Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 23, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KNOCK THREE TIMES |
1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938) | ||||||
| 2 | MY SWEET LORD |
2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 2995) | ||||||
| 3 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER |
3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | ||||||
| 4 | GROOVE ME |
4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | ||||||
| 5 | LONELY DAYS |
7 | 12 | 20 | 9 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6795) | ||||||
| 6 | ROSE GARDEN |
12 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | ||||||
| 7 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN |
11 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | ||||||
| 8 | YOUR SONG |
9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55265) | ||||||
| 9 | IMMIGRANT SONG |
8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777) | ||||||
| 10 | PAY TO THE PIPER |
10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | ||||||
| 11 | STONED LOVE |
5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1172) | ||||||
| 12 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN |
6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45270) | ||||||
| 13 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | ||||||
| 14 | STONEY END |
17 | 20 | 24 | 15 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | ||||||
| 15 | REMEMBER ME |
21 | 25 | 36 | 5 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | ||||||
| 16 | IT'S IMPOSSIBLE |
18 | 19 | 22 | 13 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | ||||||
| 17 | LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH |
19 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778) | ||||||
| 18 | I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW |
23 | 26 | 39 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | ||||||
| 19 | BORN TO WANDER |
20 | 23 | 28 | 7 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | ||||||
| 20 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS |
27 | 30 | 37 | 10 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | ||||||
| 21 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW |
36 | 62 | 72 | 6 |  |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | ||||||
| 22 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING |
29 | 33 | 42 | 6 | |
| Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601) | ||||||
| 23 | GAMES |
25 | 27 | 33 | 11 | |
| Redeye (Pentagram 204) | ||||||
| 24 | MOTHER |
35 | 56 | -- | 3 | |
| John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827) | ||||||
| 25 | (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO |
26 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | ||||||
| 26 | SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU |
32 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | ||||||
| 27 | RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH |
28 | 18 | 15 | 10 | |
| Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | ||||||
| 28 | STOP THE WAR NOW |
24 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | ||||||
| 29 | WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN |
33 | 37 | 44 | 12 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001) | ||||||
| 30 | MOST OF ALL |
31 | 31 | 32 | 9 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299) | ||||||
| 31 | ONE BAD APPLE |
57 | 77 | 89 | 5 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14193) | ||||||
| 32 | ONE MAN BAND |
13 | 13 | 14 | 11 |  |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262) | ||||||
| 33 | LET YOUR LOVE GO |
42 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45711) | ||||||
| 34 | MR. BOJANGLES |
37 | 39 | 41 | 13 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | ||||||
| 35 | AMAZING GRACE |
41 | 48 | 59 | 6 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45709) | ||||||
| 36 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) |
39 | 42 | 50 | 5 | |
| James Brown (King 6347) | ||||||
| 37 | THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC |
38 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
| War (MGM 14196) | ||||||
| 38 | MAMA'S PEARL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1177) | ||||||
| 39 | YOUR TIME TO CRY |
40 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 108) | ||||||
| 40 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND |
43 | 51 | 56 | 5 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974) | ||||||
| 41 | (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) |
54 | 64 | 67 | 7 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | ||||||
| 42 | TEMPTATION EYES |
44 | 49 | 52 | 6 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263) | ||||||
| 43 | SWEET MARY |
51 | 59 | 69 | 7 | |
| Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209) | ||||||
| 44 | MEAN MISTREATER |
46 | 50 | 53 | 6 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 2996) | ||||||
| 45 | WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE |
47 | 57 | 68 | 5 | |
| McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014) | ||||||
| 46 | 1900 YESTERDAY |
52 | 71 | 76 | 6 | |
| Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368) | ||||||
| 47 | I THINK I LOVE YOU |
15 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 910) | ||||||
| 48 | HE CALLED ME BABY |
50 | 52 | 63 | 5 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | ||||||
| 49 | APEMAN |
60 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| Kinks (Reprise 0979) | ||||||
| 50 | DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS |
16 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45264) | ||||||
| 51 | BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) |
56 | 61 | 62 | 6 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024) | ||||||
| 52 | FRESH AS A DAISY |
58 | 69 | 80 | 5 | |
| Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267) | ||||||
| 53 | DOMINO |
22 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434) | ||||||
| 54 | TEARS OF A CLOWN |
34 | 17 | 7 | 16 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | ||||||
| 55 | DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU |
65 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | ||||||
| 56 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) |
69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1175) | ||||||
| 57 | FLESH AND BLOOD |
49 | 53 | 55 | 6 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | ||||||
| 58 | I'M SO PROUD |
68 | 92 | 99 | 6 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | ||||||
| 59 | PROBLEM CHILD |
63 | 67 | 71 | 5 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286) | ||||||
| 60 | SHOES |
62 | 68 | 73 | 6 | |
| Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093) | ||||||
| 61 | AMOS MOSES |
71 | 83 | 88 | 8 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | ||||||
| 62 | SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION |
61 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7451) | ||||||
| 63 | CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL |
64 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7093) | ||||||
| 64 | JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | ||||||
| 65 | MORNING |
59 | 60 | 65 | 8 | |
| Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | ||||||
| 66 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45710) | ||||||
| 67 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU |
70 | 74 | 70 | 7 | |
| Originals (Soul 35079) | ||||||
| 68 | GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) |
66 | 73 | 74 | 7 | |
| Gypsy (Metromedia 202) | ||||||
| 69 | THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW |
45 | 46 | 47 | 8 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300) | ||||||
| 70 | D.O.A. |
75 | 86 | 90 | 5 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol 3009) | ||||||
| 71 | FREEDOM |
86 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927) | ||||||
| 72 | IF YOU WERE MINE |
74 | 81 | 86 | 16 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | ||||||
| 73 | YOU'RE THE ONE |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7091) | ||||||
| 74 | THE LONG WAY AROUND |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021b) | ||||||
| 75 | (I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL |
78 | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443) | ||||||
| 76 | WAY BACK HOME |
79 | 87 | 92 | 5 | |
| Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010) | ||||||
| 77 | RIDE A WHITE SWAN |
88 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121) | ||||||
| 78 | BURNING BRIDGES |
83 | 90 | 95 | 7 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151) | ||||||
| 79 | YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | ||||||
| 80 | CHERYL MOANA MARIE |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Rowles (Kapp 2102) | ||||||
| 81 | WE'LL HAVE IT MADE |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Spinners (V.I.P. 25060) | ||||||
| 82 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) |
81 | 89 | 91 | 7 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | ||||||
| 83 | THEME FROM LOVE STORY |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927) | ||||||
| 84 | I NEED YOU |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416) | ||||||
| 85 | MAKE ME HAPPY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Bloom (MGM 14212) | ||||||
| 86 | FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY |
92 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
| Bells (Polydor 15016) | ||||||
| 87 | IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA |
97 | 100 | 94 | 4 | |
| Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960) | ||||||
| 88 | THERE IT GOES AGAIN |
91 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001) | ||||||
| 89 | EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lettermen (Capitol 3020) | ||||||
| 90 | SUPERSTAR |
96 | 98 | -- | 10 | |
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 91 | I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU |
90 | 93 | 97 | 5 | |
| The Mob (Colossus 130) | ||||||
| 92 | MIXED UP GUY |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joey Scarbury (Lionel 3208) | ||||||
| 93 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | ||||||
| 94 | THEME FROM LOVE STORY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Francis Lai (Paramount 0064) | ||||||
| 95 | BED OF ROSE'S |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141) | ||||||
| 96 | DO ME RIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | ||||||
| 97 | I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Betty Everett (Fantasy 652) | ||||||
| 98 | WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (PT. 1) |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538) | ||||||
| 99 | ANGEL BABY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dusk (Bell 961) | ||||||
| 100 | ONE NIGHT STAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Magic Lanterns (Big Tree 109) | ||||||
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:
• "Silver Moon" by Michael Nesmith (# 30)
• "No Matter What" by Badfinger (# 48)
• "Heartbreak Hotel" by Frijid Pink (# 53)
• "Be My Baby" by Andy Kim (# 55)
• "Holly Holy" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 67)
• "Maggie" by Redbone (# 72)
• "You Just Can't Win (By Making The Same Mistake)" by Gene & Jerry (# 76)
• "Back To The River" by Damnation Of Adam Blessing (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: