KKUA's Top 69 from 1971

As we've often spoken about on the air, Honolulu's KKUA 69 AM ruled the Hawaiian airwaves back in the seventies. Radio magic happened nearly everyday for listeners during that decade that gave us; singer-songwriters, stadium rock, disco, new wave and great island music.

To give you an idea of the power of transistor radios and cars with only an AM receiver dominating the state of Hawaii, check out the year 1971 when DJs still did the classic three hour airshift; starting with Jim Peters from 6AM to 9AM, Steven B. Williams covering 9AM to 12 noon, Gene Davis taking over from 12 noon to 3PM, Ron King handling the afternoon duties from 3PM to 6PM, Scott Edwards supplying sunset sounds from 6PM to 9PM, Dick Wainwright adding excitement to Hawaiian nights from 9PM to midnight and handing the microphone duties over to Rick Shannon for overnights.

Compiled from the KKUA 69 Official Top 20 weekly charts, we present to you the Big 69 KKUA - HAWAII'S TOP 69 from 1971:

1. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
2. I've Found Someone of My Own - Free Movement
3. Just My Imagination - Temptations
4. Smiling Faces (Sometimes) - Undisputed Truth
5. Timothy -The Buoys
6. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
7. Knock Three Times - Dawn
8. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
9. One Bad Apple - Osmonds
10. Chatto-Matte-Kudasai - Sam Kapu
11. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
12. Precious & Few - Climax
13. I'm So Poud - Main Ingredient
14. Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders
15. Life Is That Way - Jose Feliciano
16. It's Impossible - Perry Como
17. Domino - Van Morrison
18. Superstar - The Carpenters
19. Woodstock - Matthew's Southern Comfort
20. Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson Five
21. Gypsies, Tramps & Theives - Cher
22. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
23. Yo Yo - Osmonds
24. Sweet & Innocent - Donny Osmond
25. It's Too Late - Carole King
26. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
27. Stay Awhile - The Bells
28. Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
29. If - Bread
30. Black Magic Woman - Santana
31. For All We Know - The Carpenters
32. The Pushbike Song - Mixtures
33. Mandrill - Mandrill
34. I Can't Stop - Osmonds
35. Tears of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
36. Stick-Up - Honeycone
37. Liar - Three Dog Night
38. Watcha See, is Watcha Get - The Dramatics
39. Your Song - Elton John
40. Draggin' The Line - Tommy James
41. Morning Of Our Lives - The Arkade
42. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees
43. I Hear Those Churchbells - Dusk
44. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
45. I Love You For All Seasons - Fuzz
46. We Can Make It Girl - Society of Seven
47. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
48. Albert Flasher - Guess Who
49. Most of All - B.J. Thomas
50. Three Cheers For Love - Dick Jensen
51. Mama's Pearl - Jackson Five
52. Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
53. No Matter What - Badfinger
54. I Do Take You - Three Degrees
55. Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged in Soul
56. Just An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
57. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
58. Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
59. Oye Como Va - Santana
60. Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry) - Sounds of Sunshine
61. Games - Redeye
62. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
63. Lola - The Kinks
64. I Dig Everything About You - The Mob
65. Love Song - The Vogues
66. What Are You Doing Sunday? - Dawn
67. Baby I'm A Want You - Bread
68. Frisco Bay - Society of Seven
69. Born To Wonder - Rare Earth