These are all the top 40 singles for 1971.
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 2nd January, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-11 (2)
3 4 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-7 (3)
4 3 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-12 (1)
5 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-8 (5)
6 6 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-13 (1)
7 8 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 7 STONED LOVE ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-9 (7)
9 12 DOMINO ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-8 (9)
10 9 GYPSY WOMAN ββ’β Brian Hyland (Uni)-18 (3)
11 14 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-19 (11)
12 13 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (12)
13 10 NO MATTER WHAT ββ’β Badfinger (Apple)-10 (8)
14 23 PAY TO THE PIPER ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-8 (14)
15 19 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-8 (15)
16 17 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH ββ’β The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-6 (16)
17 18 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-11 (17)
18 33 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-6 (18)
19 11 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) ββ’β The Presidents (Sussex)-14 (11)
20 22 ONE MAN BAND ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (20)
21 26 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-5 (21)
22 20 HE AINβT HEAVYβ¦HEβS MY BROTHER ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-9 (20)
23 24 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (23)
24 28 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-7 (24)
25 29 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-6 (25)
26 21 BE MY BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-9 (17)
27 31 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (27)
28 15 WEβVE ONLY JUST BEGUN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-17 (2)
29 16 IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-16 (1)
30 25 CANβT STOP LOVING YOU ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (25)
31 39 GAMES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-9 (31)
32 40 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-8 (32)
33 50 STOP THE WAR NOW ββ’β Edwin Starr (Gordy)-3 (33)
34 48 (Donβt Worry) IF THEREβS A HELL BELOW WEβRE ALL GOING TO GO ββ’β Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-7 (34)
35 56 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-2 (35)
36 53 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (36)
37 34 IβM NOT MY BROTHERβS KEEPER ββ’β The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-12 (34)
38 36 DO IT ββ’β Neil Diamond (Bang)-9 (36)
39 38 AFTER MIDNIGHT ββ’β Eric Clapton (Atco)-12 (18)
40 44 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 37 BORDER SONG / YOU AND ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (37)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 IF YOU WERE MINE ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-14 (41)
42 49 MOST OF ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (42)
43 45 SILVER MOON ββ’β Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-6 (43)
45 46 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (45)
46 43 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART ββ’β Neil Young (Reprise)-11 (33)
47 74 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-2 (47)
48 58 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-4 (48)
49 51 STEALER ββ’β Free (A&M)-6 (49)
50 52 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-10 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
53 β GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (53)
75 β HE CALLED ME BABY ββ’β Candi Staton (Fame)-1 (75)
78 β ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-1 (78)
79 β LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-1 (79)
82 β SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-8 (74)
88 β APEMAN ββ’β The Kinks (Reprise)-1 (88)
93 β TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-1 (93)
94 β D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-1 (94)
96 β CHERYL MOANA MARIE ββ’β John Rowles (Kapp)-1 (96)
97 β THERE IT GOES AGAIN ββ’β Barbara and the Uniques (Arden)-1 (97)
98 β YOU JUST CANβT WIN (By Making the Same Mistake) ββ’β Gene (Chandler) and Jerry (Butler) (Mercury)-1 (98)
99 β NOW IβM A WOMAN ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th January, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-8 (2)
3 2 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-12 (2)
4 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 6 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-14 (1)
6 4 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-13 (1)
7 7 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-10 (7)
8 8 STONED LOVE ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-10 (7)
9 21 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (9)
10 12 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-11 (10)
11 17 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-12 (11)
12 15 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-9 (12)
13 14 PAY TO THE PIPER ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-9 (13)
14 16 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH ββ’β The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-7 (14)
15 9 DOMINO ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9 (9)
16 11 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-20 (11)
17 25 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-7 (17)
18 18 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-7 (18)
19 20 ONE MAN BAND ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (19)
20 23 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (20)
21 13 NO MATTER WHAT ββ’β Badfinger (Apple)-11 (8)
22 10 GYPSY WOMAN ββ’β Brian Hyland (Uni)-19 (3)
23 24 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-8 (23)
24 27 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (24)
25 32 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-9 (25)
26 22 HE AINβT HEAVYβ¦HEβS MY BROTHER ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-10 (20)
27 26 BE MY BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-10 (17)
28 31 GAMES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-10 (28)
29 35 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (29)
30 34 (Donβt Worry) IF THEREβS A HELL BELOW WEβRE ALL GOING TO GO ββ’β Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-8 (30)
31 47 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-3 (31)
32 36 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-5 (32)
33 33 STOP THE WAR NOW ββ’β Edwin Starr (Gordy)-4 (33)
34 30 CANβT STOP LOVING YOU ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (25)
35 19 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) ββ’β The Presidents (Sussex)-15 (11)
36 50 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-11 (36)
37 48 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-5 (37)
38 40 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-8 (38)
39 58 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-3 (39)
40 42 MOST OF ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 37 IβM NOT MY BROTHERβS KEEPER ββ’β The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-13 (34)
47 38 DO IT ββ’β Neil Diamond (Bang)-10 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 53 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-2 (41)
42 43 SILVER MOON ββ’β Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-7 (42)
43 62 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-3 (43)
44 45 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (44)
46 46 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART ββ’β Neil Young (Reprise)-12 (33)
48 56 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-6 (48)
49 76 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-4 (49)
50 71 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
85 β WHEN IβM DEAD AND GONE ββ’β McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-1 (85)
86 β BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ββ’β The New Seekers (Elektra)-1 (86)
87 β MOTHER ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (87)
88 β FRESH AS A DAISY ββ’β Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill)-1 (88)
90 β PROBLEM CHILD ββ’β Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (90)
92 β REVIVAL (Love Is Everywhere) ββ’β Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-1 (92)
95 β ITβS UP TO YOU PETULA ββ’β Edison Lighthouse (Bell)-1 (95)
96 β YOUβRE A BIG GIRL NOW ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-1 (96)
98 β ONE NIGHT STAND ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Big Tree)-1 (98)
99 β FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-1 (99)
100 β WHERE ARE WE GOING ββ’β Bobby Bloom (Roulette)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 16th January, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-8 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-9 (2)
3 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-13 (2)
4 4 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 5 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-15 (1)
6 9 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (6)
7 11 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-13 (7)
8 8 STONED LOVE ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-11 (7)
9 10 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-12 (9)
10 6 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-14 (1)
11 17 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-8 (11)
12 12 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-10 (12)
13 13 PAY TO THE PIPER ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-10 (13)
14 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH ββ’β The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-8 (14)
15 18 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-8 (15)
16 16 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-21 (11)
17 7 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-11 (7)
18 24 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-6 (18)
19 20 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (19)
20 23 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-9 (20)
21 15 DOMINO ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10 (9)
22 25 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-10 (22)
23 19 ONE MAN BAND ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (19)
24 32 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-6 (24)
25 29 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (25)
26 31 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (26)
27 33 STOP THE WAR NOW ββ’β Edwin Starr (Gordy)-5 (27)
28 28 GAMES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-11 (28)
29 30 (Donβt Worry) IF THEREβS A HELL BELOW WEβRE ALL GOING TO GO ββ’β Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-9 (29)
30 21 NO MATTER WHAT ββ’β Badfinger (Apple)-12 (8)
31 43 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-4 (31)
32 26 HE AINβT HEAVYβ¦HEβS MY BROTHER ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-11 (20)
33 38 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-9 (33)
34 37 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-6 (34)
35 36 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-12 (35)
36 39 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-4 (36)
37 22 GYPSY WOMAN ββ’β Brian Hyland (Uni)-20 (3)
38 41 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-3 (38)
39 27 BE MY BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-11 (17)
40 40 MOST OF ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-5 (41)
42 50 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-4 (42)
43 44 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7 (43)
44 64 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-3 (44)
45 53 SOMEBODYβS WATCHING YOU ββ’β Little Sister (Stone Flower)-6 (45)
46 48 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-7 (46)
47 59 MEAN MISTREATER ββ’β Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-6 (47)
48 62 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-5 (48)
49 57 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-3 (49)
50 58 THEY CANβT TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC ββ’β Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
81 β (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-1 (81)
83 β JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (83)
84 β DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (84)
87 β MIXED UP GUY ββ’β Joey Scarbury (Lionel)-1 (87)
89 β BED OF ROSEβS ββ’β The Statler Brothers (Mercury)-1 (89)
98 β HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-1 (98)
100 β MAKE ME HAPPY ββ’β Bobby Bloom (MGM)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 23rd January, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-9 (1)
3 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-14 (2)
4 6 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (4)
5 4 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-11 (4)
6 9 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-13 (6)
7 7 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-14 (7)
8 11 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-9 (8)
9 15 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 12 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-11 (10)
11 5 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-16 (1)
12 8 STONED LOVE ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-12 (7)
13 19 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (13)
14 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH ββ’β The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-9 (14)
15 18 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-7 (15)
16 31 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-5 (16)
17 10 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-15 (1)
18 20 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-10 (18)
19 17 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-12 (7)
20 16 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-22 (11)
21 26 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (21)
22 22 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-11 (22)
23 24 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-7 (23)
24 25 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (24)
25 13 PAY TO THE PIPER ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-11 (13)
26 27 STOP THE WAR NOW ββ’β Edwin Starr (Gordy)-6 (26)
27 28 GAMES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-12 (27)
28 23 ONE MAN BAND ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (19)
29 21 DOMINO ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11 (9)
30 34 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-7 (30)
31 33 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-10 (31)
32 36 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (32)
33 35 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-13 (33)
34 44 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-4 (34)
35 38 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-4 (35)
36 42 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-5 (36)
37 29 (Donβt Worry) IF THEREβS A HELL BELOW WEβRE ALL GOING TO GO ββ’β Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-10 (29)
38 40 MOST OF ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (38)
39 46 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-8 (39)
40 41 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 SOMEBODYβS WATCHING YOU ββ’β Little Sister (Stone Flower)-7 (41)
42 48 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-6 (42)
43 43 THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (43)
44 49 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-4 (44)
45 52 1900 YESTERDAY ββ’β Liz Damonβs Orient Express (White Whale)-5 (45)
46 60 MOTHER ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3 (46)
47 47 MEAN MISTREATER ββ’β Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-7 (47)
48 56 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (48)
49 67 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-8 (49)
50 50 THEY CANβT TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC ββ’β Eric Burdon and War (MGM)-6 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
79 β JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (79)
83 β I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β The Mob (Colossus)-1 (83)
87 β WHOLE LOTTA LOVE ββ’β King Curtis (Atco)-1 (87)
88 β I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-1 (88)
89 β RIDE A WHITE SWAN ββ’β Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb)-1 (89)
90 β (Sheβs a) VERY LOVELY WOMAN / THE LONG WAY AROUND ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-1 (90)
92 β WAY BACK HOME ββ’β The Jazz Crusaders (Chisa)-3 (90)
93 β YOUβRE THE ONE ββ’β The Three Degrees (Roulette)-1 (93)
94 β FREEDOM ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (94)
96 β SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION ββ’β Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
97 β I NEED YOU ββ’β The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-1 (97)
98 β WEβLL HAVE IT MADE ββ’β The Spinners (V.I.P.)-1 (98)
99 β IβLL BE HOME ββ’β Vikki Carr (Columbia)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 30th January, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-10 (1)
3 4 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (3)
4 3 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-15 (2)
5 9 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 7 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-15 (6)
7 16 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-6 (7)
8 8 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-10 (8)
9 34 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (9)
10 6 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-14 (6)
11 13 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (11)
12 5 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-12 (4)
13 10 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-12 (10)
14 15 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-8 (14)
15 11 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-17 (1)
16 18 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-11 (16)
17 23 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (17)
18 31 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-11 (18)
19 21 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (19)
20 22 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-12 (20)
21 12 STONED LOVE ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-13 (7)
22 24 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (22)
23 20 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-23 (11)
24 19 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-13 (7)
25 32 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (25)
26 30 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (26)
27 25 PAY TO THE PIPER ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-12 (13)
28 36 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-6 (28)
29 14 RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH ββ’β The Supremes and the Four Tops (Motown)-10 (14)
30 28 ONE MAN BAND ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (19)
31 33 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-14 (31)
32 29 DOMINO ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12 (9)
33 44 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-5 (33)
34 27 GAMES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-13 (27)
35 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-5 (35)
36 40 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-7 (36)
37 45 1900 YESTERDAY ββ’β Liz Damonβs Orient Express (White Whale)-6 (37)
38 17 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-16 (1)
39 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-9 (39)
40 41 SOMEBODYβS WATCHING YOU ββ’β Little Sister (Stone Flower)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 26 STOP THE WAR NOW ββ’β Edwin Starr (Gordy)-7 (26)
53 37 (Donβt Worry) IF THEREβS A HELL BELOW WEβRE ALL GOING TO GO ββ’β Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-11 (29)
61 38 MOST OF ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-7 (41)
42 48 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (42)
43 46 MOTHER ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4 (43)
45 49 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-9 (45)
46 55 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-6 (46)
47 β MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (47)
48 58 APEMAN ββ’β The Kinks (Reprise)-5 (48)
49 53 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-3 (49)
50 51 BRIDGET THE MIDGET (The Queen Of the Blues) ββ’β Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-7 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
47 β MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (47)
56 β HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (56)
75 β THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-1 (75)
82 β HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (82)
92 β TRIANGLE OF LOVE (Hey Diddle Diddle) ββ’β The Presidents (Sussex)-1 (92)
94 β ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1 (94)
98 β EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 β PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-1 (99)
100 β SAN BERNADINO ββ’β Christie (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-12 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 9 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (2)
3 2 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-11 (1)
4 3 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (3)
5 5 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-11 (5)
6 7 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-7 (6)
7 6 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-16 (6)
8 8 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-11Β (8)
9 4 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-16 (2)
10 11 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (10)
11 10 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-15 (6)
12 25 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (12)
13 13 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-13 (10)
14 14 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 18 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-12 (15)
16 19 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (16)
17 17 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-9 (17)
18 28 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-7 (18)
19 26 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-9 (19)
20 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-13 (20)
21 22 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (21)
22 15 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-18 (1)
23 16 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-12 (16)
24 12 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-13 (4)
25 47 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (25)
26 21 STONED LOVE ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-14 (7)
27 31 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-15 (27)
28 23 FOR THE GOOD TIMES ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-24 (11)
29 33 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-6 (29)
30 49 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-4 (30)
31 36 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-8 (31)
32 56 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2 (32)
33 40 SOMEBODYβS WATCHING YOU ββ’β Little Sister (Stone Flower)-9 (33)
34 35 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-6 (34)
35 37 1900 YESTERDAY ββ’β Liz Damonβs Orient Express (White Whale)-7 (35)
36 39 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-10 (36)
37 27 PAY TO THE PIPER ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-13 (13)
38 34 GAMES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-14 (27)
39 55 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (39)
40 41 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (41)
42 45 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-10 (42)
43 43 MOTHER ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-5 (43)
44 46 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-7 (44)
45 48 APEMAN ββ’β The Kinks (Reprise)-6 (45)
46 52 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-6 (46)
47 54 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-4 (47)
48 51 WHEN IβM DEAD AND GONE ββ’β McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-5 (48)
49 75 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-2 (49)
50 50 BRIDGET THE MIDGET (The Queen Of the Blues) ββ’β Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
60 β SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (60)
64 β WHOLE LOTTA LOVE ββ’β C.C.S. (RAK)-1 (64)
71 β JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (71)
79 β BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (79)
81 β COUNTRY ROAD ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
85 β KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED ββ’β Gary Puckett (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 β FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (87)
88 β (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (88)
92 β THE GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (92)
93 β ANGEL BABY ββ’β Dusk (Bell)-1 (93)
94 β CAROLINA DAY ββ’β Livingston Taylor (Capricorn)-1 (94)
95 β MEDLEY FROM βSUPERSTARβ (A Rock Opera) ββ’β The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-1 (95)
96 β DIDNβT IT LOOK SO EASY ββ’β The Stairsteps (Buddah)-1 (96)
97 β HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (97)
100 β TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-2 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-13 (1)
3 5 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-12 (3)
4 6 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-8 (4)
5 4 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (3)
6 3 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-12 (1)
7 7 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-17 (6)
8 8 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-12 (8)
9 10 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-12 (9)
10 25 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (10)
11 18 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-8 (11)
12 12 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-8 (12)
13 9 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-17 (2)
14 15 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-13 (14)
15 44 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-8 (15)
16 16 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-8 (16)
17 11 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-16 (6)
18 19 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-10 (18)
19 13 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-14 (10)
20 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-14 (20)
21 30 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-5 (21)
22 14 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-10 (14)
23 27 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-16 (23)
24 32 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (24)
25 22 I THINK I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-19 (1)
26 17 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-10 (17)
27 31 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-9 (27)
28 21 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (21)
29 29 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-7 (29)
30 36 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-11 (30)
31 41 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (31)
32 33 SOMEBODYβS WATCHING YOU ββ’β Little Sister (Stone Flower)-10 (32)
33 35 1900 YESTERDAY ββ’β Liz Damonβs Orient Express (White Whale)-8 (33)
34 23 IMMIGRANT SONG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-13 (16)
35 39 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (35)
36 47 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-5 (36)
37 63 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-3 (37)
38 34 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-7 (34)
39 87 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-2 (39)
40 40 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-9 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-11 (41)
42 61 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-3 (42)
43 60 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-2 (43)
44 57 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (44)
45 45 APEMAN ββ’β The Kinks (Reprise)-7 (45)
46 46 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-7 (46)
47 49 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-3 (47)
48 48 WHEN IβM DEAD AND GONE ββ’β McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-6 (48)
49 58 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-5 (49)
50 51 IβM SO PROUD ββ’β The Main Ingredient (RCA)-10 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 β DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (57)
59 β CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (59)
71 β CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-1 (71)
83 β WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (83)
84 β ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-1 (84)
85 β CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While Itβs Near To You) ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-1 (85)
87 β AINβT IT A SAD THING ββ’β R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-1 (87)
88 β LONELY TEARDROPS ββ’β Brian Hyland (Uni)-1 (88)
90 β THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES ββ’β Arkade (Dunhill)-1 (90)
94 β MY SWEET LORD ββ’β Billy Preston (Apple)-1 (94)
97 β THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (97)
98 β SUPER HIGHWAY ββ’β Ballinβ Jack (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 β MARIA (You Were the Only One) ββ’β Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)-1 (99)
100 β ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-14 (1)
3 3 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-13 (3)
4 4 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-9 (4)
5 11 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-9 (5)
6 10 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (6)
7 7 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-18 (6)
8 15 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-9 (8)
9 14 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-14 (9)
10 5 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-12 (3)
11 12 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9 (11)
12 23 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-17 (12)
13 8 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-13 (8)
14 21 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-6 (14)
15 18 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-11 (15)
16 6 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-13 (1)
17 24 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (17)
18 9 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-13 (9)
19 13 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-18 (2)
20 19 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-15 (10)
21 17 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-17 (6)
22 39 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (22)
23 16 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-9 (16)
24 43 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (24)
25 42 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 31 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (26)
27 27 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-10 (27)
28 29 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-8 (28)
29 51 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (29)
30 30 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-12 (30)
31 28 I REALLY DONβT WANT TO KNOW / THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-9 (21)
32 37 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-4 (32)
33 35 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (33)
34 20 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-15 (20)
35 26 BORN TO WANDER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-11 (17)
36 36 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-6 (36)
37 57 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (37)
38 22 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-11 (14)
39 49 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-6 (39)
40 40 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-10 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 32 SOMEBODYβS WATCHING YOU ββ’β Little Sister (Stone Flower)-11 (32)
48 38 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-8 (34)
50 33 1900 YESTERDAY ββ’β Liz Damonβs Orient Express (White Whale)-9 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-12 (41)
43 59 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-2 (43)
44 44 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (44)
45 46 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-8 (45)
46 47 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-4 (46)
47 48 WHEN IβM DEAD AND GONE ββ’β McGuinness Flint (Capitol)-7 (47)
49 50 IβM SO PROUD ββ’β The Main Ingredient (RCA)-11 (49)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
81 β WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (81)
82 β OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-1 (82)
85 β FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-1 (85)
90 β EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
91 β YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (91)
92 β DO ME RIGHT ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-1 (92)
95 β TULSA ββ’β Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-1 (95)
99 β I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th February, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 6 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (2)
3 2 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-15 (1)
4 3 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-14 (3)
5 5 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-10 (5)
6 4 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-10 (4)
7 8 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-10 (7)
8 12 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-18 (8)
9 9 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-15 (9)
10 25 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-5 (10)
11 11 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-10 (11)
12 22 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (12)
13 17 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5 (13)
14 14 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-7 (14)
15 15 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-12 (15)
16 29 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (16)
17 24 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (17)
18 7 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-19 (6)
19 37 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3 (19)
20 33 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (20)
21 32 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-5 (21)
22 10 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-13 (3)
23 18 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-14 (9)
24 26 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (24)
25 27 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-11 (25)
26 13 YOUR SONG ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-14 (8)
27 39 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-7 (27)
28 36 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-7 (28)
29 20 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-16 (10)
30 21 STONEY END ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-18 (6)
31 23 REMEMBER ME ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-10 (16)
32 43 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-3 (32)
33 46 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-5 (33)
34 41 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-13 (34)
35 53 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 16 MY SWEET LORD / ISNβT IT A PITY ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-14 (1)
37 30 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-13 (30)
38 45 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-9 (38)
39 19 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-19 (2)
40 44 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 34 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN ββ’β Runt (Todd Rundgren) (Ampex)-16 (20)
42 28 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-9 (28)
47 40 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-11 (40)
POWER PLAYS
43 56 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (43)
44 52 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-4 (44)
45 55 COUNTRY ROAD ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
46 91 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (46)
48 63 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (48)
49 81 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (49)
50 50 1900 YESTERDAY ββ’β Liz Damonβs Orient Express (White Whale)-10 (33)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
66 β WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-1 (66)
68 β NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (68)
69 β LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (69)
84 β SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (84)
85 β AINβT GOT TIME ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (85)
86 β AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE ββ’β Conway Twitty / Loretta Lynn (Decca)-1 (86)
91 β BELL BOTTOM BLUES ββ’β Derek and the Dominos (Atco)-1 (91)
92 β BEGINNING TO FEEL THE PAIN ββ’β Mac Davis (Columbia)-1 (92)
94 β DONβT MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES ββ’β Z.Z. Hill (Hill)-1 (94)
96 β ONE MANβS LEFTOVERS (Is Another Manβs Feast) ββ’β 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax)-1 (96)
97 β WILD WORLD ββ’β The Gentrys (Sun)-1 (97)
98 β CELIA OF THE SEALS ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-1 (98)
99 β TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-3 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (2)
3 10 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-6 (3)
4 16 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (4)
5 5 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-11 (5)
6 17 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (6)
7 12 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (7)
8 8 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-19 (8)
9 9 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-16 (9)
10 7 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-11 (7)
11 13 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (11)
12 21 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-6 (12)
13 14 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-8 (13)
14 3 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-16 (1)
15 19 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-4 (15)
16 4 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-15 (3)
17 11 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-11 (11)
18 20 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (18)
19 15 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-13 (15)
20 6 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-11 (4)
21 24 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (21)
22 27 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-8 (22)
23 32 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-4 (23)
24 35 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-5 (24)
25 18 GROOVE ME ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-20 (6)
26 53 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-3 (26)
27 66 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-2 (27)
28 28 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-8 (28)
29 49 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (29)
30 25 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-12 (25)
31 33 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-6 (31)
32 54 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-3 (32)
33 23 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-15 (9)
34 34 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-14 (34)
35 48 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (35)
36 38 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-10 (36)
37 37 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-14 (30)
38 46 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (38)
39 44 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-5 (39)
40 40 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 22 LONELY DAYS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-14 (3)
64 29 ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-17 (10)
POWER PLAYS
42 45 COUNTRY ROAD ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5 (42)
43 43 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (43)
44 55 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-4 (44)
45 68 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-2 (45)
46 69 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-2 (46)
47 42 LET YOUR LOVE GO ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-10 (28)
48 57 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-4 (48)
49 56 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While Itβs Near To You) ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-4 (49)
50 47 YOUR TIME TO CRY ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-12 (40)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
55 β ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-1 (55)
67 β WHEN THEREβS NO YOU ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (67)
72 β IF ITβS REAL WHAT I FEEL ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (72)
73 β TONGUE IN CHEEK ββ’β Sugarloaf (Liberty)-1 (73)
83 β WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1 (83)
84 β PUSHBIKE SONG ββ’β The Mixtures (Sire)-1 (84)
85 β SNOW BLIND FRIEND ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (85)
87 β CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-1 (87)
90 β SPINNING WHEEL (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (90)
92 β I PITY THE FOOL ββ’β Ann Peebles (Hi)-1 (92)
99 β STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-1 (99)
100 β WHAT ABOUT ME ββ’β Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-11 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-7 (2)
3 7 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (3)
4 4 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (4)
5 6 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (5)
6 2 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (2)
7 12 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-7 (7)
8 11 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-7 (8)
9 15 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (9)
10 5 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-12 (5)
11 8 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-20 (8)
12 9 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-17 (9)
13 13 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-9 (13)
14 10 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-12 (7)
15 22 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-9 (15)
16 23 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-5 (16)
17 18 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9 (17)
18 29 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (18)
19 27 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-3 (19)
20 21 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-12 (20)
21 14 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-17 (1)
22 16 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-16 (3)
23 24 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-6 (23)
24 32 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-4 (24)
25 26 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 20 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-12 (4)
27 17 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-12 (11)
28 39 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-6 (28)
29 19 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-14 (15)
30 38 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (30)
31 31 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-7 (31)
32 45 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-3 (32)
33 35 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (33)
34 28 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-9 (28)
35 34 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-15 (34)
36 55 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-2 (36)
37 30 (Do the) PUSH AND PULL (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-13 (25)
38 46 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-3 (38)
39 48 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-5 (39)
40 61 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 36 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-11 (36)
46 37 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS ββ’β Jackie Moore (Atlantic)-15 (30)
47 40 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-8 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 42 COUNTRY ROAD ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6 (42)
43 44 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-5 (43)
44 49 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While Itβs Near To You) ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-5 (44)
45 51 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
48 43 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (43)
49 56 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-6 (49)
50 65 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
53 β DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (53)
55 β SIT YOURSELF DOWN ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-1 (55)
58 β JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (58)
60 β WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (60)
67 β WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (67)
75 β DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (75)
83 β GIVE IT TO ME ββ’β The Mob (Colossus)-1 (83)
86 β IβD RATHER LOVE YOU ββ’β Charley Pride (RCA)-1 (86)
87 β PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-1 (87)
88 β BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-1 (88)
89 β HOT PANTS ββ’β Salvage (Odax)-1 (89)
92 β LUCKY MAN ββ’β Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-1 (92)
93 β L.A. GOODBYE ββ’β The Ides Of March (Warner Brothers)-1 (93)
94 β BAD WATER ββ’β The Raeletts (Tangerine)-1 (94)
95 β LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND ββ’β Odds and Ends (Today)-1 (95)
96 β I CANβT STOP ββ’β The Osmond Brothers (Uni)-1 (96)
97 β COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-1Β (97)
98 β MY HEART IS YOURS ββ’β Wilbert Harrison (SSS International)-1 (98)
99 β 1927 KANSAS CITY ββ’β Mike Reilly (Paramount)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (2)
3 4 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (3)
4 1 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-12 (1)
5 3 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (3)
6 7 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-8 (6)
7 9 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6 (7)
8 18 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (8)
9 15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-10 (9)
10 10 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-13 (5)
11 11 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-21 (8)
12 8 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (8)
13 6 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (2)
14 23 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-7 (14)
15 19 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-4 (15)
16 16 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-6 (16)
17 12 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-18 (9)
18 20 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-13 (18)
19 13 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-10 (13)
20 36 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-3 (20)
21 14 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-13 (7)
22 33 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (22)
23 24 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-5 (23)
24 25 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-5 (24)
25 28 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-7 (25)
26 39 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-6 (26)
27 30 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (27)
28 32 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4 (28)
29 17 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-10 (17)
30 22 ROSE GARDEN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-17 (3)
31 29 AMAZING GRACE ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-15 (15)
32 40 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-4 (32)
33 38 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-4 (33)
34 21 KNOCK THREE TIMES ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-18 (1)
35 31 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-8 (31)
36 27 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-13 (11)
37 42 COUNTRY ROAD ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7 (37)
38 45 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-5 (38)
39 35 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-16 (34)
40 49 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 34 JODYβS GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-10 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 D.O.A. ββ’β Bloodrock (Capitol)-12 (36)
42 43 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-6 (42)
44 44 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While Itβs Near To You) ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-6 (44)
45 58 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2 (45)
46 50 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-6 (46)
47 53 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-2 (47)
48 55 SIT YOURSELF DOWN ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-2 (48)
49 60 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-2 (49)
50 52 WHEN THEREβS NO YOU ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
72 β I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-1 (72)
73 β FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-1 (73)
74 β WHO GETS THE GUY ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (74)
79 β I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (79)
80 β MAN IN BLACK ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (80)
82 β TIME AND LOVE ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (82)
86 β I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Perry Como (RCA)-1 (86)
88 β COULD I FORGET YOU ββ’β Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (88)
90 β THE NICKEL SONG ββ’β The New Seekers Featuring Eve Graham (Elektra)-1 (90)
91 β SOLDIERβS LAST LETTER ββ’β Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-1 (91)
92 β BOOTY BUTT ββ’β The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-1 (92)
93 β IβM GIRL SCOUTINβ ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (93)
94 β MELTING POT ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-1 (94)
95 β ADRIENNE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (95)
96 β HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-1 (96)
99 β I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM / EVERYTHINGβS ALRIGHT (Medley) ββ’β The Kimberlys (Happy Tiger)-1 (99)
100 β ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th March, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (2)
3 2 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (2)
4 6 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-9 (4)
5 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (3)
6 7 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7 (6)
7 8 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (7)
8 9 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-11 (8)
9 4 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-13 (1)
10 15 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-5 (10)
11 14 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 11 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-22 (8)
13 10 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-14 (5)
14 20 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-4 (14)
15 24 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-6 (15)
16 18 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-14 (16)
17 12 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9 (8)
18 13 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (2)
19 22 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (19)
20 16 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (16)
21 27 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (21)
22 26 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-7 (22)
23 23 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-6 (23)
24 28 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-5 (24)
25 25 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-8 (25)
26 17 MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)-19 (9)
27 19 (Theme From) βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA)-11 (13)
28 33 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-5 (28)
29 21 SWEET MARY ββ’β Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)-14 (7)
30 32 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-5 (30)
31 40 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-8 (31)
32 38 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-6 (32)
33 29 DONβT LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-11 (17)
34 45 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3 (34)
35 52 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (35)
36 49 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (36)
37 71 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-3 (37)
38 56 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-4 (38)
39 48 SIT YOURSELF DOWN ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-3 (39)
40 47 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 37 COUNTRY ROAD ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (37)
42 35 THEME FROM βLOVE STORYβ ββ’β Francis Lai with His Orchestra (Paramount)-9 (31)
46 39 BURNING BRIDGES ββ’β The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-17 (34)
POWER PLAYS
43 46 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-7 (43)
44 42 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-7 (42)
45 β I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (45)
47 50 WHEN THEREβS NO YOU ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-4 (47)
48 44 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While Itβs Near To You) ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-7 (44)
49 70 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-3 (49)
50 51 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-10 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
45 β I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (45)
71 β I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-1 (71)
72 β IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-1 (72)
81 β SOMEONE WHO CARES ββ’β Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-1 (81)
88 β SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-1 (88)
89 β LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND ββ’β Kiki Dee (Rare Earth)-1 (89)
97 β CβMON ββ’β Poco (Epic)-1 (97)
98 β LAYLA ββ’β Derek and the Dominos (Atco)-1 (98)
99 β I WISH I WERE ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (99)
100 β THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD ββ’β Mountain (Windfall)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd April, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-10 (1)
3 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (3)
4 3 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (2)
5 7 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (5)
6 4 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-10 (4)
7 6 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8 (6)
8 8 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-12 (8)
9 11 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 14 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-5 (10)
11 34 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (11)
12 19 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (12)
13 15 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 10 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-6 (10)
15 16 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-15 (15)
16 22 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-8 (16)
17 12 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-23 (8)
18 9 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-14 (1)
19 21 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (19)
20 23 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-7 (20)
21 24 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (21)
22 20 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-8 (16)
23 25 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9 (23)
24 17 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10 (8)
25 28 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6 (25)
26 45 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-2 (26)
27 32 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-7 (27)
28 31 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-9 (28)
29 30 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-6 (29)
30 18 MAMAβS PEARL ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-10 (2)
31 37 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-4 (31)
32 35 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (32)
33 38 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-5 (33)
34 40 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (34)
35 36 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (35)
36 13 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-15 (5)
37 39 SIT YOURSELF DOWN ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (37)
38 49 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-4 (38)
39 72 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-2 (39)
40 43 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-2 (41)
42 64 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-8 (42)
43 51 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-4 (43)
44 56 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-5 (44)
45 47 WHEN THEREβS NO YOU ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (45)
46 50 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-11 (46)
47 59 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-3 (47)
48 44 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ββ’β The Chairmen Of the Board (Invictus)-8 (42)
49 52 DO ME RIGHT ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-7 (49)
50 60 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 β NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (57)
73 β POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (73)
76 β 13 QUESTIONS ββ’β Seatrain (Capitol)-1 (76)
80 β TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-1 (80)
81 β RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-1 (81)
82 β ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-1 (82)
96 β OH, SINGER ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1 (96)
97 β STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE ββ’β Margie Joseph (Volt)-1 (97)
98 β IF ITβS REAL WHAT I FEEL ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-4 (69)
99 β FREEDOM ββ’β Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 β I WAS WONDERING / WHERE EVIL GROWS ββ’β The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th April, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (2)
3 11 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (3)
4 4 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-10 (2)
5 3 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (3)
6 2 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-11 (1)
7 7 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (6)
8 10 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-6 (8)
9 6 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-11 (4)
10 16 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-9 (10)
11 12 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (11)
12 8 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-13 (8)
13 9 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-10 (9)
14 14 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-7 (10)
15 57 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (15)
16 31 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-5 (16)
17 21 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (17)
18 13 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-8 (13)
19 26 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-3 (19)
20 15 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-16 (15)
21 25 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (21)
22 27 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-8 (22)
23 23 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10 (23)
24 32 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (24)
25 33 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-6 (25)
26 19 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (19)
27 28 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-10 (27)
28 39 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-3 (28)
29 29 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-7 (29)
30 41 I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-3 (30)
31 22 CRIED LIKE A BABY ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-9 (16)
32 34 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (32)
33 35 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (33)
34 18 ONE BAD APPLE ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-15 (1)
35 38 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-5 (35)
36 17 AMOS MOSES ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-24 (8)
37 20 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-8 (20)
38 47 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-4 (38)
39 44 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-6 (39)
40 73 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
48 37 SIT YOURSELF DOWN ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (37)
49 40 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-9 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-9 (41)
42 43 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-5 (42)
43 46 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-12 (43)
44 50 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (44)
45 45 WHEN THEREβS NO YOU ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (45)
46 49 DO ME RIGHT ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-8 (46)
47 54 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-6 (47)
50 53 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
74 β LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-1 (74)
76 β (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (76)
79 β WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1 (79)
86 β SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-20 (60)
90 β TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-1 (90)
91 β YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS ββ’β Funkadelic (Westbound)-1 (91)
92 β CHIRPY CHIRPY, CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Lally Stott (Philips)-1 (92)
93 β WHEN YOU DANCE I CAN REALLY LOVE ββ’β Neil Young (Reprise)-1 (93)
94 β INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 β EMPTY ARMS ββ’β Sonny James (Capitol)-1 (95)
98 β CANβT FIND THE TIME ββ’β Rose Colored Glass (Bang)-1 (98)
99 β TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th April, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (2)
3 1 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-11 (1)
4 4 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-11 (2)
5 8 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-7 (5)
6 16 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-6 (6)
7 6 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-12 (1)
8 7 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10 (6)
9 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (3)
10 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-10 (10)
11 9 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-12 (4)
12 19 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (12)
13 15 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (13)
14 11 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-10 (11)
15 12 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-14 (8)
16 17 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (16)
17 13 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-11 (9)
18 14 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-8 (10)
19 21 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8 (19)
20 28 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-4 (20)
21 25 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-7 (21)
22 22 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
23 24 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (23)
24 20 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-17 (15)
25 39 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-7 (25)
26 30 I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-4 (26)
27 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-11 (27)
28 40 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3 (28)
29 18 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-9 (13)
30 23 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11 (23)
31 32 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (31)
32 41 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-10 (32)
33 35 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-6 (33)
34 26 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (19)
35 29 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-8 (29)
36 38 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-5 (36)
37 44 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (37)
38 42 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-6 (38)
39 43 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-13 (39)
40 33 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (33)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 37 FREE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-9 (20)
POWER PLAYS
42 47 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-7 (42)
43 46 DO ME RIGHT ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-9 (43)
44 50 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-5 (44)
45 74 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-2 (45)
46 66 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-5 (46)
47 64 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-3 (47)
48 73 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-3 (48)
49 51 PUSHBIKE SONG ββ’β The Mixtures (Sire)-7 (49)
50 56 LUCKY MAN ββ’β Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-6 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 β BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (57)
85 β BROKEN / ALBERT FLASHER ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (85)
86 β GOTTA SEE JANE ββ’β R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-1 (86)
89 β WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1 (89)
94 β NEVADA FIGHTER ββ’β Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-1 (94)
98 β THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-1 (98)
99 β L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ββ’β Susan Raye (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 β IβLL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN ββ’β The Whatnauts (Stang)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th April, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (2)
3 6 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-7 (3)
4 13 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (4)
5 5 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-8 (5)
6 12 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-5 (6)
7 3 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-12 (1)
8 20 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-5 (8)
9 4 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-12 (2)
10 21 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-8 (10)
11 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-11 (10)
12 7 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-13 (1)
13 9 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-12 (3)
14 23 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (14)
15 28 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4 (15)
16 8 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-11 (6)
17 25 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-8 (17)
18 15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-15 (8)
19 14 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-11 (11)
20 17 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-12 (9)
21 22 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-10 (21)
22 16 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (16)
23 11 PROUD MARY ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-13 (4)
24 57 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (24)
25 26 I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-5 (25)
26 32 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-11 (26)
27 37 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (27)
28 24 TEMPTATION EYES ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-18 (15)
29 19 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-9 (19)
30 47 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-4 (30)
31 33 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-7 (31)
32 29 OYE COMO VA ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-10 (13)
33 18 WHAT IS LIFE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-9 (10)
34 36 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-6 (34)
35 39 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-14 (35)
36 38 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-7 (36)
37 45 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-3 (37)
38 30 BLUE MONEY ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-12 (23)
39 46 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-6 (39)
40 42 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 35 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-9 (29)
48 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-12 (27)
50 31 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (31)
61 40 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 β BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY ββ’β C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-1 (41)
42 44 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-6 (42)
43 43 DO ME RIGHT ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-10 (43)
45 48 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-4 (45)
46 62 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-5 (46)
47 49 PUSHBIKE SONG ββ’β The Mixtures (Sire)-8 (47)
49 50 LUCKY MAN ββ’β Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-7 (49)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
41 β BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY ββ’β C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-1 (41)
80 β I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-1 (80)
84 β BE NICE TO ME ββ’β Runt-Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1 (84)
87 β FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON ββ’β Edwin Starr (Gordy)-1 (87)
88 β BROWNSVILLE ββ’β Joy Of Cooking (Capitol)-1 (88)
89 β HOUSE AT POOH CORNER ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)-1 (89)
90 β AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-1 (90)
92 β BE MY BABY ββ’β Cissy Houston (Janus)-1 (92)
94 β I WANNA BE FREE ββ’β Loretta Lynn (Decca)-1 (94)
96 β DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (96)
98 β THAT EVIL CHILD ββ’β B.B. King (Kent)-1 (98)
99 β RED EYE BLUES ββ’β Redeye (Pentagram)-1 (99)
100 β HAPPY ββ’β Hog Heaven (Roulette)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 1st May, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-8 (2)
3 4 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (3)
4 2 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-11 (2)
5 6 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-6 (5)
6 8 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-6 (6)
7 10 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-9 (7)
8 5 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-9 (5)
9 7 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-13 (1)
10 17 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-9 (10)
11 15 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-5 (11)
12 24 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (12)
13 14 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (13)
14 11 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-12 (10)
15 9 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-13 (2)
16 30 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-5 (16)
17 26 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-12 (17)
18 12 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-14 (1)
19 37 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-4 (19)
20 16 DOESNβT SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-12 (6)
21 19 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-12 (11)
22 46 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-6 (22)
23 35 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-15 (23)
24 20 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-13 (9)
25 27 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (25)
26 22 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (16)
27 13 FOR ALL WE KNOW ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-13 (3)
28 18 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Sammi Smith (Mega)-16 (8)
29 31 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-8 (29)
30 25 I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-6 (25)
31 21 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-11 (21)
32 59 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4 (32)
33 45 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-5 (33)
34 34 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-7 (34)
35 39 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-7 (35)
36 36 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-8 (36)
37 41 BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY ββ’β C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-2 (37)
38 40 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-9 (38)
39 29 LOVEβS LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-10 (19)
40 β BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-23 (41)
42 42 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-7 (42)
43 52 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-7 (43)
44 47 PUSHBIKE SONG ββ’β The Mixtures (Sire)-9 (44)
45 56 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-5 (45)
46 65 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-4 (46)
47 58 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-11 (47)
48 49 LUCKY MAN ββ’β Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-8 (48)
49 β IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-1 (49)
50 57 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
40 β BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (40)
49 β IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-1 (49)
66 β REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (66)
78 β FEELINβ ALRIGHT ββ’β Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1 (78)
80 β REACH OUT YOUR HAND ββ’β The Brotherhood Of Man (Deram)-1 (80)
87 β IβM COMINβ HOME ββ’β Dave Edmunds (MAM)-1 (87)
88 β A MAMA AND A PAPA ββ’β Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (88)
89 β JOHNNY B. GOODE ββ’β Johnny Winter (Columbia)-1 (89)
90 β THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (90)
91 β TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-2 (91)
95 β MUSIC IS LOVE ββ’β David Crosby (Atlantic)-1 (95)
96 β THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (Thatβs Heavy, Baby) ββ’β Solomon Burke (MGM)-1 (96)
100 β BE GOOD TO ME BABY ββ’β Luther Ingram (KoKo)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 8th May, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (2)
3 2 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-9 (2)
4 5 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-7 (4)
5 6 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-7 (5)
6 4 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (2)
7 7 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-10 (7)
8 12 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (8)
9 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-10 (9)
10 16 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-6 (10)
11 11 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-6 (11)
12 19 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-5 (12)
13 40 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (13)
14 8 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-10 (5)
15 9 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-14 (1)
16 22 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-7 (16)
17 17 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-13 (17)
18 32 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-5 (18)
19 13 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (13)
20 14 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-13 (10)
21 25 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8 (21)
22 23 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-16 (22)
23 21 WILD WORLD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-13 (11)
24 49 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-2 (24)
25 35 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-8 (25)
26 15 SHEβS A LADY ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-14 (2)
27 41 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-24 (27)
28 47 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-12 (28)
29 18 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-15 (1)
30 33 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-6 (30)
31 26 NO LOVE AT ALL ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-11 (16)
32 31 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-12 (21)
33 45 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-6 (33)
34 30 I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-7 (25)
35 29 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-9 (29)
36 38 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-10 (36)
37 37 BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY ββ’β C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-3 (37)
38 46 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-5 (38)
39 43 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-8 (39)
40 36 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-9 (36)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 34 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-8 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 61 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (41)
43 66 REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-2 (43)
44 50 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-9 (44)
45 58 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-5 (45)
46 44 PUSHBIKE SONG ββ’β The Mixtures (Sire)-10 (44)
47 52 BOOTY BUTT ββ’β The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-8 (47)
48 55 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-3 (48)
49 42 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-8 (42)
50 90 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 β WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-1 (61)
69 β IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (69)
71 β I CRIED ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (71)
83 β LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-1 (83)
84 β ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-1 (84)
87 β TRY SOME, BUY SOME ββ’β Ronnie Spector (Apple)-1 (87)
88 β NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-1 (88)
90 β THE COURT ROOM ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (90)
92 β HOT LOVE ββ’β T. Rex (Reprise)-1 (92)
93 β SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love) ββ’β The Main Ingredient (RCA)-1 (93)
94 β FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-1 (94)
98 β SEA CRUISE ββ’β Johnny Rivers (United Artists)-1 (98)
99 β AND I LOVE YOU SO ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 β THEREβS SO MUCH LOVE ALL AROUND ME ββ’β The Three Degrees (Roulette)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th May, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (2)
3 3 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-10 (2)
4 5 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-8 (4)
5 10 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-7 (5)
6 13 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (6)
7 8 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (7)
8 7 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-11 (7)
9 4 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-8 (4)
10 9 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-11 (9)
11 12 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-6 (11)
12 18 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-6 (12)
13 24 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-3 (13)
14 16 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-8 (14)
15 11 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-7 (11)
16 6 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-13 (2)
17 25 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-9 (17)
18 21 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-9 (18)
19 17 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-14 (17)
20 14 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-11 (5)
21 19 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (13)
22 22 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-17 (22)
23 15 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-15 (1)
24 27 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-25 (24)
25 28 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-13 (25)
26 33 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-7 (26)
27 30 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-7 (27)
28 20 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-14 (10)
29 38 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-6 (29)
30 45 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-6 (30)
31 43 REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-3 (31)
32 41 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (32)
33 69 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (33)
34 36 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-11 (34)
35 44 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-10 (35)
36 39 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-9 (36)
37 47 BOOTY BUTT ββ’β The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-9 (37)
38 35 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-10 (29)
39 50 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-3 (39)
40 37 BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY ββ’β C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation)-4 (37)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 32 EIGHTEEN ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-13 (21)
43 40 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-10 (36)
45 34 I PLAY AND SING ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-8 (25)
POWER PLAYS
42 48 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-4 (42)
44 42 FRIENDS ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-9 (34)
46 β RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (46)
47 84 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-2 (47)
48 55 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-4 (48)
49 53 MELTING POT ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-9 (49)
50 61 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
46 β RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (46)
68 β CRY BABY ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1 (68)
69 β SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-1 (69)
81 β YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) ββ’β Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
85 β YOUβRE MY MAN ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 β LIFE / ONLY BELIEVE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (87)
89 β HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-1 (89)
90 β DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-1 (90)
91 β NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (91)
92 β FLIM FLAM MAN ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (92)
95 β HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (95)
96 β TARKIO ROAD ββ’β Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-1 (96)
97 β OOH POO PAH DOO ββ’β Ike and Tina Turner (United Artists)-1 (97)
99 β CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE ββ’β Norman Greenbaum (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 β WHOLESALE LOVE ββ’β Buddy Miles (Mercury)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 22nd May, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (2)
3 6 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (3)
4 3 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-11 (2)
5 5 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-8 (5)
6 12 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-7 (6)
7 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (7)
8 13 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-4 (8)
9 4 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-9 (4)
10 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-12 (9)
11 11 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-7 (11)
12 8 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-12 (7)
13 14 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-9 (13)
14 9 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-9 (4)
15 24 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-26 (15)
16 17 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-10 (16)
17 25 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-14 (17)
18 16 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-14 (2)
19 19 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-15 (17)
20 46 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-2 (20)
21 22 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-18 (21)
22 18 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-10 (18)
23 34 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-12 (23)
24 30 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-7 (24)
25 26 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-8 (25)
26 27 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-8 (26)
27 33 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3 (27)
28 29 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-7 (28)
29 32 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (29)
30 31 REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (30)
31 15 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-8 (11)
32 21 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (13)
33 35 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-11 (33)
34 39 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-4 (34)
35 36 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-10 (35)
36 37 BOOTY BUTT ββ’β The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-10 (36)
37 42 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-5 (37)
38 47 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-3 (38)
39 20 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ββ’β Paul McCartney (Apple)-12 (5)
40 57 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 38 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ββ’β King Floyd (Chimneyville)-11 (29)
POWER PLAYS
41 58 LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-3 (41)
42 50 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-3 (42)
43 52 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-7 (43)
44 51 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-6 (44)
45 49 MELTING POT ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-10 (45)
46 48 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (46)
48 43 DONβT CHANGE ON ME ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-11 (36)
49 68 CRY BABY ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-2 (49)
50 69 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
79 β HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-1 (79)
82 β LIGHT SINGS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (82)
88 β PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (88)
90 β DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1 (90)
92 β I DONβT WANNA LOSE YOU ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (92)
94 β NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-1 (94)
95 β FOLLOW ME ββ’β Mary Travers (Warner Brothers)-1 (95)
96 β GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-1 (96)
98 β WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET ββ’β Stoney and Meatloaf (Rare Earth)-1 (98)
100 β IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 29th May, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-12 (1)
3 2 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (2)
4 6 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-8 (4)
5 8 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-5 (5)
6 4 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-12 (2)
7 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (7)
8 13 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-10 (8)
9 5 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-9 (5)
10 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-13 (9)
11 20 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (11)
12 11 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-8 (11)
13 9 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-10 (4)
14 15 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-27 (14)
15 17 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-15 (15)
16 16 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-11 (16)
17 12 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-13 (7)
18 27 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-4 (18)
19 24 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-8 (19)
20 25 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-9 (20)
21 38 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-4 (21)
22 29 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (22)
23 23 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-13 (23)
24 26 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-9 (24)
25 22 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-11 (18)
26 28 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8 (26)
27 40 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-4 (27)
28 21 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-19 (21)
29 30 REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (29)
30 19 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-16 (17)
31 34 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-5 (31)
32 42 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-4 (32)
33 33 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-12 (33)
34 35 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-11 (34)
35 37 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-6 (35)
36 18 WHATβS GOING ON ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (2)
37 31 POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-9 (11)
38 43 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-8 (38)
39 53 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-3 (39)
40 41 LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 14 I AMβ¦I SAID / DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-10 (4)
47 36 BOOTY BUTT ββ’β The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine)-11 (36)
POWER PLAYS
42 46 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (42)
43 44 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-7 (43)
44 52 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-4 (44)
45 50 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-3 (45)
46 49 CRY BABY ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-3 (46)
48 54 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-11 (42)
49 51 13 QUESTIONS ββ’β Seatrain (Capitol)-9 (49)
50 59 I CRIED ββ’β James Brown (King)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
89 β WALK AWAY ββ’β The James Gang (ABC)-1 (89)
90 β ITβS SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-1 (90)
92 β MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-1 (92)
93 β I KNOW IβM IN LOVE ββ’β Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-1 (93)
94 β YOUR LOVE IS SO DOGGONE GOOD ββ’β The Whispers (Janus)-1 (94)
96 β SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-1 (96)
98 β IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-1 (98)
99 β LOVEβS MADE A FOOL OF YOU ββ’β Cochise (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 β LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 5th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-13 (1)
3 4 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-9 (3)
4 5 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-6 (4)
5 11 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (5)
6 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (6)
7 8 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-11 (7)
8 3 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-10 (2)
9 21 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-5 (9)
10 9 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-10 (5)
11 18 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (11)
12 6 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-13 (2)
13 15 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-16 (13)
14 14 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-28 (14)
15 19 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-9 (15)
16 16 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-12 (16)
17 10 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-14 (9)
18 13 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-11 (4)
19 12 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-9 (11)
20 22 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (20)
21 27 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-5 (21)
22 39 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-4 (22)
23 24 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-10 (23)
24 17 STAY AWHILE ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-14 (7)
25 38 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-9 (25)
26 26 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-9 (26)
27 23 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-14 (23)
28 32 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-5 (28)
29 31 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-6 (29)
30 33 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-13 (30)
31 35 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-7 (31)
32 30 TIMOTHY ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-17 (17)
33 28 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-20 (21)
34 20 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-10 (20)
35 43 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-8 (35)
36 45 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-4 (36)
37 40 LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-5 (37)
38 25 I DONβT BLAME YOU AT ALL ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-12 (18)
39 29 REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (29)
40 44 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 34 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-12 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (41)
42 57 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (42)
44 46 CRY BABY ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-4 (44)
45 51 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-4 (45)
46 48 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-12 (42)
47 72 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-3 (47)
48 58 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-3 (48)
49 49 13 QUESTIONS ββ’β Seatrain (Capitol)-10 (49)
50 50 I CRIED ββ’β James Brown (King)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
66 β BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-1 (66)
77 β SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (77)
78 β DONE TOO SOON ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (78) *
79 β CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-1 (79)
80 β YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
91 β I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (91)
96 β MANDRILL ββ’β Mandrill (Polydor)-1 (96)
98 β CALL ME UP IN DREAMLAND ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (98)
99 β STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-1 (99)
100 β YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART ββ’β 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 β 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 itβs 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. Weβve 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 weekβs spot at #41.
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (1)
3 5 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (3)
4 4 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-7 (4)
5 2 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-14 (1)
6 9 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-6 (6)
7 7 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-12 (7)
8 15 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-10 (8)
9 11 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6 (9)
10 6 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (6)
11 25 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 10 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-11Β (5)
13 13 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-17 (13)
14 8 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-11 (2)
15 14 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-29 (14)
16 22 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (16)
17 20 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (17)
18 28 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-6 (18)
19 21 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-6 (19)
20 17 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-15 (9)
21 19 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-10 (11)
22 16 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-13 (16)
23 23 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-11 (23)
24 12 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-14 (2)
25 18 IF ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-12 (4)
26 40 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-6 (26)
27 36 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-5 (27)
28 31 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-8 (28)
29 30 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-14 (29)
30 47 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-4 (30)
31 35 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-9 (31)
32 27 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-15 (23)
33 45 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-5 (33)
34 41 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-8 (34)
35 37 LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-6 (35)
36 29 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (29)
37 42 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (37)
38 26 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-10 (26)
39 39 REACH OUT IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (29)
40 34 TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-11 (20)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-4 (41)
42 44 CRY BABY ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 43 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-13 (34)
44 80 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-2 (44)
45 46 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-13 (42)
46 58 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-5 (46)
47 91 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-2 (47)
48 64 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-3 (48)
49 51 LIGHT SINGS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-4 (49)
50 53 AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
75 β ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-1 (75)
78 β DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-1 (78)
84 β RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-1 (84)
85 β DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ββ’β P-Nut Gallery (Buddah)-1 (85)
86 β DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (86)
89 β YOUβRE THE REASON WHY ββ’β The Ebonys (Philadelphia International)-1 (89)
90 β YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-1 (90)
92 β HELP THE POOR (Instrumental) ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-1 (92)
96 β CAUGHT IN A DREAM ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
98 β BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD ββ’β Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 β I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING ββ’β Dusk (Bell)-1 (99)
100 β CHANGE PARTNERS ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 19th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 6 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (2)
3 1 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-11 (1)
4 2 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (1)
5 4 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-8 (4)
6 8 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-11 (6)
7 11 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-11 (7)
8 5 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-15 (1)
9 9 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7 (9)
10 7 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-13 (7)
11 10 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (6)
12 18 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-7 (12)
13 13 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18 (13)
14 17 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 16 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (15)
16 19 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-7 (16)
17 15 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-30 (14)
18 12 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-12 (5)
19 30 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-5 (19)
20 27 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-6 (20)
21 14 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-12 (2)
22 20 CHICK-A-BOOM (Donβt Ya Jesβ Love It) ββ’β Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-16 (9)
23 26 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-7 (23)
24 44 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-3 (24)
25 21 LOVE HER MADLY ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-11 (11)
26 22 HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-14 (16)
27 31 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-10 (27)
28 28 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-9 (28)
29 37 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (29)
30 33 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6 (30)
31 34 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-9 (31)
32 23 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-12 (23)
33 48 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-4 (33)
34 46 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-6 (34)
35 35 LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-7 (35)
36 47 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (36)
37 56 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-3 (37)
38 41 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-5 (38)
39 29 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-15 (29)
40 32 WOODSTOCK ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-16 (23)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 36 THE DRUM ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-8 (29)
43 38 (For Godβs Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-11 (26)
POWER PLAYS
42 57 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-3 (42)
44 43 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-14 (34)
45 45 I WONβT MENTION IT AGAIN ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-14 (42)
46 49 LIGHT SINGS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-5 (46)
47 50 AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-9 (47)
48 52 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-9 (48)
49 68 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-5 (49)
50 59 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
72 β LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (72)
78 β SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-1 (78)
82 β HEY! LOVE / OVER AND OVER ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (82)
83 β RAINY JANE ββ’β Davy Jones (Bell)-1 (83)
84 β RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-1 (84)
85 β WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (85)
86 β NEVER DREAMED YOUβD LEAVE IN SUMMER / WE CAN WORK IT OUT ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (13)
87 β TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1 (87)
88 β GIVE UP YOUR GUNS ββ’β The Buoys (Scepter)-1 (88)
89 β I NEED SOMEONE (To Love Me) ββ’β Z.Z. Hill (Kent)-1 (89)
97 β IβM SORRY ββ’β Bobby βBlueβ Bland (Duke)-1 (97)
98 β DAY BY DAY (Every Minute Of the Hour) ββ’β The Continental 4 (Jay Walking)-1 (98)
99 β MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.500, 1ST MOVEMENT ββ’β Waldo de los Rios (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 β THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE ββ’β The Intrigues (Yew)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 26th June, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (2)
3 3 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-12 (1)
4 7 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-12 (4)
5 6 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-12 (5)
6 4 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-9 (1)
7 5 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-9 (4)
8 19 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-6 (8)
9 12 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-8 (9)
10 10 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-14 (7)
11 9 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8 (9)
12 8 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-16 (1)
13 14 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-10 (13)
14 24 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4 (14)
15 15 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (15)
16 16 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-8 (16)
17 20 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-7 (17)
18 33 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-5 (18)
19 27 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-11 (19)
20 23 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-8 (20)
21 11 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (6)
22 17 SUPERSTAR ββ’β Murray Head and the Trinidad Singers (Decca)-31 (14)
23 13 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-19 (13)
24 30 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7 (24)
25 36 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-4 (25)
26 29 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (26)
27 18 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-13 (5)
28 34 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-7 (28)
29 31 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (29)
30 38 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-6 (30)
31 37 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (31)
32 32 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-13 (23)
33 42 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-4 (33)
34 49 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-6 (34)
35 28 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-10 (28)
36 48 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-10 (36)
37 68 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-3 (37)
38 64 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-3 (38)
39 50 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-6 (39)
40 39 COOL AID ββ’β Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard)-16 (29)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 35 LOWDOWN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-8 (35)
POWER PLAYS
42 67 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-3 (42)
43 61 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-4 (43)
44 46 LIGHT SINGS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6 (44)
45 47 AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-10 (45)
46 44 ME AND MY ARROW ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-15 (34)
47 85 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (47)
48 58 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-3 (48)
49 57 I KNOW IβM IN LOVE ββ’β Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-5 (49)
50 59 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
70 β MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (70)
73 β HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (73)
75 β HEβS SO FINE ββ’β Jody Miller (Epic)-1 (75)
76 β I LOVE YOU LADY DAWN ββ’β The Bells (Polydor)-1 (76)
78 β WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (78)
80 β SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-1 (80)
81 β SHE DIDNβT DO MAGIC / IβM THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-1 (81)
83 β BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-1 (83)
88 β WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING ββ’β Steve Alaimo (Entrance)-1 (88)
89 β DEEP ENOUGH FOR ME ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-1 (89)
90 β THE LAST TIME I SAW HER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (90)
91 β SUSPICIOUS MINDS ββ’β Dee Dee Warwick (Atco)-1 (91)
92 β MOTHER NATUREβS WINE ββ’β Sugarloaf (United Artists)-1 (92)
93 β TAKE MY HAND ββ’β Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-1 (93)
95 β WEβRE ALL GOINβ HOME ββ’β Bobby Bloom (MGM)-1 (95)
96 β PUFF OF SMOKE ββ’β Roy Head (TMI)-1 (96)
98 β IβM A BELIEVER ββ’β Neil Diamond (Bang)-1 (98)
99 β LOVE ME ββ’β The Rascals (Columbia)-1 (99)
100 β THE SOUND OF SILENCE ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd July, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-13 (2)
3 5 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-13 (3)
4 2 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (2)
5 8 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-7 (5)
6 3 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-13 (1)
7 6 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-10 (1)
8 14 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5 (8)
9 9 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-9 (9)
10 7 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-10 (4)
11 17 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-8 (11)
12 18 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-6 (12)
13 10 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-15 (7)
14 15 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-8 (14)
15 13 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-11 (13)
16 19 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-12 (16)
17 20 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-9 (17)
18 16 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-9 (16)
19 25 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5 (19)
20 28 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-8 (20)
21 11 IβLL MEET YOU HALFWAY ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (9)
22 24 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8 (22)
23 33 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-5 (23)
24 31 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (24)
25 38 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-4 (25)
26 26 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (26)
27 34 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-7 (27)
28 30 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-7 (28)
29 29 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-11 (29)
30 36 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-11 (30)
31 12 JOY TO THE WORLD ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-17 (1)
32 23 I DONβT KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-20 (13)
33 21 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12 (6)
34 39 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-7 (34)
35 37 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-4 (35)
36 48 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-4 (36)
37 51 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-3 (37)
38 42 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-4 (38)
39 73 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-2 (39)
40 47 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-5 (41)
42 50 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-5 (42)
43 58 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-3 (43)
44 61 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-6 (44)
45 45 AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-11 (45)
46 59 CHANGE PARTNERS ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (46)
47 44 LIGHT SINGS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (44)
48 70 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-2 (48)
49 49 I KNOW IβM IN LOVE ββ’β Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-6 (49)
50 62 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
70 β MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (70)
73 β MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (73)
74 β RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-1 (74)
77 β CRAZY ABOUT THE LA LA LA ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (77)
79 β IN THESE CHANGING TIMES ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (79)
80 β WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-1 (80)
88 β HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-1 (88)
90 β MELTING POT ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-13 (45)
93 β K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-1 (93)
94 β HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES ββ’β Chuck Mangione (Mercury)-1 (94)
96 β LOVE IS LIFE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
97 β NEAR YOU ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1 (97)
99 β ONE-WAY TICKET ββ’β Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th July, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-14 (2)
3 3 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-14 (3)
4 4 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (2)
5 5 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-8 (5)
6 8 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6 (6)
7 12 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-7 (7)
8 6 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-14 (1)
9 9 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-10 (9)
10 16 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-13 (10)
11 11 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-9 (11)
12 10 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-11 (4)
13 7 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-11 (1)
14 25 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-5 (14)
15 24 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (15)
16 39 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (16)
17 17 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-10 (17)
18 19 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (18)
19 20 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-9 (19)
20 30 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-12 (20)
21 23 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-6 (21)
22 27 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-8 (22)
23 14 DOUBLE LOVINβ ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-9 (14)
24 13 SWEET AND INNOCENT ββ’β Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (MGM)-16 (7)
25 28 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-8 (25)
26 15 DONβT KNOCK MY LOVE (Part 1) ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-12 (13)
27 18 NATHAN JONES ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-10 (16)
28 36 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-5 (28)
29 26 PUPPET MAN / RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (26)
30 34 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-8 (30)
31 22 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-9 (22)
32 40 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (32)
33 44 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-7 (33)
34 37 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-4 (34)
35 35 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-5 (35)
36 38 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-5 (36)
37 59 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-3 (37)
38 43 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-4 (38)
39 41 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-6 (39)
40 48 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 29 ALBERT FLASHER / BROKEN ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-12 (29)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-6 (41)
43 45 AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-12 (43)
44 46 CHANGE PARTNERS ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (44)
45 50 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-5 (45)
46 70 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (46)
47 56 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-7 (47)
48 51 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-7 (48)
49 88 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-2 (49)
50 63 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
72 β LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (72)
75 β MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (75)
82 β IβM LEAVINβ ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (82)
84 β WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-1 (84)
89 β HOW DID WE LOSE IT BABY ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (89)
90 β MAGGIE ββ’β Redbone (Epic)-6 (80)
91 β IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-6 (91)
97 β GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-1 (97)
98 β HEβS GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN ββ’β John Kongos (Elektra)-1Β (98)
99 β SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 β I BEEN MOVED ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th July, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-11 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-15 (2)
3 6 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7 (3)
4 5 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-9 (4)
5 3 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-15 (3)
6 7 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-8 (6)
7 4 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (2)
8 14 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-6 (8)
9 16 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-4 (9)
10 10 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-14 (10)
11 11 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-10 (11)
12 20 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-13 (12)
13 15 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (13)
14 9 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-11 (9)
15 17 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-11 (15)
16 19 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-10 (16)
17 18 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (17)
18 22 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-9 (18)
19 21 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-7 (19)
20 8 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-15 (1)
21 33 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-8 (21)
22 25 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-9 (22)
23 37 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-4 (23)
24 28 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-6 (24)
25 30 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-9 (25)
26 46 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (26)
27 49 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-3 (27)
28 12 IT DONβT COME EASY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Apple)-12 (4)
29 34 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-5 (29)
30 32 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (30)
31 13 BROWN SUGAR ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-12 (1)
32 36 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-6 (32)
33 45 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-6 (33)
34 38 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-5 (34)
35 40 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (35)
36 39 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-7 (36)
37 48 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-8 (37)
38 29 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE / PUPPET MAN ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (26)
39 41 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-7 (39)
40 72 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 35 ESCAPE-ISM (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-6 (35)
POWER PLAYS
42 50 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-5 (42)
43 43 AJAX LIQUOR STORE ββ’β Hudson and Landry (Dore)-13 (43)
44 44 CHANGE PARTNERS ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-6 (44)
45 47 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-8 (45)
46 75 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (46)
47 52 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 57 SHE DIDNβT DO MAGIC / IβM THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-4 (48)
49 84 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-2 (49)
50 64 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
68 β SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (68)
75 β MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-1 (75)
76 β WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-1 (76)
79 β I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-1 (79)
86 β THEM CHANGES ββ’β Buddy Miles (and the Freedom Express) (Mercury)-7 (81)
87 β INDIAN SUMMER ββ’β Audience (Elektra)-1 (87)
88 β AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-1 (88)
90 β RIDE WITH ME ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (90)
94 β I AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-1 (94)
98 β REASON TO BELIEVE / MAGGIE MAY ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-1 (98)
100 β BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY ββ’β Sonny James with the Southern Gentlemen (Capitol)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th July, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-16 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-12 (1)
3 3 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (3)
4 4 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-10 (4)
5 6 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-9 (5)
6 5 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-16 (3)
7 8 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-7 (7)
8 9 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-5 (8)
9 12 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-14 (9)
10 13 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (10)
11 7 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (2)
12 10 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-15 (10)
13 18 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-10 (13)
14 11 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-11 (11)
15 26 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (15)
16 16 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-11 (16)
17 17 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (17)
18 19 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-8 (18)
19 23 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-5 (19)
20 27 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-4 (20)
21 21 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-9 (21)
22 14 WHEN YOUβRE HOT, YOUβRE HOT ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-12 (9)
23 24 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-7 (23)
24 29 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-6 (24)
25 25 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-10 (25)
26 49 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-3 (26)
27 15 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-12 (15)
28 30 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (28)
29 33 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-7 (29)
30 22 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-10 (22)
31 40 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3 (31)
32 32 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-7 (32)
33 35 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (33)
34 34 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-6 (34)
35 36 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-8 (35)
36 37 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-9 (36)
37 68 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-2 (37)
38 20 WANT ADS ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-16 (1)
39 50 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-4 (39)
40 45 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-9 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 38 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE / PUPPET MAN ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-10 (26)
49 39 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-6 (41)
42 46 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (42)
43 44 CHANGE PARTNERS ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-7 (43)
44 47 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-5 (44)
45 51 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-5 (45)
46 53 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4 (46)
48 48 SHE DIDNβT DO MAGIC / IβM THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-5 (48)
50 60 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
68 β ITβS SUMMER ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (68)
76 β TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-1 (76)
88 β I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (88)
89 β COME BACK HOME ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (89)
90 β WHERE YOU LEAD ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (90)
92 β WE ARE NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (92)
95 β YOUβRE THE ONE FOR ME ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (95)
96 β MARE, TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1 (96)
99 β WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT ββ’β Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)-1 (99)
100 β CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 31st July, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-17 (1)
3 2 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-13 (1)
4 5 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-10 (4)
5 7 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-8 (5)
6 8 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (6)
7 4 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-11 (4)
8 9 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-15 (8)
9 10 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (9)
10 26 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-4 (10)
11 15 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (11)
12 6 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-17 (3)
13 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-11 (13)
14 18 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-9 (14)
15 16 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-12 (15)
16 19 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-6 (16)
17 17 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β 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) ββ’β James Brown (People)-5 (18)
19 21 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-10 (19)
20 12 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-16 (10)
21 14 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-12 (11)
22 24 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-7 (22)
23 23 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-8 (23)
24 25 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-11 (24)
25 11 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-12 (2)
26 31 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (26)
27 27 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-13 (15)
28 29 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-8 (28)
29 37 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (29)
30 42 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-4 (30)
31 32 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-8 (31)
32 33 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (32)
33 34 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-7 (33)
34 36 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-10 (34)
35 35 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-9 (35)
36 39 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-5 (36)
37 45 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-6 (37)
38 28 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (28)
39 40 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-10 (39)
40 50 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 30 HIGH TIME WE WENT / BLACK-EYED BLUES ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-11 (22)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-7 (41)
42 44 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-6 (42)
43 46 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-5 (43)
45 52 IβM LEAVINβ ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (45)
46 48 SHE DIDNβT DO MAGIC / IβM THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-6 (46)
47 66 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-3 (47)
48 60 MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-3 (48)
49 57 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-3 (49)
50 47 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE / PUPPET MAN ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-11 (26)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
69 β SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (69)
77 β WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING ββ’β The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-3Β (77)
82 β LIKE AN OPEN DOOR ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-1 (82)
87 β WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 β GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1 (88)
90 β ITβS THE REAL THING (Part 1) ββ’β The Electric Express (Linco)-1 (90)
92 β ITβS ABOUT TIME ββ’β The Dillards (Anthem)-1 (92)
95 β LOVE ME ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (95)
97 β DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-1 (97)
98 β K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-4 (92)
99 β YOUβVE GOT TO EARN IT ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (99)
100 β GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 7th August, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 6 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-18 (1)
3 1 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-10 (1)
4 4 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-11 (4)
5 5 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-9 (5)
6 8 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-16 (6)
7 3 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-14 (1)
8 16 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-7 (8)
9 10 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-5 (9)
10 11 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (10)
11 7 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-12 (4)
12 14 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-10 (12)
13 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-12 (13)
14 9 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (9)
15 19 SIGNS ββ’β 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) ββ’β James Brown (People)-6 (16)
17 28 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-9 (17)
18 29 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (18)
19 22 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-8 (19)
20 26 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (20)
21 15 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-13 (15)
22 23 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-9 (22)
23 36 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-6 (23)
24 30 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-5 (24)
25 37 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-7 (25)
26 12 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY ββ’β Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-18 (3)
27 24 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-12 (24)
28 17 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (17)
29 69 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (29)
30 40 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-6 (30)
31 31 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-9 (31)
32 32 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (32)
33 34 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-11 (33)
34 27 FUNKY NASSAU (Part 1) ββ’β The Beginning Of the End (Alston)-14 (15)
35 20 THATβS THE WAY IβVE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-17 (10)
36 21 SHEβS NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-13 (11)
37 47 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (37)
38 33 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-8 (33)
39 49 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-4 (39)
40 41 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 35 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-10 (35)
47 39 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-11 (39)
49 38 WILD HORSES ββ’β The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-7 (41)
42 43 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (42)
44 45 IβM LEAVINβ ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (44)
45 48 MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-4 (45)
46 46 SHE DIDNβT DO MAGIC / IβM THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-7 (46)
48 55 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-4 (48)
50 67 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
68 β STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1 (68)
81 β ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-1 (81)
87 β TAKE ME GIRL, IβM READY ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (87)
88 β THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-1Β (88)
89 β GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-1 (89)
90 β TOP FORTY (Of the Lord) ββ’β Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra)-1 (90)
91 β THEM CHANGES ββ’β Buddy Miles (and the Freedom Express) (Mercury)-9 (81)
93 β CRAZY LOVE ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (93)
94 β WE GOT A DREAM ββ’β Ocean (Kama Sutra)-1 (94)
96 β AMANDA ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (96)
98 β SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (98)
100 β CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND ββ’β Morning Mist (Event)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 14th August, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-12 (2)
3 6 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-17 (3)
4 5 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-10 (4)
5 3 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-11 (1)
6 2 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-19 (1)
7 8 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-8 (7)
8 9 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-6 (8)
9 10 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (9)
10 15 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-12 (10)
11 7 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-15 (1)
12 12 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-11 (12)
13 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-13 (13)
14 20 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (14)
15 18 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5 (15)
16 16 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-7 (16)
17 17 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-10 (17)
18 19 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-9 (18)
19 29 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (19)
20 23 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-7 (20)
21 25 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-8 (21)
22 24 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (22)
23 11 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-13 (4)
24 14 SOONER OR LATER ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (9)
25 30 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-7 (25)
26 37 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-5 (26)
27 48 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-5 (27)
28 22 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-10 (22)
29 31 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-10 (29)
30 32 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (30)
31 33 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-12 (31)
32 21 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-14 (15)
33 28 I DONβT WANT TO DO WRONG ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (17)
34 39 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-5 (34)
35 27 GET IT ON ββ’β Chase (Epic)-13 (24)
36 42 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (36)
37 55 GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-3 (37)
38 44 IβM LEAVINβ ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (38)
39 45 MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-5 (39)
40 38 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-9 (33)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 40 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE ββ’β Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (Capitol)-9 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 50 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-4 (41)
42 68 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-2 (42)
43 57 WHERE YOU LEAD ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-4 (43)
44 89 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-2 (44)
46 43 CHICAGO ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-11 (35)
47 51 I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-4 (47)
48 47 LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say Youβre Sorry) ββ’β Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood)-12 (39)
49 46 SHE DIDNβT DO MAGIC / IβM THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-8 (46)
50 41 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-8 (41)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
63 β I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (63)
65 β UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-1 (65)
67 β BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-1 (67)
72 β THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-1 (72)
81 β RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (81)
83 β SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-1 (83)
86 β IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (86)
87 β SURRENDER ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (87)
88 β THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-1 (88)
93 β HYMN 43 ββ’β Jethro Tull (Reprise)-1 (93)
95 β THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (95)
98 β WEAR THIS RING (With Love) ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-1 (98)
100 β IβD RATHER BE SORRY ββ’β Ray Price (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 21st August, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-13 (2)
3 3 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-18 (3)
4 9 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (4)
5 5 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-12 (1)
6 15 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (6)
7 7 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 10 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-13 (8)
9 4 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-11 (4)
10 14 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (10)
11 6 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-20 (1)
12 21 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-9 (12)
13 11 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-16 (1)
14 19 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (14)
15 16 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-8 (15)
16 20 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-8 (16)
17 8 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-7 (8)
18 13 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-14 (13)
19 25 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-8 (19)
20 22 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-7 (20)
21 65 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-2 (21)
22 26 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-6 (22)
23 27 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-6 (23)
24 44 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-3 (24)
25 12 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-12 (12)
26 17 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-11 (17)
27 31 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-13 (27)
28 18 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-10 (18)
29 29 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-11 (29)
30 34 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-6 (30)
31 23 DONβT PULL YOUR LOVE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-14 (4)
32 30 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (30)
33 37 GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-4 (33)
34 36 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (34)
35 63 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (35)
36 38 IβM LEAVINβ ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (36)
37 39 MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-6 (37)
38 42 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-3 (38)
39 41 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-5 (39)
40 28 DOUBLE BARREL ββ’β Dave and Ansil Collins (Big Tree)-11 (22)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
76 40 SUMMER SAND ββ’β Dawn (Bell)-10 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 WHERE YOU LEAD ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-5 (41)
42 47 I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-5 (42)
43 67 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-2 (43)
44 52 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-7 (44)
45 51 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-5 (45)
46 62 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-6 (46)
47 61 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-4 (47)
48 60 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-4 (48)
49 64 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-3 (49)
50 57 MAGGIE ββ’β Redbone (Epic)-12 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
64 β MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-1 (64)
67 β WAITING AT THE BUS STOP ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (67)
74 β STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-1 (74)
77 β LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-1 (77)
79 β EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-1 (79)
80 β HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU ββ’β Lynn Anderson (Columbia)-1 (80)
87 β DONβT TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL ββ’β John Baldry (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 β ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (88)
89 β A SONG FOR YOU ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (89)
92 β THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-1 (92)
94 β IβM JUST ME ββ’β Charley Pride (RCA)-1 (94)
98 β ROLL ON ββ’β The New Colony Six (Sunlight)-1 (98)
99 β TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-1 (99)
100 β LUCKY ME ββ’β The Moments (Stang)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 28th August, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-19 (2)
3 8 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-14 (3)
4 4 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (4)
5 2 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-14 (2)
6 6 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-7 (6)
7 10 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-8 (7)
8 12 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-10 (8)
9 14 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (9)
10 24 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-4 (10)
11 7 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-10 (7)
12 21 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-3 (12)
13 23 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-7 (13)
14 5 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
15 16 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-9 (15)
16 19 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-9 (16)
17 9 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-12 (4)
18 22 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-7 (18)
19 11 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-21 (1)
20 17 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-8 (8)
21 13 ITβS TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-17 (1)
22 15 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-9 (15)
23 30 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-7 (23)
24 18 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco)-15 (13)
25 35 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-3 (25)
26 27 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-14 (26)
27 38 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4 (27)
28 25 BRING THE BOYS HOME ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-13 (12)
29 26 RINGS ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-12 (17)
30 20 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (20)
31 43 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-3 (31)
32 33 GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-5 (32)
33 54 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-3 (33)
34 34 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (34)
35 39 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-6 (35)
36 46 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-7 (36)
37 28 LOVE THE ONE YOUβRE WITH ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-11 (18)
38 44 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-8 (38)
39 29 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-12 (29)
40 41 WHERE YOU LEAD ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 37 MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-7 (37)
51 32 MOON SHADOW ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-10 (30)
63 36 IβM LEAVINβ ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-4 (41)
42 42 I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-6 (42)
43 47 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 45 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-6 (44)
45 48 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-5 (45)
47 58 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (47)
48 50 MAGGIE ββ’β Redbone (Epic)-13 (48)
49 55 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-4 (49)
50 57 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
65 β MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-1 (65)
71 β SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-1 (71)
74 β ANNABELLA ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1 (74)
75 β CALL MY NAME, IβLL BE THERE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (75)
79 β STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-10 (39)
81 β GIMME SHELTER ββ’β Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1 (81)
86 β A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-1 (86)
87 β IS THAT THE WAY ββ’β Tin Tin (Atco)-1 (87)
90 β ALL MY TRIALS ββ’β Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (90)
93 β THINK HIS NAME ββ’β Johnny Rivers with the Guru Ram Das Ashram Singers (United Artists)-1 (93)
96 β THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-1 (96)
97 β HIJACKINβ LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (97)
99 β FEEL SO BAD ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (99)
100 β A PART OF YOU ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 12 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (1)
3 8 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-11 (3)
4 9 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (4)
5 10 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-5 (5)
6 13 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-8 (6)
7 2 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-20 (2)
8 3 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-15 (3)
9 7 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (7)
10 18 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8 (10)
11 16 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-10 (11)
12 5 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-15 (2)
13 4 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (4)
14 15 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-10 (14)
15 11 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-11 (7)
16 6 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (6)
17 27 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-5 (17)
18 33 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-4 (18)
19 36 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-8 (19)
20 23 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-8 (20)
21 25 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-4 (21)
22 14 YOUβVE GOT A FRIEND ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
23 22 HOT PANTS (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (People)-10 (15)
24 31 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-4 (24)
25 26 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-15 (25)
26 35 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-7 (26)
27 19 INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-22 (1)
28 20 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (Medley) ββ’β Tom Clay (Mowest)-9 (8)
29 17 DRAGGINβ THE LINE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-13 (4)
30 44 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-7 (30)
31 41 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-5 (31)
32 32 GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-6 (32)
33 30 MAYBE TOMORROW ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-9 (20)
34 45 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-6 (34)
35 38 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-9 (35)
36 43 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-5 (36)
37 47 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (37)
38 50 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-4 (38)
39 71 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-2 (39)
40 42 I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 34 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (34)
59 40 WHERE YOU LEAD ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 57 I AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-8 (42)
43 61 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-4 (43)
44 54 SURRENDER ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (44)
45 53 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-9 (45)
46 48 MAGGIE ββ’β Redbone (Epic)-14 (46)
47 49 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-5 (47)
48 58 MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-3 (48)
49 β SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (49)
50 46 MOTHER FREEDOM ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-8 (37)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
49 β SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (49)
74 β KO-KO JOE ββ’β Jerry Reed (RCA)-1 (74)
81 β CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO ββ’β Lobo (Big Tree)-1 (81)
92 β A LONG TIME, A LONG WAY TO GO ββ’β Runt-Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1 (92)
93 β CAREY ββ’β Joni Mitchell (Reprise)-1 (93)
94 β HEβD RATHER HAVE THE RAIN ββ’β Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM)-1 (94)
96 β DESDEMONA ββ’β The Searchers (RCA)-1 (96)
97 β MILITARY MADNESS ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-1 (97)
98 β WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-1 (98)
100 β WEβRE FRIENDS BY DAY (And Lovers By Night) ββ’β The Whatnauts (Stang)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 11th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (2)
3 3 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-12 (3)
4 6 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-9 (4)
5 1 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-5 (1)
6 2 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-12 (1)
7 10 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-9 (7)
8 7 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-21 (2)
9 8 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-16 (3)
10 19 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-9 (10)
11 11 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-11 (11)
12 18 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-5 (12)
13 9 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10 (7)
14 17 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-6 (14)
15 13 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-11 (4)
16 20 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-9 (16)
17 49 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-2 (17)
18 21 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5 (18)
19 15 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-12 (7)
20 34 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-7 (20)
21 12 MR. BIG STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-16 (2)
22 16 SWEET HITCH-HIKER ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9 (6)
23 24 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-5 (23)
24 26 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-8 (24)
25 14 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-11 (14)
26 31 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-6 (26)
27 30 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-8 (27)
28 37 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (28)
29 25 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-16 (25)
30 56 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-3 (30)
31 35 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-10 (31)
32 39 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-3 (32)
33 38 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (33)
34 36 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-6 (34)
35 43 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-5 (35)
36 32 GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β 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) ββ’β James Brown (People)-11 (15)
38 40 I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-8 (38)
39 45 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-10 (39)
40 44 SURRENDER ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-9 (41)
42 47 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-6 (42)
43 53 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-5 (43)
44 58 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-15 (44)
45 46 MAGGIE ββ’β Redbone (Epic)-15 (45)
46 48 MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-4 (46)
47 52 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-5 (47)
48 51 WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING ββ’β The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-9 (48)
49 62 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-12 (39)
50 54 TAKE ME GIRL, IβM READY ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-6 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
75 β ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-1 (75)
76 β TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING ββ’β Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (76)
78 β MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (78)
79 β GHETTO WOMAN ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-1 (79)
80 β GET IT WHILE YOU CAN ββ’β Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1 (80)
81 β BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-1 (81)
85 β YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-1 (85)
87 β PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY ββ’β The Newcomers (Stax)-1 (87)
90 β SOME OF SHELLYβS BLUES ββ’β The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)-1 (90)
91 β I KNOW IβM IN LOVE ββ’β Chee-Chee and Peppy (Buddah)-9 (49)
93 β THATβS THE WAY A WOMAN IS ββ’β The Messengers (Rare Earth)-1 (93)
95 β HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS ββ’β Chase (Epic)-1 (95)
96 β CAN YOU GET TO THAT ββ’β Funkadelic (Westbound)-1 (96)
98 β SOLO ββ’β Billie Sans (Invictus)-1 (98)
99 β SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 β BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING ββ’β The Main Ingredient (RCA)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 18th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (2)
3 4 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-10 (3)
4 10 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-10 (4)
5 5 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-6 (1)
6 3 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-13 (3)
7 7 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-10 (7)
8 12 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-6 (8)
9 6 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-13 (1)
10 11 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-12 (10)
11 14 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-7 (11)
12 17 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (12)
13 8 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-22 (2)
14 18 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-6 (14)
15 16 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-10 (15)
16 20 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-8 (16)
17 13 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (7)
18 9 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-17 (3)
19 24 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-9 (19)
20 28 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (20)
21 35 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-6 (21)
22 27 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-9 (22)
23 23 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-6 (23)
24 26 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-7 (24)
25 32 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-4 (25)
26 19 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-13 (7)
27 30 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-4 (27)
28 25 RIDERS ON THE STORM ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-12 (14)
29 33 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-6 (29)
30 31 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-11 (30)
31 15 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (4)
32 29 IF NOT FOR YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-17 (25)
33 34 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-7 (33)
34 43 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-6Β (34)
35 57 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-4 (35)
36 47 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-6 (36)
37 41 I AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-10 (37)
38 40 SURRENDER ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (38)
39 44 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-16 (39)
40 85 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 36 GO DOWN GAMBLINβ ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-8 (32)
52 39 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-11 (39)
54 38 I LIKES TO DO IT ββ’β The Peopleβs Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-9 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-7 (41)
42 59 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-5 (42)
43 46 MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-5 (43)
45 52 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-5 (45)
46 48 WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING ββ’β The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-10 (46)
47 49 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-13 (39)
48 58 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-5 (48)
49 51 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 55 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
81 β CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-1Β (81)
87 β ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 β GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-1 (88)
89 β NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1 (89)
90 β ITβS A CRYINβ SHAME ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-1 (90)
91 β YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-1 (91)
97 β ITβS FOR YOU ββ’β Springwell (Parrot)-1 (97)
100 β I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE ββ’β Nolan (Lizard)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 25th September, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-11 (2)
3 3 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-11 (3)
4 8 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-7 (4)
5 2 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (2)
6 5 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-7 (1)
7 6 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-14 (3)
8 12 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (8)
9 10 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-13 (9)
10 7 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-11 (7)
11 11 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-8 (11)
12 16 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-9 (12)
13 14 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7 (13)
14 20 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (14)
15 15 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-11 (15)
16 19 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-10 (16)
17 9 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-14 (1)
18 21 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-7 (18)
19 40 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-3 (19)
20 25 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-5 (20)
21 22 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-10 (21)
22 18 SIGNS ββ’β Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-18 (3)
23 27 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-5 (23)
24 24 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-8 (24)
25 29 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (25)
26 13 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ββ’β John Denver with Fat City (RCA)-23 (2)
27 35 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-5 (27)
28 30 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-12 (28)
29 17 LIAR ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-12 (7)
30 39 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-17 (30)
31 23 BANGLA-DESH / DEEP BLUE ββ’β George Harrison (Apple)-7 (23)
32 33 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-8 (32)
33 34 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-7 (33)
34 36 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-7 (34)
35 42 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-6 (35)
36 37 I AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-11 (36)
37 45 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-6 (37)
38 38 SURRENDER ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (38)
39 41 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-8 (39)
40 49 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-6 (41)
42 43 MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-6 (42)
43 62 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-3 (43)
44 50 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (44)
45 46 WHERE EVIL GROWS / I WAS WONDERING ββ’β The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-11 (45)
46 70 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 47 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco Embassy)-14 (39)
48 66 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-3 (48)
49 52 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-12 (39)
50 57 ANNABELLA ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
71 β ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-1 (71)
74 β IβM COMINβ HOME ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (74)
85 β I DONβT NEED NO DOCTOR ββ’β Humble Pie (A&M)-1 (85)
88 β PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (88)
89 β YOU SEND ME ββ’β The Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope)-1 (89)
90 β HOT PANTSΒ β IβM COMING, COMING, IβM COMING ββ’β Bobby Byrd (BrownStone)-1 (90)
95 β ALL MY HARD TIMES ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (95)
96 β EVERYTHINGβS ALRIGHT ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (Decca)-1 (96)
99 β YOUR MOVE ββ’β Yes (Atlantic)-1 (99)
100 β IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 2nd October, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-9 (1)
3 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-8 (3)
4 8 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (4)
5 3 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-12 (3)
6 6 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-8 (1)
7 5 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (2)
8 7 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-15 (3)
9 19 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-4 (9)
10 12 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-10 (10)
11 11 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-9 (11)
12 14 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (12)
13 13 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8 (13)
14 18 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-8 (14)
15 16 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-11 (15)
16 20 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-6 (16)
17 10 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-12 (7)
18 9 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-14 (9)
19 25 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-8 (19)
20 21 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-11 (20)
21 30 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-18 (21)
22 23 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-6 (22)
23 24 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-9 (23)
24 27 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-6 (24)
25 35 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-7 (25)
26 15 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-12 (15)
27 32 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-9 (27)
28 17 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-15 (1)
29 28 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-13 (28)
30 41 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-7 (30)
31 33 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-8 (31)
32 46 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-4 (32)
33 34 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-8 (33)
34 37 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-7 (34)
35 39 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-9 (35)
36 36 I AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-12 (36)
37 40 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-7 (37)
38 61 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-3 (38)
39 66 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-3 (39)
40 43 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 38 SURRENDER ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-8 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-4 (41)
42 42 MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-7 (42)
43 44 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-7 (43)
44 53 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-5 (44)
46 50 ANNABELLA ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-6 (46)
47 55 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-6 (47)
48 49 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-13 (39)
49 71 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-2 (49)
50 88 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-2 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
79 β SPILL THE WINE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (79)
81 β SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-1 (81)
89 β WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-1 (89)
90 β LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-1 (90)
92 β YOU BROUGHT THE JOY ββ’β Freda Payne (Invictus)-1 (92)
94 β RUB IT IN ββ’β Layng Martine (Barnaby)-1 (94)
97 β DO I LOVE YOU ββ’β Paul Anka (Buddah)-1 (97)
98 β FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES ββ’β The Fortunes (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 β CO-CO ββ’β The Sweet (Bell)-1 (99)
100 β VALERIE ββ’β Cymarron (Entrance)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th October, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-13 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-10 (1)
3 4 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (3)
4 3 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-9 (3)
5 9 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-5 (5)
6 10 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-11 (6)
7 6 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-9 (1)
8 5 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-13 (3)
9 12 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (9)
10 14 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-9 (10)
11 8 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-16 (3)
12 7 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (2)
13 15 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-12 (13)
14 16 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-7 (14)
15 11 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-10 (11)
16 13 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (13)
17 21 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-19 (17)
18 25 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-8 (18)
19 19 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-9 (19)
20 20 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-12 (20)
21 24 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-7 (21)
22 22 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-7 (22)
23 23 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-10 (23)
24 18 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-15 (9)
25 27 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-10 (25)
26 17 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-13 (7)
27 30 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-8 (27)
28 39 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-4 (28)
29 32 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-5 (29)
30 38 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-4 (30)
31 34 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-8 (31)
32 33 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-9 (32)
33 26 WONβT GET FOOLED AGAIN ββ’β The Who (Decca)-13 (15)
34 50 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-3 (34)
35 37 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-8 (35)
36 41 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-5 (36)
37 29 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ββ’β Bobby Russell (United Artists)-14 (28)
38 40 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (38)
39 31 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-9 (31)
40 49 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 35 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-10 (35)
43 36 I AINβT GOT TIME ANYMORE ββ’β The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-13 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-6 (41)
44 56 IβM COMINβ HOME ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-3 (44)
45 47 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-7 (45)
46 48 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-14 (39)
47 42 MARIANNE ββ’β Stephen Stills (Atlantic)-8 (42)
48 46 ANNABELLA ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-7 (46)
49 43 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (43)
50 54 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED ββ’β Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-8 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
62 β INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (62)
66 β IβM A MAN / QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-1 (66)
73 β LOVE ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (73)
79 β TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (79)
81 β ITβS IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β The New Birth (RCA)-1 (81)
83 β WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (83)
87 β DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
89 β MIDNIGHT MAN ββ’β The James Gang (ABC)-1 (89)
90 β ITβS ONLY LOVE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (90)
92 β MAMMY BLUE ββ’β The Pop-Tops (ABC)-1 (92)
94 β WALK EASY MY SON ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (94)
95 β IβM SO GLAD ββ’β The Fuzz (Calla)-1 (95)
97 β TOUCH ββ’β The Supremes (Motown)-1 (97)
98 β OLENA ββ’β Don Nix (Elektra)-1 (98)
100 β BABY, IβM YOURS ββ’β Jody Miller (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 16th October, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-14 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (2)
3 5 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-6 (3)
4 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-10 (3)
5 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-11 (1)
6 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-12 (6)
7 7 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-10 (1)
8 9 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (8)
9 10 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-10 (9)
10 28 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-5 (10)
11 8 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-14 (3)
12 11 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-17 (3)
13 13 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-13 (13)
14 14 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-8 (14)
15 17 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-20 (15)
16 18 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-9 (16)
17 16 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10 (13)
18 21 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-8 (18)
19 15 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-11 (11)
20 34 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (20)
21 12 SPANISH HARLEM ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12 (2)
22 20 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-13 (20)
23 19 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (19)
24 25 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-11 (24)
25 31 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-9 (25)
26 30 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-5 (26)
27 27 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-9 (27)
28 29 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-6 (28)
29 22 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-8 (22)
30 32 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-10 (30)
31 35 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-9 (31)
32 36 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-6 (32)
33 23 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ββ’β The Moody Blues (Threshold)-11 (23)
34 40 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-4 (34)
35 62 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (35)
36 54 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-5 (36)
37 41 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-7 (37)
38 38 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (38)
39 45 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-8 (39)
40 58 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
48 39 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-10 (31)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 IβM COMINβ HOME ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-4 (41)
42 50 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED ββ’β Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-9 (42)
43 52 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 46 K-JEE ββ’β The Nite-Liters (RCA)-15 (39)
45 51 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-3 (45)
46 53 CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-5 (46)
47 42 ALL DAY MUSIC ββ’β War (United Artists)-11 (35)
49 66 IβM A MAN / QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-2 (49)
50 β THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
50 β THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1 (50)
53 β EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-1 (53)
69 β YOU THINK YOUβRE HOT STUFF ββ’β Jean Knight (Stax)-1 (69)
70 β ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-1 (70)
72 β JENNIFER ββ’β Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1 (72)
74 β BLESS YOU ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (74)
80 β LIFE IS A CARNIVAL ββ’β The Band (Capitol)-1 (80)
82 β RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-1 (82)
83 β I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE ββ’β Nolan (Lizard)-3 (83)
88 β ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH ββ’β Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (88)
89 β ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-1 (89)
90 β MOTHER ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (90)
91 β THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-1 (91)
98 β BANKS OF THE OHIO ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-1 (98)
99 β TELL ME WHY ββ’β Matthewsβ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1 (99)
100 β WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 23rd October, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-15 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (2)
3 3 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (3)
4 10 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-6 (4)
5 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-11 (3)
6 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-13 (6)
7 5 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-12 (1)
8 9 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-11 (8)
9 50 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-2 (9)
10 8 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (8)
11 15 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-21 (11)
12 13 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-14 (12)
13 7 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-11 (1)
14 16 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-10 (14)
15 20 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (15)
16 14 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-9 (14)
17 18 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-9 (17)
18 11 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-15 (3)
19 26 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6 (19)
20 β IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (20)
21 35 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (21)
22 19 STICK-UP ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-12 (11)
23 28 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-7 (23)
24 22 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-14 (20)
25 25 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-10 (25)
26 27 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-10 (26)
27 34 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-5 (27)
28 32 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-7 (28)
29 31 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-10 (29)
30 12 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-18 (3)
31 17 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-11 (13)
32 24 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-12 (24)
33 23 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-11 (19)
34 36 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-6 (34)
35 54 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-3 (35)
36 40 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-4 (36)
37 37 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-8 (37)
38 39 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-9 (38)
39 30 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-11 (30)
40 41 IβM COMINβ HOME ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 29 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-9 (22)
52 38 MacARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-6 (41)
42 42 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED ββ’β Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-10 (42)
43 45 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-4 (43)
44 46 CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-6 (44)
45 49 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-3 (45)
47 53 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-2 (47)
48 55 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-3 (48)
49 52 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-5 (49)
50 51 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
20 β IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (20)
60 β HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (60)
77 β BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-1 (77)
83 β DONβT WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (83)
88 β I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX (Medley) ββ’β Glen Campbell / Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (88)
89 β DOLLY DAGGER ββ’β Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)-1 (89)
90 β GIMME SOME LOVINβ (Part 1) ββ’β Traffic, Etc. (United Artists)-1 (90)
93 β MY PART / MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 3) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-1 (93)
96 β YOUβVE LOST THAT LOVINβ FEELINβ ββ’β Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-1 (96)
97 β IF ITβS ALRIGHT WITH YOU ββ’β Rose Colored Glass (Bang)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 30th October, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-16 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-7 (2)
3 3 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-8 (3)
4 2 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (2)
5 9 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-3 (5)
6 20 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-2 (6)
7 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-14 (6)
8 5 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-12 (3)
9 15 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (9)
10 11 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-22 (10)
11 7 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-13 (1)
12 12 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-15 (12)
13 14 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-11 (13)
14 10 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (8)
15 17 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-10 (15)
16 8 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-12 (8)
17 19 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (17)
18 13 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-12 (1)
19 21 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (19)
20 29 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-11 (20)
21 60 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-2 (21)
22 18 AINβT NO SUNSHINE ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-16 (3)
23 23 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-8 (23)
24 27 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-6 (24)
25 25 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-11 (25)
26 28 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-8 (26)
27 16 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ββ’β Carole King (Ode)-10 (14)
28 47 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-3 (28)
29 35 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-4 (29)
30 34 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-7 (30)
31 24 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ββ’β Mac and Katie Kissoon (ABC)-15 (20)
32 36 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5 (32)
33 32 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ββ’β Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-13 (24)
34 38 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-10 (34)
35 45 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-4Β (35)
36 37 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-9 (36)
37 26 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-11 (26)
38 48 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (38)
39 41 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-7 (39)
40 54 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 33 RAIN DANCE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-12 (19)
45 40 IβM COMINβ HOME ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-6 (40)
46 39 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-12 (30)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-5 (41)
42 44 CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-7 (42)
43 77 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-2 (43)
47 50 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-5 (47)
48 49 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-6 (48)
49 51 SPILL THE WINE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-5 (49)
50 53 ITβS A CRYINβ SHAME ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-7 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
69 β ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (69)
71 β TILL ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (71)
77 β SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-1 (77)
86 β GRANDMAβS HANDS ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-1 (86)
87 β BRAND NEW KEY ββ’β Melanie (Neighborhood)-1 (87)
89 β GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-1 (89)
90 β LISA, LISTEN TO ME ββ’β Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 β LONG PROMISED ROAD ββ’β The Beach Boys (Brother)-1 (93)
99 β I BET HE DONβT LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (99)
100 β WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-4 (2)
3 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-17 (1)
4 6 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3 (4)
5 3 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-9 (3)
6 4 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (2)
7 9 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (7)
8 10 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-23 (8)
9 19 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (9)
10 8 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-13 (3)
11 12 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-16 (11)
12 7 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-15 (6)
13 13 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-12 (13)
14 21 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-3 (14)
15 14 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (8)
16 17 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8 (16)
17 16 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-13 (8)
18 20 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-12 (18)
19 11 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-14 (1)
20 24 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-7 (20)
21 29 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-5 (21)
22 43 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-3 (22)
23 15 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-11 (15)
24 26 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-9 (24)
25 28 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 18 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ββ’β Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-13 (1)
27 40 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-4 (27)
28 30 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-8 (28)
29 38 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (29)
30 39 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-8 (30)
31 32 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-6 (31)
32 35 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-5 (32)
33 34 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-11 (33)
34 69 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (34)
35 23 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-9 (23)
36 36 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-10 (36)
37 37 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-12 (26)
38 25 STAGGER LEE ββ’β Tommy Roe (ABC)-12 (25)
39 89 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-2 (39)
40 42 CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs 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 ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-6 (41)
42 58 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-4 (42)
43 55 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 63 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-4 (44)
45 47 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-6 (45)
46 77 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-2 (46)
47 48 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-7 (47)
48 50 ITβS A CRYINβ SHAME ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-8 (48)
49 51 LOVE ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 β FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
50 β FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (50)
76 β YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-1 (76)
84 β AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) ββ’β Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-1 (84)
85 β SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (85)
86 β LONG AGO TOMORROW ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (86)
87 β CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-1 (87)
88 β FOR LADIES ONLY ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (88)
89 β IβM STILL WAITING ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (89)
90 β FRIENDS WITH YOU ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-1 (90)
91 β TELL MAMA ββ’β Savoy Brown (Parrot)-1 (91)
93 β BEHIND BLUE EYES ββ’β The Who (Decca)-1 (93)
97 β SHOW ME HOW ββ’β The Emotions (Volt)-1 (97)
98 β WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES ββ’β Bullet (Big Tree)-1 (98)
99 β FOOL ME ββ’β Joe South (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 β I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (For Loving Me) ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-5 (2)
3 4 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-4 (3)
4 3 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-18 (1)
5 8 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-24 (5)
6 5 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-10 (3)
7 7 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-8Β (7)
8 14 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-4 (8)
9 9 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (9)
10 6 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (2)
11 22 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-4 (11)
12 16 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-9 (12)
13 39 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-3 (13)
14 12 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-16 (6)
15 21 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-6 (15)
16 25 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-5 (16)
17 11 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-17 (11)
18 18 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-13 (18)
19 10 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-14 (3)
20 20 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-8Β (20)
21 50 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-2 (21)
22 34 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (22)
23 19 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-15 (1)
24 24 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-10 (24)
25 32 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-6 (25)
26 27 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-5 (26)
27 29 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (27)
28 28 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-9 (28)
29 30 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-9 (29)
30 17 SWEET CITY WOMAN ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-14 (8)
31 33 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-12 (31)
32 23 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ββ’β The Persuaders (Atco)-12 (15)
33 42 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-5 (33)
34 15 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14 (8)
35 13 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-13 (13)
36 31 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-7 (31)
37 44 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-5 (37)
38 46 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-3 (38)
39 41 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-7 (39)
40 87 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 37 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything Iβll Ever Do Again) ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-13 (26)
46 40 CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-9 (40)
48 35 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ββ’β The Raiders (Columbia)-10 (23)
56 36 WOMENβS LOVE RIGHTS ββ’β Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-11 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-6 (41)
42 47 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-8 (42)
43 58 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-5 (43)
45 45 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-7 (45)
47 48 ITβS A CRYINβ SHAME ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-9 (47)
49 49 LOVE ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-6 (49)
50 65 TILL ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 β IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-1 (61)
76 β STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (76)
77 β AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (77)
87 β AINβT NOBODY HOME ββ’β B.B. King (ABC)-1 (87)
90 β SUNSHINE ββ’β Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-1 (90)
93 β HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1 (93)
98 β GET DOWN ββ’β Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-1 (98)
99 β LET IT BE ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-1 (99)
100 β HALLELUJAH ββ’β Sweathog (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-10 (1)
3 3 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-5 (3)
4 11 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-5 (4)
5 8 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-5 (5)
6 4 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-19 (1)
7 7 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (7)
8 21 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-3 (8)
9 13 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-4 (9)
10 6 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-11 (3)
11 5 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-25 (5)
12 9 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (9)
13 15 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-7 (13)
14 16 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-6 (14)
15 22 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (15)
16 10 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-12 (2)
17 18 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-14 (17)
18 27 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (18)
19 12 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-10 (12)
20 17 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-18 (11)
21 31 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-13 (21)
22 14 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-17 (6)
23 37 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-6 (23)
24 25 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-7 (24)
25 33 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-6 (25)
26 26 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-6 (26)
27 29 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-10 (27)
28 19 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-15 (3)
29 40 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-3 (29)
30 51 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-6 (30)
31 43 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-6 (31)
32 67 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (32)
33 38 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-4 (33)
34 24 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-11 (24)
35 20 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-9 (20)
36 41 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-7 (36)
37 28 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-10 (28)
38 35 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ββ’β Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-14 (13)
39 77 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2 (39)
40 42 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-9 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 36 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ββ’β James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (31)
49 39 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ββ’β Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-8 (41)
42 49 LOVE ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-7 (42)
43 59 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-3 (43)
44 47 ITβS A CRYINβ SHAME ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-10 (44)
45 50 TILL ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (45)
47 76 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-2 (47)
48 61 IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-2 (48)
50 46 CHARITY BALL ββ’β Fanny (Reprise)-10 (40)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
74 β ONE MONKEY DONβT STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1 (74)
76 β CAN I GET A WITNESS ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-1 (76)
79 β (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-1 (79)
84 β SATISFACTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (84)
88 β KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNINβ ββ’β Charley Pride (RCA)-1 (88)
90 β MY BOY ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-1 (90)
91 β TURN YOUR RADIO ON ββ’β Ray Stevens (Barnaby)-1 (91)
97 β YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON ββ’β Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (97)
98 β LOOKINβ BACK ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 β THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS ββ’β Redbone (Epic)-1 (99)
100 β PRETTY AS YOU FEEL ββ’β Jefferson Airplane (Grunt)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th November, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-11 (1)
3 4 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-6 (3)
4 5 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-6 (4)
5 8 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-4 (5)
6 3 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-6 (3)
7 9 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-5 (7)
8 7 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-10 (7)
9 15 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (9)
10 13 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-8 (10)
11 6 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-20 (1)
12 25 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-7 (12)
13 14 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 39 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3 (14)
15 10 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-12 (3)
16 18 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (16)
17 17 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-15 (17)
18 29 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-4 (18)
19 21 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-14 (19)
20 23 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-7 (20)
21 16 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-13 (2)
22 12 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (9)
23 47 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-3 (23)
24 24 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 33 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-5 (25)
26 27 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-11 (26)
27 30 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-7 (27)
28 32 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (28)
29 31 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-7 (29)
30 36 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-8 (30)
31 19 NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Bell)-11 (12)
32 26 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-7 (26)
33 54 BRAND NEW KEY ββ’β Melanie (Neighborhood)-5 (33)
34 11 IβVE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN ββ’β The Free Movement (Decca)-26 (5)
35 43 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-4 (35)
36 34 ONE FINE MORNING ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-12 (24)
37 20 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-19 (11)
38 79 (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-2 (38)
39 41 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-9 (39)
40 40 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-10 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 35 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ββ’β Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-10 (20)
47 37 YOUβVE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) ββ’β The 8th Day (Invictus)-11 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 TILL ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (41)
42 42 LOVE ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-8Β (42)
43 48 IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-3 (43)
44 44 ITβS A CRYINβ SHAME ββ’β Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-11 (44)
45 51 YOUR MOVE ββ’β Yes (Atlantic)-10 (45)
48 61 BEHIND BLUE EYES ββ’β The Who (Decca)-4 (48)
49 55 GRANDMAβS HANDS ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-5 (49)
50 62 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) ββ’β Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-4 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
69 β AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Don McLean (United Artists)-1 (69)
70 β HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-1 (70)
76 β CLEAN UP WOMAN ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-1 (76)
77 β HEY BIG BROTHER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-1 (77)
78 β NOTHING TO HIDE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-1 (78)
80 β DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-1 (80)
81 β ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-1 (81)
87 β IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-1 (87)
91 β TRUCKINβ ββ’β The Grateful Dead (Warner Brothers)-1 (91)
94 β SOUR SUITE ββ’β The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (94)
95 β I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (For Loving Me) ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-2 (95)
98 β LOVE IS FUNNY THAT WAY ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (98)
99 β IβM GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN ββ’β Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard)-1 (99)
100 β TIGHTROPE RIDE ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8 (1)
3 3 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-7 (3)
4 4 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-7 (4)
5 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-12 (1)
6 7 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-6 (6)
7 14 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (7)
8 10 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-9 (8)
9 9 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (9)
10 6 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-7 (3)
11 12 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-8 (11)
12 13 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-8 (12)
13 18 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-5 (13)
14 8 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-11 (7)
15 33 BRAND NEW KEY ββ’β Melanie (Neighborhood)-6 (15)
16 16 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (16)
17 19 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-15 (17)
18 20 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-8 (18)
19 23 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (19)
20 25 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-6 (20)
21 17 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-16 (17)
22 27 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-8 (22)
23 11 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Mercury)-21 (1)
24 29 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 28 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (25)
26 15 YO-YO ββ’β The Osmonds (MGM)-13 (3)
27 35 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-5 (27)
28 30 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9 (28)
29 22 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (9)
30 26 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ββ’β Coven (Warner Brothers)-12 (26)
31 38 (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-3 (31)
32 70 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-2 (32)
33 24 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-9 (24)
34 69 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Don McLean (United Artists)-2 (34)
35 32 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ββ’β The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-8 (26)
36 52 SUNSHINE ββ’β Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-4 (36)
37 50 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) ββ’β Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-5 (37)
38 48 BEHIND BLUE EYES ββ’β The Who (Decca)-5 (38)
39 43 IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-4 (39)
40 45 YOUR MOVE ββ’β Yes (Atlantic)-11 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 39 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-10 (39)
47 40 IβD LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD ββ’β Ten Years After (Columbia)-11 (40)
89 21 BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN / SUPERSTAR ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-14 (2) *
*Β 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 β now in week #14. Billboard began listing 2-sided hits as a single chart entry beginning on 11-29-69.
POWER PLAYS
42 49 GRANDMAβS HANDS ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-6 (42)
43 80 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-2 (43)
44 51 ONE MONKEY DONβT STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-3 (44)
45 59 CAN I GET A WITNESS ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-3 (45)
46 41 TILL ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (41)
48 56 HALLELUJAH ββ’β Sweathog (Columbia)-4 (48)
49 42 LOVE ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-9 (42)
50 60 FRIENDS WITH YOU ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 β IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The New Seekers (Elektra)-1 (61)
68 β LETβS STAY TOGETHER ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-1 (68)
74 β DAY AFTER DAY ββ’β Badfinger (Apple)-1 (74)
82 β LAY LADY LAY ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (82)
86 β ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND ββ’β Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-1 (86)
87 β LOOKING FOR A LOVE ββ’β The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-1 (87)
88 β CAROLYN ββ’β Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 β NO SAD SONG ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (90)
93 β GEORGE JACKSON ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (93)
96 β THE GIRL WHO LOVED ME WHEN ββ’β The Glass Bottle Featuring Gary Criss (Avco)-1 (96)
98 β DEVIL YOU ββ’β The Stampeders (Bell)-1 (98)
100 β DAISY MAE ββ’β Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 11th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-9 (1)
3 4 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8 (3)
4 6 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-7 (4)
5 7 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (5)
6 3 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-8 (3)
7 5 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-13 (1)
8 11 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-9 (8)
9 15 BRAND NEW KEY ββ’β Melanie (Neighborhood)-7 (9)
10 8 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-10 (8)
11 13 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-6 (11)
12 9 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (9)
13 10 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-8 (3)
14 20 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-7 (14)
15 19 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-5 (15)
16 18 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-9 (16)
17 17 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-16 (17)
18 27 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-6 (18)
19 32 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-3 (19)
20 22 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-9 (20)
21 24 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-9 (21)
22 25 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (22)
23 12 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-9 (12)
24 16 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (16)
25 34 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Don McLean (United Artists)-3 (25)
26 14 PEACE TRAIN ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-12 (7)
27 36 SUNSHINE ββ’β Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-5 (27)
28 31 (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-4 (28)
29 21 EASY LOVING ββ’β Freddie Hart (Capitol)-17 (17)
30 44 ONE MONKEY DONβT STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4 (30)
31 52 IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-3 (31)
32 57 CLEAN UP WOMAN ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-3 (32)
33 28 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10 (28)
34 37 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) ββ’β Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-6 (34)
35 39 IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-5 (35)
36 38 BEHIND BLUE EYES ββ’β The Who (Decca)-6 (36)
37 43 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-3 (37)
38 68 LETβS STAY TOGETHER ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-2 (38)
39 48 HALLELUJAH ββ’β Sweathog (Columbia)-5 (39)
40 40 YOUR MOVE ββ’β Yes (Atlantic)-12 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
55 33 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / IβM A MAN ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-10 (24)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Freddie North (Mankind)-11 (41)
42 42 GRANDMAβS HANDS ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-7 (42)
43 45 CAN I GET A WITNESS ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-4 (43)
44 61 IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The New Seekers (Elektra)-2 (44)
45 55 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNINβ ββ’β Charley Pride (RCA)-4 (45)
46 60 HEY BIG BROTHER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-3 (46)
47 53 NOTHING TO HIDE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-3 (47)
48 50 FRIENDS WITH YOU ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-6 (48)
49 54 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES ββ’β Bullet (Big Tree)-6 (49)
50 51 LET IT BE ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-5 (50)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
61 β ANTICIPATION ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-1 (61)
72 β SUGAR DADDY ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-1 (72)
73 β THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Carroll OβConnor and Jean Stapleton (As the Bunkers) (Atlantic)-1 (73)
84 β AFTER ALL THIS TIME ββ’β Merry Clayton (Ode)-1 (84)
85 β WAY BACK HOME ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (85)
86 β EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (Part 1) ββ’β Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn)-1 (86)
88 β LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE ββ’β The Coasters (King)-1 (88)
89 β TAKE IT SLOW (Out In the Country) ββ’β Lighthouse (Evolution)-1 (89)
91 β THATβS THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA ββ’β Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-1 (91)
92 β GET UP AND GET DOWN ββ’β The Dramatics (Volt)-1 (92)
93 β I DONβT NEED NO DOCTOR ββ’β Humble Pie (A&M)-7 (73)
94 β FIVE HUNDRED MILES ββ’β Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM)-1 (94)
96 β NO GOOD TO CRY ββ’β The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-1 (96)
97 β AINβT UNDERSTANDING MELLOW ββ’β Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-1 (97)
99 β LONG TIME TO BE ALONE ββ’β The New Colony Six (Sunlight)-1 (99)
100 β THE HARDER I TRY (The Bluer I Get) ββ’β The Free Movement (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 18th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 9 BRAND NEW KEY ββ’β Melanie (Neighborhood)-8 (2)
3 3 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-9 (3)
4 5 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (4)
5 4 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-8 (4)
6 2 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-10 (1)
7 6 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-9 (3)
8 8 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-10 (8)
9 25 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Don McLean (United Artists)-4 (9)
10 11 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-7 (10)
11 14 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-8 (11)
12 19 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-4 (12)
13 16 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-10 (13)
14 15 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-6 (14)
15 18 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-7 (15)
16 20 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-10 (16)
17 7 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-14 (1)
18 22 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (18)
19 12 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (9)
20 27 SUNSHINE ββ’β Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-6 (20)
21 21 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-10 (21)
22 10 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-11 (8)
23 13 IMAGINE ββ’β John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-9 (3)
24 30 ONE MONKEY DONβT STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-5 (24)
25 28 (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-5 (25)
26 31 IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-4 (26)
27 17 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-17 (17)
28 44 IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The New Seekers (Elektra)-3 (28)
29 32 CLEAN UP WOMAN ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-4 (29)
30 38 LETβS STAY TOGETHER ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-3 (30)
31 34 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) ββ’β Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-7 (31)
32 37 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-4 (32)
33 39 HALLELUJAH ββ’β Sweathog (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 36 BEHIND BLUE EYES ββ’β The Who (Decca)-7 (34)
35 35 IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-6 (35)
36 24 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (16)
37 23 EVERYBODYβS EVERYTHING ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-10 (12)
38 46 HEY BIG BROTHER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-4 (38)
39 51 DAY AFTER DAY ββ’β Badfinger (Apple)-3 (39)
40 45 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNINβ ββ’β Charley Pride (RCA)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 33 WILD NIGHT ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11 (28)
48 40 YOUR MOVE ββ’β Yes (Atlantic)-13 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 43 CAN I GET A WITNESS ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-5 (42)
43 47 NOTHING TO HIDE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-4 (43)
44 49 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES ββ’β Bullet (Big Tree)-7 (44)
45 72 SUGAR DADDY ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-2 (45)
46 56 GEORGE JACKSON ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 48 FRIENDS WITH YOU ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-7 (47)
49 50 LET IT BE ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-6 (49)
50 42 GRANDMAβS HANDS ββ’β Bill Withers (Sussex)-8 (42)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
57 β ITβS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1 (57)
80 β LEVON ββ’β Elton John (Uni)-1 (80)
83 β MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (83)
87 β YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-1 (87)
88 β SO MANY PEOPLE ββ’β Chase (Epic)-1 (88)
91 β SHEβS ALL I GOT ββ’β Johnny Paycheck (Epic)-1 (91)
93 β SHOW ME HOW ββ’β The Emotions (Volt)-4 (93)
94 β KEEP ON KEEPING ON ββ’β N.F. Porter (Lizard)-1 (94)
96 β OPEN THE DOOR (Song For Judith) ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-1 (96)
98 β DONβT SAY YOU DONβT REMEMBER ββ’β Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-1 (98)
99 β WITHOUT YOU ββ’β Nilsson (RCA)-1 (99)
100 β KEEP PLAYINβ THAT ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Edgar Winterβs White Trash (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 25th December, 1971
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 BRAND NEW KEY ββ’β Melanie (Neighborhood)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 FAMILY AFFAIR ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-8 (1)
3 9 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Don McLean (United Artists)-5 (3)
4 4 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7 (4)
5 5 GOT TO BE THERE ββ’β Michael Jackson (Motown)-9 (4)
6 3 HAVE YOU SEEN HER ββ’β The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-10 (3)
7 8 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ββ’β Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-11 (7)
8 11 SCORPIO ββ’β Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-9 (8)
9 10 CHERISH ββ’β David Cassidy (Bell)-8 (9)
10 12 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN ββ’β Donny Osmond (MGM)-5 (10)
11 7 BABY IβM-A WANT YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-10 (3)
12 13 RESPECT YOURSELF ββ’β The Staple Singers (Stax)-11 (12)
13 20 SUNSHINE ββ’β Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-7 (13)
14 15 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ββ’β The Stylistics (Avco)-8 (14)
15 16 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO ββ’β Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-11 (15)
16 6 THEME FROM βSHAFTβ ββ’β Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-11 (1)
17 28 IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The New Seekers (Elektra)-4 (17)
18 18 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (18)
19 17 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ββ’β Cher (Kapp)-15 (1)
20 30 LETβS STAY TOGETHER ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-4 (20)
21 26 IβD LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) ββ’β The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-5 (21)
22 24 ONE MONKEY DONβT STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) ββ’β The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-6 (22)
23 29 CLEAN UP WOMAN ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-5 (23)
24 25 (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-6 (24)
25 14 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-7 (14)
26 39 DAY AFTER DAY ββ’β Badfinger (Apple)-4 (26)
27 19 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (Iβm a Fool For You Baby) ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (9)
28 32 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE ββ’β Joe Simon (Spring)-5 (28)
29 21 THEME FROM βSUMMER OF β42β ββ’β Peter Nero (Columbia)-11 (21)
30 31 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) ββ’β Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-8 (30)
31 45 SUGAR DADDY ββ’β Jackson 5 (Motown)-3 (31)
32 38 HEY BIG BROTHER ββ’β Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-5 (32)
33 33 HALLELUJAH ββ’β Sweathog (Columbia)-7 (33)
34 34 BEHIND BLUE EYES ββ’β The Who (Decca)-8 (34)
35 22 DESIDERATA ββ’β Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-12 (8)
36 27 A NATURAL MAN ββ’β Lou Rawls (MGM)-18 (17)
37 40 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNINβ ββ’β Charley Pride (RCA)-6 (37)
38 46 GEORGE JACKSON ββ’β Bob Dylan (Columbia)-4 (38)
39 42 CAN I GET A WITNESS ββ’β Lee Michaels (A&M)-6 (39)
40 44 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES ββ’β Bullet (Big Tree)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 35 IβM A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-7 (35)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 NOTHING TO HIDE ββ’β Tommy James (Roulette)-5 (41)
43 51 ANTICIPATION ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-3 (43)
44 57 ITβS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) ββ’β The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-2 (44)
45 67 ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND ββ’β Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-4 (45)
46 56 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ββ’β Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-5 (46)
47 47 FRIENDS WITH YOU ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-8 (47)
48 83 MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-2 (48)
49 49 LET IT BE ββ’β Joan Baez (Vanguard)-7 (49)
50 48 YOUR MOVE ββ’β Yes (Atlantic)-14 (40)
DEBUTING THIS WEEK
67 β BLACK DOG ββ’β Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-1 (67)
79 β FIRE AND WATER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (79)
81 β NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN ββ’β Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (81)
87 β WHAT AM I LIVING FOR ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (87)
88 β UNDER MY WHEELS ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (88)
92 β SON OF SHAFT ββ’β The Bar-Kays (Volt)-1 (92)
96 β LOVE GONNA PACK UP (And Walk Out) ββ’β The Persuaders (Win Or Lose)-1 (96)
97 β DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (Part 1) ββ’β Rufus Thomas (Stax)-1 (97)
99 β PAIN (Part 1) ββ’β The Ohio Players (Westbound)-1 (99)
100 β MEDLEY FROM βSUPERSTARβ (A Rock Opera) ββ’β The Assembled Multitude (Atlantic)-2 (95)