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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 11th December, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending December 11th, 1971.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

You can also check the complete 1971 Top Singles here.

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

1 1 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-6 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-9
3 4 HAVE YOU SEE HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8
4 6 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-7
5 7 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5
6 3 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-8
7 5 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-13
8 11 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-9
9 15 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-7
10 8 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-10

11 13 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-6
12 9 ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7
13 10 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-8
14 20 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-7
15 19 STONES / CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5
16 18 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-9
17 17 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-16
18 27 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-6
19 32 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-3
20 22 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-9

21 24 THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-9
22 25 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6
23 12 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-9
24 16 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10
25 34 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-3
26 14 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-12
27 36 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-5
28 31 (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU –•– Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury)-4
29 21 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-17
30 44 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (Part 1) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-4

31 52 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-3
32 57 CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-3
33 28 WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-10
34 37 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-6
35 39 I’M A GREEDY MAN (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-5
36 38 BEHIND BLUE EYES –•– The Who (Decca)-6
37 43 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-3
38 68 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-2
39 48 HALLELUJAH –•– Sweathog (Columbia)-5
40 40 YOUR MOVE –•– Yes (Atlantic)-12

OFF THE CHARTS

55 33 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-10

POWER PLAYS

41 41 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-11
42 42 GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-7
43 45 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-4
44 61 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-2
45 55 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-4
46 60 HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-3
47 53 NOTHING TO HIDE –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-3
48 50 FRIENDS WITH YOU –•– John Denver (RCA)-6
49 54 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-6
50 51 LET IT BE –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-5

DEBUTING THIS WEEK

61 — ANTICIPATION –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-1
72 — SUGAR DADDY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1
73 — THOSE WERE THE DAYS –•– Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton (As the Bunkers) (Atlantic)-1
84 — AFTER ALL THIS TIME –•– Merry Clayton (Ode)-1
85 — WAY BACK HOME –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1
86 — EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (Part 1) –•– Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn)-1
88 — LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE –•– The Coasters (King)-1
89 — TAKE IT SLOW (Out In the Country) –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-1
91 — THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA –•– Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-1
92 — GET UP AND GET DOWN –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-1
93 — I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR –•– Humble Pie (A&M)-7
94 — FIVE HUNDRED MILES –•– Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM)-1
96 — NO GOOD TO CRY –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-1
97 — AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW –•– Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-1
99 — LONG TIME TO BE ALONE –•– The New Colony Six (Sunlight)-1
100 — THE HARDER I TRY (The Bluer I Get) –•– The Free Movement (Columbia)-1

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