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

ON THIS DATE:

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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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