WLS Top 10 for Week of June 29, 1974: 'Band on the Run'

That's right.  Fifty years ago, half a century if anyone's counting.

1. BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

2.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

3.  BILLY, DO'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & Heywoods

4.  LAGRANGE--  ZZ Top

5.  ROCK THE BOAT--  Hues Corporation

6.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

7.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

8.  YOU WON'T SEE ME--  Anne Murray

9.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

10.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

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DEBUTS

11.  IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)--  Olivia Newton-John

18.  WATERLOO--  Abba

20.  RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER--  Steely Dan

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "So I'd Like To Know Where You Got the Notion."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Rock the Boat"

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of June 22, 1974: 'For the Love of Money'

1.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

2.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

3.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

4.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five--

5.  LA GRANGE--  ZZ Top

6.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

7.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

8.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

10.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

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DEBUTS

15.  YOU WON'T SEE ME--  Anne Murray

16.  I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG--  Brownsville Station

18.  TRAIN OF THOUGHT--  Cher

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "When I Get That Crazy Feelin', I know I'm In Trouble Again."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Help Me"

WLS Top Ten for Week of June 15, 1974: 'Dancing Machine'

Fifty years ago in Chicago.

1.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

2.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

3.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

4.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

5.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

6.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

7.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

8  MY GIRL BILL--  Jim Stafford  (This one really had me wondering.)

9.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

10.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

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DEBUTS

16.  LAGRANGE--  ZZ Top

24.  ROCK THE BOAT--   Hughes Corporation

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Send Your Camel To Bed."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog

"Midnight At the Oasis"

WLS Top Ten LPs and Tapes for Week of June 8, 1974: 'Band on the Run'

These were the Top ten albums on both LP and 8-Track format in Chicago fifty years ago.  How many are in your collection?

1.  THE STING (6th Week No. 1)--  Soundtrack

2.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

3.  GREATEST HITS--  John Denver

4.  CHICAGO VII--  Chicago

5.  SHININ ON--  Grand Funk

6.  BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE II--  Bachman Turner Overdrive

7.  GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD--  Elton John

8.  BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX--  Cat Stevens

9.  COURT AND SPARK--  Joni Mitchell

10.  ROAD FOOD--  Guess Who

I personally have all but "Road Food" in my collection.

Must Have Really Been Enjoying My Music Back Then.  --RoadTooManyAlbums

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of June 8, 1974: 'The Entertainer: Music from The Sting'

These were the Top ten songs in Chicago according to WLS, 890 AM fifty years ago this week.

1.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

2. THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

3.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

4.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

5.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

6.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

7.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

8.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

9.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

10.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

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DEBUTS

14.  MY GIRL BILL--  Jim Stafford

16.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Stuck Inside These Four Walls.  Sent Inside Forever."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Band On the Run"

WLS Top Ten for Week of June 1, 1974: 'The Loco-Motion'

Fifty years ago on Chicago's WLS AM 890.

1.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

2.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

3.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

4.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

5.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

6.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlish

7.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

8.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

9.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

10.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

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DEBUTS

12.  YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW--  Stylistics

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well I've Never Been Much For Admitting Things."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Star Baby"

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 18, 1974: 'Dancing Machine'

These songs were being played on Chicago's WLS 890 AM fifty years ago.

1.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

2.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

5.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

6.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

7.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & The 3 Degrees

8.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

9.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

10.  BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME--    Gladys Knight & Pips

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DEBUTS 

15.  (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG--  Chicago

16.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

17.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "What's The Matter With Your Head?  Yeah."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Come and Get Your Love"

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of May 11, 1974: 'Bennie and the Jets'

That's right, half a century ago.  If you remember these when they came out you're getting mighty old.

1.  THE STREAK-- Ray Stevens

2.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  COME AS YOU ARE--  Redbone

5.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MSFB & The 3 Degrees

6.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

7.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

8.  THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPPENED TO ME--  Gladys Knight & the Pips

9.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

10.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Mead

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14.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

21.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Hello Everyone, This Is Your Action Reporter."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"The Streak"

WLS Top Ten Songs for Week of May 4, 1974: 'Tubular Bells'

1.   THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

2.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens  (Was #21 previous week)

5.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

6.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Margaret Mead

7.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

8.  I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce

9.  TUBULAR BELLS (THEME FROM THE EXORCIST)--  Mike Oldfield

10.  TSOP (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & the 3 Degrees

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DEBUTS

16.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

17.  KEEP ON SINGING--  Helen Reddy

18.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Lips As Sweet As Candy It's Taste Is On My Mind."  Answer below.  --RoadChaka.

"Hooked On a Feeling"

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 27, 1974: 'T S O P'

1.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John  (Third week at Number 1.)

2.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Mead    (Imagine this song on a Top Ten today.)

3.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

4.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

5.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

6.  TUBULAR BELLS--  Mike Oldfield

7.  ERES TU--  Mocedades

8.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

9.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & The 3 Degrees

10.  I'D HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce

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DEBUTS

13.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--   Marvin Hamlisch

16.  LOOKING FOR A LOVE--  Bobby Womack

17.  OH MY MY--  Ringo Starr

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well, I Know It's Kind Of Late.  I Hope I Didn't Wake You."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I'd Have To Say I Love You In A Song"

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 20, 1974: 'Spiders and Snakes'

Just a mere fifty years ago.  WLS was that big AM wattage station out of Chicago.

1.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

2.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

3.  THE  LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Margaret Mead (Imagine this song on a young people's playlist today.)

4.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

5.  TUBULAR BELLS (THEME FROM THE 'EXORCIST')--    Mike Oldfield

6.  ERES TU--  Mocedades

7.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

8.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

9.  MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

10.  JET--  Paul McCartney & Wings

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DEBUTS

14.  BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME--  Gladys Knight & the Pips

15.  JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY--  Main Ingredient

Name That Tune (from the above list):  "Everybody's Doing a Brand New Dance."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Loco-Motion"

WLS Top 10 for Week of April 13, 1974: 'Hooked On a Feeling'

Hard to believe, half a century ago.

1.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

2.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

3.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Mead

4.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

5.  ERES TU--  Mocedades

6.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

7.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

8.  TUBULAR BELLS (THEME FROM THE EXORCIST)--  Mike Oldfield

9.  MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

10.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

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DEBUTS

15.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

16.  OH MY MY--  Ringo Starr

17.  TSOP (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & the 3 Degrees

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And I Shook It At Her."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Spiders and Snakes"

WLS Top Ten for Week of March 30, 1974: 'Mockingbird'

 1.  HOOKED ON A FEELING-  Blue Swede

2.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

3.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

4.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

5.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Mead

6.  ROCK ON--  David Essex

7.  MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

8.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

9.  LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray

10.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

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DEBUTS

11.  JET--  Paul McCartney & Wings

15.  TUBULAR BELLS--  Mike Oldfield

YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr

OH MY MY--  Ringo Starr

Name That Tune (from the above songs):   "If I Had A Day That I Could Give You."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sunshine on My Shoulders"

WLS Top LPs and Tapes for Week of March 23, 1974: 'Court and Spark'

Maybe you still have one of these albums in either record or tape form?  Was it an 8-track or cassette tape?  Probably 8-track.

1.  GREATEST HITS (5th week at #1)--  John Denver

2.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand

3.  HOTCAKES--  Carly Simon

4.  TUBULAR BELLS--  Mike Oldfield

5.  COURT AND SPARK--  Joni Mitchell

6.  SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH--  Black Sabbath

7.  UNBORN CHILD--  Seals & Crofts

8.  YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM--  Jim Croce

9.  BRAIN SALAD SURGERY--  Emerson, Lake & Palmer

10.  BURN--  Deep Purple

--RoadDog

WLS Top Ten and Debuts for Week of March 23, 1974: 'Last Kiss'

That's right, a cool half century ago.

1.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

2.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--   Blue Swede

3.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

4.  ROCK ON--  David Essex

5.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

6.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER--  John Denver

7.  LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray

8.  MOCKINGBIRD--  James Taylor & Carly Simon

9.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Maad

10.  BOOGIE DOWN--  Eddie Kendricks

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DEBUTS

13.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

ERES TU--  Mocedades

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Hey Kids, Shake It Loose Together."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Bennie and the Jets"

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of March 16, 1974: 'Boogie Down'

That's right, fifty years ago, half a century.  Really.

1.  ROCK ON-- David Essex

2.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

3.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

4.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

5.  LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray

6.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

7.  BOOGIE DOWN--  Eddie Kendricks

8.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand

9.  DARK LADY--  Cher

10.  MOCKINGBIRD--  James Taylor & Carly Simon

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DEBUTS

12.  BENNY AND THE JETS--  Elton John

14.  JUNGLE BOOGIE--  Kool & the Gang

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Girl You Just Don't Realize What You Do To Me."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Hooked On a Feeling"

WLS Top Ten for Week of March 9, 1974: 'Boogie Down'

From the oldiesloon site.

These songs were Top Ten in Chicago fifty years ago according to WLS AM, 890.

1.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks  (fifth week at #1)

2.  ROCK ON--  David Essex

3.  DARK LADY--  Cher

4.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

5.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

6.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand

7.  BOOGIE DOWN--  Eddie Kendricks

8.  LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray

9.  JIM DANDY--  Black Oak Arkansas

10.  HOOKED IN A FEELING--  Blue Swede

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DEBUTS

12.  ENERGY CRISIS  '74--  Dickie Goodman

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Ooga-Chaka, ooga-ooga, Ooga-Chaka, ooga-ooga."  Answer below.  --RoadSwede

"Hooked on a Feeling"

WLS Top 20 for Week of March 2, 1974-- Part 3: 'Rock On'

*  Means it was climbing the chart.  The number after the artist  is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

10.  LOVE'S THEME--  Love Unlimited Orchestra     #1    Written by Barry White.  Considered the first Disco song to hit #1.

9.  *ABRA-CA-DABRA--  De Franco Family    #3    Family group from Canada. The new Jackson Five/ Osmonds.

8.  YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr     #1    People worried about Ringo after the Beatles broke up.  Seven straight Top tens and two #1s out of the gate.

7.  *BOOGIE DOWN--  Eddie Kendricks     #2    Lead singer of the Temptations 1960-1971.

6.  *LAST KISS--  Wednesday    #34    From Canada.   Their only Top 40J. Frank Wilson had taken it to #2 in 1964.

5.  *SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  Henry John Deutschdorf     #1     You might know him better as John Denver.  This is why a big song played at Oktoberfest in Munich is "Thank God I'm a Country Boy."

4.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand       #1 for three weeks.  Born in 1942 in Brooklyn.

3.  *DARK LADY--  Cherilyn Sarkisia      #1    You probably know her as Cher.

2.  *ROCK ON--  David Essex    #5     Real name is David Cook.  His only hit.

1.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks      #1    Three straight weeks at #1 in Chicago.  Sang with the Poppy Family "Which Way You Going Billy."

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Oh Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Last Kiss"

WLS Top 20 for Week of March 2, 1974-- Part 2: "Jim Dandy"

Fifty years ago on WLS, 890 AM Radio.

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

17.  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL--  Charlie Rich    #1   Want some good old country belly rubbing music along with your soul and rock?

16.  I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION--  Gladys Knight & the Pips    #4    From their "Imagination" album.  This is their first album after leaving Motown.

15.  *UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME--  Aretha Franklin     #3    The Queen of Soul.  Cowritten by Stevie Wonder.

14.  DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (HERATBREAKER)--  Rolling Stones    #15     About the deaths of two kids.  Ten years after starting, they're still cranking out hits.  Beatles?

13.  *LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray      #12      "The National Canadian Songbird."

12.  *JIM DANDY--  Black Oak Arkansas      #24     Check out the video if you want to see a hairy band not afraid to shake it.

11.  ONE TIN SOLDIER--  Coven    #26  Full name "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)"From Chicago and the bands only hit.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Hey Did You Happen To See."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"The Most Beautiful Girl"

WLS Top 20 for Week of March 2, 1974: 'Mockingbird'

That's right, 50 years ago this week.  Who's getting old?

WLS went from the Top 30 to the Top 20.

The number after the artist is how high the song got on the national Billboard chart.  * Means it was climbing the charts.

BUBBLING UNDER

*JET--  Paul McCartney & Wings  #7    

*SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford  #3  Another strange one from Jim.  "My Girl, Bill."

*MOCKINGBIRD--  James Taylor & Carly Simon  #5   Originally done by Inezz and Charlie Foxx in 1963 when it got to #7.

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*20.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede  #1  Pop group from Sweden.  I love that "Oooga-Chacka" and when I deejayed would play that part several times before getting to the rest of the song.  Also liked in on the :Guardians."

19.  TEENAGE LAMENT '74--  Vincent Furnier  (but you might know him better as Alice Cooper).  #48   A good song but I never heard it before.  

18.  NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP--  Barry White  #7   As sexy as anyone can sing.  Move over Marvin.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Oooga Chacka, Oooga Chacka."  Answer below.  --RoadChacka

"Hooked On a Feeling"