US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 24th, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 24th, 1971.

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

You can also check the complete 1971 Top 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 24TH, 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 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10
3 6 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-7
4 13 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-4
5 5 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-8
6 12 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5
7 3 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-12
8 20 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-5
9 4 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-12
10 21 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-8

11 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-11
12 7 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-13
13 9 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-12
14 23 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7
15 28 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4
16 8 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-11
17 25 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-8
18 15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-15
19 14 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-11
20 17 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-12

21 22 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-10
22 16 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9
23 11 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-13
24 57 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2
25 26 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-5
26 32 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-11
27 37 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6
28 24 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-18
29 19 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-9
30 47 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-4

31 33 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-7
32 29 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-10
33 18 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-9
34 36 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-6
35 39 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-14
36 38 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-7
37 45 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-3
38 30 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12
39 46 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-6
40 42 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-8

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 24TH, 1971

44 35 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-9
48 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-12
50 31 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7
61 40 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 24TH, 1971

41 — BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-1
42 44 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-6
43 43 DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-10
45 48 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-4
46 62 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-5
47 49 PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-8
49 50 LUCKY MAN –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 24TH, 1971

41 — BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-1
80 — I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-1
84 — BE NICE TO ME –•– Runt-Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1
87 — FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-1
88 — BROWNSVILLE –•– Joy Of Cooking (Capitol)-1
89 — HOUSE AT POOH CORNER –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)-1
90 — AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-1
92 — BE MY BABY –•– Cissy Houston (Janus)-1
94 — I WANNA BE FREE –•– Loretta Lynn (Decca)-1
96 — DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1
98 — THAT EVIL CHILD –•– B.B. King (Kent)-1
99 — RED EYE BLUES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-1
100 — HAPPY –•– Hog Heaven (Roulette)-1