August 1st, 1970

#40: GROOVY SITUATION – Gene Chandler
#39: GIMME DAT DING – Pipkins
#38: I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER – Ike & Tina Turner
#37: A SONG OF JOY – Miguel Rios ✧
#36: DO YOU SEE MY LOVE FOR YOU GROWING – Junior Walker & The All-Stars
#35: HAND ME DOWN WORLD – Guess Who
#34: MISSISSIPPI QUEEN – Mountain
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#33: SILVER BIRD – Mark Lindsay
#32: EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE – Supremes
#31: THE SLY, THE SLICK & THE WICKED – Lost Generation
#30: BIG YELLOW TAXI – Neighborhood
#29: MAYBE – Three Degrees
AT40 EXTRA: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN – Marvelettes
#28: SUMMERTIME BLUES – Who
#27: 25 OR 6 TO 4 – Chicago
#26: RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
#25: OVERTURE FROM ‘TOMMY’ – Assembled Multitude
#24: WESTBOUND #9 – Flaming Ember
#23: PATCHES – Clarence Carter
EXTRA: ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI – Brian Hyland
#22: TELL IT ALL BROTHER – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
#21: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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#20: LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie
#19: HITCHIN’ A RIDE – Vanity Fare
#18: ARE YOU READY – Pacific Gas & Electric
#17: LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME – Robin McNamara
#16: WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU – Ronnie Dyson
#15: GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE – James Brown ✦
AT40 EXTRA: GOOD VIBRATIONS – Beach Boys
#14: OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
#13: I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas
#12: IN THE SUMMERTIME – Mungo Jerry
#11: WAR – Edwin Starr
#10: OOH CHILD – Five Stairsteps
AT40 EXTRA: CAN’T GET USED TO LOSING YOU – Andy Williams
#9: BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – Temptations
#8: THE LOVE YOU SAVE – Jackson Five
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#7: TIGHTER & TIGHTER – Alive & Kicking
#6: MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night
#5: BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne
#4: SPILL THE WINE – Eric Burdon & War
#3: SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’M YOURS) – Stevie Wonder
AT40 EXTRA: CALCUTTA – Lawrence Welk
#2: MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
#1: (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters

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OFF CHART: THE WONDER OF YOU – Elvis Presley (FROM #24)
OFF CHART: LOVE LAND – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (FROM #32)
OFF CHART: MISSISSIPPI – John Phillips (FROM #36)
OFF CHART: CHECK OUT YOUR MIND – Impressions (FROM #40)

                            Top LP’s

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WOODSTOCK – Soundtrack 🔴
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 3 – Blood, Sweat & Tears
COSMO’S FACTORY – Creedence Clearwater Revival
SELF PORTRAIT – Bob Dylan 🔴
MCCARTNEY – Paul McCartney 🔴
LET IT BE (SOUNDTRACK) – The Beatles 🔴
CLOSER TO HOME – Grand Funk Railroad
LIVE AT LEEDS – The Who
DEJA VU – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 🔴
ABC – Jackson 5
CHICAGO II – Chicago 🔴
THE 5TH DIMENSION/GREATEST HITS – The 5th Dimension 🔴
IT AIN’T EASY – Three Dog Night
JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE – Traffic
THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT – Isaac Hayes
ECOLOGY – Rare Earth
OPEN ROAD – Donovan
ON StaGE: FEBRUARY, 1970 – Elvis Presley
WE MADE IT HAPPEN – Engelbert Humperdinck
GET READY – Rare Earth

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(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
MY MARIE – Engelbert Humperdinck
I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas
EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED – Glen Campbell
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
PAPER MACHE – Dionne Warwick
SILVER BIRD – Mark Lindsay
OVERTURE FROM TOMMY – Assembled Multitude
A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) – Miguel Rios
SAVE THE COUNTRY – The 5th Dimension
ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE – Andy Williams
SNOWBIRD – Anne Murray
QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE…) – Mary Hopkin
SOLItaRY MAN – Neil Diamond
DESTINY – Jose Feliciano
NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU – Bobby Vinton
SONG FROM M*A*S*H – Al DeLory
SHE CRIED – The Lettermen
I’LL PAINT YOU A SONG – Mac Davis
AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE – Lulu w/ The Dixie Flyers

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                              Top Country Singles

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WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE – Charley Pride
THE KANSAS CITY SONG – Buck Owens
JESUS, taKE A HOLD – Merle Haggard And The Strangers
DON’T KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – Sonny James
SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER – Bill Anderson
HE LOVES ME ALL THE WAY – Tammy Wynette
HUMPHREY THE CAMEL – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
FOR THE GOOD TIMES/GRAZIN’ IN GREENER… – Ray Price
I NEVER PICKED COTTON – Roy Clark
YOU WANNA GIVE ME A LIFT – Loretta Lynn
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN – Billy Walker
IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE (WITH A HONKY…) – Faron Young
SALUTE TO A SWITCHBLADE – Tom T. Hall
HELLO MARY LOU – Bobby Lewis
MULE SKINNER BLUES (BLUE YODEL NO. 8) – Dolly Parton
A PERFECT MOUNtaIN – Don Gibson
TELL ME MY LYING EYES ARE WRONG – George Jones
HELLO DARLIN’ – Conway Twitty
EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED – Glen Campbell
I NEVER ONCE STOPPED LOVING YOU – Connie Smith

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TAMMY’S TOUCH – Tammy Wynette
THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH – Johnny Cash
MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE – Marty Robbins
HELLO DARLIN’ – Conway Twitty
JUST PLAIN CHARLEY – Charley Pride
THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE – Charley Pride
CHARLEY PRIDE’S 10TH ALBUM – Charley Pride
THE BEST OF JERRY LEE LEWIS – Jerry Lee Lewis
YOU AIN’T HEARD NOTHIN’ YET – Danny Davis/Nashville Brass
LOVE IS A SOMETIMES THING – Bill Anderson
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE – Merle Haggard And The Strangers
YOU WOULDN’T KNOW LOVE – Ray Price
TAMMY’S GREATEST HITS – Tammy Wynette
BABY, BABY – David Houston
HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH – Johnny Cash
HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS – Hank Williams Jr.
THE WORLD OF taMMY WYNETTE – Tammy Wynette
A TASTE OF COUNTRY – Jerry Lee Lewis
WE’RE GONNA GET TOGETHER – Buck Owens
BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan

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                           Best Selling Soul Singles

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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
THE LOVE YOU SAVE – Jackson 5
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE…) – The Temptations
GET UP (I FEEL LIKE…) SEX MACHINE (PT 1) – James Brown
STEAL AWAY – Johnnie taylor
MAYBE – The Three Degrees
THE END OF OUR ROAD – Marvin Gaye
GROOVY SITUATION – Gene Chandler
WAR – Edwin Starr
DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU…) – Jr. Walker & The All Stars
I’LL BE RIGHT HERE – Tyrone Davis
DROP BY MY PLACE – Little Carl Carlton
WHEN WE GET MARRIED – The Intruders
TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME – The Delfonics
STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD – Paul Kelly
O-O-H CHILD – The 5 Stairsteps
EVERYBODY’S GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE – The Supremes
THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED – The Lost Generation
LET THE MUSIC taKE YOUR MIND – Kool & The Gang
SPIRIT IN THE DARK/THRIL… – Aretha Franklin/Dixie Flyers

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ABC – Jackson 5
THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT – Isaac Hayes
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP – Four Tops
PSYCHEDELIC SHACK – The Temptations
THE LAST POETS – The Last Poets
DIANA ROSS – Diana Ross
BITCHES BREW – Miles Davis
GET READY – Rare Earth
RIGHT ON – The Supremes
ECOLOGY – Rare Earth
THE 5TH DIMENSION/GREATEST HITS – The 5th Dimension
I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – Dionne Warwick
TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME – Tyrone Davis
THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU – Aretha Franklin
StaIRSTEPS – The Five Stairsteps
BAND OF GYPSYS – Jimi Hendrix
YOU & ME – Jerry Butler
COME TOGETHER – Ike & Tina Turner
IT’S A NEW DAY SO LET A MAN COME IN – James Brown
VIVA TIRADO – El Chicano

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                               Billboard Hot 100

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(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night 🔴
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne 🔴
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
THE LOVE YOU SAVE/I FOUND THAT GIRL – Jackson 5
SPILL THE WINE – Eric Burdon And War
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE…) – The Temptations
TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive & Kicking
O-O-H CHILD/DEAR PRUDENCE – The 5 Stairsteps
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
WAR – Edwin Starr
HITCHIN’ A RIDE – Vanity Fare 🔴
ARE YOU READY? – Pacific Gas And Electric
LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie w/Edwin Hawkins
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas
LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME – Robin McNamara
A SONG OF JOY (HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA) – Miguel Rios

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(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne 🔴
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
O-O-H CHILD – Five Stairsteps
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE IS…) – Temptations
MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night
TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive And Kicking
SPILL THE WINE – Eric Burdon & War
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE – Blues Image
THE LOVE YOU SAVE – Jackson 5
ARE YOU READY? – Pacific Gas & Electric
IN THE SUMMERTIME – Mungo Jerry
OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME – Robin McNamara
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie w/Edwin Hawkins
WAR – Edwin Starr
WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? – Ronnie Dyson
SILVER BIRD – Mark Lindsay

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                        Record World 100 Top Pops

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(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU – Carpenters
BAND OF GOLD – Freda Payne 🔴
MAKE IT WITH YOU – Bread
O-O-H CHILD – Five Stairsteps
TIGHTER, TIGHTER – Alive & Kicking
MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) – Three Dog Night 🔴
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS – Stevie Wonder
BALL OF CONFUSION – The Temptations
SPILL THE WINE – Eric Burdon & War
GIMME DAT DING – Pipkins
ARE YOU READY? – Pacific Gas & Electric
RIDE CAPtaIN RIDE – Blues Image
OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
THE SLY, SLICK, AND THE WICKED – Lost Generation
I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING – B.J. Thomas
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME – Robin McNamara
SAVE THE COUNTRY – 5th Dimension
WAR – Edwin Starr
LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) – Melanie

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