Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 31, 1971: 'Brown Sugar'

These were the Top Ten songs on Chicago's WLS, 890 AM (yep, AM) fifty, count 'em, fifty years ago.  If you remember these, that means, maybe, you're getting old.

1.  BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

2.  SWEET & INNOCENT--  Donny Osmond   Quite the contrast with the top two songs.

3.  IT DON'T COME EASY--  Ringo Starr     I was surprised he would even have one big hit after the breakup.  Was I ever wrong.

4.  TREAT HER LIKE A LADY--  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

5.  WANT ADS--  Honey Cone

6.  I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY--  Partridge Family

7.  JOY TO THE WORLD--  Three Dog Night

8.  THAT'S THE WAY I ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE--  Carly Simon

9.  RAINY DAYS  & MONDAYS--  Carpenters

10.  LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU--  Cochise

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DEBUTS

21.  DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS--    P-Nut Gallery

28.  IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King

29.  DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE--  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

30.  IF NOT FOR YOU--  Olivia Newton-John

ALL HIT BOUND

**  INDIAN RESREVATION--  Raiders

**  WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT--   Jerry Reed

**  HIGH TIME WE WENT--  Joe Cocker

**  GET IT ON--  Chase

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Got To Pay Your Dues If You Want To Sing The Blues."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"It Don't Come Easy"


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