Friday January 15, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 9, 1971



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1   MY SWEET LORD 1 1 1 7
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
2   KNOCK THREE TIMES 2 4 10 9
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
3   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 3 2 3 13
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
4   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 4 5 8 10
Santana (Columbia 45270)
5   DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS 5 6 7 10
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
6   STONED LOVE 6 8 9 11
Supremes (Motown 1172)
7   I THINK I LOVE YOU 8 7 4 16
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
8   IMMIGRANT SONG 10 11 27 8
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
9   DOMINO 11 14 19 10
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
10   GROOVE ME 12 16 26 11
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
11   YOUR SONG 13 19 28 8
Elton John (Uni 55265)
12   LONELY DAYS 20 26 34 7
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
13   ONE MAN BAND 14 15 24 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
14   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 16 28 37 8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
15   PAY TO THE PIPER 17 21 30 10
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
16   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 19 24 29 19
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
17   TEARS OF A CLOWN 7 3 2 14
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
18   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH 15 18 21 8
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
19   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 22 27 31 11
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
20   STONEY END 24 29 33 13
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
21   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 27 39 49 6
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
22   ROSE GARDEN 26 31 44 7
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
23   BORN TO WANDER 28 38 47 5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
24   STOP THE WAR NOW 29 36 45 5
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104)
25   REMEMBER ME 36 53 -- 3  
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
26   I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW 39 57 -- 3  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
27   GAMES 33 37 42 9
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
28   SILVER MOON 30 33 39 8
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399)
29   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO 31 32 41 7
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
30   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 37 43 62 8
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
31   MOST OF ALL 32 34 40 7
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
32   NO MATTER WHAT 9 9 6 13  
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
33   I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 42 55 68 4
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
34   GYPSY WOMAN 21 10 5 20  
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
35   HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER 18 17 18 10  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55264)
36   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU 43 54 66 5
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
37   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 44 46 52 10
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
38   RUBY TUESDAY 34 35 38 6
Melanie (Buddah 202)
39   MR. BOJANGLES 41 44 55 11
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
40   THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC 49 59 77 4
War (MGM 14196)
41   YOUR TIME TO CRY 45 50 61 5
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
42   GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) 50 63 -- 3
James Brown (King 6347)
43   AFTER MIDNIGHT 35 13 15 14
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
44   CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 23 23 25 9  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40056)
45   BE MY BABY 25 12 13 11  
Andy Kim (Steed 729)
46   THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW 47 49 53 6
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300)
47   STEALER 46 48 56 6
Free (A&M 1230)
48   AMAZING GRACE 59 68 80 4  
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
49   TEMPTATION EYES 52 62 76 4
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
50   MEAN MISTREATER 53 58 75 4
Grand Funk (Capitol 2996)
51   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 56 69 -- 3
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
52   HE CALLED ME BABY 63 73 -- 3  
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
53   FLESH AND BLOOD 55 60 71 4
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269)
54   LET YOUR LOVE GO 64 76 -- 3
Bread (Elektra 45711)
55   HEARTBREAK HOTEL 54 56 63 6
Frijid Pink (Parrot 352)
56   MOTHER -- -- -- 1  
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827)
57   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE 68 77 -- 3  
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
58   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER 38 22 22 12  
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006)
59   SWEET MARY 69 81 99 5
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
60   MORNING 65 72 79 6
Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909)
61   BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) 62 66 78 4
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
62   WATCHING SCOTTY GROW 72 82 88 4
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
63   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 48 40 12 15  
Presidents (Sussex 207)
64   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) 67 67 72 5
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
65   BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) 51 25 23 9  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772)
66   SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION 78 -- -- 2  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7451)
67   PROBLEM CHILD 71 83 -- 3
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286)
68   SHOES 73 80 85 4
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093)
69   FRESH AS A DAISY 80 91 -- 3  
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
70   CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL 75 86 -- 3
Tommy James (Roulette 7093)
71   1900 YESTERDAY 76 88 92 4
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
72   APEMAN 82 -- -- 2
Kinks (Reprise 0979)
73   GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) 74 74 82 5
Gypsy (Metromedia 202)
74   GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU 70 75 83 5
Originals (Soul 35079)
75   HOLLY HOLY 81 85 -- 3
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081)
76   THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING 57 64 -- 3  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960b)
77   ONE BAD APPLE 89 95 -- 3  
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
78   HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) 66 65 67 7  
Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720)
79   MAGGIE 77 78 86 5
Redbone (Epic 10670)
80   YOU JUST CAN'T WIN (BY MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE) 84 -- -- 2
Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163)
81   IF YOU WERE MINE 86 92 -- 14
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
82   PARANOID 79 79 87 6
Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437)
83   AMOS MOSES 88 -- 84 6
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
84   AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE 87 87 90 6
Five Flights Up (T-A 207)
85   BACK TO THE RIVER 85 89 94 4
Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726)
86   D.O.A. 90 94 -- 3
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
87   WAY BACK HOME 92 -- 97 3
Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010)
88   SING HIGH--SING LOW 83 84 89 5
Anne Murray (Capitol 2988)
89   WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) 91 90 98 5
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159)
90   BURNING BRIDGES 95 93 96 5
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
91   EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT 93 -- -- 2
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 171)
92   I'M SO PROUD 99 96 100 4
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
93   I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU 97 98 -- 3
The Mob (Colossus 130)
94   THERE IT GOES AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001)
95   RIDE A WHITE SWAN -- -- -- 1  
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121)
96   BLACK NIGHT 96 99 -- 3
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7405)
97   FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY 98 100 -- 3
Bells (Polydor 15016)
98   SUPERSTAR -- -- -- 8
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
99   FREEDOM 100 -- -- 2
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)
100   IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA 94 -- -- 2
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)

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:

   • "Share The Land" by Guess Who (# 40)
   • "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Neil Young (# 58)
   • "I'll Be There" by Jackson Five (# 60)
   • "Ace Of Spade" by O.V. Wright (# 61)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CHERYL MOANA MARIE John Rowles
102   JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor
103   NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND YOU Larry Santos
104   MUST BE LOVE COMING DOWN Major Lance
105   THE GLORY OF LOVE Dells
106   YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics
107   COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn
108   WHERE ARE WE GOING Bobby Bloom
109   I WAS A BOY WHEN YOU NEEDED A MAN Michael Allen
110   FROM THE VERY START Children
111   MIXED UP GUY Joey Scarbury
112   NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN Shocking Blue
113   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett
114   WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER Gravy
115   ONE NIGHT STAND Magic Lantern
116   (I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL Jackie Wilson
117   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz
118   LOVE VIBRATIONS David T. Walker
119   REVIVAL (LOVE IS EVERYWHERE) Allman Brothers Band
120   TIMOTHY Buoys
121   GEORGIA SUNSHINE Dean Martin
122   THE SHAPE I'M IN The Band
123   WHEN THERE'S NO LOVE LEFT New Seekers
124   RIGHT ON Rascals
125   BEIN' GREEN Frank Sinatra
126   SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY Mason & Cass
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