WCFL BIG 10 COUNTDOWN

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20, 1970 

Survey courtesy Randy Anderson

                                                                                                              Last Week 

 
*1. American Woman/No Sugar Tonight               The Guess Who              R.C.A.          3
 *2. Something's Burning                           Kenny Rogers/First Edition Reprise         5 
  3. Vehicle                                       Ides Of March              Warner Brothers 4 
  4. A.B.C.                                        Jackson Five               Motown          1 
  5. Let It Be                                     The Beatles                Apple           2 
 *6. For The Love Of Him                           BobbiMartin                United Artists 14 
 *7. Reflections Of My Life                        The Marmalade              London         10 
  8. Turn Back The Hands Of Time                   Tyrone Davis               Dakar           9 
 *9. Which Way You Goin' Billy?                    The Poppy Family           London         13 
*10. Little Green Bag                              George Baker Selection     Colossus       16 
 11. Up The Ladder To The Roof                     The Supremes               Motown          7 
*12. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely                      Friends Of Distinction     R.C.A.         18 
 13. Come And Get It                               Badfinger                  Apple           8 
 14. Hey Lawdy Mama                                Steppenwolf                Dunhill        16 
 15. Long Lonesome Highway                         Michael Parks              MGM             6 
*16. Cecelia                                       Simon & Garfunkel          Columbia       26 
*17. Hitchin' A Ride                               Vanity Fare                Page One       29 
*18. Nothing Succeeds Like Success                 Bill Deal/Rhondells        Heritage       25 
*19. You Need Love Like I Do                       Gladys Knight/Pips         Soul           21 
 20. Shilo                                         Neil Diamond               Bang           12 
 21. What Is Truth                                 Johnny Cash                Columbia       24 
 22. Instant Karma                                 John Ono Lennon            Apple          11 
*23. Up Around The Bend                       Creedence Clearwater Revival    Fantasy        35 
*24. The Seeker                                    The Who                    Decca          34 
*25. Get Ready                                     Rare Earth                 Rare Earth     33 
 26. Airport Love Theme                            Vincent Bell               Decca          27 
 27. Tennessee Bird Walk                      Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan   Wayside        20 
 28. Spirit In The Sky                             Norman Greenbaum           Reprise        19 
 29. Fire And Rain                                 R.B. Greaves               Atlantic       30 
 30. Easy Come, Easy Go                            Bobby Sherman              Metromedia     17 
 31. Bridge Over Troubled Water                    Simon & Garfunkel          Columbia       23 
 32. You're The One                                Little Sister              Stone Flower   28 
 33. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)           Edison Lighthouse          Bell           22 
 34. Everybody's Out Of Town                       B. J. Thomas               Scepter        37 
 35. Puppet Man                                    Fifth Dimension            Bell           HB 
 36. The Letter                                    Joe Cocker                 A & M          HB 
 37. Love On A Two-Way Street                      The Moments                Stang           N 
 38. Soolaimon                                     Neil Diamond               Uni             N 
 39. Come Running                                  Van Morrison               Warner Brothers N 
 40. Make Me Smile                                 Chicago                    Columbia        N 

                                                HIT BOUND

     My Baby Loves Lovin'                          White Plains               Deram 

All mistakes preserved from original survey. 

*Denotes Big 10 Climbers 

The WCFL "SOUND 10 SURVEY" represents the relative popularity of records in the Chicago area conditioned by such
factors as industry tabulation, local record sales and the judgement of WCFL's record selection committee. WCFL Radio, The
Voice of Labor, is owned and operated by The Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council.

WCFL 1970 Index                                                                                                 Scan of original survey