WCFL
ALL HIT MUSIC IN THE MIDWEST
FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 1, 1971
Survey courtesy Bill Danning
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
( 2) 1. She's A Lady-Tom Jones-Parrot ( 1) 2. Just My Imagination-Temptations-Gordy ( 3) 3. What's Going On-Marvin Gaye-Tamla ( 4) 4. For All We Know-Carpenters-A & M ( 6) *5. Me & Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin-Columbia ( 7) *6. Another Day-Paul McCartney-Apple ( 8) *7. Eighteen-Alice Cooper-WB (11) *8. L. A. Goodbye-Ides of March-WB (10) *9. Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes-5th Dimension-Bell ( 5) 10. Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted-Partridge Familly-Bell ( 9) 11. What Is Life-George Harrison-Apple (17) *12. We Can Work It Out-Stevie Wonder-Tamla (16) *13. Oye Como Va-Santana-Columbia (19) *14. Woodstock-Matthews Southern Comfort-Decca (22) *15. Stay Awhile-Bells-Polydor (21) *16. I Play & Sing-Dawn-Bell (18) 17. No Love At All-B. J. Thomas-Scepter (15) 18. Heavy Makes You Happy-Staple Singers-Stax (20) 19. Layla-Derek & the Dominos-Atco (24) 20. Free-Chicago-Columbia (23) 21. Chick-A-Boom-Daddy Dewdrop-Sunflower (28) *22. Timothy-Buoys-Scepter (36) *23. Put Your Hand in the Hand-Ocean-Kama Sutra (40) *24. Never Can Say Goodbye-Jackson 5-Motown (32) *25. I Am . . . I Said-Neil Diamond-Uni (14) 26. Amos Moses-Jerry Reed-RCA (12) 27. Sweet Mary-Wadsworth Mansion-Sussex (13) 28. Proud Mary-Ike & Tina Turner-Liberty (39) *29. If-Bread-Elektra (34) 30. Me & You & A Dog Named Boo-Lobo-Big Tree (30) 31. Cried Like A Baby-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia (33) 32. Can't Find the Time-Rose Colored Glass-Bang (35) 33. Wild World-Cat Stevens- A & M (26) 34. Have You Ever Seen the Rain-C. C. Revival-Fantasy (37) 35. Toast & Marmalade for Tea-Tin Tin-Atco (38) 36. 13 Questions-Seatrain-Capitol (HB) 37. Love Her Madly-Doors-Elektra (HB) 38. Joy to the World-Three Dog Night-Dunhill (HB) 39. I Don't Blame You At All-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles-Tamla (HB) 40. Do Me Right-Detroit Emeralds-Westbound Big 10 Climbers BIG 10 ALBUMS IN THE MIDWEST 1. Jesus Christ, Superstar - Various Artists - Decca 2. If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby - Atlantic 3. Pearl - Janis Joplin - Columbia 4. Paranoid - Black Sabbath - WB 5. The Cry of Love - Jimi Hendrix - Reprise 6. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerison, Lake & Palmer - Cotillion 7. Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens - A & M 8. Chicago III - Chicago - Columbia 9. Movin' Toward Happiness - Mason Proffit - Happy Tiger 10. Abraxas - Santana - Columbia Hear the best Albums in the Midwest ONLY on BIG 10! SMALL PRINT DEPT.: The WCFL "ALL HIT MUSIC" represents the relative popularity of records in the Midwest based on industry tabulations, local record sales and requests. WCFL The Voice of Labor, is owned and operated by The Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council. BIG 10 SOLID GOLD MOST REQUESTED GOLD 1. Close to You - The Carpenters - (1970) 2. Cherish - The Association - (1966) 3. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane - (1967) 4. Let It Be - The Beatles - (1970) 5. Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Melanie - (1970) BIG 10- HOME OF CHICAGO'S ONLY GOLDEN WEEKEND
April fools Edition! WCFL SLIGHT HIT MUSIC & WEST 21st ST. Week Ending April 1, 1972 1. Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted-The FBI-Zimbalist 2. Tip Toe Through the Tulips-Cordon Lightfoot-Flowerbed 3. Instant Karma-Betty Crocker-Bitter/ Batter 4. I Want You Back, You Sides and You Front-R. B. Greed-Anatomy 5. Blue Money-Internal Revenue Service-Bogus 6. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head-John Coleman-Guess 7. Vehicle-Chicago Motor Club-Monoxide 8. Who'll Stop the Reign?-Harold Wilson-Dethroned 9. ABC-The Beaters-Big Ten 10. Something In the Air-The Chicago River-Phew! 11. My Cup Runneth Over-Raquel Welch-Abundant 12. Come On Down to My Boat-Aristotle Onassis-Dynasty 13. Lemon Tree-Ralph Nader-Fraud 14. 98.6-1.4 short-10 15. Me & Janis-Bobby McGee-Mirror 16. It's Up to You, Rhona-Elvis Presley-Groupie 17. Rare Earth-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Flip 18. Nitty Gritty Dirt-Rare Earth-Flop 19. Just My Imagination-Hugh Hefner-Fold-Out 20. I Hear You Knockin'-Larry O'Brien's Car-Shifter 21. Heavy Makes You Happy-Totie Fields-Crunch 22. Don't Sleep in the Subway-Chicago Police Choir -26th & Calif. 23. Early in the Morning-Clark Weber-Zzzzzzz 24. Green, Green Grass of Home-Sally Field-Monocot 25. I Got A Line on You-The CIA-Obscurity 251/4. Gonna Build A Mountain-The Carpenters-Avalanche 251/2. If You Could Read My Mind-Jeanne Dixon-Cerebrum 26+17. Shake, Rattle and Roll-Bob Dearborn's Car-Tailpipe 43-4. Dye Como Vamos-Jerry Kay & Jeanette MacDonald-Soundtrack 40. Theme from "I Am Curious Yellow"-Carol Crayola-Burnt Sienna *Denotes Big 10 Climbers tDenotes Big 10 Greasers THIS HOUR'S least requested gold t*THE PIZZA SONG - DICK BIONDI HAPPY APRIL 1 FROM TIME BIG 10 #MEN! WCFL 1971 Index