January 2, 1970

6	1	B.J. Thomas--Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
1	2	Peter, Paul & Mary--Leaving on a Jet Plane
2	3	Led Zeppelin--Whole Lotta Love
3	4	Tommy Roe--Jam Up Jelly Tight
9	5	Elvis Presley--Rubberneckin'/Don't Cry Daddy
5	6	Bobby Sherman--La La La (If I Had You)
13	7	Mark Lindsay--Arizona
12	8	Diana Ross & the Supremes--Someday We'll Be Together
14	9	Shocking Blue--Venus
15	10	Hollies--He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
7	11	Creedence Clearwater Revival--Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son
4	12	Beatles--Something/Come Together
8	13	Neil Diamond--Holly Holy
16	14	Bobby Gentry--Fancy
17	15	Poppy Family--Which Way You Goin' Billy?
10	16	Jimmy Cliff--Wonderful World, Beautiful People
18	17	Grass Roots--Heaven Knows
20	18	Nightcrawlers--Little Black Egg
21	19	Gladys Knight & the Pips--Friendship Train
11	20	R.B. Greaves--Take a Letter Maria
40	21	Guess Who--No Time
33	22	Illusion--Together
19	23	Cuff Links--Tracy
22	24	Glen Campbell--Try a Little Kindness
28	25	Flaming Ember--Mind, Body and Soul
30	26	Mel & Tim--Backfield in Motion
32	27	Gene Pitney--She Lets Her Hair Down (Early in the Morning)
34	28	Engelbert Humperdinck--Winter World of Love
36	29	Wilbert Harrison--Let's Work Together (Part 1)
29	30	New Hope--Won't Find Better (Than Me)
45	31	Lulu--Oh Me Oh My I'm a Fool For You Baby
46	32	Tommy James & the Shondells--Loved One/She
41	33	Eydie Gorme--Tonight I'll Say a Prayer
35	34	Cuff Links--When Julie Comes Around
---	35	Street People--Jennifer Tomkins
---	36	Jefferson--Baby Take Me in Your Arms
42	37	Tom Jones--Without Love (There is Nothing)
44	38	Springfield Rifle--Start at the Bottom
---	39	Cold Blood--You Got Me Hummin
31	40	Three Dog Night--Eli's Coming
---	41	Jay & the Americans--Walkin' in the Rain
---	42	Joe South--Walk a Mile in My Shoes
48	43	Newbeats--Groovin' (Out on Life)
49	44	Oliver--Sunday Mornin'
---	45	Dionne Warwick--I'll Never Fall in Love Again
50	46	Fifth Avenue Band--One Way or the Other
47	47	Band--Up on Cripple Creek
23	48	Jim Brady & the Sonics--Near My Soul
---	49	Johnny Nash--Cupid
---	50	Joe Cocker--She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

It’s the 1970s!

Since the “Last Week” column is actually two weeks ago, there’s a bit more shakeup than usual, but nothing too dramatic.

As I mentioned a couple weeks back, “Loved One,” the non-Billboard b-side of Tommy James’ “She,” becomes the a-side on the survey this week and will remain there the rest of the way, peaking at number eight.

One of this week’s debuts will do pretty dramatically better at KJR than nationally: “Jennifer Tomkins” by bubblegum studio group Street People, a number 36 BB hit, will spend four weeks at number one and 16 weeks on the survey.  Next-best in this regard is Johnny Nash’s reggae version of Sam Cooke’s “Cupid,” a number 39 BB hit that will get to number six.  Also worth mentioning is San Francisco soul-rock band Cold Blood’s “You Got Me Hummin,” number 52 in Billboard, peaking at number 30 here.