Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 2, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MY SWEET LORD |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 2995) | ||||||
| 2 | KNOCK THREE TIMES |
4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938) | ||||||
| 3 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER |
2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | ||||||
| 4 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN |
5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45270) | ||||||
| 5 | DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS |
6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45264) | ||||||
| 6 | STONED LOVE |
8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1172) | ||||||
| 7 | TEARS OF A CLOWN |
3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | ||||||
| 8 | I THINK I LOVE YOU |
7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 9 | NO MATTER WHAT |
9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1822) | ||||||
| 10 | IMMIGRANT SONG |
11 | 27 | 33 | 7 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777) | ||||||
| 11 | DOMINO |
14 | 19 | 29 | 9 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434) | ||||||
| 12 | GROOVE ME |
16 | 26 | 31 | 10 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | ||||||
| 13 | YOUR SONG |
19 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55265) | ||||||
| 14 | ONE MAN BAND |
15 | 24 | 27 | 8 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262) | ||||||
| 15 | RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH |
18 | 21 | 36 | 7 | |
| Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | ||||||
| 16 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN |
28 | 37 | 44 | 7 |  |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | ||||||
| 17 | PAY TO THE PIPER |
21 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | ||||||
| 18 | HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER |
17 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55264) | ||||||
| 19 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
24 | 29 | 30 | 18 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 20 | LONELY DAYS |
26 | 34 | 54 | 6 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6795) | ||||||
| 21 | GYPSY WOMAN |
10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |  |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55240) | ||||||
| 22 | IT'S IMPOSSIBLE |
27 | 31 | 40 | 10 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | ||||||
| 23 | CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU |
23 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40056) | ||||||
| 24 | STONEY END |
29 | 33 | 41 | 12 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | ||||||
| 25 | BE MY BABY |
12 | 13 | 17 | 10 | |
| Andy Kim (Steed 729) | ||||||
| 26 | ROSE GARDEN |
31 | 44 | 59 | 6 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | ||||||
| 27 | LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH |
39 | 49 | 64 | 5 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778) | ||||||
| 28 | BORN TO WANDER |
38 | 47 | 60 | 4 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | ||||||
| 29 | STOP THE WAR NOW |
36 | 45 | 58 | 4 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | ||||||
| 30 | SILVER MOON |
33 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399) | ||||||
| 31 | (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO |
32 | 41 | 52 | 6 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | ||||||
| 32 | MOST OF ALL |
34 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299) | ||||||
| 33 | GAMES |
37 | 42 | 51 | 8 | |
| Redeye (Pentagram 204) | ||||||
| 34 | RUBY TUESDAY |
35 | 38 | 45 | 5 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 202) | ||||||
| 35 | AFTER MIDNIGHT |
13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco 6784) | ||||||
| 36 | REMEMBER ME |
53 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | ||||||
| 37 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS |
43 | 62 | 71 | 7 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | ||||||
| 38 | I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER |
22 | 22 | 23 | 11 | |
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006) | ||||||
| 39 | I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW |
57 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | ||||||
| 40 | SHARE THE LAND |
20 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388) | ||||||
| 41 | MR. BOJANGLES |
44 | 55 | 65 | 10 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | ||||||
| 42 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING |
55 | 68 | -- | 3 | |
| Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601) | ||||||
| 43 | SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU |
54 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | ||||||
| 44 | WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN |
46 | 52 | 57 | 9 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001) | ||||||
| 45 | YOUR TIME TO CRY |
50 | 61 | 74 | 4 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 108) | ||||||
| 46 | STEALER |
48 | 56 | 68 | 5 | |
| Free (A&M 1230) | ||||||
| 47 | THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW |
49 | 53 | 66 | 5 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300) | ||||||
| 48 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) |
40 | 12 | 7 | 14 | |
| Presidents (Sussex 207) | ||||||
| 49 | THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC |
59 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| War (MGM 14196) | ||||||
| 50 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) |
63 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Brown (King 6347) | ||||||
| 51 | BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) |
25 | 23 | 24 | 8 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772) | ||||||
| 52 | TEMPTATION EYES |
62 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263) | ||||||
| 53 | MEAN MISTREATER |
58 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2996) | ||||||
| 54 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL |
56 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot 352) | ||||||
| 55 | FLESH AND BLOOD |
60 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | ||||||
| 56 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND |
69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974) | ||||||
| 57 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960b) | ||||||
| 58 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART |
30 | 20 | 21 | 10 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 0958) | ||||||
| 59 | AMAZING GRACE |
68 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45709) | ||||||
| 60 | I'LL BE THERE |
47 | 14 | 10 | 16 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1171) | ||||||
| 61 | ACE OF SPADE |
61 | 64 | 70 | 7 | |
| O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | ||||||
| 62 | BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) |
66 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024) | ||||||
| 63 | HE CALLED ME BABY |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | ||||||
| 64 | LET YOUR LOVE GO |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45711) | ||||||
| 65 | MORNING |
72 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | ||||||
| 66 | HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) |
65 | 67 | 69 | 6 | |
| Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720) | ||||||
| 67 | (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) |
67 | 72 | 79 | 4 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | ||||||
| 68 | WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014) | ||||||
| 69 | SWEET MARY |
81 | 99 | -- | 4 | |
| Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209) | ||||||
| 70 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU |
75 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| Originals (Soul 35079) | ||||||
| 71 | PROBLEM CHILD |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286) | ||||||
| 72 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW |
82 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | ||||||
| 73 | SHOES |
80 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093) | ||||||
| 74 | GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) |
74 | 82 | 86 | 4 | |
| Gypsy (Metromedia 202) | ||||||
| 75 | CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7093) | ||||||
| 76 | 1900 YESTERDAY |
88 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368) | ||||||
| 77 | MAGGIE |
78 | 86 | 89 | 4 | |
| Redbone (Epic 10670) | ||||||
| 78 | SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7451) | ||||||
| 79 | PARANOID |
79 | 87 | 90 | 5 | |
| Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437) | ||||||
| 80 | FRESH AS A DAISY |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267) | ||||||
| 81 | HOLLY HOLY |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081) | ||||||
| 82 | APEMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0979) | ||||||
| 83 | SING HIGH--SING LOW |
84 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 2988) | ||||||
| 84 | YOU JUST CAN'T WIN (BY MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163) | ||||||
| 85 | BACK TO THE RIVER |
89 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726) | ||||||
| 86 | IF YOU WERE MINE |
92 | -- | -- | 13 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | ||||||
| 87 | AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE |
87 | 90 | 94 | 5 | |
| Five Flights Up (T-A 207) | ||||||
| 88 | AMOS MOSES |
-- | 84 | 87 | 5 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | ||||||
| 89 | ONE BAD APPLE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14193) | ||||||
| 90 | D.O.A. |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol 3009) | ||||||
| 91 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) |
90 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | ||||||
| 92 | WAY BACK HOME |
-- | 97 | -- | 2 | |
| Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010) | ||||||
| 93 | EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 171) | ||||||
| 94 | IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960) | ||||||
| 95 | BURNING BRIDGES |
93 | 96 | 99 | 4 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151) | ||||||
| 96 | BLACK NIGHT |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7405) | ||||||
| 97 | I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| The Mob (Colossus 130) | ||||||
| 98 | FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bells (Polydor 15016) | ||||||
| 99 | I'M SO PROUD |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | ||||||
| 100 | FREEDOM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927) | ||||||
designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that entered the chart this week
Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
• "Merry Christmas Darling" by Carpenters (# 41)
• "Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom (# 42)
• "Heaven Help Us All" by Stevie Wonder (# 45)
• "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" by Jackson Five (# 51)
• "Do It" by Neil Diamond (# 52)
• "Goin' Home" by Bobby Sherman (# 70)
• "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano (# 71)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: