US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 17th, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 17th, 1971.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70’s here.

Make sure to also check the 1971’s Top 40 Singles here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 17TH, 1971

#1
JOY TO THE WORLD
Three Dog Night

JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night record cover

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 3 JOY TO THE WORLD ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (1 week at #1)
2 2 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9
3 1 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-11
4 4 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-11
5 8 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ЉۢРPaul McCartney (Apple)-7
6 16 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ЉۢРOcean (Kama Sutra)-6
7 6 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ЉۢРJanis Joplin (Columbia)-12
8 7 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10
9 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW ЉۢРThe Carpenters (A&M)-11
10 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ЉۢРBrewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-10

11 9 PROUD MARY ЉۢРIke and Tina Turner (Liberty)-12
12 19 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4
13 15 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-3
14 11 WILD WORLD ЉۢРCat Stevens (A&M)-10
15 12 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ЉۢРSammi Smith (Mega)-14
16 17 NO LOVE AT ALL ЉۢРB.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8
17 13 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ЉۢРAndy Williams (Columbia)-11
18 14 WHAT IS LIFE ЉۢРGeorge Harrison (Apple)-8
19 21 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8
20 28 IF ЉۢРBread (Elektra)-4

21 25 STAY AWHILE ЉۢРThe Bells (Polydor)-7
22 22 EIGHTEEN ЉۢРAlice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-9
23 24 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6
24 20 TEMPTATION EYES ЉۢРThe Grass Roots (Dunhill)-17
25 39 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-7
26 30 I PLAY AND SING ЉۢРDawn (Bell)-4
27 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-11
28 40 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ЉۢРJohn Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3
29 18 OYE COMO VA ЉۢРSantana (Columbia)-9
30 23 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11

31 32 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ЉۢРGlen Campbell (Capitol)-6
32 41 TIMOTHY ЉۢРThe Buoys (Scepter)-10
33 35 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ЉۢРKing Floyd (Chimneyville)-6
34 26 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9
35 29 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ЉۢРJames Brown (King)-8
36 38 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-5
37 44 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5
38 42 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-6
39 43 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ЉۢРThe Fuzz (Calla)-13
40 33 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ЉۢРElvis Presley (RCA)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 17TH, 1971

41 37 FREE ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-9

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 17TH, 1971

42 47 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-7
43 46 DO ME RIGHT ЉۢРThe Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-9
44 50 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-5
45 74 LOVE HER MADLY ЉۢРThe Doors (Elektra)-2
46 66 HERE COMES THE SUN ЉۢРRichie Havens (Stormy Forest)-5
47 64 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ЉۢРLobo (Big Tree)-3
48 73 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ЉۢРBrenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-3
49 51 PUSHBIKE SONG ЉۢРThe Mixtures (Sire)-7
50 56 LUCKY MAN ЉۢРEmerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-6

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 17TH, 1971

57 — BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1
85 — BROKEN / ALBERT FLASHER –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1
86 — GOTTA SEE JANE –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-1
89 — WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1
94 — NEVADA FIGHTER –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-1
98 — THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-1
99 — L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT –•– Susan Raye (Capitol)-1
100 — I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN –•– The Whatnauts (Stang)-1