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

ON THIS DATE:

Astronomy Day

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"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 Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for May 31, 1971


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

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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 Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 26, 1971

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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 Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for April 5, 1971
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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 Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for March 22, 1971.

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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 Department Store Top 40 Pops and 10 Best Selling LP's for October 19, 1970.

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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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