Friday, January 29, 2016

November 13, 1970


1
1
Partridge Family--I Think I Love You
2
2
Jackson Five--I'll Be There
6
3
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles--The Tears of a Clown
9
4
5th Dimension--One Less Bell to Answer
3
5
Brian Hyland--Gypsy Woman
4
6
Carpenters--We've Only Just Begun
5
7
Mark Lindsay--And the Grass Don't Pay No Mind
7
8
R. Dean Taylor--Indiana Wants Me
12
9
Bobby Bloom--Montego Bay
8
10
Kinks--Lola
10
11
Neil Diamond--Cracklin' Rosie
18
12
Elvis Presley--You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
27
13
Badfinger--No Matter What
30
14
Fantasy--Stoned Cowboy
26
15
Andy Kim--Be My Baby
13
16
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition--Heed the Call
19
17
Joe Cocker--Cry Me a River
16
18
Dawn-Candida
11
19
Free--All Right Now
24
20
Blood, Sweat & Tears--Lucretia Mac Evil
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21
George Harrison--My Sweet Lord/Isn't it a Pity
40
22
Neil Diamond--He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
15
23
Glen Campbell--It's Only Make Believe
25
24
Redeye--Games
28
25
Guess Who--Share the Land
17
26
Bread--It Don't Matter to Me
20
27
James Taylor--Fire and Rain
14
28
Christie--Yellow River
23
29
Dionne Warwick--Make It Easy on Yourself
21
30
Mashmakhan--As the Years Go By
48
31
Ray Price--For the Good Times
39
32
Who--See Me, Feel Me
36
33
Engelbert Humperdinck--Sweetheart
47
34
Santana--Black Magic Woman
46
35
Van Morrison--Domino
22
36
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young--Our House
50
37
Three Dog Night--One Man Band
44
38
Steppenwolf--Who Needs Ya
---
39
Bee Gees--Lonely Days
34
40
New Seekers--Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma
38
41
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Lookin' Out My Back Door
43
42
Runt--We Gotta Get You a Woman
45
43
Eric Clapton--After Midnight
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44
Supremes--Stoned Love
32
45
Diana Ross--Ain't No Mountain High Enough
33
46
Kent Morrill--Still the Sun Rose
37
47
Sugarloaf--Green-Eyed Lady
35
48
Ray Stevens--Sunset Strip
---
49
Presidents--5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)
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50
Shocking Blue--Never Marry a Railroad Man


George Harrison has the highest debut we’ve seen since “Let it Be” in March.

This is the fourth (and final) straight week that the Jackson Five are stuck at number two behind the Partridge Family.  Once the Partridges get bumped from the top spot, they’ll spend four weeks of their own at number two.

Four of the five debuts will come very close to their national peaks.  The one exception is Dutch band the Shocking Blue with “Never Marry a Railroad Man,” a number 102 Billboard hit that will go all the way to number six here.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

November 6, 1970


1
1
Partridge Family--I Think I Love You
2
2
Jackson Five--I'll Be There
4
3
Brian Hyland--Gypsy Woman
3
4
Carpenters--We've Only Just Begun
10
5
Mark Lindsay--And the Grass Don't Pay No Mind
13
6
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles--The Tears of a Clown
5
7
R. Dean Taylor--Indiana Wants Me
7
8
Kinks--Lola
21
9
5th Dimension--One Less Bell to Answer
6
10
Neil Diamond--Cracklin' Rosie
8
11
Free--All Right Now
18
12
Bobby Bloom--Montego Bay
27
13
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition--Heed the Call
9
14
Christie--Yellow River
12
15
Glen Campbell--It's Only Make Believe
15
16
Dawn-Candida
14
17
Bread--It Don't Matter to Me
28
18
Elvis Presley--You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
26
19
Joe Cocker--Cry Me a River
19
20
James Taylor--Fire and Rain
11
21
Mashmakhan--As the Years Go By
25
22
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young--Our House
23
23
Dionne Warwick--Make It Easy on Yourself
16
24
Blood, Sweat & Tears--Lucretia Mac Evil
36
25
Redeye--Games
40
26
Andy Kim--Be My Baby
33
27
Badfinger--No Matter What
29
28
Guess Who--Share the Land
30
29
Freda Payne--Deeper & Deeper
35
30
Fantasy--Stoned Cowboy
20
31
Edwin Starr--War
17
32
Diana Ross--Ain't No Mountain High Enough
37
33
Kent Morrill--Still the Sun Rose
22
34
New Seekers--Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma
39
35
Ray Stevens--Sunset Strip
41
36
Engelbert Humperdinck--Sweetheart
31
37
Sugarloaf--Green-Eyed Lady
34
38
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Lookin' Out My Back Door
42
39
Who--See Me, Feel Me
49
40
Neil Diamond--He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
24
41
Bobby Sherman--Julie, Do Ya Love Me
32
42
Happy Day Singers--Have a Happy Day
45
43
Runt--We Gotta Get You a Woman
48
44
Steppenwolf--Who Needs Ya
50
45
Eric Clapton--After Midnight
---
46
Van Morrison--Domino
---
47
Santana--Black Magic Woman
---
48
Ray Price--For the Good Times
44
49
Three Dog Night--Out in the Country
---
50
Three Dog Night--One Man Band


The old Three Dog Night single and the new Three Dog Night single meet at the bottom of the survey.

We’re back to just four debuts, all of which were top 20 national hits: Van Morrison’s “Domino” (9BB/27KJR), Santana’s “Black Magic Woman” (4/4), “For the Good Times” by Ray Price (11/4), and the new Three Dog Night, “One Man Band” (19/7).

Debuting next week will be the first number one hit of 1971.