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Friday, May 14, 2021

WLS Top 30 for Week of May 10, 1971-- Part 5: 'Put Your Hand in the Hand'

These were the top ten songs in Chicago fifty years ago.  How time flies.

The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard National Hot 100 chart.  The * means the song was climbing the charts.

10.  *HERE COMES THE SUN--  Richie Havens       #16     Remember him from Woodstock?  The opening act.

9.  ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO--  Lobo   #5    They actually had three Top Tens.

8.  IF--  Bread    #4

7.  *SUPER STAR--  Murray Head & the Trinidad Singers     #14      Wow!

6.  *SWEET & INNOCENT--  Donny Osmond    #7

5.  CHICK-A-BOOM--  Daddy Dewdrop      #9     You can't help getting into this song.  Real name is Richard Monda.

4.  *LOVE HER MADLY--  Doors      #11   

3.  PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND--  Ocean    #2      Right up there with "Spirit in the Sky."

2.  *NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE--  Jackson Five     #2

1.  JOY TO THE WORLD--  Three Dog Night    #1  

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'm A High Night Flyer And A Rainbow Rider."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Joy to the World"


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