WCFL BIG 10 COUNTDOWN

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 11, 1970 

Survey courtesy Randy Anderson

                                                                                                              Last Week 

 
1. Cecelia                                       Simon & Garfunkel          Columbia        1 
 *2. Hitchin' A Ride                               Vanity Fare                Page One        5 
 *3. Up Around The Bend                        Creedence Clearwater Revival   Fantasy         6
  4. American Woman/No Sugar Tonight               The Guess Who              R.C.A.          2 
  5. Little Green Bag                              George Baker Selection     Colossus        3 
 *6. Get Ready                                     Rare Earth                 Rare Earth     10 
  7. Something's Burning                           Kenny Rogers/First Edition Reprise         4 
  8. Vehicle                                       Ides Of March              Warner Brothers 7 
  9. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely                      Friends Of Distinction     R.C.A.          8 
*10. The Letter                                    Joe Cocker                 A & M          18 
*11. Soolaimon                                     Neil Diamond               Uni            13 
 12. For The Love Of Him                           BobbiMartin                United Artists  9 
*13. Love On A Two-Way Street                      The Moments                Stang          19 
 14. A.B.C.                                        Jackson Five               Motown         11 
 15. Puppet Man                                    Fifth Dimension            Bell           16  
 16. The Seeker                                    The Who                    Decca          17 
*17. Make Me Smile                                 Chicago                    Columbia       20 
*18. Daughter Of Darkness                          Tom Jones                  Parrot         26 
 19. Reflections Of My Life                        The Marmalade              London         14 
 20. Ride Captain Ride                             Blue Image                 Atco           30 
*21. Let It Be                                     The Beatles                Apple          12 
 22. Which Way You Goin' Billy?                    The Poppy Family           London         15 
 23. Hum A Song (From Your Heart)                  Lulu                       Atco           25 
 24. Come Saturday Morning                         Sandpipers                 A & M          28 
*25. My Baby Loves Lovin'                          White Plains               Deram           N 
 26. What Is Truth                                 Johnny Cash                Columbia       21 
 27. Turn Back The Hands Of Time                   Tyrone Davis               Dakar          22 
*28. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)                Melanie                    Buddah         36 
 29. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)         Diana Ross                 Motown         33 
 30. The Wonder Of You                             Elvis Presley              R.C.A.         39 
*31. Easy To Be Free                               Happy Day                  Varpo          38 
*32. United We Stand                               Brotherhood Of Man         Deram           N 
 33. Question                                      The Moody Blues            Threshold       N 
 34. So Much Love                                  Faith Hope & Charity       Maxwell        HB 
 35. Friends                                       Feather                    White Whale    HB 
 36. Up The Ladder To The Roof                     The Supremes               Motown         27 
 37. Everything Is Beautiful                       Ray Stevens                Barnaby         N 
 38. Airport Love Theme                            Vincent Bell               Decca          35 
 39. Hey Lawdy Mama                                Steppenwolf                Dunhill        23 
 40. Come Running                                  Van Morrison               Warner Brothers29 

                                                HIT BOUND 

     Hey, Mister Sun                               Bobby Sherman              Meromedia 

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