US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 9th, 1971

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 9th, 1971.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

You can also check the complete 1971 Top 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 9TH, 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)-13 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL ЉۢРDonny Osmond (MGM)-10
3 4 SUPERSTAR / BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN ЉۢРThe Carpenters (A&M)-6
4 3 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN ЉۢРJoan Baez (Vanguard)-9
5 9 YO-YO ЉۢРThe Osmonds (MGM)-5
6 10 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ЉۢРLee Michaels (A&M)-11
7 6 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY ЉۢРPaul and Linda McCartney (Apple)-9
8 5 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-13
9 12 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ЉۢРStevie Wonder (Tamla)-9
10 14 SWEET CITY WOMAN ЉۢРThe Stampeders (Bell)-9

11 8 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES ЉۢРThe Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-16
12 7 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11
13 15 TIRED OF BEING ALONE ЉۢРAl Green (Hi)-12
14 16 SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK ЉۢРCarole King (Ode)-7
15 11 STICK-UP ЉۢРThe Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-10
16 13 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING ЉۢРThe Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9
17 21 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN –•– The Free Movement (Decca)-19
18 25 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE ЉۢРDenise LaSalle (Westbound)-8
19 19 RAIN DANCE ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-9
20 20 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP ЉۢРMac and Kattie Kissoon (ABC)-12

21 24 THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ЉۢРThe Persuaders (Atco)-7
22 22 MAKE IT FUNKY (Part 1) ЉۢРJames Brown (Polydor)-7
23 23 THE STORY IN YOUR EYES ЉۢРThe Moody Blues (Threshold)-10
24 18 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET ЉۢРThe Dramatics (Volt)-15
25 27 WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) ЉۢРPaul Stookey (Warner Brothers)-10
26 17 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE ЉۢРRare Earth (Rare Earth)-13
27 30 LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-8
28 39 GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES ЉۢРCher (Kapp)-4
29 32 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ЉۢРThe Raiders (Columbia)-5
30 38 NEVER MY LOVE ЉۢРThe 5th Dimension (Bell)-4

31 34 STAGGER LEE ЉۢРTommy Roe (ABC)-8
32 33 THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Hand) ЉۢРThe Dells (Cadet)-9
33 26 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN –•– The Who (Decca)-13
34 50 PEACE TRAIN ЉۢРCat Stevens (A&M)-3
35 37 EASY LOVING ЉۢРFreddie Hart (Capitol)-8
36 41 ONE FINE MORNING ЉۢРLighthouse (Evolution)-5
37 29 SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION ЉۢРBobby Russell (United Artists)-14
38 40 MACARTHUR PARK (Part 2) ЉۢРThe Four Tops (Motown)-5
39 31 THE BREAKDOWN (Part 1) ЉۢРRufus Thomas (Stax)-9
40 49 ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ЉۢРDelaney and Bonnie (Atco)-3

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 9TH, 1971

42 35 ALL DAY MUSIC ЉۢРWar (United Artists)-10
43 36 I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE –•– The Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy)-13

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 9TH, 1971

41 44 WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS –•– Laura Lee (Hot Wax)-6
44 56 I’M COMIN’ HOME –•– Tommy James (Roulette)-3
45 47 A NATURAL MAN ЉۢРLou Rawls (MGM)-7
46 48 K-JEE ЉۢРThe Nite-Liters (RCA)-14
48 46 ANNABELLA ЉۢРHamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill)-7
50 54 THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED ЉۢРTom T. Hall (Mercury)-8

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 9TH, 1971

62 — INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) –•– Marvin Gayle (Tamla)-1
66 — I’M A MAN / QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 –•– Chicago (Columbia)-1
73 — LOVE –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1
79 — TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1
81 — IT’S IMPOSSIBLE –•– The New Birth (RCA)-1
83 — WILD NIGHT –•– Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1
87 — DESIDERATA –•– Les Crane (Warner Brothers)-1
89 — MIDNIGHT MAN –•– The James Gang (ABC)-1
90 — IT’S ONLY LOVE / THE SOUND OF YOUR CRY –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1
92 — MAMMY BLUE –•– The Pop-Tops (ABC)-1
94 — WALK EASY MY SON –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1
95 — I’M SO GLAD –•– The Fuzz (Calla)-1
97 — TOUCH –•– The Supremes (Motown)-1
98 — OLENA –•– Don Nix (Elektra)-1
100 — BABY, I’M YOURS –•– Jody Miller (Epic)-1