode '70
2. Jesus Christ, Superstar--Various Artists--Decca
3. Carpenters--Carpenters--A & M
4. Ram--Paul & Linda McCartney--Apple
5. Every Picture Tells A Story--Rod Stewart--Mercury
6. Sticky Fingers--Rolling Stones--Atco
7. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour--Moody Blues--Threshold
8. Pearl--Janis Joplin--Columbia
9. Santana--Santana--Columbia
10. Imagine--John Lennon--Apple
SMALL PRINT DEPARTMENT: WCFL's "ALL HIT MUSIC" represents relative popularity of records based on Industry tabulations, record sales and requests. WCFL The Voice of Labor,
is owned and operated by The Chicago Federation of Labor.
BIG 10 REQUESTS '71
1. Let It Be--The Beatles--(1970)
2. Purple Haze--Jimi Hendrix--(1967)
3. Help--The Beatles--(1965)
4. War--Edwin Starr--(1970)
5. Close To You--The Carpenters--(1970)
6. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes--Crosby, Stills & Nash--(1969)
7. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)--Melanie--(1970)
8. Hey Jude--The Beatles--(1968)
9. Born To Be Wild--Steppenwolf--(1968)
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel--(1970)