US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 17th, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 17th, 1971.

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

Make sure to also check the 1971’s Top 40 Singles here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 17TH, 1971

#1
JOY TO THE WORLD
Three Dog Night

JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night record cover

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

1 3 JOY TO THE WORLD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6 (1 week at #1)
2 2 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9
3 1 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-11
4 4 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-11
5 8 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY –•– Paul McCartney (Apple)-7
6 16 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND –•– Ocean (Kama Sutra)-6
7 6 ME AND BOBBY McGEE –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-12
8 7 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10
9 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-11
10 10 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE –•– Brewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-10

11 9 PROUD MARY –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Liberty)-12
12 19 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4
13 15 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3
14 11 WILD WORLD –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-10
15 12 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Sammi Smith (Mega)-14
16 17 NO LOVE AT ALL –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8
17 13 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-11
18 14 WHAT IS LIFE –•– George Harrison (Apple)-8
19 21 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-8
20 28 IF –•– Bread (Elektra)-4

21 25 STAY AWHILE –•– The Bells (Polydor)-7
22 22 EIGHTEEN –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-9
23 24 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6
24 20 TEMPTATION EYES –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-17
25 39 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-7
26 30 I PLAY AND SING –•– Dawn (Bell)-4
27 27 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-11
28 40 POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-3
29 18 OYE COMO VA –•– Santana (Columbia)-9
30 23 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-11

31 32 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6
32 41 TIMOTHY –•– The Buoys (Scepter)-10
33 35 BABY LET ME KISS YOU –•– King Floyd (Chimneyville)-6
34 26 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9
35 29 SOUL POWER (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8
36 38 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-5
37 44 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5
38 42 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-6
39 43 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-13
40 33 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 17TH, 1971

41 37 FREE –•– Chicago (Columbia)-9

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 17TH, 1971

42 47 WOODSTOCK –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-7
43 46 DO ME RIGHT –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-9
44 50 I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN –•– Ray Price (Columbia)-5
45 74 LOVE HER MADLY –•– The Doors (Elektra)-2
46 66 HERE COMES THE SUN –•– Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)-5
47 64 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-3
48 73 RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-3
49 51 PUSHBIKE SONG –•– The Mixtures (Sire)-7
50 56 LUCKY MAN –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-6

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 17TH, 1971

57 — BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1
85 — BROKEN / ALBERT FLASHER –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1
86 — GOTTA SEE JANE –•– R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth)-1
89 — WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1
94 — NEVADA FIGHTER –•– Michael Nesmith and the First National Band (RCA)-1
98 — THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-1
99 — L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT –•– Susan Raye (Capitol)-1
100 — I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN –•– The Whatnauts (Stang)-1