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These are all the Top Songs of 1971.
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Top Songs 1971
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 2nd January, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-11 (2)
3 4 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-7 (3)
4 3 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-12 (1)
5 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-8 (5)
6 6 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-13 (1)
7 8 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 7 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-9 (7)
9 12 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-8 (9)
10 9 GYPSY WOMAN –•– Brian Hyland (Uni)-18 (3)
11 14 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-19 (11)
12 13 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (12)
13 10 NO MATTER WHAT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-10 (8)
14 23 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-8 (14)
15 19 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-8 (15)
16 17 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-6 (16)
17 18 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-11 (17)
18 33 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-6 (18)
19 11 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) –•– The Presidents (Sussex)-14 (11)
20 22 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (20)
21 26 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-5 (21)
22 20 HE AIN’T HEAVY…HE’S MY BROTHER –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-9 (20)
23 24 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (23)
24 28 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-7 (24)
25 29 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-6 (25)
26 21 BE MY BABY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-9 (17)
27 31 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (27)
28 15 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-17 (2)
29 16 I’LL BE THERE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-16 (1)
30 25 CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (25)
31 39 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-9 (31)
32 40 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-8 (32)
33 50 STOP THE WAR NOW –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-3 (33)
34 48 (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-7 (34)
35 56 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-2 (35)
36 53 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (36)
37 34 I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-12 (34)
38 36 DO IT –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-9 (36)
39 38 AFTER MIDNIGHT –•– Eric Clapton (Atco)-12 (18)
40 44 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-7 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 37 BORDER SONG / YOU AND ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (37)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 IF YOU WERE MINE –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-14 (41)
42 49 MOST OF ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (42)
43 45 SILVER MOON –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-6 (43)
45 46 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (45)
46 43 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-11 (33)
47 74 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-2 (47)
48 58 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-4 (48)
49 51 STEALER –•– Free (A&M)-6 (49)
50 52 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-10 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
53 — GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-1 (53)
75 — HE CALLED ME BABY –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-1 (75)
78 — ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-1 (78)
79 — LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-1 (79)
82 — SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-8 (74)
88 — APEMAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-1 (88)
93 — TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-1 (93)
94 — D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-1 (94)
96 — CHERYL MOANA MARIE –•– John Rowles (Kapp)-1 (96)
97 — THERE IT GOES AGAIN –•– Barbara and the Uniques (Arden)-1 (97)
98 — YOU JUST CAN’T WIN (By Making the Same Mistake) –•– Gene (Chandler) and Jerry (Butler) (Mercury)-1 (98)
99 — NOW I’M A WOMAN –•– Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th January, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-8 (2)
3 2 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-12 (2)
4 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 6 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-14 (1)
6 4 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-13 (1)
7 7 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-10 (7)
8 8 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-10 (7)
9 21 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (9)
10 12 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-11 (10)
11 17 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-12 (11)
12 15 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-9 (12)
13 14 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-9 (13)
14 16 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-7 (14)
15 9 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9 (9)
16 11 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-20 (11)
17 25 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-7 (17)
18 18 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-7 (18)
19 20 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (19)
20 23 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (20)
21 13 NO MATTER WHAT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-11 (8)
22 10 GYPSY WOMAN –•– Brian Hyland (Uni)-19 (3)
23 24 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-8 (23)
24 27 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (24)
25 32 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-9 (25)
26 22 HE AIN’T HEAVY…HE’S MY BROTHER –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-10 (20)
27 26 BE MY BABY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-10 (17)
28 31 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-10 (28)
29 35 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (29)
30 34 (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-8 (30)
31 47 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-3 (31)
32 36 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-5 (32)
33 33 STOP THE WAR NOW –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-4 (33)
34 30 CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (25)
35 19 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) –•– The Presidents (Sussex)-15 (11)
36 50 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-11 (36)
37 48 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-5 (37)
38 40 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-8 (38)
39 58 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-3 (39)
40 42 MOST OF ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
45 37 I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-13 (34)
47 38 DO IT –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-10 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 53 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-2 (41)
42 43 SILVER MOON –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-7 (42)
43 62 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-3 (43)
44 45 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (44)
46 46 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-12 (33)
48 56 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-6 (48)
49 76 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-4 (49)
50 71 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
85 — WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE –•– McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-1 (85)
86 — BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-1 (86)
87 — MOTHER –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (87)
88 — FRESH AS A DAISY –•– Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill)-1 (88)
90 — PROBLEM CHILD –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (90)
92 — REVIVAL (Love Is Everywhere) –•– Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-1 (92)
95 — IT’S UP TO YOU PETULA –•– Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-1 (95)
96 — YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-1 (96)
98 — ONE NIGHT STAND –•– The Magic Lanterns (Big Tree)-1 (98)
99 — FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY –•– The Bells (Polydor)-1 (99)
100 — WHERE ARE WE GOING –•– Bobby Bloom (Roulette)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 16th January, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-8 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-9 (2)
3 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-13 (2)
4 4 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 5 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-15 (1)
6 9 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (6)
7 11 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-13 (7)
8 8 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-11 (7)
9 10 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-12 (9)
10 6 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-14 (1)
11 17 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-8 (11)
12 12 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-10 (12)
13 13 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-10 (13)
14 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-8 (14)
15 18 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-8 (15)
16 16 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-21 (11)
17 7 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-11 (7)
18 24 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-6 (18)
19 20 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (19)
20 23 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-9 (20)
21 15 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10 (9)
22 25 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-10 (22)
23 19 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (19)
24 32 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-6 (24)
25 29 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (25)
26 31 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (26)
27 33 STOP THE WAR NOW –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-5 (27)
28 28 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-11 (28)
29 30 (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-9 (29)
30 21 NO MATTER WHAT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-12 (8)
31 43 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-4 (31)
32 26 HE AIN’T HEAVY…HE’S MY BROTHER –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-11 (20)
33 38 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-9 (33)
34 37 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-6 (34)
35 36 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-12 (35)
36 39 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-4 (36)
37 22 GYPSY WOMAN –•– Brian Hyland (Uni)-20 (3)
38 41 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-3 (38)
39 27 BE MY BABY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-11 (17)
40 40 MOST OF ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 49 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-5 (41)
42 50 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-4 (42)
43 44 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7 (43)
44 64 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-3 (44)
45 53 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-6 (45)
46 48 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-7 (46)
47 59 MEAN MISTREATER –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-6 (47)
48 62 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-5 (48)
49 57 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-3 (49)
50 58 THEY CAN’T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC –•– Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
81 — (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-1 (81)
83 — JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (83)
84 — DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (84)
87 — MIXED UP GUY –•– Joey Scarbury (Lionel)-1 (87)
89 — BED OF ROSE’S –•– The Statler Brothers (Mercury)-1 (89)
98 — HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-1 (98)
100 — MAKE ME HAPPY –•– Bobby Bloom (MGM)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 23rd January, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-9 (1)
3 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-14 (2)
4 6 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (4)
5 4 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-11 (4)
6 9 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-13 (6)
7 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-14 (7)
8 11 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-9 (8)
9 15 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 12 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-11 (10)
11 5 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-16 (1)
12 8 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-12 (7)
13 19 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (13)
14 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-9 (14)
15 18 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-7 (15)
16 31 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-5 (16)
17 10 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-15 (1)
18 20 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-10 (18)
19 17 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-12 (7)
20 16 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-22 (11)
21 26 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (21)
22 22 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-11 (22)
23 24 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-7 (23)
24 25 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (24)
25 13 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-11 (13)
26 27 STOP THE WAR NOW –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-6 (26)
27 28 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-12 (27)
28 23 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (19)
29 21 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11 (9)
30 34 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-7 (30)
31 33 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-10 (31)
32 36 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (32)
33 35 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-13 (33)
34 44 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-4 (34)
35 38 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-4 (35)
36 42 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-5 (36)
37 29 (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-10 (29)
38 40 MOST OF ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (38)
39 46 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-8 (39)
40 41 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-6 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 45 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-7 (41)
42 48 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-6 (42)
43 43 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (43)
44 49 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-4 (44)
45 52 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-5 (45)
46 60 MOTHER –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3 (46)
47 47 MEAN MISTREATER –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-7 (47)
48 56 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (48)
49 67 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-8 (49)
50 50 THEY CAN’T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC –•– Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-6 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
79 — JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (79)
83 — I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU –•– The Mob (Colossus)-1 (83)
87 — WHOLE LOTTA LOVE –•– King Curtis (Atco)-1 (87)
88 — I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-1 (88)
89 — RIDE A WHITE SWAN –•– Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb)-1 (89)
90 — (She’s a) VERY LOVELY WOMAN / THE LONG WAY AROUND –•– Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-1 (90)
92 — WAY BACK HOME –•– The Jazz Crusaders (Chisa)-3 (90)
93 — YOU’RE THE ONE –•– The Three Degrees (Roulette)-1 (93)
94 — FREEDOM –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (94)
96 — SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
97 — I NEED YOU –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-1 (97)
98 — WE’LL HAVE IT MADE –•– The Spinners (V.I.P.)-1 (98)
99 — I’LL BE HOME –•– Vikki Carr (Columbia)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 30th January, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-10 (1)
3 4 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (3)
4 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-15 (2)
5 9 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-15 (6)
7 16 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-6 (7)
8 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-10 (8)
9 34 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (9)
10 6 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-14 (6)
11 13 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (11)
12 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-12 (4)
13 10 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-12 (10)
14 15 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-8 (14)
15 11 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-17 (1)
16 18 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-11 (16)
17 23 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (17)
18 31 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-11 (18)
19 21 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (19)
20 22 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-12 (20)
21 12 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-13 (7)
22 24 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (22)
23 20 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-23 (11)
24 19 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– Chicago (Columbia)-13 (7)
25 32 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (25)
26 30 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (26)
27 25 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-12 (13)
28 36 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-6 (28)
29 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-10 (14)
30 28 ONE MAN BAND –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (19)
31 33 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-14 (31)
32 29 DOMINO –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12 (9)
33 44 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-5 (33)
34 27 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-13 (27)
35 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (35)
36 40 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-7 (36)
37 45 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-6 (37)
38 17 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-16 (1)
39 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-9 (39)
40 41 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 26 STOP THE WAR NOW –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-7 (26)
53 37 (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-11 (29)
61 38 MOST OF ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-7 (41)
42 48 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (42)
43 46 MOTHER –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4 (43)
45 49 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-9 (45)
46 55 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-6 (46)
47 — MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (47)
48 58 APEMAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-5 (48)
49 53 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-3 (49)
50 51 BRIDGET THE MIDGET (The Queen Of the Blues) –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-7 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
47 — MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (47)
56 — HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (56)
75 — THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-1 (75)
82 — HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (82)
92 — TRIANGLE OF LOVE (Hey Diddle Diddle) –•– The Presidents (Sussex)-1 (92)
94 — ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1 (94)
98 — EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 — PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-1 (99)
100 — SAN BERNADINO –•– Christie (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-12 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 9 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (2)
3 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-11 (1)
4 3 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (3)
5 5 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-11 (5)
6 7 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-7 (6)
7 6 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-16 (6)
8 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-11 (8)
9 4 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-16 (2)
10 11 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (10)
11 10 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-15 (6)
12 25 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (12)
13 13 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-13 (10)
14 14 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 18 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-12 (15)
16 19 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (16)
17 17 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-9 (17)
18 28 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-7 (18)
19 26 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-9 (19)
20 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-13 (20)
21 22 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (21)
22 15 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-18 (1)
23 16 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-12 (16)
24 12 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN –•– Santana (Columbia)-13 (4)
25 47 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (25)
26 21 STONED LOVE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-14 (7)
27 31 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-15 (27)
28 23 FOR THE GOOD TIMES –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-24 (11)
29 33 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (29)
30 49 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-4 (30)
31 36 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-8 (31)
32 56 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2 (32)
33 40 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-9 (33)
34 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-6 (34)
35 37 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-7 (35)
36 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-10 (36)
37 27 PAY TO THE PIPER –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-13 (13)
38 34 GAMES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-14 (27)
39 55 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (39)
40 41 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 42 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (41)
42 45 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-10 (42)
43 43 MOTHER –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-5 (43)
44 46 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-7 (44)
45 48 APEMAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-6 (45)
46 52 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-6 (46)
47 54 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-4 (47)
48 51 WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE –•– McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-5 (48)
49 75 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-2 (49)
50 50 BRIDGET THE MIDGET (The Queen Of the Blues) –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
60 — SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (60)
64 — WHOLE LOTTA LOVE –•– C.C.S. (RAK)-1 (64)
71 — JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (71)
79 — BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (79)
81 — COUNTRY ROAD –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
85 — KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED –•– Gary Puckett (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 — FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (87)
88 — (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (88)
92 — THE GLORY OF LOVE –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1 (92)
93 — ANGEL BABY –•– Dusk (Bell)-1 (93)
94 — CAROLINA DAY –•– Livingston Taylor (Capricorn)-1 (94)
95 — MEDLEY FROM “SUPERSTAR” (A Rock Opera) –•– The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-1 (95)
96 — DIDN’T IT LOOK SO EASY –•– The Stairsteps (Buddah)-1 (96)
97 — HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (97)
100 — TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-2 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-13 (1)
3 5 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-12 (3)
4 6 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-8 (4)
5 4 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (3)
6 3 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-12 (1)
7 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-17 (6)
8 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-12 (8)
9 10 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-12 (9)
10 25 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (10)
11 18 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-8 (11)
12 12 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-8 (12)
13 9 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-17 (2)
14 15 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-13 (14)
15 44 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-8 (15)
16 16 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-8 (16)
17 11 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-16 (6)
18 19 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-10 (18)
19 13 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-14 (10)
20 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-14 (20)
21 30 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-5 (21)
22 14 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-10 (14)
23 27 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-16 (23)
24 32 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (24)
25 22 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-19 (1)
26 17 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-10 (17)
27 31 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-9 (27)
28 21 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (21)
29 29 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-7 (29)
30 36 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-11 (30)
31 41 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (31)
32 33 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-10 (32)
33 35 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-8 (33)
34 23 IMMIGRANT SONG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-13 (16)
35 39 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (35)
36 47 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-5 (36)
37 63 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-3 (37)
38 34 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-7 (34)
39 87 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-2 (39)
40 40 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-9 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 42 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-11 (41)
42 61 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-3 (42)
43 60 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-2 (43)
44 57 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (44)
45 45 APEMAN –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-7 (45)
46 46 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-7 (46)
47 49 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-3 (47)
48 48 WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE –•– McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-6 (48)
49 58 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-5 (49)
50 51 I’M SO PROUD –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-10 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 — DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (57)
59 — CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (59)
71 — CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-1 (71)
83 — WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (83)
84 — ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-1 (84)
85 — CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-1 (85)
87 — AIN’T IT A SAD THING –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-1 (87)
88 — LONELY TEARDROPS –•– Brian Hyland (Uni)-1 (88)
90 — THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES –•– Arkade (Dunhill)-1 (90)
94 — MY SWEET LORD –•– Billy Preston (Apple)-1 (94)
97 — THE LOOK OF LOVE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (97)
98 — SUPER HIGHWAY –•– Ballin’ Jack (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 — MARIA (You Were the Only One) –•– Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)-1 (99)
100 — ASK ME NO QUESTIONS –•– B.B. King (ABC)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-14 (1)
3 3 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-13 (3)
4 4 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-9 (4)
5 11 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-9 (5)
6 10 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (6)
7 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-18 (6)
8 15 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-9 (8)
9 14 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-14 (9)
10 5 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-12 (3)
11 12 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9 (11)
12 23 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-17 (12)
13 8 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-13 (8)
14 21 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-6 (14)
15 18 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-11 (15)
16 6 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-13 (1)
17 24 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (17)
18 9 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-13 (9)
19 13 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-18 (2)
20 19 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-15 (10)
21 17 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-17 (6)
22 39 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (22)
23 16 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-9 (16)
24 43 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (24)
25 42 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 31 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (26)
27 27 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-10 (27)
28 29 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-8 (28)
29 51 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (29)
30 30 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-12 (30)
31 28 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-9 (21)
32 37 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-4 (32)
33 35 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (33)
34 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-15 (20)
35 26 BORN TO WANDER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-11 (17)
36 36 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-6 (36)
37 57 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (37)
38 22 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-11 (14)
39 49 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-6 (39)
40 40 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-10 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
42 32 SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU –•– Little Sister (Stone Flower)-11 (32)
48 38 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (34)
50 33 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-9 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-12 (41)
43 59 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-2 (43)
44 44 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (44)
45 46 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-8 (45)
46 47 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-4 (46)
47 48 WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE –•– McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-7 (47)
49 50 I’M SO PROUD –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-11 (49)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
81 — WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (81)
82 — OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-1 (82)
85 — FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-1 (85)
90 — EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
91 — YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (91)
92 — DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-1 (92)
95 — TULSA –•– Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-1 (95)
99 — I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 6 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (2)
3 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-15 (1)
4 3 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-14 (3)
5 5 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-10 (5)
6 4 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-10 (4)
7 8 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-10 (7)
8 12 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-18 (8)
9 9 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-15 (9)
10 25 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-5 (10)
11 11 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-10 (11)
12 22 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (12)
13 17 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5 (13)
14 14 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-7 (14)
15 15 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-12 (15)
16 29 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (16)
17 24 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (17)
18 7 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-19 (6)
19 37 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3 (19)
20 33 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (20)
21 32 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-5 (21)
22 10 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-13 (3)
23 18 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-14 (9)
24 26 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (24)
25 27 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-11 (25)
26 13 YOUR SONG –•– Elton John (Uni)-14 (8)
27 39 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-7 (27)
28 36 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-7 (28)
29 20 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-16 (10)
30 21 STONEY END –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-18 (6)
31 23 REMEMBER ME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-10 (16)
32 43 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-3 (32)
33 46 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-5 (33)
34 41 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-13 (34)
35 53 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 16 MY SWEET LORD / ISN’T IT A PITY –•– George Harrison (Apple)-14 (1)
37 30 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-13 (30)
38 45 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-9 (38)
39 19 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-19 (2)
40 44 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 34 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN –•– Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-16 (20)
42 28 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-9 (28)
47 40 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-11 (40)
POWER PLAYS
43 56 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (43)
44 52 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-4 (44)
45 55 COUNTRY ROAD –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
46 91 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (46)
48 63 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (48)
49 81 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (49)
50 50 1900 YESTERDAY –•– Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale)-10 (33)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
66 — WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-1 (66)
68 — NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (68)
69 — LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (69)
84 — SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-1 (84)
85 — AIN’T GOT TIME –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (85)
86 — AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE –•– Conway Twitty / Loretta Lynn (Decca)-1 (86)
91 — BELL BOTTOM BLUES –•– Derek and the Dominos (Atco)-1 (91)
92 — BEGINNING TO FEEL THE PAIN –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-1 (92)
94 — DON’T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES –•– Z.Z. Hill (Hill)-1 (94)
96 — ONE MAN’S LEFTOVERS (Is Another Man’s Feast) –•– 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax)-1 (96)
97 — WILD WORLD –•– The Gentrys (Sun)-1 (97)
98 — CELIA OF THE SEALS –•– Donovan (Epic)-1 (98)
99 — TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-3 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (2)
3 10 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-6 (3)
4 16 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (4)
5 5 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-11 (5)
6 17 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (6)
7 12 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (7)
8 8 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-19 (8)
9 9 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-16 (9)
10 7 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-11 (7)
11 13 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (11)
12 21 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-6 (12)
13 14 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-8 (13)
14 3 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-16 (1)
15 19 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-4 (15)
16 4 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-15 (3)
17 11 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-11 (11)
18 20 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (18)
19 15 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-13 (15)
20 6 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-11 (4)
21 24 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (21)
22 27 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-8 (22)
23 32 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-4 (23)
24 35 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-5 (24)
25 18 GROOVE ME –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-20 (6)
26 53 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-3 (26)
27 66 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-2 (27)
28 28 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-8 (28)
29 49 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (29)
30 25 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-12 (25)
31 33 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-6 (31)
32 54 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-3 (32)
33 23 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-15 (9)
34 34 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-14 (34)
35 48 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (35)
36 38 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-10 (36)
37 37 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-14 (30)
38 46 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (38)
39 44 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-5 (39)
40 40 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 22 LONELY DAYS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-14 (3)
64 29 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-17 (10)
POWER PLAYS
42 45 COUNTRY ROAD –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5 (42)
43 43 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (43)
44 55 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-4 (44)
45 68 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-2 (45)
46 69 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-2 (46)
47 42 LET YOUR LOVE GO –•– Bread (Elektra)-10 (28)
48 57 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-4 (48)
49 56 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-4 (49)
50 47 YOUR TIME TO CRY –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-12 (40)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
55 — ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-1 (55)
67 — WHEN THERE’S NO YOU –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (67)
72 — IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (72)
73 — TONGUE IN CHEEK –•– Sugarloaf (Liberty)-1 (73)
83 — WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1 (83)
84 — PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-1 (84)
85 — SNOW BLIND FRIEND –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (85)
87 — CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-1 (87)
90 — SPINNING WHEEL (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-1 (90)
92 — I PITY THE FOOL –•– Ann Peebles (Hi)-1 (92)
99 — STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-1 (99)
100 — WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-11 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-7 (2)
3 7 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (3)
4 4 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (4)
5 6 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (5)
6 2 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (2)
7 12 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-7 (7)
8 11 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-7 (8)
9 15 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (9)
10 5 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-12 (5)
11 8 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-20 (8)
12 9 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-17 (9)
13 13 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-9 (13)
14 10 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-12 (7)
15 22 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-9 (15)
16 23 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-5 (16)
17 18 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9 (17)
18 29 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (18)
19 27 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-3 (19)
20 21 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-12 (20)
21 14 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-17 (1)
22 16 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-16 (3)
23 24 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-6 (23)
24 32 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (24)
25 26 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 20 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-12 (4)
27 17 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-12 (11)
28 39 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-6 (28)
29 19 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-14 (15)
30 38 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (30)
31 31 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-7 (31)
32 45 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-3 (32)
33 35 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (33)
34 28 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-9 (28)
35 34 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-15 (34)
36 55 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-2 (36)
37 30 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-13 (25)
38 46 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-3 (38)
39 48 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-5 (39)
40 61 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 36 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-11 (36)
46 37 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS –•– Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-15 (30)
47 40 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-8 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 42 COUNTRY ROAD –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6 (42)
43 44 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-5 (43)
44 49 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-5 (44)
45 51 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
48 43 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (43)
49 56 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-6 (49)
50 65 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS –•– B.B. King (ABC)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
53 — DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (53)
55 — SIT YOURSELF DOWN –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-1 (55)
58 — JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (58)
60 — WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (60)
67 — WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (67)
75 — DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (75)
83 — GIVE IT TO ME –•– The Mob (Colossus)-1 (83)
86 — I’D RATHER LOVE YOU –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-1 (86)
87 — PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-1 (87)
88 — BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-1 (88)
89 — HOT PANTS –•– Salvage (Odax)-1 (89)
92 — LUCKY MAN –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-1 (92)
93 — L.A. GOODBYE –•– The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-1 (93)
94 — BAD WATER –•– The Raeletts (Tangerine)-1 (94)
95 — LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Odds and Ends (Today)-1 (95)
96 — I CAN’T STOP –•– The Osmond Brothers (Uni)-1 (96)
97 — COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-1 (97)
98 — MY HEART IS YOURS –•– Wilbert Harrison (SSS International)-1 (98)
99 — 1927 KANSAS CITY –•– Mike Reilly (Paramount)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (2)
3 4 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (3)
4 1 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-12 (1)
5 3 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (3)
6 7 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-8 (6)
7 9 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6 (7)
8 18 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (8)
9 15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-10 (9)
10 10 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-13 (5)
11 11 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-21 (8)
12 8 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (8)
13 6 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (2)
14 23 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-7 (14)
15 19 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-4 (15)
16 16 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-6 (16)
17 12 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-18 (9)
18 20 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-13 (18)
19 13 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-10 (13)
20 36 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-3 (20)
21 14 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-13 (7)
22 33 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (22)
23 24 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5 (23)
24 25 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-5 (24)
25 28 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-7 (25)
26 39 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-6 (26)
27 30 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (27)
28 32 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4 (28)
29 17 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-10 (17)
30 22 ROSE GARDEN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-17 (3)
31 29 AMAZING GRACE –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-15 (15)
32 40 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-4 (32)
33 38 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-4 (33)
34 21 KNOCK THREE TIMES –•– Dawn (Bell)-18 (1)
35 31 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-8 (31)
36 27 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-13 (11)
37 42 COUNTRY ROAD –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7 (37)
38 45 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-5 (38)
39 35 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-16 (34)
40 49 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-7 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
43 34 JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-10 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 D.O.A. –•– Bloodrock (Capitol)-12 (36)
42 43 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-6 (42)
44 44 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-6 (44)
45 58 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2 (45)
46 50 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS –•– B.B. King (ABC)-6 (46)
47 53 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-2 (47)
48 55 SIT YOURSELF DOWN –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-2 (48)
49 60 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-2 (49)
50 52 WHEN THERE’S NO YOU –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
72 — I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-1 (72)
73 — FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-1 (73)
74 — WHO GETS THE GUY –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (74)
79 — I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (79)
80 — MAN IN BLACK –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (80)
82 — TIME AND LOVE –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (82)
86 — I THINK OF YOU –•– Perry Como (RCA)-1 (86)
88 — COULD I FORGET YOU –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (88)
90 — THE NICKEL SONG –•– The New Seekers Featuring Eve Graham (Elektra)-1 (90)
91 — SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER –•– Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-1 (91)
92 — BOOTY BUTT –•– The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-1 (92)
93 — I’M GIRL SCOUTIN’ –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (93)
94 — MELTING POT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-1 (94)
95 — ADRIENNE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (95)
96 — HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-1 (96)
99 — I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM / EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT (Medley) –•– The Kimberlys (Happy Tiger)-1 (99)
100 — ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (2)
3 2 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (2)
4 6 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-9 (4)
5 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (3)
6 7 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7 (6)
7 8 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (7)
8 9 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-11 (8)
9 4 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-13 (1)
10 15 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-5 (10)
11 14 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 11 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-22 (8)
13 10 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-14 (5)
14 20 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-4 (14)
15 24 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-6 (15)
16 18 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-14 (16)
17 12 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9 (8)
18 13 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (2)
19 22 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (19)
20 16 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (16)
21 27 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (21)
22 26 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-7 (22)
23 23 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-6 (23)
24 28 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-5 (24)
25 25 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-8 (25)
26 17 MR. BOJANGLES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-19 (9)
27 19 (Theme From) “LOVE STORY” –•– Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-11 (13)
28 33 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-5 (28)
29 21 SWEET MARY –•– Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-14 (7)
30 32 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (30)
31 40 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-8 (31)
32 38 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-6 (32)
33 29 DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-11 (17)
34 45 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3 (34)
35 52 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (35)
36 49 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (36)
37 71 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-3 (37)
38 56 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-4 (38)
39 48 SIT YOURSELF DOWN –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-3 (39)
40 47 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 37 COUNTRY ROAD –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (37)
42 35 THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” –•– Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-9 (31)
46 39 BURNING BRIDGES –•– The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-17 (34)
POWER PLAYS
43 46 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS –•– B.B. King (ABC)-7 (43)
44 42 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-7 (42)
45 — I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (45)
47 50 WHEN THERE’S NO YOU –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-4 (47)
48 44 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-7 (44)
49 70 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-3 (49)
50 51 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-10 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
45 — I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (45)
71 — I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-1 (71)
72 — IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-1 (72)
81 — SOMEONE WHO CARES –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-1 (81)
88 — SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-1 (88)
89 — LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– Kiki Dee (Rare Earth)-1 (89)
97 — C’MON –•– Poco (Epic)-1 (97)
98 — LAYLA –•– Derek and the Dominos (Atco)-1 (98)
99 — I WISH I WERE –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (99)
100 — THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD –•– Mountain (Windfall)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd April, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-10 (1)
3 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (3)
4 3 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (2)
5 7 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (5)
6 4 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-10 (4)
7 6 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8 (6)
8 8 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-12 (8)
9 11 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 14 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-5 (10)
11 34 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (11)
12 19 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (12)
13 15 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 10 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-6 (10)
15 16 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-15 (15)
16 22 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-8 (16)
17 12 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-23 (8)
18 9 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-14 (1)
19 21 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (19)
20 23 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-7 (20)
21 24 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (21)
22 20 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-8 (16)
23 25 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9 (23)
24 17 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10 (8)
25 28 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6 (25)
26 45 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-2 (26)
27 32 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-7 (27)
28 31 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-9 (28)
29 30 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-6 (29)
30 18 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-10 (2)
31 37 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-4 (31)
32 35 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (32)
33 38 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-5 (33)
34 40 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (34)
35 36 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (35)
36 13 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-15 (5)
37 39 SIT YOURSELF DOWN –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (37)
38 49 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-4 (38)
39 72 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-2 (39)
40 43 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS –•– B.B. King (ABC)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 71 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-2 (41)
42 64 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-8 (42)
43 51 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-4 (43)
44 56 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-5 (44)
45 47 WHEN THERE’S NO YOU –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (45)
46 50 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-11 (46)
47 59 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-3 (47)
48 44 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD –•– The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-8 (42)
49 52 DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-7 (49)
50 60 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 — NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (57)
73 — POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (73)
76 — 13 QUESTIONS –•– Seatrain (Capitol)-1 (76)
80 — TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-1 (80)
81 — RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-1 (81)
82 — ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-1 (82)
96 — OH, SINGER –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1 (96)
97 — STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– Margie Joseph (Volt)-1 (97)
98 — IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-4 (69)
99 — FREEDOM –•– Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 — I WAS WONDERING / WHERE EVIL GROWS –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th April, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (2)
3 11 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (3)
4 4 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-10 (2)
5 3 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (3)
6 2 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-11 (1)
7 7 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (6)
8 10 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-6 (8)
9 6 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-11 (4)
10 16 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-9 (10)
11 12 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (11)
12 8 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-13 (8)
13 9 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-10 (9)
14 14 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-7 (10)
15 57 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (15)
16 31 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-5 (16)
17 21 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (17)
18 13 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-8 (13)
19 26 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-3 (19)
20 15 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-16 (15)
21 25 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (21)
22 27 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-8 (22)
23 23 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10 (23)
24 32 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (24)
25 33 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-6 (25)
26 19 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (19)
27 28 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-10 (27)
28 39 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-3 (28)
29 29 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-7 (29)
30 41 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-3 (30)
31 22 CRIED LIKE A BABY –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-9 (16)
32 34 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (32)
33 35 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (33)
34 18 ONE BAD APPLE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-15 (1)
35 38 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-5 (35)
36 17 AMOS MOSES –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-24 (8)
37 20 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-8 (20)
38 47 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-4 (38)
39 44 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-6 (39)
40 73 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-2 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
48 37 SIT YOURSELF DOWN –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (37)
49 40 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS –•– B.B. King (ABC)-9 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-9 (41)
42 43 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-5 (42)
43 46 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-12 (43)
44 50 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (44)
45 45 WHEN THERE’S NO YOU –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (45)
46 49 DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-8 (46)
47 54 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-6 (47)
50 53 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
74 — LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-1 (74)
76 — (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (76)
79 — WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1 (79)
86 — SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-20 (60)
90 — TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-1 (90)
91 — YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS –•– Funkadelic (Westbound)-1 (91)
92 — CHIRPY CHIRPY, CHEEP CHEEP –•– Lally Stott (Philips)-1 (92)
93 — WHEN YOU DANCE I CAN REALLY LOVE –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-1 (93)
94 — INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 — EMPTY ARMS –•– Sonny James (Capitol)-1 (95)
98 — CAN’T FIND THE TIME –•– Rose Colored Glass (Bang)-1 (98)
99 — TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th April, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (2)
3 1 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-11 (1)
4 4 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-11 (2)
5 8 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-7 (5)
6 16 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-6 (6)
7 6 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-12 (1)
8 7 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10 (6)
9 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (3)
10 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-10 (10)
11 9 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-12 (4)
12 19 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (12)
13 15 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (13)
14 11 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-10 (11)
15 12 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-14 (8)
16 17 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (16)
17 13 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-11 (9)
18 14 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-8 (10)
19 21 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8 (19)
20 28 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-4 (20)
21 25 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-7 (21)
22 22 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
23 24 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (23)
24 20 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-17 (15)
25 39 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-7 (25)
26 30 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-4 (26)
27 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-11 (27)
28 40 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3 (28)
29 18 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-9 (13)
30 23 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11 (23)
31 32 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (31)
32 41 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-10 (32)
33 35 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-6 (33)
34 26 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (19)
35 29 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (29)
36 38 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-5 (36)
37 44 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (37)
38 42 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-6 (38)
39 43 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-13 (39)
40 33 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (33)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 37 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9 (20)
POWER PLAYS
42 47 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-7 (42)
43 46 DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-9 (43)
44 50 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-5 (44)
45 74 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-2 (45)
46 66 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-5 (46)
47 64 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-3 (47)
48 73 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-3 (48)
49 51 PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-7 (49)
50 56 LUCKY MAN –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-6 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 — BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (57)
85 — BROKEN / ALBERT FLASHER –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (85)
86 — GOTTA SEE JANE –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-1 (86)
89 — WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1 (89)
94 — NEVADA FIGHTER –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-1 (94)
98 — THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-1 (98)
99 — L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT –•– Susan Raye (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 — I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN –•– The Whatnauts (Stang)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th April, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (2)
3 6 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-7 (3)
4 13 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (4)
5 5 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-8 (5)
6 12 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5 (6)
7 3 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-12 (1)
8 20 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-5 (8)
9 4 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-12 (2)
10 21 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-8 (10)
11 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-11 (10)
12 7 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-13 (1)
13 9 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-12 (3)
14 23 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (14)
15 28 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4 (15)
16 8 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-11 (6)
17 25 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-8 (17)
18 15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-15 (8)
19 14 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-11 (11)
20 17 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-12 (9)
21 22 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-10 (21)
22 16 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (16)
23 11 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-13 (4)
24 57 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (24)
25 26 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-5 (25)
26 32 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-11 (26)
27 37 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (27)
28 24 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-18 (15)
29 19 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-9 (19)
30 47 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-4 (30)
31 33 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-7 (31)
32 29 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-10 (13)
33 18 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-9 (10)
34 36 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-6 (34)
35 39 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-14 (35)
36 38 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-7 (36)
37 45 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-3 (37)
38 30 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12 (23)
39 46 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-6 (39)
40 42 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 35 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-9 (29)
48 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-12 (27)
50 31 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (31)
61 40 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 — BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-1 (41)
42 44 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-6 (42)
43 43 DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-10 (43)
45 48 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-4 (45)
46 62 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-5 (46)
47 49 PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-8 (47)
49 50 LUCKY MAN –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-7 (49)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
41 — BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-1 (41)
80 — I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-1 (80)
84 — BE NICE TO ME –•– Runt-Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1 (84)
87 — FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-1 (87)
88 — BROWNSVILLE –•– Joy Of Cooking (Capitol)-1 (88)
89 — HOUSE AT POOH CORNER –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)-1 (89)
90 — AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-1 (90)
92 — BE MY BABY –•– Cissy Houston (Janus)-1 (92)
94 — I WANNA BE FREE –•– Loretta Lynn (Decca)-1 (94)
96 — DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (96)
98 — THAT EVIL CHILD –•– B.B. King (Kent)-1 (98)
99 — RED EYE BLUES –•– Redeye (Pentagram)-1 (99)
100 — HAPPY –•– Hog Heaven (Roulette)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 1st May, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-8 (2)
3 4 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (3)
4 2 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-11 (2)
5 6 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-6 (5)
6 8 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (6)
7 10 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-9 (7)
8 5 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-9 (5)
9 7 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-13 (1)
10 17 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-9 (10)
11 15 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-5 (11)
12 24 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (12)
13 14 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (13)
14 11 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-12 (10)
15 9 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-13 (2)
16 30 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-5 (16)
17 26 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-12 (17)
18 12 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-14 (1)
19 37 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-4 (19)
20 16 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-12 (6)
21 19 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-12 (11)
22 46 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-6 (22)
23 35 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-15 (23)
24 20 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-13 (9)
25 27 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (25)
26 22 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (16)
27 13 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-13 (3)
28 18 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-16 (8)
29 31 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-8 (29)
30 25 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-6 (25)
31 21 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-11 (21)
32 59 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4 (32)
33 45 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-5 (33)
34 34 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-7 (34)
35 39 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-7 (35)
36 36 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-8 (36)
37 41 BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-2 (37)
38 40 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-9 (38)
39 29 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-10 (19)
40 — BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 63 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-23 (41)
42 42 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-7 (42)
43 52 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-7 (43)
44 47 PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-9 (44)
45 56 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-5 (45)
46 65 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-4 (46)
47 58 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-11 (47)
48 49 LUCKY MAN –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-8 (48)
49 — IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-1 (49)
50 57 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
40 — BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (40)
49 — IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-1 (49)
66 — REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (66)
78 — FEELIN’ ALRIGHT –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1 (78)
80 — REACH OUT YOUR HAND –•– The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-1 (80)
87 — I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Dave Edmunds (MAM)-1 (87)
88 — A MAMA AND A PAPA –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (88)
89 — JOHNNY B. GOODE –•– Johnny Winter (Columbia)-1 (89)
90 — THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (90)
91 — TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-2 (91)
95 — MUSIC IS LOVE –•– David Crosby (Atlantic)-1 (95)
96 — THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (That’s Heavy, Baby) –•– Solomon Burke (MGM)-1 (96)
100 — BE GOOD TO ME BABY –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 8th May, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (2)
3 2 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-9 (2)
4 5 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-7 (4)
5 6 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-7 (5)
6 4 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (2)
7 7 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-10 (7)
8 12 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (8)
9 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-10 (9)
10 16 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-6 (10)
11 11 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-6 (11)
12 19 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-5 (12)
13 40 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (13)
14 8 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-10 (5)
15 9 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-14 (1)
16 22 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-7 (16)
17 17 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-13 (17)
18 32 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-5 (18)
19 13 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (13)
20 14 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-13 (10)
21 25 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8 (21)
22 23 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-16 (22)
23 21 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-13 (11)
24 49 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-2 (24)
25 35 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-8 (25)
26 15 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-14 (2)
27 41 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-24 (27)
28 47 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-12 (28)
29 18 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-15 (1)
30 33 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-6 (30)
31 26 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-11 (16)
32 31 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-12 (21)
33 45 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-6 (33)
34 30 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-7 (25)
35 29 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-9 (29)
36 38 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-10 (36)
37 37 BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-3 (37)
38 46 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-5 (38)
39 43 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-8 (39)
40 36 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-9 (36)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
42 34 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-8 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 61 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (41)
43 66 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-2 (43)
44 50 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-9 (44)
45 58 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-5 (45)
46 44 PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-10 (44)
47 52 BOOTY BUTT –•– The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-8 (47)
48 55 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-3 (48)
49 42 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-8 (42)
50 90 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 — WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-1 (61)
69 — I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (69)
71 — I CRIED –•– James Brown (King)-1 (71)
83 — LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-1 (83)
84 — IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-1 (84)
87 — TRY SOME, BUY SOME –•– Ronnie Spector (Apple)-1 (87)
88 — NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-1 (88)
90 — THE COURT ROOM –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (90)
92 — HOT LOVE –•– T. Rex (Reprise)-1 (92)
93 — SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love) –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-1 (93)
94 — FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-1 (94)
98 — SEA CRUISE –•– Johnny Rivers (United Artists)-1 (98)
99 — AND I LOVE YOU SO –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 — THERE’S SO MUCH LOVE ALL AROUND ME –•– The Three Degrees (Roulette)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th May, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (2)
3 3 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-10 (2)
4 5 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-8 (4)
5 10 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-7 (5)
6 13 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (6)
7 8 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (7)
8 7 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-11 (7)
9 4 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-8 (4)
10 9 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-11 (9)
11 12 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-6 (11)
12 18 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-6 (12)
13 24 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-3 (13)
14 16 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-8 (14)
15 11 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-7 (11)
16 6 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-13 (2)
17 25 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-9 (17)
18 21 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-9 (18)
19 17 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-14 (17)
20 14 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-11 (5)
21 19 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (13)
22 22 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-17 (22)
23 15 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-15 (1)
24 27 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-25 (24)
25 28 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-13 (25)
26 33 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-7 (26)
27 30 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-7 (27)
28 20 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-14 (10)
29 38 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-6 (29)
30 45 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-6 (30)
31 43 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-3 (31)
32 41 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (32)
33 69 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (33)
34 36 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-11 (34)
35 44 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-10 (35)
36 39 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-9 (36)
37 47 BOOTY BUTT –•– The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-9 (37)
38 35 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-10 (29)
39 50 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-3 (39)
40 37 BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY –•– C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-4 (37)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 32 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-13 (21)
43 40 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-10 (36)
45 34 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-8 (25)
POWER PLAYS
42 48 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-4 (42)
44 42 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-9 (34)
46 — RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (46)
47 84 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-2 (47)
48 55 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-4 (48)
49 53 MELTING POT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-9 (49)
50 61 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
46 — RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (46)
68 — CRY BABY –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1 (68)
69 — SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-1 (69)
81 — YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) –•– Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
85 — YOU’RE MY MAN –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 — LIFE / ONLY BELIEVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (87)
89 — HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-1 (89)
90 — DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-1 (90)
91 — NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (91)
92 — FLIM FLAM MAN –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (92)
95 — HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (95)
96 — TARKIO ROAD –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-1 (96)
97 — OOH POO PAH DOO –•– Ike and Tina Turner (United Artists)-1 (97)
99 — CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE –•– Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 — WHOLESALE LOVE –•– Buddy Miles (Mercury)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 22nd May, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (2)
3 6 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (3)
4 3 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-11 (2)
5 5 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-8 (5)
6 12 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-7 (6)
7 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (7)
8 13 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-4 (8)
9 4 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-9 (4)
10 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-12 (9)
11 11 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-7 (11)
12 8 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-12 (7)
13 14 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-9 (13)
14 9 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-9 (4)
15 24 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-26 (15)
16 17 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-10 (16)
17 25 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-14 (17)
18 16 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-14 (2)
19 19 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-15 (17)
20 46 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-2 (20)
21 22 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-18 (21)
22 18 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-10 (18)
23 34 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-12 (23)
24 30 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-7 (24)
25 26 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-8 (25)
26 27 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-8 (26)
27 33 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3 (27)
28 29 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-7 (28)
29 32 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (29)
30 31 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (30)
31 15 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-8 (11)
32 21 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (13)
33 35 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-11 (33)
34 39 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-4 (34)
35 36 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-10 (35)
36 37 BOOTY BUTT –•– The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-10 (36)
37 42 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-5 (37)
38 47 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-3 (38)
39 20 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-12 (5)
40 57 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
47 38 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-11 (29)
POWER PLAYS
41 58 LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-3 (41)
42 50 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-3 (42)
43 52 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-7 (43)
44 51 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-6 (44)
45 49 MELTING POT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-10 (45)
46 48 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (46)
48 43 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-11 (36)
49 68 CRY BABY –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-2 (49)
50 69 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
79 — HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-1 (79)
82 — LIGHT SINGS –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (82)
88 — PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (88)
90 — DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1 (90)
92 — I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (92)
94 — NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-1 (94)
95 — FOLLOW ME –•– Mary Travers (Warner Brothers)-1 (95)
96 — GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-1 (96)
98 — WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET –•– Stoney and Meatloaf (Rare Earth)-1 (98)
100 — I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 29th May, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-12 (1)
3 2 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (2)
4 6 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-8 (4)
5 8 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-5 (5)
6 4 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-12 (2)
7 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (7)
8 13 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-10 (8)
9 5 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-9 (5)
10 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-13 (9)
11 20 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (11)
12 11 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-8 (11)
13 9 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-10 (4)
14 15 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-27 (14)
15 17 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-15 (15)
16 16 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-11 (16)
17 12 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-13 (7)
18 27 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-4 (18)
19 24 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-8 (19)
20 25 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-9 (20)
21 38 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-4 (21)
22 29 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (22)
23 23 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-13 (23)
24 26 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-9 (24)
25 22 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-11 (18)
26 28 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8 (26)
27 40 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-4 (27)
28 21 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-19 (21)
29 30 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (29)
30 19 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-16 (17)
31 34 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-5 (31)
32 42 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-4 (32)
33 33 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-12 (33)
34 35 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-11 (34)
35 37 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-6 (35)
36 18 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (2)
37 31 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-9 (11)
38 43 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-8 (38)
39 53 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-3 (39)
40 41 LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 14 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-10 (4)
47 36 BOOTY BUTT –•– The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-11 (36)
POWER PLAYS
42 46 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (42)
43 44 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-7 (43)
44 52 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-4 (44)
45 50 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-3 (45)
46 49 CRY BABY –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-3 (46)
48 54 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-11 (42)
49 51 13 QUESTIONS –•– Seatrain (Capitol)-9 (49)
50 59 I CRIED –•– James Brown (King)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
89 — WALK AWAY –•– The James Gang (ABC)-1 (89)
90 — IT’S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY GOODBYE –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-1 (90)
92 — MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-1 (92)
93 — I KNOW I’M IN LOVE –•– Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-1 (93)
94 — YOUR LOVE IS SO DOGGONE GOOD –•– The Whispers (Janus)-1 (94)
96 — SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-1 (96)
98 — IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-1 (98)
99 — LOVE’S MADE A FOOL OF YOU –•– Cochise (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 — LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 5th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-13 (1)
3 4 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-9 (3)
4 5 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-6 (4)
5 11 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (5)
6 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (6)
7 8 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-11 (7)
8 3 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-10 (2)
9 21 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-5 (9)
10 9 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-10 (5)
11 18 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (11)
12 6 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-13 (2)
13 15 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-16 (13)
14 14 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-28 (14)
15 19 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-9 (15)
16 16 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-12 (16)
17 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-14 (9)
18 13 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-11 (4)
19 12 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-9 (11)
20 22 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (20)
21 27 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-5 (21)
22 39 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-4 (22)
23 24 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-10 (23)
24 17 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-14 (7)
25 38 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-9 (25)
26 26 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-9 (26)
27 23 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-14 (23)
28 32 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-5 (28)
29 31 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-6 (29)
30 33 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-13 (30)
31 35 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-7 (31)
32 30 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-17 (17)
33 28 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-20 (21)
34 20 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-10 (20)
35 43 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-8 (35)
36 45 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-4 (36)
37 40 LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5 (37)
38 25 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-12 (18)
39 29 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (29)
40 44 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-5 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
43 34 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-12 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (41)
42 57 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (42)
44 46 CRY BABY –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-4 (44)
45 51 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-4 (45)
46 48 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-12 (42)
47 72 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-3 (47)
48 58 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-3 (48)
49 49 13 QUESTIONS –•– Seatrain (Capitol)-10 (49)
50 50 I CRIED –•– James Brown (King)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
66 — BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-1 (66)
77 — SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (77)
78 — DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (78) *
79 — CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-1 (79)
80 — YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
91 — I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (91)
96 — MANDRILL –•– Mandrill (Polydor)-1 (96)
98 — CALL ME UP IN DREAMLAND –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (98)
99 — STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-1 (99)
100 — YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-1 (100)
* Billboard noted a significant change regarding 2-sided hits beginning on the 11-29-69 chart. From that date forward, individual sides would no longer appear independently as 2-sided hits would be consolidated into a single listing. This was well and good – until they varied from that rule. These anomalies cropped up from time to time and we will note them as they appear. The listing at #78 is one such occurrence. Billboard lists this item in chart week #1, and it’s problematic because this record was charted at #41 (in week #10) the previous week. Granted, DONE TOO SOON is now apparently the dominant side but logic should indicate it is impossible that an item be a New Entry when the single was on the chart the previous week. We’ve left this New Entry in but it should not have been listed this way. It should have just appeared as a regular listing, in week #11, sitting at #78, falling from last week’s spot at #41.
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (1)
3 5 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (3)
4 4 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-7 (4)
5 2 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-14 (1)
6 9 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-6 (6)
7 7 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-12 (7)
8 15 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-10 (8)
9 11 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6 (9)
10 6 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (6)
11 25 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 10 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-11 (5)
13 13 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-17 (13)
14 8 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-11 (2)
15 14 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-29 (14)
16 22 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (16)
17 20 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (17)
18 28 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-6 (18)
19 21 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-6 (19)
20 17 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-15 (9)
21 19 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-10 (11)
22 16 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-13 (16)
23 23 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-11 (23)
24 12 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-14 (2)
25 18 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-12 (4)
26 40 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-6 (26)
27 36 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-5 (27)
28 31 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-8 (28)
29 30 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-14 (29)
30 47 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-4 (30)
31 35 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-9 (31)
32 27 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-15 (23)
33 45 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-5 (33)
34 41 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-8 (34)
35 37 LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-6 (35)
36 29 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (29)
37 42 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (37)
38 26 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-10 (26)
39 39 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (29)
40 34 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-11 (20)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 48 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-4 (41)
42 44 CRY BABY –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 43 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-13 (34)
44 80 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-2 (44)
45 46 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-13 (42)
46 58 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-5 (46)
47 91 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-2 (47)
48 64 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-3 (48)
49 51 LIGHT SINGS –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-4 (49)
50 53 AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
75 — ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-1 (75)
78 — DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-1 (78)
84 — RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-1 (84)
85 — DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS –•– P-Nut Gallery (Buddah)-1 (85)
86 — DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (86)
89 — YOU’RE THE REASON WHY –•– The Ebonys (Philadelphia International)-1 (89)
90 — YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-1 (90)
92 — HELP THE POOR (Instrumental) –•– B.B. King (ABC)-1 (92)
96 — CAUGHT IN A DREAM –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
98 — BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 — I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING –•– Dusk (Bell)-1 (99)
100 — CHANGE PARTNERS –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 19th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 6 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (2)
3 1 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-11 (1)
4 2 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (1)
5 4 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-8 (4)
6 8 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-11 (6)
7 11 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-11 (7)
8 5 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-15 (1)
9 9 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7 (9)
10 7 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-13 (7)
11 10 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (6)
12 18 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-7 (12)
13 13 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18 (13)
14 17 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 16 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (15)
16 19 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-7 (16)
17 15 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-30 (14)
18 12 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-12 (5)
19 30 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-5 (19)
20 27 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-6 (20)
21 14 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-12 (2)
22 20 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-16 (9)
23 26 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-7 (23)
24 44 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-3 (24)
25 21 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-11 (11)
26 22 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-14 (16)
27 31 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-10 (27)
28 28 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-9 (28)
29 37 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (29)
30 33 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6 (30)
31 34 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-9 (31)
32 23 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-12 (23)
33 48 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-4 (33)
34 46 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-6 (34)
35 35 LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-7 (35)
36 47 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (36)
37 56 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-3 (37)
38 41 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-5 (38)
39 29 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-15 (29)
40 32 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-16 (23)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 36 THE DRUM –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-8 (29)
43 38 (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-11 (26)
POWER PLAYS
42 57 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-3 (42)
44 43 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-14 (34)
45 45 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-14 (42)
46 49 LIGHT SINGS –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-5 (46)
47 50 AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-9 (47)
48 52 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-9 (48)
49 68 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-5 (49)
50 59 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
72 — LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (72)
78 — SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-1 (78)
82 — HEY! LOVE / OVER AND OVER –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (82)
83 — RAINY JANE –•– Davy Jones (Bell)-1 (83)
84 — RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-1 (84)
85 — WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (85)
86 — NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER / WE CAN WORK IT OUT –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (13)
87 — TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1 (87)
88 — GIVE UP YOUR GUNS –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-1 (88)
89 — I NEED SOMEONE (To Love Me) –•– Z.Z. Hill (Kent)-1 (89)
97 — I’M SORRY –•– Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke)-1 (97)
98 — DAY BY DAY (Every Minute Of the Hour) –•– The Continental 4 (Jay Walking)-1 (98)
99 — MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.500, 1ST MOVEMENT –•– Waldo de los Rios (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 — THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE –•– The Intrigues (Yew)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 26th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (2)
3 3 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-12 (1)
4 7 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-12 (4)
5 6 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-12 (5)
6 4 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-9 (1)
7 5 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-9 (4)
8 19 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-6 (8)
9 12 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-8 (9)
10 10 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-14 (7)
11 9 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8 (9)
12 8 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-16 (1)
13 14 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-10 (13)
14 24 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4 (14)
15 15 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (15)
16 16 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-8 (16)
17 20 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-7 (17)
18 33 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-5 (18)
19 27 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-11 (19)
20 23 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-8 (20)
21 11 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (6)
22 17 SUPERSTAR –•– Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-31 (14)
23 13 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-19 (13)
24 30 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7 (24)
25 36 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-4 (25)
26 29 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (26)
27 18 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-13 (5)
28 34 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-7 (28)
29 31 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (29)
30 38 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-6 (30)
31 37 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (31)
32 32 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-13 (23)
33 42 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-4 (33)
34 49 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-6 (34)
35 28 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-10 (28)
36 48 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-10 (36)
37 68 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-3 (37)
38 64 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-3 (38)
39 50 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-6 (39)
40 39 COOL AID –•– Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-16 (29)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 35 LOWDOWN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-8 (35)
POWER PLAYS
42 67 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-3 (42)
43 61 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-4 (43)
44 46 LIGHT SINGS –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6 (44)
45 47 AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-10 (45)
46 44 ME AND MY ARROW –•– Nilsson (RCA)-15 (34)
47 85 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (47)
48 58 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-3 (48)
49 57 I KNOW I’M IN LOVE –•– Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-5 (49)
50 59 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
70 — MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (70)
73 — HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (73)
75 — HE’S SO FINE –•– Jody Miller (Epic)-1 (75)
76 — I LOVE YOU LADY DAWN –•– The Bells (Polydor)-1 (76)
78 — WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (78)
80 — SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-1 (80)
81 — SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC / I’M THE ONLY ONE –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-1 (81)
83 — BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-1 (83)
88 — WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING –•– Steve Alaimo (Entrance)-1 (88)
89 — DEEP ENOUGH FOR ME –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-1 (89)
90 — THE LAST TIME I SAW HER –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (90)
91 — SUSPICIOUS MINDS –•– Dee Dee Warwick (Atco)-1 (91)
92 — MOTHER NATURE’S WINE –•– Sugarloaf (United Artists)-1 (92)
93 — TAKE MY HAND –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-1 (93)
95 — WE’RE ALL GOIN’ HOME –•– Bobby Bloom (MGM)-1 (95)
96 — PUFF OF SMOKE –•– Roy Head (TMI)-1 (96)
98 — I’M A BELIEVER –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-1 (98)
99 — LOVE ME –•– The Rascals (Columbia)-1 (99)
100 — THE SOUND OF SILENCE –•– Peaches and Herb (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd July, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-13 (2)
3 5 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-13 (3)
4 2 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (2)
5 8 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-7 (5)
6 3 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-13 (1)
7 6 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-10 (1)
8 14 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5 (8)
9 9 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-9 (9)
10 7 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-10 (4)
11 17 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-8 (11)
12 18 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-6 (12)
13 10 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-15 (7)
14 15 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-8 (14)
15 13 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-11 (13)
16 19 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-12 (16)
17 20 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-9 (17)
18 16 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-9 (16)
19 25 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5 (19)
20 28 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-8 (20)
21 11 I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (9)
22 24 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8 (22)
23 33 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-5 (23)
24 31 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (24)
25 38 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-4 (25)
26 26 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (26)
27 34 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-7 (27)
28 30 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-7 (28)
29 29 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-11 (29)
30 36 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-11 (30)
31 12 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-17 (1)
32 23 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-20 (13)
33 21 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12 (6)
34 39 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-7 (34)
35 37 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-4 (35)
36 48 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-4 (36)
37 51 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-3 (37)
38 42 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-4 (38)
39 73 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-2 (39)
40 47 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 43 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-5 (41)
42 50 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-5 (42)
43 58 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-3 (43)
44 61 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-6 (44)
45 45 AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-11 (45)
46 59 CHANGE PARTNERS –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (46)
47 44 LIGHT SINGS –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (44)
48 70 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-2 (48)
49 49 I KNOW I’M IN LOVE –•– Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-6 (49)
50 62 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
70 — MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (70)
73 — MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (73)
74 — RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-1 (74)
77 — CRAZY ABOUT THE LA LA LA –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (77)
79 — IN THESE CHANGING TIMES –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (79)
80 — WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-1 (80)
88 — HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-1 (88)
90 — MELTING POT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-13 (45)
93 — K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-1 (93)
94 — HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES –•– Chuck Mangione (Mercury)-1 (94)
96 — LOVE IS LIFE –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
97 — NEAR YOU –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1 (97)
99 — ONE-WAY TICKET –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th July, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-14 (2)
3 3 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-14 (3)
4 4 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (2)
5 5 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-8 (5)
6 8 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6 (6)
7 12 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-7 (7)
8 6 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-14 (1)
9 9 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-10 (9)
10 16 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-13 (10)
11 11 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-9 (11)
12 10 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-11 (4)
13 7 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-11 (1)
14 25 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-5 (14)
15 24 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (15)
16 39 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (16)
17 17 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-10 (17)
18 19 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (18)
19 20 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-9 (19)
20 30 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-12 (20)
21 23 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-6 (21)
22 27 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-8 (22)
23 14 DOUBLE LOVIN’ –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-9 (14)
24 13 SWEET AND INNOCENT –•– Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-16 (7)
25 28 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-8 (25)
26 15 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-12 (13)
27 18 NATHAN JONES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-10 (16)
28 36 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-5 (28)
29 26 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (26)
30 34 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-8 (30)
31 22 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-9 (22)
32 40 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (32)
33 44 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-7 (33)
34 37 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-4 (34)
35 35 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-5 (35)
36 38 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-5 (36)
37 59 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-3 (37)
38 43 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-4 (38)
39 41 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-6 (39)
40 48 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
42 29 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-12 (29)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-6 (41)
43 45 AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-12 (43)
44 46 CHANGE PARTNERS –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (44)
45 50 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-5 (45)
46 70 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (46)
47 56 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-7 (47)
48 51 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-7 (48)
49 88 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-2 (49)
50 63 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
72 — LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (72)
75 — MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (75)
82 — I’M LEAVIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (82)
84 — WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-1 (84)
89 — HOW DID WE LOSE IT BABY –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (89)
90 — MAGGIE –•– Redbone (Epic)-6 (80)
91 — I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-6 (91)
97 — GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-1 (97)
98 — HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN –•– John Kongos (Elektra)-1 (98)
99 — SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 — I BEEN MOVED –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th July, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-11 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-15 (2)
3 6 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7 (3)
4 5 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-9 (4)
5 3 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-15 (3)
6 7 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-8 (6)
7 4 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (2)
8 14 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-6 (8)
9 16 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-4 (9)
10 10 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-14 (10)
11 11 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-10 (11)
12 20 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-13 (12)
13 15 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (13)
14 9 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-11 (9)
15 17 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-11 (15)
16 19 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-10 (16)
17 18 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (17)
18 22 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-9 (18)
19 21 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-7 (19)
20 8 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-15 (1)
21 33 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-8 (21)
22 25 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-9 (22)
23 37 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (23)
24 28 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-6 (24)
25 30 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-9 (25)
26 46 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (26)
27 49 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-3 (27)
28 12 IT DON’T COME EASY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-12 (4)
29 34 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-5 (29)
30 32 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (30)
31 13 BROWN SUGAR –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-12 (1)
32 36 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-6 (32)
33 45 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-6 (33)
34 38 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-5 (34)
35 40 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (35)
36 39 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-7 (36)
37 48 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-8 (37)
38 29 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE / PUPPET MAN –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (26)
39 41 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-7 (39)
40 72 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 35 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-6 (35)
POWER PLAYS
42 50 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-5 (42)
43 43 AJAX LIQUOR STORE –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-13 (43)
44 44 CHANGE PARTNERS –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-6 (44)
45 47 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-8 (45)
46 75 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (46)
47 52 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 57 SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC / I’M THE ONLY ONE –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-4 (48)
49 84 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-2 (49)
50 64 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
68 — SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (68)
75 — MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-1 (75)
76 — WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-1 (76)
79 — I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-1 (79)
86 — THEM CHANGES –•– Buddy Miles (and the Freedom Express) (Mercury)-7 (81)
87 — INDIAN SUMMER –•– Audience (Elektra)-1 (87)
88 — AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-1 (88)
90 — RIDE WITH ME –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (90)
94 — I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-1 (94)
98 — REASON TO BELIEVE / MAGGIE MAY –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-1 (98)
100 — BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY –•– Sonny James with the Southern Gentlemen (Capitol)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th July, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-16 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-12 (1)
3 3 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (3)
4 4 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-10 (4)
5 6 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-9 (5)
6 5 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-16 (3)
7 8 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-7 (7)
8 9 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-5 (8)
9 12 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-14 (9)
10 13 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (10)
11 7 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (2)
12 10 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-15 (10)
13 18 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-10 (13)
14 11 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-11 (11)
15 26 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (15)
16 16 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-11 (16)
17 17 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (17)
18 19 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-8 (18)
19 23 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5 (19)
20 27 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-4 (20)
21 21 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-9 (21)
22 14 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-12 (9)
23 24 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-7 (23)
24 29 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-6 (24)
25 25 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-10 (25)
26 49 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-3 (26)
27 15 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-12 (15)
28 30 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (28)
29 33 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-7 (29)
30 22 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-10 (22)
31 40 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3 (31)
32 32 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-7 (32)
33 35 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (33)
34 34 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-6 (34)
35 36 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-8 (35)
36 37 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-9 (36)
37 68 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2 (37)
38 20 WANT ADS –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-16 (1)
39 50 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-4 (39)
40 45 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-9 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
47 38 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE / PUPPET MAN –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-10 (26)
49 39 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-6 (41)
42 46 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (42)
43 44 CHANGE PARTNERS –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-7 (43)
44 47 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-5 (44)
45 51 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-5 (45)
46 53 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4 (46)
48 48 SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC / I’M THE ONLY ONE –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-5 (48)
50 60 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
68 — IT’S SUMMER –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (68)
76 — TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-1 (76)
88 — I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (88)
89 — COME BACK HOME –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (89)
90 — WHERE YOU LEAD –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (90)
92 — WE ARE NEIGHBORS –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (92)
95 — YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (95)
96 — MARE, TAKE ME HOME –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1 (96)
99 — WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT –•– Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)-1 (99)
100 — CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 31st July, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-17 (1)
3 2 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-13 (1)
4 5 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-10 (4)
5 7 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-8 (5)
6 8 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (6)
7 4 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-11 (4)
8 9 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-15 (8)
9 10 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (9)
10 26 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-4 (10)
11 15 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (11)
12 6 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-17 (3)
13 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-11 (13)
14 18 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-9 (14)
15 16 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-12 (15)
16 19 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-6 (16)
17 17 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (17)
18 20 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-5 (18)
19 21 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-10 (19)
20 12 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-16 (10)
21 14 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-12 (11)
22 24 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-7 (22)
23 23 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-8 (23)
24 25 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-11 (24)
25 11 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-12 (2)
26 31 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (26)
27 27 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-13 (15)
28 29 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-8 (28)
29 37 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (29)
30 42 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (30)
31 32 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-8 (31)
32 33 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (32)
33 34 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-7 (33)
34 36 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-10 (34)
35 35 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-9 (35)
36 39 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-5 (36)
37 45 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-6 (37)
38 28 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (28)
39 40 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-10 (39)
40 50 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-5 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 30 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-11 (22)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-7 (41)
42 44 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-6 (42)
43 46 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-5 (43)
45 52 I’M LEAVIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (45)
46 48 SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC / I’M THE ONLY ONE –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-6 (46)
47 66 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-3 (47)
48 60 MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-3 (48)
49 57 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-3 (49)
50 47 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE / PUPPET MAN –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-11 (26)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
69 — SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (69)
77 — WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-3 (77)
82 — LIKE AN OPEN DOOR –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-1 (82)
87 — WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 — GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1 (88)
90 — IT’S THE REAL THING (Part 1) –•– The Electric Express (Linco)-1 (90)
92 — IT’S ABOUT TIME –•– The Dillards (Anthem)-1 (92)
95 — LOVE ME –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (95)
97 — DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-1 (97)
98 — K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-4 (92)
99 — YOU’VE GOT TO EARN IT –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (99)
100 — GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 7th August, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 6 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-18 (1)
3 1 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-10 (1)
4 4 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-11 (4)
5 5 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-9 (5)
6 8 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-16 (6)
7 3 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-14 (1)
8 16 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-7 (8)
9 10 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-5 (9)
10 11 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (10)
11 7 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-12 (4)
12 14 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-10 (12)
13 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-12 (13)
14 9 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (9)
15 19 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-11 (15)
16 18 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-6 (16)
17 28 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-9 (17)
18 29 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (18)
19 22 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-8 (19)
20 26 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (20)
21 15 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-13 (15)
22 23 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-9 (22)
23 36 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-6 (23)
24 30 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (24)
25 37 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-7 (25)
26 12 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-18 (3)
27 24 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-12 (24)
28 17 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (17)
29 69 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (29)
30 40 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-6 (30)
31 31 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-9 (31)
32 32 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (32)
33 34 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-11 (33)
34 27 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) –•– The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-14 (15)
35 20 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-17 (10)
36 21 SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-13 (11)
37 47 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (37)
38 33 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-8 (33)
39 49 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-4 (39)
40 41 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
43 35 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-10 (35)
47 39 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-11 (39)
49 38 WILD HORSES –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-7 (41)
42 43 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (42)
44 45 I’M LEAVIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (44)
45 48 MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-4 (45)
46 46 SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC / I’M THE ONLY ONE –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-7 (46)
48 55 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-4 (48)
50 67 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
68 — STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1 (68)
81 — ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-1 (81)
87 — TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (87)
88 — THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-1 (88)
89 — GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-1 (89)
90 — TOP FORTY (Of the Lord) –•– Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra)-1 (90)
91 — THEM CHANGES –•– Buddy Miles (and the Freedom Express) (Mercury)-9 (81)
93 — CRAZY LOVE –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (93)
94 — WE GOT A DREAM –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-1 (94)
96 — AMANDA –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (96)
98 — SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (98)
100 — CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND –•– Morning Mist (Event)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 14th August, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-12 (2)
3 6 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-17 (3)
4 5 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-10 (4)
5 3 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-11 (1)
6 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-19 (1)
7 8 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-8 (7)
8 9 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-6 (8)
9 10 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (9)
10 15 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-12 (10)
11 7 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-15 (1)
12 12 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-11 (12)
13 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-13 (13)
14 20 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (14)
15 18 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5 (15)
16 16 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-7 (16)
17 17 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-10 (17)
18 19 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-9 (18)
19 29 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (19)
20 23 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-7 (20)
21 25 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-8 (21)
22 24 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (22)
23 11 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-13 (4)
24 14 SOONER OR LATER –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (9)
25 30 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-7 (25)
26 37 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-5 (26)
27 48 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-5 (27)
28 22 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-10 (22)
29 31 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-10 (29)
30 32 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (30)
31 33 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-12 (31)
32 21 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-14 (15)
33 28 I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (17)
34 39 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-5 (34)
35 27 GET IT ON –•– Chase (Epic)-13 (24)
36 42 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (36)
37 55 GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-3 (37)
38 44 I’M LEAVIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (38)
39 45 MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-5 (39)
40 38 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-9 (33)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
45 40 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE –•– Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-9 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 50 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-4 (41)
42 68 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-2 (42)
43 57 WHERE YOU LEAD –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-4 (43)
44 89 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-2 (44)
46 43 CHICAGO –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-11 (35)
47 51 I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-4 (47)
48 47 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) –•– Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-12 (39)
49 46 SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC / I’M THE ONLY ONE –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-8 (46)
50 41 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-8 (41)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
63 — I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (63)
65 — UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-1 (65)
67 — BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-1 (67)
72 — THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-1 (72)
81 — RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (81)
83 — SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-1 (83)
86 — IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (86)
87 — SURRENDER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (87)
88 — THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-1 (88)
93 — HYMN 43 –•– Jethro Tull (Reprise)-1 (93)
95 — THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1 (95)
98 — WEAR THIS RING (With Love) –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-1 (98)
100 — I’D RATHER BE SORRY –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 21st August, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-13 (2)
3 3 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-18 (3)
4 9 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (4)
5 5 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-12 (1)
6 15 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (6)
7 7 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 10 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-13 (8)
9 4 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-11 (4)
10 14 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (10)
11 6 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-20 (1)
12 21 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-9 (12)
13 11 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-16 (1)
14 19 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (14)
15 16 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-8 (15)
16 20 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-8 (16)
17 8 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-7 (8)
18 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-14 (13)
19 25 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-8 (19)
20 22 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (20)
21 65 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-2 (21)
22 26 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-6 (22)
23 27 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-6 (23)
24 44 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-3 (24)
25 12 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-12 (12)
26 17 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-11 (17)
27 31 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-13 (27)
28 18 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-10 (18)
29 29 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-11 (29)
30 34 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-6 (30)
31 23 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-14 (4)
32 30 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (30)
33 37 GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-4 (33)
34 36 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (34)
35 63 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (35)
36 38 I’M LEAVIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (36)
37 39 MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (37)
38 42 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-3 (38)
39 41 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-5 (39)
40 28 DOUBLE BARREL –•– Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-11 (22)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
76 40 SUMMER SAND –•– Dawn (Bell)-10 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 WHERE YOU LEAD –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-5 (41)
42 47 I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-5 (42)
43 67 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-2 (43)
44 52 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-7 (44)
45 51 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-5 (45)
46 62 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-6 (46)
47 61 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-4 (47)
48 60 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-4 (48)
49 64 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-3 (49)
50 57 MAGGIE –•– Redbone (Epic)-12 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
64 — MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-1 (64)
67 — WAITING AT THE BUS STOP –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (67)
74 — STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-1 (74)
77 — LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-1 (77)
79 — EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-1 (79)
80 — HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU –•– Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-1 (80)
87 — DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL –•– John Baldry (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 — ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (88)
89 — A SONG FOR YOU –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (89)
92 — THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-1 (92)
94 — I’M JUST ME –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-1 (94)
98 — ROLL ON –•– The New Colony Six (Sunlight)-1 (98)
99 — TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-1 (99)
100 — LUCKY ME –•– The Moments (Stang)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 28th August, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-19 (2)
3 8 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-14 (3)
4 4 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (4)
5 2 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-14 (2)
6 6 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-7 (6)
7 10 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (7)
8 12 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-10 (8)
9 14 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (9)
10 24 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-4 (10)
11 7 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-10 (7)
12 21 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-3 (12)
13 23 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-7 (13)
14 5 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
15 16 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-9 (15)
16 19 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-9 (16)
17 9 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-12 (4)
18 22 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-7 (18)
19 11 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-21 (1)
20 17 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-8 (8)
21 13 IT’S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Carole King (Ode)-17 (1)
22 15 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-9 (15)
23 30 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-7 (23)
24 18 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE –•– Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-15 (13)
25 35 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3 (25)
26 27 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-14 (26)
27 38 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4 (27)
28 25 BRING THE BOYS HOME –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-13 (12)
29 26 RINGS –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-12 (17)
30 20 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (20)
31 43 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-3 (31)
32 33 GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-5 (32)
33 54 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-3 (33)
34 34 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (34)
35 39 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-6 (35)
36 46 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-7 (36)
37 28 LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-11 (18)
38 44 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-8 (38)
39 29 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-12 (29)
40 41 WHERE YOU LEAD –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
46 37 MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-7 (37)
51 32 MOON SHADOW –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-10 (30)
63 36 I’M LEAVIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-4 (41)
42 42 I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-6 (42)
43 47 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 45 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-6 (44)
45 48 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-5 (45)
47 58 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (47)
48 50 MAGGIE –•– Redbone (Epic)-13 (48)
49 55 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-4 (49)
50 57 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
65 — MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-1 (65)
71 — SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-1 (71)
74 — ANNABELLA –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1 (74)
75 — CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (75)
79 — STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-10 (39)
81 — GIMME SHELTER –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1 (81)
86 — A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-1 (86)
87 — IS THAT THE WAY –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-1 (87)
90 — ALL MY TRIALS –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (90)
93 — THINK HIS NAME –•– Johnny Rivers with the Guru Ram Das Ashram Singers (United Artists)-1 (93)
96 — THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-1 (96)
97 — HIJACKIN’ LOVE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (97)
99 — FEEL SO BAD –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (99)
100 — A PART OF YOU –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 12 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (1)
3 8 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-11 (3)
4 9 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (4)
5 10 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-5 (5)
6 13 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-8 (6)
7 2 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-20 (2)
8 3 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-15 (3)
9 7 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (7)
10 18 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (10)
11 16 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-10 (11)
12 5 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-15 (2)
13 4 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (4)
14 15 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-10 (14)
15 11 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-11 (7)
16 6 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (6)
17 27 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-5 (17)
18 33 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-4 (18)
19 36 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-8 (19)
20 23 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-8 (20)
21 25 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-4 (21)
22 14 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
23 22 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-10 (15)
24 31 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-4 (24)
25 26 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-15 (25)
26 35 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-7 (26)
27 19 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-22 (1)
28 20 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) –•– Tom Clay (Mowest)-9 (8)
29 17 DRAGGIN’ THE LINE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-13 (4)
30 44 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-7 (30)
31 41 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-5 (31)
32 32 GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-6 (32)
33 30 MAYBE TOMORROW –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (20)
34 45 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-6 (34)
35 38 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-9 (35)
36 43 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-5 (36)
37 47 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (37)
38 50 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-4 (38)
39 71 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-2 (39)
40 42 I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-7 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 34 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (34)
59 40 WHERE YOU LEAD –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 57 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-8 (42)
43 61 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-4 (43)
44 54 SURRENDER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (44)
45 53 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-9 (45)
46 48 MAGGIE –•– Redbone (Epic)-14 (46)
47 49 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-5 (47)
48 58 MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-3 (48)
49 — SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (49)
50 46 MOTHER FREEDOM –•– Bread (Elektra)-8 (37)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
49 — SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (49)
74 — KO-KO JOE –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-1 (74)
81 — CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-1 (81)
92 — A LONG TIME, A LONG WAY TO GO –•– Runt-Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1 (92)
93 — CAREY –•– Joni Mitchell (Reprise)-1 (93)
94 — HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN –•– Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM)-1 (94)
96 — DESDEMONA –•– The Searchers (RCA)-1 (96)
97 — MILITARY MADNESS –•– Graham Nash (Atlantic)-1 (97)
98 — WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-1 (98)
100 — WE’RE FRIENDS BY DAY (And Lovers By Night) –•– The Whatnauts (Stang)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 11th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (2)
3 3 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-12 (3)
4 6 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-9 (4)
5 1 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-5 (1)
6 2 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-12 (1)
7 10 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-9 (7)
8 7 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-21 (2)
9 8 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-16 (3)
10 19 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-9 (10)
11 11 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-11 (11)
12 18 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-5 (12)
13 9 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (7)
14 17 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-6 (14)
15 13 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-11 (4)
16 20 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-9 (16)
17 49 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-2 (17)
18 21 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (18)
19 15 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-12 (7)
20 34 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-7 (20)
21 12 MR. BIG STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-16 (2)
22 16 SWEET HITCH-HIKER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9 (6)
23 24 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-5 (23)
24 26 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-8 (24)
25 14 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-11 (14)
26 31 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-6 (26)
27 30 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-8 (27)
28 37 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (28)
29 25 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-16 (25)
30 56 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-3 (30)
31 35 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-10 (31)
32 39 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-3 (32)
33 38 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (33)
34 36 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-6 (34)
35 43 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-5 (35)
36 32 GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-7 (32)
37 23 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (People)-11 (15)
38 40 I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-8 (38)
39 45 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-10 (39)
40 44 SURRENDER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 42 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-9 (41)
42 47 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-6 (42)
43 53 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-5 (43)
44 58 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-15 (44)
45 46 MAGGIE –•– Redbone (Epic)-15 (45)
46 48 MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (46)
47 52 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-5 (47)
48 51 WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-9 (48)
49 62 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-12 (39)
50 54 TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-6 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
75 — ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-1 (75)
76 — TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (76)
78 — MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (78)
79 — GHETTO WOMAN –•– B.B. King (ABC)-1 (79)
80 — GET IT WHILE YOU CAN –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1 (80)
81 — BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-1 (81)
85 — YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-1 (85)
87 — PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY –•– The Newcomers (Stax)-1 (87)
90 — SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)-1 (90)
91 — I KNOW I’M IN LOVE –•– Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-9 (49)
93 — THAT’S THE WAY A WOMAN IS –•– The Messengers (Rare Earth)-1 (93)
95 — HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS –•– Chase (Epic)-1 (95)
96 — CAN YOU GET TO THAT –•– Funkadelic (Westbound)-1 (96)
98 — SOLO –•– Billie Sans (Invictus)-1 (98)
99 — SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 — BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 18th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (2)
3 4 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-10 (3)
4 10 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-10 (4)
5 5 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-6 (1)
6 3 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-13 (3)
7 7 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-10 (7)
8 12 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-6 (8)
9 6 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-13 (1)
10 11 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-12 (10)
11 14 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-7 (11)
12 17 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (12)
13 8 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-22 (2)
14 18 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6 (14)
15 16 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-10 (15)
16 20 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-8 (16)
17 13 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (7)
18 9 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-17 (3)
19 24 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-9 (19)
20 28 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (20)
21 35 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-6 (21)
22 27 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-9 (22)
23 23 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-6 (23)
24 26 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-7 (24)
25 32 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-4 (25)
26 19 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD –•– Chicago (Columbia)-13 (7)
27 30 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-4 (27)
28 25 RIDERS ON THE STORM –•– The Doors (Elektra)-12 (14)
29 33 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (29)
30 31 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-11 (30)
31 15 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (4)
32 29 IF NOT FOR YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-17 (25)
33 34 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-7 (33)
34 43 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-6 (34)
35 57 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-4 (35)
36 47 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-6 (36)
37 41 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-10 (37)
38 40 SURRENDER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (38)
39 44 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-16 (39)
40 85 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-2 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 36 GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-8 (32)
52 39 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-11 (39)
54 38 I LIKES TO DO IT –•– The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-9 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-7 (41)
42 59 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-5 (42)
43 46 MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (43)
45 52 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-5 (45)
46 48 WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-10 (46)
47 49 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-13 (39)
48 58 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-5 (48)
49 51 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 55 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
81 — CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-1 (81)
87 — ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 — GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-1 (88)
89 — NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (89)
90 — IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-1 (90)
91 — YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-1 (91)
97 — IT’S FOR YOU –•– Springwell (Parrot)-1 (97)
100 — I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE –•– Nolan (Lizard)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 25th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-11 (2)
3 3 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-11 (3)
4 8 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-7 (4)
5 2 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (2)
6 5 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-7 (1)
7 6 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-14 (3)
8 12 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (8)
9 10 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-13 (9)
10 7 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-11 (7)
11 11 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-8 (11)
12 16 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-9 (12)
13 14 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7 (13)
14 20 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (14)
15 15 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-11 (15)
16 19 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-10 (16)
17 9 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-14 (1)
18 21 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-7 (18)
19 40 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-3 (19)
20 25 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-5 (20)
21 22 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-10 (21)
22 18 SIGNS –•– Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-18 (3)
23 27 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-5 (23)
24 24 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-8 (24)
25 29 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (25)
26 13 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS –•– John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-23 (2)
27 35 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-5 (27)
28 30 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-12 (28)
29 17 LIAR –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-12 (7)
30 39 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-17 (30)
31 23 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-7 (23)
32 33 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-8 (32)
33 34 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-7 (33)
34 36 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-7 (34)
35 42 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-6 (35)
36 37 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-11 (36)
37 45 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-6 (37)
38 38 SURRENDER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (38)
39 41 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-8 (39)
40 49 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-6 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 48 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-6 (41)
42 43 MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-6 (42)
43 62 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-3 (43)
44 50 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (44)
45 46 WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-11 (45)
46 70 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 47 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) –•– The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-14 (39)
48 66 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-3 (48)
49 52 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-12 (39)
50 57 ANNABELLA –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
71 — ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-1 (71)
74 — I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (74)
85 — I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR –•– Humble Pie (A&M)-1 (85)
88 — PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (88)
89 — YOU SEND ME –•– The Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope)-1 (89)
90 — HOT PANTS – I’M COMING, COMING, I’M COMING –•– Bobby Byrd (BrownStone)-1 (90)
95 — ALL MY HARD TIMES –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (95)
96 — EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT –•– Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-1 (96)
99 — YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-1 (99)
100 — I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 2nd October, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-9 (1)
3 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-8 (3)
4 8 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (4)
5 3 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-12 (3)
6 6 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-8 (1)
7 5 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (2)
8 7 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-15 (3)
9 19 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-4 (9)
10 12 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-10 (10)
11 11 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-9 (11)
12 14 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (12)
13 13 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8 (13)
14 18 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-8 (14)
15 16 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-11 (15)
16 20 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-6 (16)
17 10 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-12 (7)
18 9 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-14 (9)
19 25 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-8 (19)
20 21 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-11 (20)
21 30 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-18 (21)
22 23 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-6 (22)
23 24 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-9 (23)
24 27 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-6 (24)
25 35 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-7 (25)
26 15 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-12 (15)
27 32 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-9 (27)
28 17 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-15 (1)
29 28 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-13 (28)
30 41 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-7 (30)
31 33 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-8 (31)
32 46 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-4 (32)
33 34 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-8 (33)
34 37 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-7 (34)
35 39 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-9 (35)
36 36 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-12 (36)
37 40 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-7 (37)
38 61 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-3 (38)
39 66 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-3 (39)
40 43 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
45 38 SURRENDER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-8 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-4 (41)
42 42 MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-7 (42)
43 44 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-7 (43)
44 53 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-5 (44)
46 50 ANNABELLA –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-6 (46)
47 55 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-6 (47)
48 49 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-13 (39)
49 71 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-2 (49)
50 88 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
79 — SPILL THE WINE –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (79)
81 — SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-1 (81)
89 — WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-1 (89)
90 — LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
92 — YOU BROUGHT THE JOY –•– Freda Payne (Invictus)-1 (92)
94 — RUB IT IN –•– Layng Martine (Barnaby)-1 (94)
97 — DO I LOVE YOU –•– Paul Anka (Buddah)-1 (97)
98 — FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES –•– The Fortunes (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 — CO-CO –•– The Sweet (Bell)-1 (99)
100 — VALERIE –•– Cymarron (Entrance)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th October, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-13 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-10 (1)
3 4 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (3)
4 3 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-9 (3)
5 9 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (5)
6 10 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-11 (6)
7 6 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-9 (1)
8 5 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-13 (3)
9 12 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (9)
10 14 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-9 (10)
11 8 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-16 (3)
12 7 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (2)
13 15 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-12 (13)
14 16 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-7 (14)
15 11 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-10 (11)
16 13 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (13)
17 21 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-19 (17)
18 25 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-8 (18)
19 19 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-9 (19)
20 20 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-12 (20)
21 24 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-7 (21)
22 22 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-7 (22)
23 23 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-10 (23)
24 18 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-15 (9)
25 27 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-10 (25)
26 17 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-13 (7)
27 30 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-8 (27)
28 39 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-4 (28)
29 32 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-5 (29)
30 38 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-4 (30)
31 34 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-8 (31)
32 33 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-9 (32)
33 26 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-13 (15)
34 50 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (34)
35 37 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-8 (35)
36 41 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-5 (36)
37 29 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION –•– Bobby Russell (United Artists)-14 (28)
38 40 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (38)
39 31 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-9 (31)
40 49 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
42 35 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-10 (35)
43 36 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-13 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-6 (41)
44 56 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-3 (44)
45 47 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-7 (45)
46 48 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-14 (39)
47 42 MARIANNE –•– Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-8 (42)
48 46 ANNABELLA –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-7 (46)
49 43 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (43)
50 54 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED –•– Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
62 — INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (62)
66 — I’M A MAN / QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-1 (66)
73 — LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (73)
79 — TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (79)
81 — IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– The New Birth (RCA)-1 (81)
83 — WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (83)
87 — DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
89 — MIDNIGHT MAN –•– The James Gang (ABC)-1 (89)
90 — IT’S ONLY LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (90)
92 — MAMMY BLUE –•– The Pop-Tops (ABC)-1 (92)
94 — WALK EASY MY SON –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (94)
95 — I’M SO GLAD –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-1 (95)
97 — TOUCH –•– The Supremes (Motown)-1 (97)
98 — OLENA –•– Don Nix (Elektra)-1 (98)
100 — BABY, I’M YOURS –•– Jody Miller (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 16th October, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-14 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (2)
3 5 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (3)
4 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-10 (3)
5 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-11 (1)
6 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-12 (6)
7 7 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-10 (1)
8 9 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (8)
9 10 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-10 (9)
10 28 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-5 (10)
11 8 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-14 (3)
12 11 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-17 (3)
13 13 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-13 (13)
14 14 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-8 (14)
15 17 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-20 (15)
16 18 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-9 (16)
17 16 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10 (13)
18 21 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-8 (18)
19 15 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-11 (11)
20 34 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (20)
21 12 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12 (2)
22 20 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-13 (20)
23 19 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (19)
24 25 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-11 (24)
25 31 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-9 (25)
26 30 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-5 (26)
27 27 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-9 (27)
28 29 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-6 (28)
29 22 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-8 (22)
30 32 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-10 (30)
31 35 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-9 (31)
32 36 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-6 (32)
33 23 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-11 (23)
34 40 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-4 (34)
35 62 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (35)
36 54 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-5 (36)
37 41 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-7 (37)
38 38 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (38)
39 45 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-8 (39)
40 58 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
48 39 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-10 (31)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-4 (41)
42 50 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED –•– Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-9 (42)
43 52 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 46 K-JEE –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-15 (39)
45 51 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-3 (45)
46 53 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-5 (46)
47 42 ALL DAY MUSIC –•– War (United Artists)-11 (35)
49 66 I’M A MAN / QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-2 (49)
50 — THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
50 — THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (50)
53 — EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-1 (53)
69 — YOU THINK YOU’RE HOT STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-1 (69)
70 — ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-1 (70)
72 — JENNIFER –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (72)
74 — BLESS YOU –•– Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (74)
80 — LIFE IS A CARNIVAL –•– The Band (Capitol)-1 (80)
82 — RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (82)
83 — I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE –•– Nolan (Lizard)-3 (83)
88 — ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (88)
89 — ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-1 (89)
90 — MOTHER –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (90)
91 — THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-1 (91)
98 — BANKS OF THE OHIO –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-1 (98)
99 — TELL ME WHY –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1 (99)
100 — WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 23rd October, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-15 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (2)
3 3 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (3)
4 10 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-6 (4)
5 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-11 (3)
6 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-13 (6)
7 5 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-12 (1)
8 9 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-11 (8)
9 50 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-2 (9)
10 8 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (8)
11 15 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-21 (11)
12 13 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-14 (12)
13 7 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-11 (1)
14 16 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-10 (14)
15 20 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (15)
16 14 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-9 (14)
17 18 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-9 (17)
18 11 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-15 (3)
19 26 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6 (19)
20 — IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (20)
21 35 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (21)
22 19 STICK-UP –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-12 (11)
23 28 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-7 (23)
24 22 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-14 (20)
25 25 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-10 (25)
26 27 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-10 (26)
27 34 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-5 (27)
28 32 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-7 (28)
29 31 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-10 (29)
30 12 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-18 (3)
31 17 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-11 (13)
32 24 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-12 (24)
33 23 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-11 (19)
34 36 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-6 (34)
35 54 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-3 (35)
36 40 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4 (36)
37 37 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-8 (37)
38 39 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-9 (38)
39 30 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-11 (30)
40 41 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-5 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
46 29 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-9 (22)
52 38 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-6 (41)
42 42 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED –•– Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-10 (42)
43 45 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-4 (43)
44 46 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-6 (44)
45 49 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-3 (45)
47 53 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-2 (47)
48 55 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-3 (48)
49 52 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-5 (49)
50 51 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
20 — IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (20)
60 — HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (60)
77 — BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-1 (77)
83 — DON’T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (83)
88 — I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX (Medley) –•– Glen Campbell / Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (88)
89 — DOLLY DAGGER –•– Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)-1 (89)
90 — GIMME SOME LOVIN’ (Part 1) –•– Traffic, Etc. (United Artists)-1 (90)
93 — MY PART / MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 3) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-1 (93)
96 — YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-1 (96)
97 — IF IT’S ALRIGHT WITH YOU –•– Rose Colored Glass (Bang)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 30th October, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-16 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-7 (2)
3 3 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-8 (3)
4 2 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (2)
5 9 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-3 (5)
6 20 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-2 (6)
7 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-14 (6)
8 5 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-12 (3)
9 15 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (9)
10 11 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-22 (10)
11 7 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-13 (1)
12 12 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-15 (12)
13 14 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-11 (13)
14 10 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (8)
15 17 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-10 (15)
16 8 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-12 (8)
17 19 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (17)
18 13 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-12 (1)
19 21 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (19)
20 29 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-11 (20)
21 60 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-2 (21)
22 18 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-16 (3)
23 23 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-8 (23)
24 27 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-6 (24)
25 25 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-11 (25)
26 28 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-8 (26)
27 16 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-10 (14)
28 47 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-3 (28)
29 35 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-4 (29)
30 34 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-7 (30)
31 24 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-15 (20)
32 36 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5 (32)
33 32 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-13 (24)
34 38 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-10 (34)
35 45 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 37 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-9 (36)
37 26 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-11 (26)
38 48 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (38)
39 41 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-7 (39)
40 54 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 33 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-12 (19)
45 40 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-6 (40)
46 39 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-12 (30)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-5 (41)
42 44 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-7 (42)
43 77 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-2 (43)
47 50 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-5 (47)
48 49 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-6 (48)
49 51 SPILL THE WINE –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-5 (49)
50 53 IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-7 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
69 — ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (69)
71 — TILL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (71)
77 — SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-1 (77)
86 — GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-1 (86)
87 — BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-1 (87)
89 — GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-1 (89)
90 — LISA, LISTEN TO ME –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 — LONG PROMISED ROAD –•– The Beach Boys (Brother)-1 (93)
99 — I BET HE DON’T LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (99)
100 — WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-4 (2)
3 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-17 (1)
4 6 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3 (4)
5 3 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-9 (3)
6 4 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (2)
7 9 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (7)
8 10 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-23 (8)
9 19 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (9)
10 8 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-13 (3)
11 12 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-16 (11)
12 7 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-15 (6)
13 13 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-12 (13)
14 21 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-3 (14)
15 14 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (8)
16 17 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8 (16)
17 16 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-13 (8)
18 20 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-12 (18)
19 11 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-14 (1)
20 24 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-7 (20)
21 29 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-5 (21)
22 43 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-3 (22)
23 15 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-11 (15)
24 26 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-9 (24)
25 28 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 18 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-13 (1)
27 40 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-4 (27)
28 30 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-8 (28)
29 38 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (29)
30 39 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-8 (30)
31 32 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6 (31)
32 35 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5 (32)
33 34 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-11 (33)
34 69 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (34)
35 23 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-9 (23)
36 36 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-10 (36)
37 37 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-12 (26)
38 25 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-12 (25)
39 89 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-2 (39)
40 42 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 41 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-6 (41)
42 58 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-4 (42)
43 55 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 63 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-4 (44)
45 47 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-6 (45)
46 77 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-2 (46)
47 48 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-7 (47)
48 50 IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-8 (48)
49 51 LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 — FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
50 — FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (50)
76 — YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-1 (76)
84 — AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-1 (84)
85 — SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (85)
86 — LONG AGO TOMORROW –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (86)
87 — CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-1 (87)
88 — FOR LADIES ONLY –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (88)
89 — I’M STILL WAITING –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (89)
90 — FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-1 (90)
91 — TELL MAMA –•– Savoy Brown (Parrot)-1 (91)
93 — BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-1 (93)
97 — SHOW ME HOW –•– The Emotions (Volt)-1 (97)
98 — WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-1 (98)
99 — FOOL ME –•– Joe South (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 — I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (For Loving Me) –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-5 (2)
3 4 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4 (3)
4 3 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-18 (1)
5 8 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-24 (5)
6 5 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-10 (3)
7 7 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (7)
8 14 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-4 (8)
9 9 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (9)
10 6 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (2)
11 22 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-4 (11)
12 16 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-9 (12)
13 39 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-3 (13)
14 12 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-16 (6)
15 21 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-6 (15)
16 25 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-5 (16)
17 11 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-17 (11)
18 18 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-13 (18)
19 10 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-14 (3)
20 20 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-8 (20)
21 50 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-2 (21)
22 34 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (22)
23 19 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-15 (1)
24 24 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-10 (24)
25 32 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-6 (25)
26 27 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-5 (26)
27 29 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (27)
28 28 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-9 (28)
29 30 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-9 (29)
30 17 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-14 (8)
31 33 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-12 (31)
32 23 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-12 (15)
33 42 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-5 (33)
34 15 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14 (8)
35 13 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-13 (13)
36 31 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7 (31)
37 44 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-5 (37)
38 46 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-3 (38)
39 41 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-7 (39)
40 87 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-2 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
44 37 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-13 (26)
46 40 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-9 (40)
48 35 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-10 (23)
56 36 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-11 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-6 (41)
42 47 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-8 (42)
43 58 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-5 (43)
45 45 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-7 (45)
47 48 IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-9 (47)
49 49 LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-6 (49)
50 65 TILL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 — I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-1 (61)
76 — STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (76)
77 — AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (77)
87 — AIN’T NOBODY HOME –•– B.B. King (ABC)-1 (87)
90 — SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-1 (90)
93 — HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1 (93)
98 — GET DOWN –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-1 (98)
99 — LET IT BE –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-1 (99)
100 — HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-10 (1)
3 3 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-5 (3)
4 11 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-5 (4)
5 8 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-5 (5)
6 4 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-19 (1)
7 7 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (7)
8 21 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-3 (8)
9 13 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-4 (9)
10 6 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-11 (3)
11 5 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-25 (5)
12 9 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (9)
13 15 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-7 (13)
14 16 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-6 (14)
15 22 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (15)
16 10 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-12 (2)
17 18 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-14 (17)
18 27 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (18)
19 12 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-10 (12)
20 17 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-18 (11)
21 31 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-13 (21)
22 14 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-17 (6)
23 37 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-6 (23)
24 25 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-7 (24)
25 33 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-6 (25)
26 26 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-6 (26)
27 29 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-10 (27)
28 19 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-15 (3)
29 40 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-3 (29)
30 51 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-6 (30)
31 43 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-6 (31)
32 67 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (32)
33 38 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-4 (33)
34 24 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-11 (24)
35 20 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-9 (20)
36 41 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-7 (36)
37 28 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-10 (28)
38 35 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-14 (13)
39 77 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2 (39)
40 42 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-9 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
46 36 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (31)
49 39 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-8 (41)
42 49 LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-7 (42)
43 59 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-3 (43)
44 47 IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-10 (44)
45 50 TILL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (45)
47 76 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-2 (47)
48 61 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-2 (48)
50 46 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-10 (40)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
74 — ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1 (74)
76 — CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-1 (76)
79 — (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-1 (79)
84 — SATISFACTION –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (84)
88 — KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-1 (88)
90 — MY BOY –•– Richard Harris (Dunhill)-1 (90)
91 — TURN YOUR RADIO ON –•– Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (91)
97 — YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (97)
98 — LOOKIN’ BACK –•– Bob Seger (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 — THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Redbone (Epic)-1 (99)
100 — PRETTY AS YOU FEEL –•– Jefferson Airplane (Grunt)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-11 (1)
3 4 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (3)
4 5 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-6 (4)
5 8 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-4 (5)
6 3 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-6 (3)
7 9 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-5 (7)
8 7 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-10 (7)
9 15 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (9)
10 13 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-8 (10)
11 6 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-20 (1)
12 25 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-7 (12)
13 14 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 39 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3 (14)
15 10 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-12 (3)
16 18 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (16)
17 17 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-15 (17)
18 29 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-4 (18)
19 21 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-14 (19)
20 23 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-7 (20)
21 16 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-13 (2)
22 12 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (9)
23 47 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-3 (23)
24 24 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 33 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-5 (25)
26 27 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-11 (26)
27 30 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-7 (27)
28 32 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (28)
29 31 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-7 (29)
30 36 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-8 (30)
31 19 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-11 (12)
32 26 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-7 (26)
33 54 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-5 (33)
34 11 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-26 (5)
35 43 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-4 (35)
36 34 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-12 (24)
37 20 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-19 (11)
38 79 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-2 (38)
39 41 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-9 (39)
40 40 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-10 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
46 35 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-10 (20)
47 37 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-11 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 TILL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (41)
42 42 LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-8 (42)
43 48 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-3 (43)
44 44 IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-11 (44)
45 51 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-10 (45)
48 61 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-4 (48)
49 55 GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-5 (49)
50 62 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
69 — AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-1 (69)
70 — HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-1 (70)
76 — CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-1 (76)
77 — HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-1 (77)
78 — NOTHING TO HIDE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (78)
80 — DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (80)
81 — ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-1 (81)
87 — I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-1 (87)
91 — TRUCKIN’ –•– The Grateful Dead (Warner Brothers)-1 (91)
94 — SOUR SUITE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (94)
95 — I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (For Loving Me) –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-2 (95)
98 — LOVE IS FUNNY THAT WAY –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (98)
99 — I’M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN –•– Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard)-1 (99)
100 — TIGHTROPE RIDE –•– The Doors (Elektra)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8 (1)
3 3 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-7 (3)
4 4 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-7 (4)
5 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-12 (1)
6 7 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-6 (6)
7 14 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (7)
8 10 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-9 (8)
9 9 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (9)
10 6 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-7 (3)
11 12 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-8 (11)
12 13 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-8 (12)
13 18 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-5 (13)
14 8 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-11 (7)
15 33 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-6 (15)
16 16 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (16)
17 19 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-15 (17)
18 20 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-8 (18)
19 23 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (19)
20 25 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-6 (20)
21 17 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-16 (17)
22 27 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-8 (22)
23 11 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-21 (1)
24 29 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 28 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (25)
26 15 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-13 (3)
27 35 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-5 (27)
28 30 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9 (28)
29 22 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (9)
30 26 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-12 (26)
31 38 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-3 (31)
32 70 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-2 (32)
33 24 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9 (24)
34 69 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-2 (34)
35 32 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-8 (26)
36 52 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-4 (36)
37 50 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-5 (37)
38 48 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-5 (38)
39 43 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-4 (39)
40 45 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-11 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 39 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-10 (39)
47 40 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-11 (40)
89 21 BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN / SUPERSTAR –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-14 (2) *
* Billboard has reversed sides on this single, making SUPERSTAR now the less dominant side. They list it in chart week #5 (likely weeks they consider BLESS THE BEASTS as the dominant side) and we have corrected the weeks on chart to represent the entire chart run – now in week #14. Billboard began listing 2-sided hits as a single chart entry beginning on 11-29-69.
POWER PLAYS
42 49 GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-6 (42)
43 80 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-2 (43)
44 51 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-3 (44)
45 59 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-3 (45)
46 41 TILL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (41)
48 56 HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-4 (48)
49 42 LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-9 (42)
50 60 FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 — I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-1 (61)
68 — LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-1 (68)
74 — DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-1 (74)
82 — LAY LADY LAY –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (82)
86 — ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND –•– Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-1 (86)
87 — LOOKING FOR A LOVE –•– The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-1 (87)
88 — CAROLYN –•– Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 — NO SAD SONG –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (90)
93 — GEORGE JACKSON –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (93)
96 — THE GIRL WHO LOVED ME WHEN –•– The Glass Bottle Featuring Gary Criss (Avco)-1 (96)
98 — DEVIL YOU –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-1 (98)
100 — DAISY MAE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 11th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-9 (1)
3 4 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8 (3)
4 6 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-7 (4)
5 7 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (5)
6 3 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-8 (3)
7 5 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-13 (1)
8 11 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-9 (8)
9 15 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-7 (9)
10 8 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-10 (8)
11 13 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-6 (11)
12 9 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (9)
13 10 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-8 (3)
14 20 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-7 (14)
15 19 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5 (15)
16 18 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-9 (16)
17 17 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-16 (17)
18 27 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-6 (18)
19 32 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-3 (19)
20 22 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-9 (20)
21 24 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-9 (21)
22 25 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (22)
23 12 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-9 (12)
24 16 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (16)
25 34 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-3 (25)
26 14 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-12 (7)
27 36 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-5 (27)
28 31 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-4 (28)
29 21 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-17 (17)
30 44 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4 (30)
31 52 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-3 (31)
32 57 CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-3 (32)
33 28 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10 (28)
34 37 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-6 (34)
35 39 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-5 (35)
36 38 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-6 (36)
37 43 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-3 (37)
38 68 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-2 (38)
39 48 HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-5 (39)
40 40 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-12 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
55 33 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-10 (24)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-11 (41)
42 42 GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-7 (42)
43 45 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-4 (43)
44 61 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-2 (44)
45 55 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-4 (45)
46 60 HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-3 (46)
47 53 NOTHING TO HIDE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-3 (47)
48 50 FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-6 (48)
49 54 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-6 (49)
50 51 LET IT BE –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 — ANTICIPATION –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-1 (61)
72 — SUGAR DADDY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (72)
73 — THOSE WERE THE DAYS –•– Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton (As the Bunkers) (Atlantic)-1 (73)
84 — AFTER ALL THIS TIME –•– Merry Clayton (Ode)-1 (84)
85 — WAY BACK HOME –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (85)
86 — EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (Part 1) –•– Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn)-1 (86)
88 — LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE –•– The Coasters (King)-1 (88)
89 — TAKE IT SLOW (Out In the Country) –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-1 (89)
91 — THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA –•– Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-1 (91)
92 — GET UP AND GET DOWN –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-1 (92)
93 — I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR –•– Humble Pie (A&M)-7 (73)
94 — FIVE HUNDRED MILES –•– Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM)-1 (94)
96 — NO GOOD TO CRY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-1 (96)
97 — AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW –•– Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-1 (97)
99 — LONG TIME TO BE ALONE –•– The New Colony Six (Sunlight)-1 (99)
100 — THE HARDER I TRY (The Bluer I Get) –•– The Free Movement (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 18th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 9 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-8 (2)
3 3 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-9 (3)
4 5 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (4)
5 4 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-8 (4)
6 2 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-10 (1)
7 6 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-9 (3)
8 8 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-10 (8)
9 25 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-4 (9)
10 11 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-7 (10)
11 14 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-8 (11)
12 19 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-4 (12)
13 16 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-10 (13)
14 15 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-6 (14)
15 18 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-7 (15)
16 20 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-10 (16)
17 7 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-14 (1)
18 22 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (18)
19 12 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (9)
20 27 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-6 (20)
21 21 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-10 (21)
22 10 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-11 (8)
23 13 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-9 (3)
24 30 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-5 (24)
25 28 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-5 (25)
26 31 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-4 (26)
27 17 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-17 (17)
28 44 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-3 (28)
29 32 CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-4 (29)
30 38 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-3 (30)
31 34 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-7 (31)
32 37 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-4 (32)
33 39 HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 36 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-7 (34)
35 35 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-6 (35)
36 24 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (16)
37 23 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-10 (12)
38 46 HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (38)
39 51 DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-3 (39)
40 45 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-5 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
41 33 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11 (28)
48 40 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-13 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 43 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-5 (42)
43 47 NOTHING TO HIDE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-4 (43)
44 49 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-7 (44)
45 72 SUGAR DADDY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (45)
46 56 GEORGE JACKSON –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 48 FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-7 (47)
49 50 LET IT BE –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-6 (49)
50 42 GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-8 (42)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 — IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (57)
80 — LEVON –•– Elton John (Uni)-1 (80)
83 — MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (83)
87 — YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-1 (87)
88 — SO MANY PEOPLE –•– Chase (Epic)-1 (88)
91 — SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Johnny Paycheck (Epic)-1 (91)
93 — SHOW ME HOW –•– The Emotions (Volt)-4 (93)
94 — KEEP ON KEEPING ON –•– N.F. Porter (Lizard)-1 (94)
96 — OPEN THE DOOR (Song For Judith) –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-1 (96)
98 — DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER –•– Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-1 (98)
99 — WITHOUT YOU –•– Nilsson (RCA)-1 (99)
100 — KEEP PLAYIN’ THAT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL –•– Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 25th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-8 (1)
3 9 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-5 (3)
4 4 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (4)
5 5 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-9 (4)
6 3 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-10 (3)
7 8 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-11 (7)
8 11 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-9 (8)
9 10 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-8 (9)
10 12 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-5 (10)
11 7 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-10 (3)
12 13 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-11 (12)
13 20 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-7 (13)
14 15 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-8 (14)
15 16 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-11 (15)
16 6 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-11 (1)
17 28 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-4 (17)
18 18 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (18)
19 17 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-15 (1)
20 30 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-4 (20)
21 26 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-5 (21)
22 24 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-6 (22)
23 29 CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-5 (23)
24 25 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-6 (24)
25 14 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-7 (14)
26 39 DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-4 (26)
27 19 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (9)
28 32 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-5 (28)
29 21 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-11 (21)
30 31 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-8 (30)
31 45 SUGAR DADDY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (31)
32 38 HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-5 (32)
33 33 HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-7 (33)
34 34 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-8 (34)
35 22 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-12 (8)
36 27 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-18 (17)
37 40 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-6 (37)
38 46 GEORGE JACKSON –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-4 (38)
39 42 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-6 (39)
40 44 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-8 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS
42 35 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-7 (35)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 NOTHING TO HIDE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-5 (41)
43 51 ANTICIPATION –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-3 (43)
44 57 IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (44)
45 67 ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND –•– Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-4 (45)
46 56 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-5 (46)
47 47 FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-8 (47)
48 83 MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-2 (48)
49 49 LET IT BE –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-7 (49)
50 48 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-14 (40)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
67 — BLACK DOG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-1 (67)
79 — FIRE AND WATER –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (79)
81 — NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (81)
87 — WHAT AM I LIVING FOR –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (87)
88 — UNDER MY WHEELS –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (88)
92 — SON OF SHAFT –•– The Bar-Kays (Volt)-1 (92)
96 — LOVE GONNA PACK UP (And Walk Out) –•– The Persuaders (Win Or Lose)-1 (96)
97 — DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (Part 1) –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-1 (97)
99 — PAIN (Part 1) –•– The Ohio Players (Westbound)-1 (99)
100 — MEDLEY FROM “SUPERSTAR” (A Rock Opera) –•– The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-2 (95)
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