WCFL
ALL HIT MUSIC IN THE MIDWEST
FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 22, 1971
Survey courtesy Aaron Mintz
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK
( 2) 1. Don't Pull Your Love-Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds-Dunhill ( 3) 2. Draggin' the Line-Tommy James-Roulette ( 4) 3. Never Ending Song of Love-Delaney & Bonnie-Atco ( 6) 4. Funky Nassau-Beginning of the End-Alston ( 9) 5. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart-Bee Gees-Atco (17) *6. Mr. Big Stuff-lean Knight-Stax (12) *7. Rainy Jane-Davy Jones-Bell ( 5) 8. It's Too Late-Carole King--Ode 70 ( 1) 9. You've Got a Friend-James Taylor-WB (13) 10. High Time We Went-Joe Cocker-A & M (19) *11. Indian Reservation-The Raiders-Columbia (20) *12. Beginnings-Chicago-Columbia (15) 13. Summer Sand-Dawn-Bell (22) *14. Mercy Mercy Me-Marvin Gaye-Tamla (18) 15. Moon Shadow-Cat Stevens-A & M (23) *16. Riders on the Storm-The Doors-Elektra ( 7) 17. Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling-Fortunes-Capitol (25) *18. Mighty Clouds of Joy-B. J. Thomas-Scepter ( 8) 19. Nathan Jones-Supremes-Motown (11) 20. Rainy Days & Mondays-Carpenters-A & M (30) *21. Take Me Home, Country Roads-John Denver-RCA (10) 22. The Drum-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia (26) 23. Walk Away-lames Gang-ABC (32) *24. Smiling Faces Sometimes-Undisputed Truth-Gordy (28) 25. Wild Horses-Rolling Stones-Atco (33) *26. Sweet Hitch-Hiker-C. C. Revival-Fantasy (14) 27. I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing-Dusk-Bell (35) *28. Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who-Decca (21) 29. Don't Knock My Love-Wilson Pickett-Atlantic (16) 30. Do You Know What Time It Is?-- P-Nut Gallery-Buddah (39) 31. Over and Over-The Delfonics-Philly Groove (24) 32. Here Comes the Sun-Richie Havens-Stormy Forest (38) 33. Mother Freedom-Bread-Elektra (27) 34. I Love You Lady Dawn-The Bells-Polydor (40) 35. Wedding Song (There Is Love)-Paul Stookey-WB (29) 36. Treat Her Like A Lady-Cornelius Brothers-UA (HB) 37. Liar-Three Dog Night-Dunhill (HB) 38. Rings-Cymarron-Entrance (HB) 39. Maybe Tomorrow-Jackson 5-Motown (HB) 40. Resurrection Shuffle-Ashton, Gardner & Dyke-Capital *Denotes Big 10 Climbers BIG 10 ALBUMS 1. Tapestry-Carole King-Ode 70 2. Mud Slide Slim-lames Taylor-WB 3. Ram-Paul & Linda McCartney-Apple 4. Carpenters-Carpenters-A & M 5. Stephen Stills 2-Stephen Stills-Atlantic 6. Sticky Fingers-Rolling Stones-Atco 7. Jesus Christ Superstar-Various Artists-Decca 8. Tarkus-Emerson, Lake and Palmer-Cotillion 9. What's Going On-Marvin Gaye-Tamla 10. Blood, Sweat & Tears #4-Blood, Sweat & Tears -Columbia BIG 10 TOP REQUEST What The World Needs Now - Tom Clay - Mowest BIG 10 REQUEST GOLD * American Woman-The Guess Who-(1970) * Lola-The Kinks-(1970) * I Think I Love You-Partridge Family-(1970) * Spirit in the Sky-Norman Greenbaum -(1970) * Tears of A Clown-Smokey Robinson & the Miracles-(1970) * 26 Miles-Edwin Starr-(1970) * My Sweet Lord-George Harrison-(1970) * Could Be We're In Love-Cryan' Shames-(1967) * Valleri-The Monkees-(1968) * Wedding Bell Blues-Fifth Dimension-(1969)
Note how Edwin Starr's hit is listed, or does somebody think he's covering a Four Preps' hit. Should be "25". *denotes currently available as gold single or on an album. SMALL PRINT DEPARTMENT: 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.
WCFL 1971 Index