July 18th, 1970

#40: TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME – Delfonics
#39: TELL IT ALL BROTHER – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
#38: MAYBE – Three Degrees
#37: STEAL AWAY – Johnnie Taylor
AT40 EXTRA: TRAVELIN’ MAN – Ricky Nelson
#36: GO BACK – Crabby Appleton
#35: MISSISSIPPI – John Phillips
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#34: CHECK OUT YOUR MIND – Impressions
#33: UNITED WE STAND – Brotherhood Of Man
#32: IN THE SUMMERTIME – Mungo Jerry
#31: LOVE LAND – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band ✧
#30: WESTBOUND #9 – Flaming Ember
#29: MISSISSIPPI QUEEN – Mountain
#28: SILVER BIRD – Mark Lindsay
#27: SAVE THE COUNTRY – Fifth Dimension
#26: WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU – Ronnie Dyson
#25: WAR – Edwin Starr
#24: LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME – Robin McNamara ✦
#23: GET READY – Rare Earth (↑6)
AT40 EXTRA: BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY – Four Seasons
#22: MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ – White Plains
#21: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD – Beatles
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#20: I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas
#19: A SONG OF JOY – Miguel Rios
#18: OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#17: THE WONDER OF YOU – Elvis Presley
#16: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#15: ARE YOU READY – Pacific Gas & Electric
AT40 EXTRA: ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK – Bill Haley & His Comets
#14: SPILL THE WINE – Eric Burdon & War
#13: GIMME DAT DING – Pipkins
#12: HITCHIN’ A RIDE – Vanity Fare
#11: TIGHTER & TIGHTER – Alive & Kicking
AT40 EXTRA: MACARTHUR PARK – Richard Harris
#10: LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie
#9: SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’M YOURS) – Stevie Wonder
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#8: OOH CHILD – Five Stairsteps
#7: RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
#6: BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – Temptations
#5: MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
#4: THE LOVE YOU SAVE – Jackson Five
#3: BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne
#2: MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night
#1: (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters

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OFF CHART: LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET – Moments (From #23)
OFF CHART: WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY – Poppy Family (From #33)
OFF CHART: QUESTION – Moody Blues (From #34)
OFF CHART: SPIRIT IN THE DARK – Aretha Franklin (From #35)
OFF CHART: SUGAR, SUGAR – Wilson Pickett (From #39)
#42: END OF OUR ROAD – Marvin Gaye (From #40)

                                        Top LP’s

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WOODSTOCK  –  Soundtrack 🔴
LET IT BE (SOUNDTRACK)  –  The Beatles 🔴
MCCARTNEY  –  Paul McCartney 🔴
ABC  –  Jackson 5
SELF PORTRAIT  –  Bob Dylan 🔴
LIVE AT LEEDS  –  The Who
CHICAGO II  –  Chicago 🔴
CLOSER TO HOME  –  Grand Funk Railroad
DEJA VU  –  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT  –  Isaac Hayes
THE 5TH DIMENSION/GREATEST HITS  –  The 5th Dimension 🔴
IT AIN’T EASY  –  Three Dog Night
GET READY  –  Rare Earth
ON STAGE: FEBRUARY, 1970  –  Elvis Presley
10 YEARS TOGETHER/BEST OF  –  Peter, Paul & Mary
BAND OF GYPSYS  –  Jimi Hendrix 🔴
CANDLES IN THE RAIN  –  Melanie
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 3  –  Blood, Sweat & Tears
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER  –  Simon & Garfunkel 🔴
AMERICAN WOMAN  –  The Guess Who 🔴

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(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
MY MARIE – Engelbert Humperdinck
A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) – Miguel Rios
I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas
ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE – Andy Williams
SHE CRIED – The Lettermen
QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE…) – Mary Hopkin
OVERTURE FROM TOMMY – Assembled Multitude
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
SONG FROM M*A*S*H – Al DeLory
PAPER MACHE – Dionne Warwick
SILVER BIRD – Mark Lindsay
PRIMROSE LANE – O.C. Smith
EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED – Glen Campbell
DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME – Brook Benton
SWEET GINGERBREAD MAN – The Mike Curb Congregation
GIVE A WOMAN LOVE – Bobbi Martin
SAVE THE COUNTRY – The 5th Dimension
NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU – Bobby Vinton
WHEREFORE AND WHY – Johnny Mathis

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                              Top Country Singles

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HE LOVES ME ALL THE WAY – Tammy Wynette
WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE – Charley Pride
THE KANSAS CITY SONG – Buck Owens
IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE (WITH A HONKY…) – Faron Young
HELLO DARLIN’ – Conway Twitty
I NEVER PICKED COTTON – Roy Clark
JESUS, TAKE A HOLD – Merle Haggard And The Strangers
SHE’S A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY – George Hamilton IV
SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER – Bill Anderson
FOR THE GOOD TIMES/GRAZIN’ IN GREENER… – Ray Price
LONG LONG TEXAS ROAD – Roy Drusky
HEART OVER MIND – Mel Tillis
HUMPHREY THE CAMEL – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
YOU WANNA GIVE ME A LIFT – Loretta Lynn
I CAN’T SEEM TO SAY GOODBYE – Jerry Lee Lewis
I NEVER ONCE STOPPED LOVING YOU – Connie Smith
ROCKY TOP – Lynn Anderson
HELLO MARY LOU – Bobby Lewis
HEAVENLY SUNSHINE – Ferlin Husky
LAND MARK TAVERN – Del Reeves

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JUST PLAIN CHARLEY – Charley Pride
TAMMY’S TOUCH – Tammy Wynette
THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH – Johnny Cash
MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE – Marty Robbins
PORTER WAYNE & DOLLY REBECCA – Wagoner/Parton
THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE – Charley Pride
HELLO DARLIN’ – Conway Twitty
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE – Merle Haggard And The Strangers
THE WORLD OF TAMMY WYNETTE – Tammy Wynette
BABY, BABY – David Houston
TAMMY’S GREATEST HITS – Tammy Wynette
HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS – Hank Williams Jr.
YOU AIN’T HEARD NOTHIN’ YET – Danny Davis/Nashville Brass
LOVE IS A SOMETIMES THING – Bill Anderson
THE BEST OF JERRY LEE LEWIS – Jerry Lee Lewis
THE WAYS TO LOVE A MAN – Tammy Wynette
BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
WE’RE GONNA GET TOGETHER – Buck Owens
HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH – Johnny Cash
YOU WOULDN’T KNOW LOVE – Ray Price

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                           Best Selling Soul Singles

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THE LOVE YOU SAVE – Jackson 5
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE…) – Temptations
STEAL AWAY – Johnnie Taylor
MAYBE – The Three Degrees
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
SPIRIT IN THE DARK/THRILL… – Aretha Franklin/Dixie Flyers
CHECK OUT YOUR MIND – The Impressions
THE END OF OUR ROAD – Marvin Gaye
WHEN WE GET MARRIED – The Intruders
TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME – The Delfonics
I’LL BE RIGHT HERE – Tyrone Davis
IT’S ALL IN THE GAME – Four Tops
AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE…) – Luther Ingram
O-O-H CHILD – The 5 Stairsteps
WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME – Smokey Robinson/Miracles
THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED – The Lost Generation
WESTBOUND #9 – The Flaming Ember
DROP BY MY PLACE – Little Carl Carlton
GROOVY SITUATION – Gene Chandler
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne

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ABC – Jackson 5
THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT – Isaac Hayes
PSYCHEDELIC SHACK – The Temptations
RIGHT ON – The Supremes
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP – Four Tops
GET READY – Rare Earth
THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU – Aretha Franklin
THE 5TH DIMENSION/GREATEST HITS – The 5th Dimension
WHAT LOVE HAS…JOINED TOGETHER – The Miracles
THE LAST POETS – The Last Poets
IT’S A NEW DAY SO LET A MAN COME IN – James Brown
NOT ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ON THE INSIDE… – The Moments
BITCHES BREW – Miles Davis
STAIRSTEPS – The Five Stairsteps
YOU & ME – Jerry Butler
I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – Dionne Warwick
TAMMI TERRELL GREATEST HITS – Tammi Terrell
COME TOGETHER – Ike & Tina Turner
BAND OF GYPSYS – Jimi Hendrix
TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME – Tyrone Davis

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                               Billboard Hot 100

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MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night
THE LOVE YOU SAVE/I FOUND THAT GIRL – Jackson 5
(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE…) – Temptations
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie Edwin Hawkins
O-O-H CHILD/DEAR PRUDENCE – The 5 Stairsteps
GIMME DAT DING – The Pipkins
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
HITCHIN’ A RIDE – Vanity Fare 🔴
TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive & Kicking
THE WONDER OF YOU/MAMA LIKED THE… – Elvis Presley
A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) – Miguel Rios
ARE YOU READY? – Pacific Gas And Electric
LOVE LAND – Charles Wright /Watts 103rd Street
GET READY – Rare Earth
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ – White Plains
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD/FOR YOU BLUE – Beatles 🔴

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MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE…) – Temptations
(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne
LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie /Edwin Hawkins
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
GIMME DAT DING – Pipkins
O-O-H CHILD – Five Stairsteps
THE LOVE YOU SAVE – Jackson 5
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) – Miguel Rios
TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive And Kicking
HITCHIN’ A RIDE – Vanity Fare 🔴
ARE YOU READY? – Pacific Gas & Electric
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
LOVE LAND – Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
THE WONDER OF YOU – Elvis Presley
UNITED WE STAND – Brotherhood Of Man

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                        Record World 100 Top Pops

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MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne
BALL OF CONFUSION – The Temptations
LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
THE LOVE YOU SAVE/I FOUND THAT GIRL – Jackson 5
GIMME DAT DING – Pipkins
O-O-H CHILD – Five Stairsteps
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) – Miguel Rios
TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive & Kicking
THE WONDER OF YOU/MAMA LIKED THE… – Elvis Presley
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
HITCHIN’ A RIDE – Vanity Fare 🔴
OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
LOVE LAND – Charles Wright/Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
ARE YOU READY? – Pacific Gas & Electric
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
SAVE THE COUNTRY – 5th Dimension

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