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

Coming next:
Hills Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 18, 1970



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