May 2, 1970

----- DROPOUTS -----
Call Me / Son Of A Preacher Man - Aretha Franklin ----- 13 (2) / 9
Gotta Hold On To This Feeling - Jr. Walker & The All Stars ----- 21 (2) / 9
Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairman Of The Board ----- 3 / 12
Celebrate - Three Dog Night ----- 15 (2) / 8
The Rapper - The Jaggerz ----- 2 / 11


 40 --- Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers (41)
39 39 --- Come Running - Van Morrison
 38 --- Puppet Man - The 5th Dimension (56)
 37 --- Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) - Diana Ross (49)
 36 --- Viva Tirado - Part 1 - El Chicano (54)
40 35 --- Make Me Smile - Chicago
35 34 --- Airport Love Theme (Gwen And Vern) - Vincent Bell
24 33 --- Shilo - Neil Diamond
38 32 --- Which Way You Goin' Billy? - The Poppy Family (feat. Susan Jacks)
20 31 --- Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks

 30 --- Up Around The Bend / Run Through The Jungle - Creedence Clearwater Revival (48 )
34 29 --- Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
31 28 --- What Is Truth - Johnny Cash
15 27 --- House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink
26 26 --- Everybody's Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas
28 25 --- You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
32 24 --- Get Ready - Rare Earth
23 23 --- Tennessee Bird Walk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
22 22 --- You're The One - Part II - Little Sister
17 21 --- The Bells - The Originals

33 20 --- Love On A Two-Way Street - The Moments
27 19 --- Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel
13 18 --- Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
18 17 --- For The Love Of Him - Bobbi Martin
21 16 --- Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
16 15 --- Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
09 14 --- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel              
14 13 --- Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade
11 12 --- Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes
12 11 --- Something's Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

10 10 --- Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis
19 09 --- Vehicle - The Ides Of March
07 08 --- Come And Get It - Badfinger
06 07 --- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
08 06 --- Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - The Friends Of Distinction
04 05 --- Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon
05 04 --- American Woman / No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who
03 03 --- Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
02 02 --- Let It Be - The Beatles        
01 01 --- ABC - Jackson 5      


This week sees the first appearance of El Chicano and also we have our first 'solo' debut from Diana Ross.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 2-8 May 1970

01 02 SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum *
02 01 ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING Dana **
03 23 BACK HOME England World Cup Squad
04 03 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel ***
05 04 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Andy Williams
06 08 NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE Stevie Wonder
07 06 GIMME DAT DING The Pipkins
08 09 FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin
09 14 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Frijid Pink
10 12 WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND The Cufflinks

11 15 TRAVELLIN' BAND Creedence Clearwater Revival
12 10 GOOD MORNING, FREEDOM Blue Mink
13 07 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Bob & Marcia
14 05 KNOCK! KNOCK! - WHO'S THERE? Mary Hopkin
15 17 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Tom Jones
16 16 RAG MAMA RAG The Band
17 11 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops
18 20 WHO DO YOU LOVE? Juicy Lucy
19 27 I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP The Hollies
20 21 YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD-LOOKING WOMAN Joe Dolan

21 13 WAND'RIN' STAR Lee Marvin ***
22 18 SOMETHING'S BURNING Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
23 22 I DON'T BELIEVE IN IF, ANYMORE Roger Whittaker
24 32 I'VE GOT YOU ON MY MIND White Plains
25 19 THAT SAME OLD FEELING Pickettywitch
26 28 THE SEEKER The Who
27 31 BRONTOSAURUS The Move
28 33 IF I COULD (EL CONDOR PASA) Julie Felix
29 30 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN Rufus Thomas
30 35 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD Sacha Distel

31 25 DON'T CRY, DADDY Elvis Presley
32 -- BELFAST BOY Don Fardon
33 38 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
34 26 LET IT BE The Beatles
35 -- QUESTION The Moody Blues
36 29 NA NA, HEY HEY, KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam
37 24 GOVINDA Radha Krishna Temple
38 34 WHY (MUST WE FALL IN LOVE)? Diana Ross and the Supremes + The Temptations
39 -- OUT, DEMONS OUT The Edgar Broughton Band
40 37 TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris ******

-- 36 EVERYBODY, GET TOGETHER Dave Clark Five
-- 39 I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson Five
-- 40 ELIZABETHAN REGGAE Boris Gardiner


Debuts here from Don Fardon, and the Edgar Broughton Band