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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th December, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending December 4th, 1971.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

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

1 5 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (1 week at #1)
2 1 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8
3 3 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-7
4 4 HAVE YOU SEE HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-7
5 2 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-12
6 7 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-6
7 14 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4
8 10 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-9
9 9 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6
10 6 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-7

11 12 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-8
12 13 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-8
13 18 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-5
14 8 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-11
15 33 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-6
16 16 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9
17 19 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-15
18 20 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-8
19 23 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4
20 25 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-6

21 17 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-16
22 27 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-8
23 11 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-21
24 29 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-8
25 28 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5
26 15 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-13
27 35 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-5
28 30 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9
29 22 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gayle (Tamla)-9
30 26 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-12

31 38 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-3
32 70 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-2
33 24 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9
34 69 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-2
35 32 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-8
36 52 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-4
37 50 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-5
38 48 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-5
39 43 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-4
40 45 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-11

OFF THE CHARTS

41 39 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-10
47 40 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-11
89 21 BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN / SUPERSTAR –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-14

POWER PLAYS

42 49 GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-6
43 80 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-2
44 51 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-3
45 59 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-3
48 56 HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-4
50 60 FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-5

DEBUTING THIS WEEK

61 — I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-1
68 — LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-1
74 — DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-1
82 — LAY LADY LAY –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1
86 — ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND –•– Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-1
87 — LOOKING FOR A LOVE –•– The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-1
88 — CAROLYN –•– Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-1
90 — NO SAD SONG –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1
93 — GEORGE JACKSON –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1
96 — THE GIRL WHO LOVED ME WHEN –•– The Glass Bottle Featuring Gary Criss (Avco)-1
98 — DEVIL YOU –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-1
100 — DAISY MAE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-1

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