1969-11-29 — WKDA 1240 AM ( Nashville, Tennessee )
WKDA GOOD GUY SURVEY
NOW IN IT’S 13th CONSECUTIVE YEAR!
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29, 1969
| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1 | | The Beatles | Something | 8 | | | 1 | 1 | | The Beatles | Come Together | 8 | | | 2 | 7 | | B.J. Thomas | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | 4 | Chart movement: 28-7-2*…1-1-2-1-3 (*6 consecutive weeks, under 3 different songs- (cont in Goodies) | | 3 | 3 | | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fortunate Son | 6 | | | 3 | 3 | | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Down On The Corner | 6 | | | 4 | 4 | | The 5th Dimension | Wedding Bell Blues | 8 | | | 5 | 6 | | Billy Joe Royal | Cherry Hill Park | 7 | | | 6 | 5 | | Blood, Sweat & Tears | And When I Die | 6 | | | 7 | 14 | | Peter, Paul & Mary | Leaving On A Jet Plane | 4 | | | 8 | 13 | | Diana Ross And The Supremes | Someday We'll Be Together | 4 | | | 9 | 9 | | R.B. Greaves | Take A Letter Maria | 9 | | | 10 | 12 | | Steam | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | 4 | | | 11 | 11 | | Three Dog Night | Eli's Coming | 5 | “A” side of Celebrate”, one of many double-sided hits for 3DN. Guess Who & Beatles also good at that. | | 12 | 8 | | Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band | She Belongs To Me | 11 | Dylan song | | 13 | 10 | | The Flying Machine | Smile A Little Smile For Me | 8 | | | 14 | 18 | | Neil Diamond | Holly Holy | 3 | | | 15 | 7 | | Elvis Presley | Suspicious Minds | 11 | | | 16 | 16 | | Mel And Tim | Backfield In Motion | 7 | | | 17 | 17 | | The Originals | Baby, I'm For Real | 7 | | | 18 | 20 | | Harlow Wilcox And The Oakies | Groovy Grubworm | 2 | | | 19 | 19 | | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Friendship Train | 5 | | | 20 | 23 | | Johnny Nash | Cupid | 3 | | | 21 | 22 | | The Grass Roots | Heaven Knows | 4 | | | 22 | 24 | | Stevie Wonder | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday | 5 | | | 23 | 21 | | Glen Campbell | Try A Little Kindness | 7 | | | 24 | 25 | | Jr. Walker & The All Stars | These Eyes | 3 | | | 25 | 27 | | Dusty Springfield | A Brand New Me | 5 | | | 26 | 28 | | The Guess Who | Undun | 4 | “B” side of “Laughing” | | 27 | 29 | | Aretha Franklin | Eleanor Rigby | 3 | | | 28 | 34 | | Led Zeppelin | Whole Lotta Love | 2 | | | 29 | 33 | | Nilsson | I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City | 3 | | | 30 | 30 | | Sound Foundation | Morning Dew (Walk Me Out In The) | 7 | Cover of the classic Bonnie Dobson song. On Smo-Bro (Smothers Brothers) Records, complete with liner notes by Tommy. | | 31 | 32 | | Crow | Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me | 2 | With as many abbreviated titles and artist names, listing the complete title is a little surprising | | 32 | 36 | | Bobby Sherman | La La La (If I Had You) | 2 | | | 33 | 35 | | Jackie DeShannon | Love Will Find A Way | 2 | | | 34 | 37 | | Tommy Roe | Jam Up Jelly Tight | 2 | | | 35 | 39 | | The Newbeats | Groovin' (Out On Life) | 2 | | | 36 | 38 | | Oliver | Sunday Mornin' | 3 | Earlier recorded by Spanky & Our Gang | | 37 | -- | | The Band | Up On Cripple Creek | 1 | | | 38 | 40 | | Joe Cocker | She Came In Through The Bathroom Window | 2 | | | 39 | -- | | Plastic Ono Band | Cold Turkey | 1 | | | 40 | PH | | The Tokens | She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning) | 1 | | | PH | | | The Cuff Links | When Julie Comes Around | | Vocal by Ron Dante, formerly of the Detergents (“Leader of the Laundromat”), (cont in Goodies) |
The official WKDA Good Guys Top 40 Survey is based on
telephone requests, record sales and WKDA’s evaluation
of other pertinent information.
DJs: Don Sullivan, Mac Allen, “the bearded” Bob Cole,
Dave Allen, Al Adams, J. Thomas, Bob Mitchell.
DJ note: Jay Thomas: later recurring star in Murphy Brown
Song notes cont
2. 5, if you count both sides of the Beatles & CCR 45s).
Otherwise, would have been #1 for 10 consecutive weeks (possibly 11)
PH. better known as the male voice of the Archies.
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