There's an unusual header at the top of this week's WCFL chart, announcing the continued success of B.J. Thomas' hit "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head." (I can't see ANY instance in which this would still be a "Top Ten Hit" ... it has long since fallen off the 'CFL chart, already replaced by B.J.'s next single "Everybody's Out Of Town," which sits at #30 this week ... and even nationally, where it charted for as many as 22 weeks in Billboard and Cash Box, based on a premier date of October 25th, 1969, it would have fallen off these charts about three weeks ago as well.)
"Raindrops" charted for only nine weeks on the WCFL Chart, peaking at #2 on the chart dated January 12th. Now in all fairness, that was the FIRST WCFL Chart issued in several months ... so it likely would have charted several weeks longer in order to have climbed to #2 by this date. (Nationally, it first premiered on the October 25, 1969 chart published by Cash Box Magazine ... and showed up the following weeks in both Billboard and Record World.) It reached #1 in all three major publications, charting for as many as 22 weeks in Billboard and Cash Box ... but even at that would have fallen off these charts about three weeks ago ... so the banner headline seems a bit out of place.
Still, it's worth at least an honorable mention here since it was singled out in this way back then.
The Guess Who hold on to the #1 spot with "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" ...and seven of The Top Ten Records are all holdovers from last week's Top Ten.
The first sign of noticeable movement comes from Creedence Clearwater Revival, whose latest hit "Up Around The Bend" jumps from #23 to #14. Right behind it is "Get Ready" by Rare Earth, which makes a move of ten places from #25 to #15.
Two records we recently featured are doing especially well this week ... "Puppet Man" by The Fifth Dimension climbs from #35 to #19 (a jump of 16 places) while Neil Diamond's "Soolaimon" moves from #38 to #20, an 18-point jump.
Springing up ten places are "Love On A Two-Way Street" by The Moments (#37 to #27) and "Come Running" by Van Morrison, which climbs from #39 to #29. (I can honestly say that I don't recall EVER hearing this song on the radio once ... yet it was a #29 Chicagoland hit and made The Top 40 nationally, too ... peaking at #30 in Cash Box.)
Diana Ross' first solo hit premiers on the WCFL Chart this week at #39 ... it's called "Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)."
