February 27, 1970

2	1	Simon & Garfunkel--Bridge Over Troubled Water
1	2	Street People--Jennifer Tomkins
4	3	Creedence Clearwater Revival--Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain
3	4	Norman Greenbaum--Spirit in the Sky
8	5	Bobby Sherman--Easy Come, Easy Go
14	6	Johnny Nash--Cupid
6	7	Jaggerz--The Rapper
10	8	Tee Set--Ma Belle Amie
5	9	B.J. Thomas--Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
19	10	Frijid Pink--House of the Rising Sun
11	11	Eddie Holman--Hey There Lonely Girl
18	12	Badfinger--Come and Get It
25	13	John Lennon--Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
15	14	Jackson Five--I Want You Back
7	15	Shocking Blue--Venus
12	16	Tommy Roe--Jam Up Jelly Tight
23	17	Michael Parks--Long Lonesome Highway
22	18	Chairmen of the Board--Give Me Just a Little More Time
9	19	Elvis Presley--Rubberneckin'/Don't Cry Daddy
17	20	Fleetwood Mac--Oh Well - Pt. 1
21	21	Glen Campbell--Honey Come Back
26	22	Vic Dana--If I Never Knew Your Name
28	23	Elvis Presley--Kentucky Rain
13	24	Joe South--Walk a Mile in My Shoes
38	25	Three Dog Night--Celebrate
24	26	Dionne Warwick--I'll Never Fall in Love Again
40	27	Kenny Rogers & the First Edition--Something's Burning
45	28	Mary Hopkin--Temma Harbour
20	29	Guess Who--No Time
34	30	Jackie DeShannon--Brighton Hill
39	31	Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell--All I Have to Do is Dream
46	32	Kinks--Victoria
36	33	Road--Mr. Soul
35	34	Edison Lighthouse--Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
16	35	Tom Jones--Without Love (There is Nothing)
31	36	Bobby Gentry--Fancy
30	37	Tommy James & the Shondells--Loved One
48	38	Owen B.--Mississippi Mama
44	39	Rick Nelson--Easy to Be Free
43	40	R.B. Greaves--Always Something There to Remind Me
50	41	Smith--Take a Look Around
33	42	Brook Benton--Rainy Night in Georgia
---	43	Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan--Tennessee Bird Walk
---	44	Santana--Evil Ways
37	45	Sly & the Family Stone--Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody is a Star
32	46	Poppy Family--Which Way You Goin' Billy?
---	47	Neil Diamond--Shilo
---	48	Johnny Cash--Rock Island Line
29	49	Jay & the Americans--Walkin' in the Rain
---	50	Marmalade--Reflections of My Life

Johnny Cash left Sun Records for Columbia in 1958.  When he reached a new plateau of success in 1968-69, Sun started re-releasing some of his old recordings as singles, to try to capitalize.  “Rock Island Line” is one of those; it got to number 35 on the Billboard country chart, 93 on the pop chart, and will make it to number 46 here.  We’ll see Johnny’s new Columbia single here in a few weeks.

Neil Diamond’s “Shilo” was a number 24 national hit, while “Reflections of My Life” by Scottish band the Marmalade got to number ten; both will peak at number two here, Neil spending more weeks (two) at number two but the Marmalade spending more weeks (18) on the survey.  The record that will block both of them from number one will debut next week.

February 20, 1970

1	1	Street People--Jennifer Tomkins
2	2	Simon & Garfunkel--Bridge Over Troubled Water
3	3	Norman Greenbaum--Spirit in the Sky
8	4	Creedence Clearwater Revival--Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain
4	5	B.J. Thomas--Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
5	6	Jaggerz--The Rapper
6	7	Shocking Blue--Venus
23	8	Bobby Sherman--Easy Come, Easy Go
7	9	Elvis Presley--Rubberneckin'/Don't Cry Daddy
22	10	Tee Set--Ma Belle Amie
10	11	Eddie Holman--Hey There Lonely Girl
9	12	Tommy Roe--Jam Up Jelly Tight
11	13	Joe South--Walk a Mile in My Shoes
14	14	Johnny Nash--Cupid
15	15	Jackson Five--I Want You Back
16	16	Tom Jones--Without Love (There is Nothing)
30	17	Fleetwood Mac--Oh Well - Pt. 1
31	18	Badfinger--Come and Get It
37	19	Frijid Pink--House of the Rising Sun
12	20	Guess Who--No Time
21	21	Glen Campbell--Honey Come Back
24	22	Chairmen of the Board--Give Me Just a Little More Time
27	23	Michael Parks--Long Lonesome Highway
13	24	Dionne Warwick--I'll Never Fall in Love Again
32	25	John Lennon--Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
35	26	Vic Dana--If I Never Knew Your Name
17	27	Hollies--He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
39	28	Elvis Presley--Kentucky Rain
19	29	Jay & the Americans--Walkin' in the Rain
18	30	Tommy James & the Shondells--Loved One
20	31	Bobby Gentry--Fancy
26	32	Poppy Family--Which Way You Goin' Billy?
29	33	Brook Benton--Rainy Night in Georgia
36	34	Jackie DeShannon--Brighton Hill
38	35	Edison Lighthouse--Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
44	36	Road--Mr. Soul
25	37	Sly & the Family Stone--Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody is a Star
47	38	Three Dog Night--Celebrate
49	39	Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell--All I Have to Do is Dream
---	40	Kenny Rogers & the First Edition--Something's Burning
28	41	Joe Cocker--She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
45	42	B.B. King--The Thrill is Gone
46	43	R.B. Greaves--Always Something There to Remind Me
---	44	Rick Nelson--Easy to Be Free
---	45	Mary Hopkin--Temma Harbour
50	46	Kinks--Victoria
48	47	Jamie--Gingersnap
---	48	Owen B.--Mississippi Mama
43	49	Lulu--Oh Me Oh My I'm a Fool For You Baby
---	50	Smith--Take a Look Around

“Travelin’ Band”’s b-side, “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” joins it in the CCR listing.  They’ll be listed together the rest of the way.

All five of the debuts will do at least a little bit better here than nationally: “Something’s Burning” by Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (11BB/2KJR), Rick Nelson’s self-penned “Easy to Be Free” (48/34), Mary Hopkin’s “Temma Harbour” (39/25), “Mississippi Mama” by Ohio band Owen B. (97/20), and Smith’s follow-up to “Baby It’s You,” “Take a Look Around” (43/29). the Rain,"

For a while there we were having records drop off the survey from the top 25 pretty much every week, but it doesn’t seem to be happening anymore.  I wonder if KJR made adjustments to how they worked out the positions.