US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 3rd, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending April 3rd, 1971.

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

You can also view the entire 1971 chart 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 3RD, 1971

#1
JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me)
The Temptations

JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations record cover

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

1 2 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-9 (1 week at #1)
2 1 ME AND BOBBY McGEE ЉۢРJanis Joplin (Columbia)-10
3 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW ЉۢРThe Carpenters (A&M)-9
4 3 SHE’S A LADY –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-9
5 7 WHAT’S GOING ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7
6 4 PROUD MARY ЉۢРIke and Tina Turner (Liberty)-10
7 6 DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8
8 8 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ЉۢРSammi Smith (Mega)-12
9 11 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY ЉۢРAndy Williams (Columbia)-9
10 14 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY ЉۢРPaul McCartney (Apple)-5

11 34 JOY TO THE WORLD ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-4
12 19 WILD WORLD ЉۢРCat Stevens (A&M)-8
13 15 OYE COMO VA ЉۢРSantana (Columbia)-7
14 10 WHAT IS LIFE ЉۢРGeorge Harrison (Apple)-6
15 16 TEMPTATION EYES ЉۢРThe Grass Roots (Dunhill)-15
16 22 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE ЉۢРBrewer and Shipley (Kama Sutra)-8
17 12 AMOS MOSES ЉۢРJerry Reed (RCA)-23
18 9 ONE BAD APPLE ЉۢРThe Osmonds (MGM)-14
19 21 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7
20 23 FREE ЉۢРChicago (Columbia)-7

21 24 NO LOVE AT ALL ЉۢРB.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6
22 20 CRIED LIKE A BABY ЉۢРBobby Sherman (Metromedia)-8
23 25 BLUE MONEY –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-9
24 17 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN / HEY TONIGHT ЉۢРCreedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10
25 28 LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6
26 45 I AM…I SAID / DONE TOO SOON –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-2
27 32 EIGHTEEN ЉۢРAlice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-7
28 31 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-9
29 30 SOUL POWER (Part 1) ЉۢРJames Brown (King)-6
30 18 MAMA’S PEARL –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-10

31 37 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND ЉۢРOcean (Kama Sutra)-4
32 35 WE CAN WORK IT OUT / NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4
33 38 STAY AWHILE ЉۢРThe Bells (Polydor)-5
34 40 DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) ЉۢРGlen Campbell (Capitol)-4
35 36 WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD / RAGS TO RICHES ЉۢРElvis Presley (RCA)-4
36 13 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND ЉۢРGordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-15
37 39 SIT YOURSELF DOWN ЉۢРStephen Stills (Atlantic)-4
38 49 BABY LET ME KISS YOU ЉۢРKing Floyd (Chimneyville)-4
39 72 IF ЉۢРBread (Elektra)-2
40 43 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS ЉۢРB.B. King (ABC)-8

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 3RD, 1971

No drops for the week

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 3RD, 1971

41 71 I PLAY AND SING ЉۢРDawn (Bell)-2
42 64 TIMOTHY ЉۢРThe Buoys (Scepter)-8
43 51 DON’T CHANGE ON ME –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-4
44 56 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) –•– Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)-5
45 47 WHEN THERE’S NO YOU –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5
46 50 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS ЉۢРThe Fuzz (Calla)-11
47 59 FRIENDS –•– Elton John (Uni)-3
49 52 DO ME RIGHT ЉۢРThe Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-7
50 60 I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 3RD, 1971

57 — NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1
73 — POWER TO THE PEOPLE –•– John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1
76 — 13 QUESTIONS –•– Seatrain (Capitol)-1
80 — TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA –•– Tin Tin (Atco)-1
81 — RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE –•– Brenda and the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)-1
82 — ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-1
96 — OH, SINGER –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1
97 — STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– Margie Joseph (Volt)-1
98 — IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-4
99 — FREEDOM –•– Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)-1
100 — I WAS WONDERING / WHERE EVIL GROWS –•– The Poppy Family Featuring Susan Jacks (London)-1