Sunday January 17, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 16, 1971



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1   KNOCK THREE TIMES 2 2 4 10
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
2   MY SWEET LORD 1 1 1 8
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
3   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 3 3 2 14
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
4   GROOVE ME 10 12 16 12
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
5   STONED LOVE 6 6 8 12
Supremes (Motown 1172)
6   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 4 4 5 11
Santana (Columbia 45270)
7   LONELY DAYS 12 20 26 8
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
8   IMMIGRANT SONG 8 10 11 9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
9   YOUR SONG 11 13 19 9
Elton John (Uni 55265)
10   PAY TO THE PIPER 15 17 21 11
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
11   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 14 16 28 9
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
12   ROSE GARDEN 22 26 31 8
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
13   ONE MAN BAND 13 14 15 10
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
14   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 16 19 24 20
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
15   I THINK I LOVE YOU 7 8 7 17
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
16   DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS 5 5 6 11  
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
17   STONEY END 20 24 29 14
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
18   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 19 22 27 12
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
19   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 21 27 39 7
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
20   BORN TO WANDER 23 28 38 6
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
21   REMEMBER ME 25 36 53 4
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
22   DOMINO 9 11 14 11  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
23   I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW 26 39 57 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
24   STOP THE WAR NOW 24 29 36 6
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104)
25   GAMES 27 33 37 10
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
26   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO 29 31 32 8
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
27   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 30 37 43 9
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
28   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH 18 15 18 9
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
29   I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 33 42 55 5
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
30   SILVER MOON 28 30 33 9
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399)
31   MOST OF ALL 31 32 34 8
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
32   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU 36 43 54 6
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
33   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 37 44 46 11
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
34   TEARS OF A CLOWN 17 7 3 15  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
35   MOTHER 56 -- -- 2  
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827)
36   WATCHING SCOTTY GROW 62 72 82 5  
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
37   MR. BOJANGLES 39 41 44 12
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
38   THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC 40 49 59 5
War (MGM 14196)
39   GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) 42 50 63 4
James Brown (King 6347)
40   YOUR TIME TO CRY 41 45 50 6
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
41   AMAZING GRACE 48 59 68 5
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
42   LET YOUR LOVE GO 54 64 76 4  
Bread (Elektra 45711)
43   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 51 56 69 4
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
44   TEMPTATION EYES 49 52 62 5
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
45   THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW 46 47 49 7
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300)
46   MEAN MISTREATER 50 53 58 5
Grand Funk (Capitol 2996)
47   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE 57 68 77 4
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
48   NO MATTER WHAT 32 9 9 14  
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
49   FLESH AND BLOOD 53 55 60 5
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269)
50   HE CALLED ME BABY 52 63 73 4
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
51   SWEET MARY 59 69 81 6
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
52   1900 YESTERDAY 71 76 88 5  
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
53   HEARTBREAK HOTEL 55 54 56 7
Frijid Pink (Parrot 352)
54   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) 64 67 67 6
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
55   BE MY BABY 45 25 12 12
Andy Kim (Steed 729)
56   BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) 61 62 66 5
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
57   ONE BAD APPLE 77 89 95 4  
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
58   FRESH AS A DAISY 69 80 91 4  
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
59   MORNING 60 65 72 7
Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909)
60   APEMAN 72 82 -- 3  
Kinks (Reprise 0979)
61   SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION 66 78 -- 3
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7451)
62   SHOES 68 73 80 5
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093)
63   PROBLEM CHILD 67 71 83 4
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286)
64   CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL 70 75 86 4
Tommy James (Roulette 7093)
65   DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU -- -- -- 1  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781)
66   GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) 73 74 74 6
Gypsy (Metromedia 202)
67   HOLLY HOLY 75 81 85 4
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081)
68   I'M SO PROUD 92 99 96 5  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
69   JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) -- -- -- 1  
Four Tops (Motown 1175)
70   GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU 74 70 75 6
Originals (Soul 35079)
71   AMOS MOSES 83 88 -- 7  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
72   MAGGIE 79 77 78 6
Redbone (Epic 10670)
73   BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
New Seekers (Elektra 45710)
74   IF YOU WERE MINE 81 86 92 15
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
75   D.O.A. 86 90 94 4  
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
76   YOU JUST CAN'T WIN (BY MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE) 80 84 -- 3
Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163)
77   JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE -- -- -- 1  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085)
78   (I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL -- -- 97 2
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443)
79   WAY BACK HOME 87 92 -- 4
Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010)
80   THE LONG WAY AROUND -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021b)
81   WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) 89 91 90 6
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159)
82   YOU'RE THE ONE -- -- -- 1  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7091)
83   BURNING BRIDGES 90 95 93 6
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
84   YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555)
85   CHERYL MOANA MARIE -- -- -- 1  
John Rowles (Kapp 2102)
86   FREEDOM 99 100 -- 3  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)
87   WE'LL HAVE IT MADE -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (V.I.P. 25060)
88   RIDE A WHITE SWAN 95 -- -- 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121)
89   I NEED YOU -- -- -- 1  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416)
90   I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU 93 97 98 4
The Mob (Colossus 130)
91   THERE IT GOES AGAIN 94 -- -- 2
Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001)
92   FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY 97 98 100 4
Bells (Polydor 15016)
93   MIXED UP GUY -- -- -- 1  
Joey Scarbury (Lionel 3208)
94   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538)
95   THEME FROM LOVE STORY -- -- -- 1  
Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927)
96   SUPERSTAR 98 -- -- 9
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
97   IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA 100 94 -- 3
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)
98   BACK TO THE RIVER 85 85 89 5  
Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726)
99   THE GLORY OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Dells (Cadet 5679)
100   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY -- -- -- 1  
Betty Everett (Fantasy 652)

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:

   • "Gypsy Woman" by Brian Hyland (# 34)
   • "He Ain't Heavy. . . He's My Brother" by Neil Diamond (# 35)
   • "Ruby Tuesday" by Melanie (# 38)
   • "After Midnight" by Eric Clapton (# 43)
   • "Can't Stop Loving You" by Tom Jones (# 44)
   • "Stealer" by Free (# 47)
   • "I'm Not My Brother's Keeper" by Flaming Ember (# 58)
   • "5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love)" by Presidents (# 63)
   • "Border Song (Holy Moses)" by Aretha Franklin (# 65)
   • "There Goes My Everything" by Elvis Presley (# 76)
   • "Help Me Find A Way (To Say I Love You)" by Little Anthony & Imperials (# 78)
   • "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath (# 82)
   • "After The Feeling Is Gone" by Five Flights Up (# 84)
   • "Sing High--Sing Low" by Anne Murray (# 88)
   • "Everything Is Going To Be Alright" by Teegarden & Van Winkle (# 91)
   • "Black Night" by Deep Purple (# 96)

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