March 7, 1970

----- DROPOUTS -----
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin ----- 4 / 13
If I Were A Carpenter - Johnny Cash & June Carter ----- 36 / 2
Baby Take Me In Your Arms - Jefferson ----- 23 / 6
Walkin' In The Rain - Jay & The Americans ----- 19 / 7
Blowing Away - The 5th Dimension ----- 21 (2) / 6


34 40 --- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Lenny Welch
 39 --- Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum (64)
 38 --- Come And Get It - Badfinger (41)
 37 --- The Bells - The Originals (44)
39 36 --- Jennifer Tomkins - Street People
40 35 --- It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2) - James Brown
 34 --- Celebrate - Three Dog Night (48 )
 33 --- Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon (65)
21 32 --- Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Tom Jones
35 31 --- Do The Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas

20 30 --- I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Dionne Warwick
31 29 --- Gotta Hold On To This Feeling - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
38 28 --- Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
27 27 --- Always Something There To Remind Me - R.B. Greaves
30 26 --- Never Had A Dream Come True - Stevie Wonder
19 25 --- Honey Come Back - Glen Campbell
26 24 --- Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley
23 23 --- Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu
24 22 --- Call Me / Son Of A Preacher Man - Aretha Franklin
25 21 --- House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink

28 20 --- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
12 19 --- Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Joe South & The Believers
10 18 --- Venus - The Shocking Blue    
15 17 --- The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
14 16 --- Arizona - Mark Lindsay
22 15 --- Evil Ways - Santana
13 14 --- I Want You Back - Jackson 5    
18 13 --- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics
05 12 --- No Time - The Guess Who
07 11 --- Psychedelic Shack - The Temptations

17 10 --- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
08 09 --- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas          
16 08 --- Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairman Of The Board
11 07 --- The Rapper - The Jaggerz
06 06 --- Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set
04 05 --- Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
09 04 --- Rainy Night In Georgia / Rubberneckin' - Brook Benton
02 03 --- Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) / Everybody Is A Star - Sly & The Family Stone      
03 02 --- Travelin' Band / Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
01 01 --- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel      


This week, we see the new single from one-hit wonder Norman Greenbaum. Also, Badfinger comes in and quickly becomes very well known.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 7-13 March 1970

01 02 WAND'RIN' STAR Lee Marvin *
02 04 I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson Five
03 03 LET'S WORK TOGETHER Canned Heat
04 01 LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) Edison Lighthouse *****
05 05 INSTANT KARMA John Lennon & Yoko Ono w/the Plastic Ono Band
06 06 LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary
07 13 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel
08 11 YEARS MAY COME AND YEARS MAY GO Herman's Hermits
09 09 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' White Plains
10 07 TEMMA HARBOUR Mary Hopkin

11 10 UNITED WE STAND Brotherhood of Man
12 08 VENUS Shocking Blue
13 21 NA NA, HEY HEY, KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam
14 23 ELIZABETHAN REGGAE Boris Gardiner
15 16 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD Sacha Distel
16 28 SOMETHING'S BURNING Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
17 14 BOTH SIDES NOW Judy Collins
18 30 DON'T CRY, DADDY Elvis Presley
19 27 THAT SAME OLD FEELING Pickettywitch
20 15 TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris ******

21 12 WITCH'S PROMISE / TEACHER Jethro Tull
22 19 COME AND GET IT Badfinger
23 18 I'M A MAN Chicago
24 20 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
25 33 THE JOY OF LIVING Cliff & Hank
26 22 HITCHIN' A RIDE Vanity Fare
27 32 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry + Glen Campbell
28 -- EVERYBODY, GET TOGETHER Dave Clark Five
29 35 SYMPATHY Rare Bird
30 RE MY WAY Frank Sinatra

31 34 DOWN ON THE CORNER Creedence Clearwater Revival
32 -- FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin
33 RE BUT YOU LOVE ME, DADDY Jim Reeves
34 25 WEDDING BELL BLUES Fifth Dimension
35 26 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade
36 24 TRACY The Cufflinks
37 29 SUGAR SUGAR The Archies ********
38 37 BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY The Tams
39 17 I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU The Temptations
40 -- RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD Bobbie Gentry

-- 31 TILL Dorothy Squires
-- 36 SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross and the Supremes
-- 38 YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD-LOOKING WOMAN Joe Dolan
-- 39 FRIENDS Arrival
-- 40 JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING The Contours