US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 30th, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 30th, 1971.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s 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 – OCTOBER 30TH, 1971

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

1 1 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-16 (5 weeks at #1)
2 4 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES –•– Cher (Kapp)-7
3 3 YO-YO –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-8
4 2 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9
5 9 THEME FROM “SHAFT” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-3
6 20 IMAGINE –•– John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-2
7 6 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Lee Michaels (A&M)-14
8 5 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN –•– Joan Baez (Vanguard)-12
9 15 PEACE TRAIN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-6
10 11 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-22

11 7 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-13
12 12 TIRED OF BEING ALONE –•– Al Green (Hi)-15
13 14 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-11
14 10 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12
15 17 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE –•– The Persuaders (Atco)-10
16 8 SWEET CITY WOMAN –•– The Stampeders (Bell)-12
17 19 NEVER MY LOVE –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7
18 13 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY –•– Paul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-12
19 21 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gayle (Tamla)-4
20 29 EASY LOVING –•– Freddie Hart (Capitol)-11

21 60 HAVE YOU SEE HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-2
22 18 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-16
23 23 BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-8
24 27 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW –•– Delaney and Bonnie (Atco)-6
25 25 STAGGER LEE –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-11
26 28 ONE FINE MORNING –•– Lighthouse (Evolution)-8
27 16 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK –•– Carole King (Ode)-10
28 47 EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING –•– Santana (Columbia)-3
29 35 DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-4
30 34 YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) –•– The 8th Day (Invictus)-7

31 24 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP –•– Mac and Kattie Kissoon (ABC)-15
32 36 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-5
33 32 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) –•– Paul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-13
34 38 A NATURAL MAN –•– Lou Rawls (MGM)-10
35 45 QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 / I’M A MAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4
36 37 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-9
37 26 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-11
38 48 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4
39 41 ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) –•– Coven (Warner Brothers)-7
40 54 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)-3

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 30TH, 1971

44 33 RAIN DANCE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-12
45 40 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-6
46 39 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Hand) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-12

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 30TH, 1971

41 43 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-5
42 44 CHARITY BALL –•– Fanny (Reprise)-7
43 77 BABY I’M-A WANT YOU –•– Bread (Elektra)-2
47 50 SHE’S ALL I GOT –•– Freddie North (Mankind)-5
48 49 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-6
49 51 SPILL THE WINE –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-5
50 53 IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME –•– Gayle McCormick (Dunhill)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 30TH, 1971

69 — ROCK STEADY / OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1
71 — TILL –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1
77 — SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-1
86 — GRANDMA’S HANDS –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-1
87 — BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-1
89 — GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-1
90 — LISA, LISTEN TO ME –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1
93 — LONG PROMISED ROAD –•– The Beach Boys (Brother)-1
99 — I BET HE DON’T LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-1
100 — WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN –•– The Defonics (Philly Groove)-1