US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 16th, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 16th, 1971.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s 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 – OCTOBER 16TH, 1971

#1
MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE
Rod Stewart

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

1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE ЉۢРRod Stewart (Mercury)-14 (3 weeks at #1)
2 3 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ЉۢРThe Carpenters (A&M)-7
3 5 YO-YO ЉۢРThe Osmonds (MGM)-6
4 4 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ЉۢРJoan Baez (Vanguard)-10
5 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ЉۢРDonny Osmond (MGM)-11
6 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ЉۢРLee Michaels (A&M)-12
7 7 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ЉۢРPaul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-10
8 9 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ЉۢРStevie Wonder (Tamla)-10
9 10 SWEET CITY WOMAN ЉۢРThe Stampeders (Bell)-10
10 28 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ЉۢРCher (Kapp)-5

11 8 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-14
12 11 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ЉۢРThe Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-17
13 13 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ЉۢРAl Green (Hi)-13
14 14 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ЉۢРCarole King (Ode)-8
15 17 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-20
16 18 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ЉۢРDenise LaSalle (Westbound)-9
17 16 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ЉۢРThe Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-10
18 21 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ЉۢРThe Persuaders (Atco)-8
19 15 STICK-UP ЉۢРThe Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-11
20 34 PEACE TRAIN ЉۢРCat Stevens (A&M)-4

21 12 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12
22 20 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ЉۢРMac and Kattie Kissoon (ABC)-13
23 19 RAIN DANCE ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-10
24 25 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ЉۢРPaul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-11
25 31 STAGGER LEE ЉۢРTommy Roe (ABC)-9
26 30 NEVER MY LOVE ЉۢРThe 5th Dimension (Bell)-5
27 27 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-9
28 29 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ЉۢРThe Raiders (Columbia)-6
29 22 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ЉۢРJames Brown (Polydor)-8
30 32 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Hand) ЉۢРThe Dells (Cadet)-10

31 35 EASY LOVING ЉۢРFreddie Hart (Capitol)-9
32 36 ONE FINE MORNING ЉۢРLighthouse (Evolution)-6
33 23 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ЉۢРThe Moody Blues (Threshold)-11
34 40 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ЉۢРDelaney and Bonnie (Atco)-4
35 62 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) ЉۢРMarvin Gayle (Tamla)-2
36 54 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-5
37 41 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-7
38 38 MACARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ЉۢРThe Four Tops (Motown)-6
39 45 A NATURAL MAN ЉۢРLou Rawls (MGM)-8
40 58 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY ЉۢРJames Taylor (Warner Brothers)-3

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 16TH, 1971

48 39 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ЉۢРRufus Thomas (Stax)-10

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 16TH, 1971

41 44 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-4
42 50 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED ЉۢРTom T. Hall (Mercury)-9
43 52 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) ЉۢРCoven (Warner Brothers)-5
44 46 K-JEE ЉۢРThe Nite-Liters (RCA)-15
45 51 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY ЉۢРDawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-3
46 53 CHARITY BALL ЉۢРFanny (Reprise)-5
49 66 I’M A MAN / QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-2
50 — THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 16TH, 1971

50 — THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1
53 — EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-1
69 — YOU THINK YOU’RE HOT STUFF –•– Jean Knight (Stax)-1
70 — ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-1
72 — JENNIFER –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-1
74 — BLESS YOU –•– Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1
80 — LIFE IS A CARNIVAL –•– The Band (Capitol)-1
82 — RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1
83 — I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE –•– Nolan (Lizard)-3
88 — ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1
89 — ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-1
90 — MOTHER –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1
91 — THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” –•– Peter Nero (Columbia)-1
98 — BANKS OF THE OHIO –•– Olivia Newton-John (Uni)-1
99 — TELL ME WHY –•– Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca)-1
100 — WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– Donnie Elbert (All Platinum)-1