Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for Feb. 7 , 1972

A LOOK AT A RARE, UNIQUE, VINTAGE TOP SELLING RECORDS LIST WITH SOMETIMES SNIDE REMARKS

Five days after Ground Hog's Day in 1972 these were the top singles and LP's that hit a note with the general public -

DON McLEAN still has America enthralled with "American Pie".

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY has a "Sound Magazine" that a lot of people are buying.


MEANWHILE

THE OSMONDS are down by a large stream that isn't very energetic

DONNY OSMOND is trying to get the attention of some gal who snubbed him

T. REX is trying to screw a smoking device...

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE  aren't staying


WE'LL GIVE 'EM THIS ONE
(Artists that don't ring a bell)

Robert John, Addrisi Brothers, The English Congregation


ROCK BANDS THAT PLAYED ON THIS DATE:

THIN LIZZY plays Queensway Club, Stevenage, England (Set List)

MOUNTAIN is rocking Kinetic Circus, Birmingham Circus, England (Set List)

SLADE is slaying them at Top Rank Institute, Reading, England (Set List)


Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for Feb. 7 , 1972 - 

The #28 single on this list -
T Rex - Bang A Gong 

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for Jan. 12, 1972

A list for those of you who remember when we were young and not so innocent...

ON THIS DATE:

GENESIS is live at the Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY, during their Foxtrot Tour.
You can see it on Youtube here!

That's all I could find music-wise for this date in history (I'm going for the exact date here).

SO LET'S JUST SKIP TO THIS EDITION OF THE HILLS DEPARTMENT STORE TOP SELLING RECORDS LIST THAT IS DATED JANUARY 12, 1972.

Okay, for the top selling singles
(I'm writing this before I even look at it so I'll be as surprised as you are)
(Okay, I'm looking now...)
(Okay, I'm not surprised because it is close to the top selling singles from the last list I put up which was only a weeks ago.)

BUT ANYHOW

Back on January 12, 1972, DON McLEAN had the #1 single with "American Pie".
(Did he ever do anything after that?)

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY has 3 of the Top 10 Selling Albums.
(Bless their hearts. It beats that Rap Crap you hear today.)

ALSO

THE GRASS ROOTS are trying to figure out how to divide

CARLY SIMON is still waiting on that catsup (ketchup) bottle

THE WHO recognize eye color

THE CARPENTERS are inflicting pain


AND THEN THERE'S THESE GUYS

Dennis Coffey, Climax, Beverly Bremers


Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for January 17, 1972 -

The #2 single on this list -
Melanie - Brand New Key

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for Jan. 3, 1971

For those of you whose prime partying days were the Sixties and Seventies!

ON THIS DATE:

YES is at the Greyhound, Croyden England during their "YES ALBUM" tour

That's the only concert I could find that was going on on that particular day.
I do have these tid-bits though:

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS are on The Barbara McNair Show (some guy named "Doctor Magaic" was on there too).

It's Nationall High Five Day in the U.S.A.


THERE MAY BE A MISTAKE ON THE LIST THIS GO ROUND -

The fact of the matter is I think there's a misprint at the top of the original list that is pictured here.
It says Jan. 3, 1971 but the TOP SELLING RECORDS are pretty close to the list from December 13, 1971 and the one coming next (Jan. 1972)

This has to be from 1972.

I know "American Pie" and "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" were popular - but for a year?
(In other words those are two of the top four selling singles this go round.)

On a lighter note, "ALL IN THE FAMILY" by the original cast has the #3 selling album!


ALSO

MICHAEL JACKSON doesn't want to miss an appointment

DAVID CASSIDY strikes out on his own and does THE ASSOCIATION

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY is having one of those nights like we've all had (Maybe because Mr. Cassidy took off...)

LED ZEPPELIN sings about a non-white canine


And now a slight pause while I get away from the capital letters for a moment.

End of pause.


GROUPS WHO WISH THEY WERE MORE REMEMBERED

Think, Betty Wright, Leonard Family


Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for Jan. 3, 1971 - 

The #28 single on this list -
Led Zeppelin Reunion - Black Dog (Rare Video) 

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for December 13, 1971.

What do Black Sabbath, Sonny and Cher and Aretha Franklin have in common?
Read on!

ON THIS DATE:

John Sinclair (sentenced to 10 years for selling 2 marijuana joints) is freed.

THE WHO play the Civic Center In San Francisco

BLACK SABBATH is at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam

Oh, and Davy Jones of the Monkees was on Merv Griffin.


A SHORT RUNDOWN ON THE TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's

Remember "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"? Do you remember who did it?
It was The Hillsdale Singers and they have the most popular single this go round.

Remember Danny Bonaduce? He was that goof-ball kid that used to be on The Partridge Family - who once aagain have the top selling album.

ALSO

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE sing about a TV sitcom

SONNY AND CHER know what they need

ARETHA FRANKLIN tries to keep her balance while jamming

CARLY SIMON just opened a ketchup bottle


MY MEMORY ESCAPES ME ON...

Climax, Coven, Bullet

Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for December 13, 1971 - 

The #9 single on this list -
Isaac Hayes - Shaft - live 1973  

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(Yep, 1971. Somehow I missed a list from the beginning of that year.)


 

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for October 11, 1971

ON THIS DATE:

PINK FLOYD plays at Paris Theatre, London, England

MOUNTAIN and J. GEILS BAND are at St. Johns University, Flushing, NY, USA

YES is live in Wolverhampton, England

FRANK ZAPPA does Carnegie Hall

PROCOL HAREM is at Le Bataclan, Paris, France
(See it here!)


TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's FROM THIS PARTICULAR LIST

My memories of the early seventies is of when ROCK GROUPS WERE ROCK GROUPS.
They just didn't conquer the singles market which explains why The Osmond Brothers and brother Donny have the best selling 45's for the second list in a row.
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As far as Rock Groups go in the LP list, at least THE WHO are in there.


ALSO

JOAN BAEZ considers some gal named Dixie old
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY all woke up in love at the same time
STEVIE WONDER located a person
TEN YEARS AFTER isn't happy with the state of the planet


YEAH, I REMEMBER THEM...

Pop-Tops, Fanny, Undisputed Truth


Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for October 11, 1971 - 

The #16 single on this list that I thought I'd share because I love the song and this group! 
Enjoy!
Rain Dance - The Guess Who

I'm in such a Guess Who mood I thought I'd share this classic too -
Running back to Saskatoon

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for September 27, 1971

THE BEST SELLING SINGLES AND ALBUMS FROM HILLS DEPARTMENT STORE ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1971
 
But before we get to that -
 
ON THIS DATE:

Led Zeppelin Hiroshima Charity Concert
Led Zeppelin donates proceeds of their concert in Hiroshima to the victims of the first atomic bomb in 1945. The mayor, Setsuo Yamada, presents the band with a letter of appreciation and a city medal as a token of friendship.

Black Sabbath and ZZ Top play are at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas

Supertramp does a gig at Venue St George's Hall, Bradford, England


THE TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's?

The Osmonds are on top of Donny Osmond (it had to happen) for top selling 45.
Carole King and The Partridge Family keep the population mellow with the top 2 LPs.

ALSO

Rod Stewart has no doubts
Bill Withers is experiencing a cloudy day
The Guess Who are experiencing a dry spell
Carole King isn't even close


NOT THE WHO BUT  - WHO?

Redbone, Stampeders, Free Movement, Paul Stookey


Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for September 27, 1971 -

The #1 single on this list
The Osmonds - Yo Yo
(I'm going for shock value on this one)

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for September 6, 1971

What were we in tune with on September 6, 1971?


ON THIS DATE:

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, dies in New York City at the age of 69.

Quincy Jones, singers Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles and Roberta Flack are on the Merv Griffin Show

The Grateful Dead is Live at the Hollywood Palladium

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is at Venue Parco Della Favorita, Palermo, Italy


THE TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's?

Donny Osmond is on top of a band that is singing about road markers for top single.

Paul and Linda McCartney can't overtake Carole King for best selling album.


ALSO

Paul McCartney sings about his uncles
Rod Stewart trusts in people
Creedence Clearwater Revival pick up a nice person
The Who are learning


FAMOUS AT ONE TIME
Lee Michaels, Stampeders, The Glass Bottle, Nite-Liters


Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for September 6, 1971 -

The number 5 song on this list
Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for August 9, 1971

What were we in tune with on August 9, 1971?

ON THIS DATE:

Pink Floyd played Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan

Elvis was playing Vegas

Stephen Stills played The Denver Coliseum

Janice Ian played at the Wollman Skating Rink in NYC


AS FOR THE TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's

The Raiders are still at the top for the third list in a row - beating out some guy named Tom Clay in the singles department.
The Partridge Family has finally been toppled! Carole King has the  number one album.


ALSO
The Bee Gees need a doctor.
Donny Osmond is annoyed by some chick.
The Jackson Five are putting something off.
Rare Earth is in a festive mood.


WHO?
Tom Clay, Dave and Ansil (Ansil?) Collins, Jody Miller


Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for August 9, 1971 -

The #1 single on this list
Paul Revere and the Raiders - Indian Reservation

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for July 19, 1971

What kind of music was popular on July 19, 1971?

ON THIS DATE:

Sonny and Cher are on the David Frost Show

Roger Daltrey of The Who weds model Heather Taylor

Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper and Yes all play at the Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada


AS FOR THE TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's

"Don't Pull Your Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds overtakes Carole King for the number two single, The Raiders' "Indian Reservation remains number one.
The PartridgeFamily remain ahead of Paul and Linda McCartney for top LP.


ALSO

Tommy James sounds like he's playing football.
Carly Simon tells someone they're doing something right.
Isaac Hayes isn't staying.
Three Dog Night doesn't believe someone.


WHO?
John Denver with Fat city, Cymarron and The 8th Day all have songs on this list.


Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's forJuly 19, 1971 -

The #3 single on this list
Carole King & James Taylor - It's Too Late (Live at The Troubadour 2007) 

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For John Lennon On His Birthday

It's John Lennon's birthday today.
Due to the significance of this day in Rock and Roll history the usual Hills Top 40 Pops list will not be seen. It will be back the next post.

I really don't know where to begin on this one.

I grew up with The Beatles.
Was only seven years old when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Saw that and they have been my favorite group to this day.

I still remember Christmas 1965.
One of the presents I opened was the Beatle's latest album "Help".
Have no recollection of any of the other presnts Santa brought me that day -  that was one of those great moments I never forgot. (still have that LP.)

I loved all the Beatles but John was my favorite.

You knew he was the leader. His wit was sharp as a razor. He was cool.

Read his book "In His Own Write and A Spaniard In the Works". Totally Hilarious. Still have the book.

This was not just a great song writer with one of the greatest voices in rock and roll hiistory.

JOHN LENNON WAS AN ORIGINAL

He told us all that ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.

He wanted us all to GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.

He wanted everyone to have a HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

He did do some off-the-wall things (Yoko, the Bed-In, protesting, etc.) but that was okay.
It was just John being John.

He "retired" for a couple years to be a "house-husband" and a daddy to son Sean.

It seemed like ages until...
he finally started recording again.

With the release of "Double Fantasy" John was back!

And we couldn't be happier.

Today, on October 9, he would have turned 74.

IMAGINE what could have been.

I miss him.

John Lennon-  Imagine

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for July 12, 1971

What kind of music was popular on July 12, 1971?


ON THIS DATE:

Judas Priest plays at The Gunn Inn, London, England
The Bee Gees are at Canberra Theatre, Canberra, Australia


AS FOR THE TOP SELLING SINGLES AND LP's

The Raiders are on top of Carole King for number one single.
The Partridge Family remain popular enough to beat out a Beatle for top LP.


ALSO
The Grass Roots are patient
John Denver thinks a road can drive
The Osmond Brothers can't get enough
Isaac Hayes is a victim of circumstance


GROUPS THAT ESCAPE MY MEMORY
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds, Jean Knight, Brenda and the Tabulations


Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for July 12, 1971 -

From the #2 LP on this list
Too Many People - Paul McCartney (with bonus song!)

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Note
I mistakenly referred to the May 31 list on the (May 10, 1971) post as far as referrals to the songs were concerned.
The previous post has since been updated. I think I got it right this time. Feel free to check it out.

Now on to the regularly scheduled post

ON THIS DATE:

World No Tobacco Day
Governor Jimmy Carter is on the cover of Time Magazine.

Led Zeppelin played at the Sports Stadium in Orlando Florida


AS FOR THE MUSIC

The Raiders (Remember Paul Revere and the Raiders?) (Those guys) have the top single ahead of Carole King.
The Partridge Family (Them guys again?) (See previous posts.) had the nerve to beat out Paul McCartney's second solo effort for top LP.


ALSO

Ringo Starr has his first solo hit and it wasn't easy.
Jerry Reed knows when he's not cold.
The Partridge Family (here we go again) don't want to go all the way.
Elvis and Joe Cocker are ready to leave.


REMEMBER THESE GUYS THAT ALSO HAPPEN TO BE ON THIS LIST?
Mathew's Southern Comfort? Ocean? Donny Osmond and the Osmonds?


Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 31, 1971 -

The #8 single on this list
 Ringo Starr - It don't come easy - Live!! 

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 10, 1971

ON THIS DATE:

Astronomy Day

US special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents

"Escape From the Planet of the Apes" was a hit at the box office (the thing I most remember about this one is that Eric Braeden of "The Young & Restless" was the bad guy).
"Big Jake" starring John Wayne was also quite popular.

Liberace, Joan Crawford, Walter Matthau and comedienne Joan Rivers were guests on The Merv Griffin Show.

Led Zeppelin played at Liverpool University
Setlist included: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (medley: incl. Mess of Blues, It'll Be Me), Gallows Pole

 
AS FOR THE MUSIC

Three Dog Night brings joy to the world with the top single,
The Partridge Family is rolling along with the top two albums.

ALSO

The Doors are hot for some chick.
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles sing about an old TV show.
The Rolling Stones are singing about a sweet substance.
James Brown had tears in his eyes

GROUPS YOU MAY HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF
Daddy Dewdrop, Tin Tin, R. Dean Taylor

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 10, 1971 -

 
The #3 single on the Hills Top 40 Pops list for May 10, 1971

DADDY DEWDROP - "CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT)"

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's forApril 26, 1971

ON THIS DATE:

World Intellectual Property Day
(For real.)

Woody Allen's "Bananas", "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (directed by Roger Vadim, starring: Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas) and "Billy Jack" were kicking ass at the box office.

Dick Cavett just so happens to have Woody Allen on his talk show this day. Merv Griffin had the Carpenters (who just so happen to appear on the list shown below).

Playboy had a chick in a tub with a lot of bubbles on her on the cover.


AS FOR THE MUSIC

Three Dog Night knocks off the Partridge Family for top spot in singles.
The Partridge Family is taking no prisoners though with the top two LP's.

ALSO

John Lennon wants to make sure you always have electricity.
(No disrespect meant here. John Lennon is one of my heroes.)

Alice Cooper is singing about a magical age.
Marvin Gaye caught someone...
Nilsson has a fondness for an inamite object.

REMEMBER THESE GUYS?
Daddy Dewdrop? The Buohs? The Fuzz???

They all appear on this list.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 26, 1971 -

The #7 song on this list -
John Lennon Power To The People (alternate take)

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's forApril 5, 1971

 ON THIS DATE:

Fran Phipps is the first woman to reach the North Pole.

"The Beguiled" starring Clint Eastwood and "Summer of '42" starring: Jennifer O'Neill were popular at the movies.

Michael Jackson was on the cover of Rolling Stone.

The Grateful Dead played at the Manhatten Center in New York.
Genesis played at Angel Inn, Godalming, England

Joe Theismann surprised the world of football by signing a three-year contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts.

ON A LIGHTER NOTE:

The "Peanuts" comic strip for that day -

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Partridge Family and Lynn Anderson are still hanging tough for the top two singles with Tom Jones hot on their trail.
(It was a simpler time back then.)

Janis Joplin is breathing down the necks of The Partridge Family for top LP.

ALSO

The Osmonds find a rotten apple.
The Temptations don't believe what they see.
Bobby Goldsboro is bored enough to watch some kid grow.
Neil Diamond is repeating himself.

SOME ARTISTS YOU MAY REMEMBER BUT I DON'T
Sammi Smith, The Bells, Salvage

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 5, 1971 -

The #4 song on this list -
Three Dog Night - Joy To The World - Live 

 

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for March 22, 1971

On this date:

One of the top movies was George Lucas' first movie "THX 1138".
I remember seeing that at the movie theater when it first came out and I hate to admit it but thought it was kind of boring.
Mr. Lucas came a long way.

The guests on the talk shows that day -
Merv Griffin had Clint Eastwood, Johnny Carson had Chuck Conners and Joe Frazier, Dick Cavett had Florence Henderson
(Dick was a nice guy.)

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

Rock and Roll is alive and well as The Partridge Family, Lynn Anderson and The Osmonds take the Top 3 spots in the singles category.

The Top 2 LP's also kick ass as the Partridge Family and The Carpenters come out on top.

ALSO

Creedence Clearwater Revival has been experiencing a dry spell.
Andy Williams does George Harrison.
Elvis Presley is missing some people.
Brewer and Shipley are catching a buzz.

 

SOME ARTISTS I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH OF -

Francis Lai, Wadsworth Mansion, King Floyd


Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for March 22, 1971 -

The #10 song on this list -

Janis Joplin / Me And Bobby Mcgee [Live] 1970

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for January 18, 1971

On this date:

Winnie The Pooh Day

"I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" had its origins on January 18, 1971, in a London fog. Bill Backer, creative director on the Coca-Cola account for the McCann-Erickson advertising agency, was flying to London to meet up with Billy Davis, the music director on the Coca-Cola account, to write radio commercials with two successful British songwriters, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, to be recorded by the New Seekers, a popular British singing group.
 
On TV:

• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
• The Lucy Show
• Mayberry RFD
• The Doris Day Show
• The Carol Burnett Show

Top Movies:

• "Vanishing Point"starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
• "Sometimes a Great Notion" directed by Paul Newman, starring Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick

Top Books:

• "The Exorcist"  by William P. Blatt
• "Wheels" by Arthur Haile
• "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

"Knock Three Times" by Dawn scores top single, "The Partridge Family Album" beats out CCR's "Cosmo's Factory" for number one LP.

ALSO

The Bee Gees are lonely
Led Zeppelin sings about immigrants
Eric Clapton has something going on later in the evening
John Lennon sings about his mom


Remember Runt? Murray Head? Redeye?
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for January 18, 1971 -

Tony Orlando & Dawn - "Knock Three Times" - early rare music video 

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for September 8, 1970

On this date:
- Hijacking of three airliners to Jordan by Palestinians; the events to follow would later become known as Black September

Birthdays -
Nobody whose name the majority of anyone reading this would probably recognize was born on this day.

Deaths -
Percy Spencer: inventor of the microwave oven.


Top Movies:

• "Kes" directed by Kenneth Loach (Gotta admit, never heard of that one.)
• "Five Easy Pieces" - starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black
• "Soldier Blue" - starring Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence (Another one that escapes me.)
• "Lovers and Other Strangers" - starring Gig Young, Bea Arthur, Bonnie Bedelia

Top Books:

• Guess what. They are all still the same as they were on the March 2, 1970 post. If you're really that interested in seeing them you can check any of the previous posts. I really hate to repeat myself.

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

Would you believe Bobby Sherman has the top single?
At least Creedence Clearwater Revival brings us back to earth with "Cosmo's Factory" for top album, edging out "Woodstock".

ALSO

A song about a rubber duckie makes waves.
Chicago can't get their numbers straight.
Eric Burdon and War don't want to keep their wine in the bottle.
B.J. Thomas is a believer.

Remember Robin McNamara? Flaming Embers? The Five Stairsteps?
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for Sept. 8, 1970 -

Creedence Clearwater Revival "Rehearsal at Cosmo's Factory" 

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for December 7, 1970

On this date:

- Pearl Harbor Day
- International Civil Aviation Day

On TV:
- Jack Benny on the Bob Hope Special

Top Movies:
"Sometimes a Great Notion" directed by Paul Newman, starring Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick
"El Topo"
"Love Story" starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal
"Little Big Man" starring Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Partrideg Family and The Jackson Five are still one and two for top selling single.
Creedence Clearwater Revival is still ahead of The Carpenters for top album.
(Yes, it's a repeat of the November 23, 1970 post for top two.)

ALSO

Smokey Robinson is singing about some clown with tears in his eyes.
Dawn gives someone the high sign.
Chicago wants to know if anybody else knows.
Perry Como doesn't believe something is possible.


Remember Andy Kim? Lynn Anderson? Henry Mancini? (Okay, I remember him.)
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for December 7, 1970 -

The CARPENTERS "CLOSE TO YOU" Live at Budokan Japan - HD 

Jack Benny on the Bob Hope Special (Dec 7, 1970)

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for January 18, 1971.

 
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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for November 23, 1970

On this date:

Nothing really significant happened on this exact day that I could find.

There are a few different movies from the previous post (October 19, 1970).

Top Movies:

"When Moscow Laughs"
"Ryan's Daughter" starring: Robert Mitchum,
"Africa Erotica"
"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" starring: Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Colin Blakely
"The Phantom Tollbooth" directed by Chuck Jones, starring Butch Patrick, Hans Conried, Mel Blanc
(Can't believe I never saw this one. We got the guys behind the classic Warner Brothers Bugs Bunny, Road Runner cartoons and Eddie Munster?)

Top Books:

I used to list the top books for this date.
Screw that.
They're still the same from the March 2, 1970 post and I seriously doubt if anyone out there cares.

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Partridge Family beats out The Jackson Five for top single.
Creedence Clearwater Revival hangs tough and shows The Carpenters who's number one for best selling album.

ALSO

Elvis Presley talks to his contractor.
Glen Campbell says not to believe it.
The Supremes talk about love and substance abuse.
Neil Diamond has a brother who he thinks is not overweight.

Remember Mashmakhan? Bobby Bloom? The Presidents?
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for November 23, 1970 -

I Think I Love You - Partridge Family 
(How can anyone not like this song?) 

Now for something completely different.
(It has nothing to do with the above, just thought you might enjoy it.)

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for December 7, 1970.


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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for October 19, 1970

On this date:

There were really no significant things that happened on this day.
No Births, deaths or anything of any interest to the general population.
Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor, was born this day but I don't really remember him so I decided not to put it in here...

THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVIES THIS TIME - A COUPLE OF WHICH I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION!

Top Movies:
"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" directed by Billy Wilder, starring Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee
"The Twelve Chairs" directed by Mel Brooks, starring Mel Brooks, Frank Langella
"The Conformist"
"The Vampire Lovers"
"Burn!"

Top Books:
This is getting ridiculous. still no change from previous posts.


AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Jackson Five beat out Dawn with "I'll Be There" for top single (it was a simpler time back then).
Creedence Clearwater Revival hangs tough with "Cosmo's Factory" for best sellong LP ahead of "Woodstock".
( I know, the LP's are the same as the previous list from September 8)

ALSO

Neil Diamond runs into a gal who desperately needs to see a chiropractor
The Who are horny
Bread doesn't care
Aretha Franklin doesn't care for a song

Remember R. Dean Taylor? 100 Proof? Five Flights Up?
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for October 19, 1970 -

Jackson 5 - "I'll be There" (Final Concert 2001) 

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for November 23, 1970

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for June 8, 1970

On this date:

World Ocean Day.

Birthdays -
Troy Vincent - NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles) was born this day.

Got a whole bunch of new top movies this go round. 
The top books are still the same as the May 18 list, though.

Top Movies
"Catch-22" directed by Mike Nichols, starring: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin
"Myra Breckinridge" starring: Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch
"Chisum" starring: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George
"Kelly's Heroes" starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles
"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" directed by Russ Meyer

Top Books
"The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles
"Love Story" by Erich Segal
"Islands in the Stream" by Ernest Hemingway
"The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Beatles top the list with "The Long and Winding Road" (number one single).
Paul McCartney has his first solo album right ahead of his bandmates' last album for top LP.

ALSO

Vanity Fare is in need of a ride.
Bobby Sherman is talking to the sun.
Elvis Presleys' mom apparently likes roses.
Three Dog Nights' mom didn't invite them.

Remember The Pipkins? The Moments? Edward Bear?
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for June 8, 1970 -

 

The Beatles - The Long And Winding Road

 

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Hills Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for September 8, 1970




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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for May 18, 1970

On this date:

Birthdays -
(No one particularly famous was born this day...)

BUT

There's finally a new entry to the Top Movies list!
The top books remain the same as the May 4 post.

 
Top Movies

• "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" directed by Sam Peckinpah starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens
• "A Man Called Horse" starring Richard Harris

Top Books

• "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles
• "Love Story" by Erich Segal
• "Islands in the Stream" by Ernest Hemingway
• "The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky" is riding high as top single.
Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" tops Paul McCartneys' first solo album for number one LP

The Jackson Five know their A B C's.
Kenny Rogers has something burning.
Melanie wants you to lay down.
Joe Cocker has his mind on a letter.

Remember White Plains? The Sandpipers? The Street People?
They all have songs in the Top 40.

Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 18, 1970 -

Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky ( Rare Original Footage French TV 1970 )

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Hills Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for June 8, 1970

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for May 4, 1970

On this date:

International Firefighters' Day

- National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio
- Star Wars day, "May the 4th be with you" pun.

Birthdays:
- Will Arnett was born this day

The top movies and books remain the same as they were on the April 20, 1970 list.
The top movies is pared down, though.

Top Movies
"A Man Called Horse" starring Richard Harris
"Colossus: The Forbin Project" starring Eric Braeden (Victor Newman on Young and Restless)

Books
"The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles
"Love Story" by Erich Segal
"Islands in the Stream" by Ernest Hemingway
"The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Jackson Five beats out Badfinger in the Top 40, 
Simon and Garfunkel overtake The Beatles for best selling LP.

ALSO

Chicago wants to be made to smile.
The Poppy Family wants to know which way Billy went.
Everything is beautiful for Ray Stevens.
Creedence Clearwater Revival knows where they're at.

Remember White Plains? Meters? Vincent Bell?
They all have songs in the Top 40.
 
Here is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 4, 1970:

Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Central Park

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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for April 20, 1970

 

On this date:

National "High Five" Day

- The 74th Boston Marathon was won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30
- Bruno Kreisky becomes 1st socialist chancellor of Austria
- Ron Hill's 2:10:30 at Boston, sets new US marathon record

Birthdays:
- Actor Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds) was born this day.

The following top movies and books are still the same as the previous posts.
They are subject to change as the weeks pass on.
(I'm good on these Hills lists 'till 1974.)

Top Movies: 

•  "A Man Called Horse" starring Richard Harris
•  "Colossus: The Forbin Project" starring Eric Braeden (Victor Newman on Young and Restless)
•  "The Sicilian Clan"
•  "Women in Love" directed by Ken Russell, starring: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson
•  "Bloody Mama" directed by Roger Corman, starring Shelley Winters

Top Books:

•  "Islands in the Stream" by Ernest Hemingway
•  "The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart
• "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles
•  "Love Story" by Erich Segal

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

The Beatles beat out The Jackson Five and Simon and Garfunkel for top single and LP.

ALSO

Diana Ross instructs The Supremes how to get to the top of a house.
Johnny Cash is not sure of who is lying.
George Baker Selection has a bag of a particular color.
Jerry Lee Lewis sings about a proud chicken.

Remember Tyrone Davis? Bobbi Martin? Bill Deal and Rhonels??? (I don't...)
They all have songs in this Top 40.

Here is the complete Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 20, 1970:

Number 1 single for this date - "Let It Be" by The Beatles

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Hills Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 4, 1970


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Hills Top 40 Pops & Best Selling LP's for April 13, 1970

On this date:

- An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.

- Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon.

- 34th Golf Masters Championship: Billy Casper wins, shooting a 279.


Birthdays:
- Rick Schroder, Eddie Robinson (NFL linebacker) were born this day.


Top Movies:

• "Colossus: The Forbin Project" starring Eric Braeden (Victor Newman on Young and Restless)
• "Women in Love" directed by Ken Russell, starring: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson
• "Bloody Mama" directed by Roger Corman, starring Shelley Winters
• "My Night at Maud's"
• "The Sicilian Clan"

Top Books:

• "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles
• "Islands in the Stream" by Ernest Hemingway
•  "Love Story" by Erich Segal
• "The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart

DISCLAIMER FOR REPEAT CONTENT:

The above top movies and books are pretty much the same as the previous post (which was for March 2, 1970).
Some things don't change that much between weeks.
The top songs on the other hand do.

Stay tuned for the changes.

END OF DISCLAIMER

AS FOR THE MUSIC -

"Let It Be" and "Hey Jude" puts The Beatles on top for single and LP.

ALSO

Badfinger is daring someone.
Kenny Rogers has a burning sensation.
Three Dog Night is partying.
The Archies can't figure out who someone's baby is.

Remember Bobbi Martin? Guy Drake? Al Martino???
They all have songs in this Top 40.

Here now is the entire Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 13, 1970:
 

The Beatles - Hey Jude Rehearsal Film (Rare) 

 

"I DOZED OFF AT A LED ZEPPELIN CONCERT..."

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Hills Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 20, 1970



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