Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 6, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MAMA'S PEARL |
2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1177) | ||||||
| 2 | ONE BAD APPLE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14193) | ||||||
| 3 | HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN |
4 | 6 | 24 | 6 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 655) | ||||||
| 4 | ROSE GARDEN |
3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | ||||||
| 5 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND |
6 | 7 | 19 | 11 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974) | ||||||
| 6 | DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED |
14 | 17 | 34 | 5 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 963) | ||||||
| 7 | SWEET MARY |
5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | |
| Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209) | ||||||
| 8 | AMOS MOSES |
10 | 16 | 33 | 14 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | ||||||
| 9 | SHE'S A LADY |
15 | 18 | 27 | 6 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | ||||||
| 10 | DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU |
12 | 15 | 26 | 8 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | ||||||
| 11 | THEME FROM LOVE STORY |
11 | 12 | 28 | 8 | |
| Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927) | ||||||
| 12 | JUST MY IMAGINATION |
16 | 19 | 41 | 6 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7105) | ||||||
| 13 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE |
17 | 36 | 49 | 6 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) | ||||||
| 14 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING |
7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601) | ||||||
| 15 | FOR ALL WE KNOW |
18 | 24 | 35 | 5 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1243) | ||||||
| 16 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW |
8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | ||||||
| 17 | CRIED LIKE A BABY |
21 | 31 | 50 | 5 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206) | ||||||
| 18 | TEMPTATION EYES |
19 | 22 | 29 | 12 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263) | ||||||
| 19 | WHAT IS LIFE |
24 | 46 | -- | 3 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 1828) | ||||||
| 20 | PROUD MARY |
23 | 39 | 62 | 6 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216) | ||||||
| 21 | MR. BOJANGLES |
9 | 13 | 14 | 19 |  |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | ||||||
| 22 | OYE COMO VA |
28 | 49 | -- | 3 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45330) | ||||||
| 23 | AMAZING GRACE |
13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45709) | ||||||
| 24 | KNOCK THREE TIMES |
22 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938) | ||||||
| 25 | (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) |
20 | 20 | 23 | 13 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | ||||||
| 26 | YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY |
32 | 47 | -- | 3 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787) | ||||||
| 27 | JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE |
27 | 28 | 36 | 8 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | ||||||
| 28 | WHAT'S GOING ON |
44 | 66 | -- | 3 |  |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | ||||||
| 29 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS |
25 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | ||||||
| 30 | COUNTRY ROAD |
36 | 44 | 58 | 5 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7460) | ||||||
| 31 | BURNING BRIDGES |
34 | 42 | 51 | 13 | |
| Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151) | ||||||
| 32 | LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES |
38 | 55 | -- | 3 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | ||||||
| 33 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
43 | 52 | 73 | 7 | |
| Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | ||||||
| 34 | LONELY DAYS |
31 | 21 | 5 | 15 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6795) | ||||||
| 35 | HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE |
37 | 45 | 56 | 6 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0414) | ||||||
| 36 | D.O.A. |
39 | 41 | 46 | 11 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol 3009) | ||||||
| 37 | FREE |
47 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45331) | ||||||
| 38 | WILD WORLD |
49 | 65 | 82 | 4 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1231) | ||||||
| 39 | (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY |
56 | 74 | 87 | 5 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 45317) | ||||||
| 40 | ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE |
54 | 70 | 84 | 5 | |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516) | ||||||
| 41 | THEME FROM LOVE STORY |
52 | 62 | 65 | 7 | |
| Francis Lai (Paramount 0064) | ||||||
| 42 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) |
26 | 27 | 32 | 8 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1175) | ||||||
| 43 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD |
51 | 61 | 71 | 4 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086) | ||||||
| 44 | REMEMBER ME |
33 | 23 | 8 | 11 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | ||||||
| 45 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN |
29 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | ||||||
| 46 | SOUL POWER (PT. 1) |
66 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| James Brown (King 6368) | ||||||
| 47 | NO LOVE AT ALL |
64 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307) | ||||||
| 48 | ANOTHER DAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829) | ||||||
| 49 | BLUE MONEY |
58 | 75 | 86 | 5 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462) | ||||||
| 50 | SUPERSTAR |
55 | 59 | 70 | 16 | |
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 51 | CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (WHILE IT'S NEAR TO YOU) |
59 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9085) | ||||||
| 52 | GROOVE ME |
48 | 32 | 10 | 19 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | ||||||
| 53 | TRIANGLE OF LOVE (HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE) |
57 | 57 | 59 | 6 | |
| Presidents (Sussex 212) | ||||||
| 54 | YOUR TIME TO CRY |
30 | 30 | 31 | 13 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 108) | ||||||
| 55 | FRESH AS A DAISY |
42 | 38 | 40 | 11 | |
| Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267) | ||||||
| 56 | YOUR SONG |
46 | 37 | 17 | 16 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55265) | ||||||
| 57 | I'M SO PROUD |
41 | 43 | 45 | 12 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | ||||||
| 58 | OH WOMAN OH WHY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829b) | ||||||
| 59 | LONELY TEARDROPS |
63 | 67 | 76 | 5 | |
| Brian Hyland (Uni 55272) | ||||||
| 60 | SIT YOURSELF DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2790) | ||||||
| 61 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS |
62 | 63 | 67 | 6 | |
| Fuzz (Calla 174) | ||||||
| 62 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM BOOM) |
81 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | ||||||
| 63 | AIN'T IT A SAD THING |
68 | 72 | 83 | 5 | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5023) | ||||||
| 64 | EIGHTEEN |
75 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449) | ||||||
| 65 | DIDN'T IT LOOK SO EASY |
69 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Stairsteps (Buddah 213) | ||||||
| 66 | ANGEL BABY |
71 | 82 | 88 | 7 | |
| Dusk (Bell 961) | ||||||
| 67 | ASK ME NO QUESTIONS |
77 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11290) | ||||||
| 68 | THE LOOK OF LOVE |
72 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9028) | ||||||
| 69 | THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES |
70 | 76 | 85 | 5 | |
| Arkade (Dunhill 4268) | ||||||
| 70 | WHEN THERE'S NO YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40059) | ||||||
| 71 | WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980) | ||||||
| 72 | TONGUE IN CHEEK |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty 56218) | ||||||
| 73 | JOY TO THE WORLD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | ||||||
| 74 | SNOWBLIND FRIEND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4269) | ||||||
| 75 | BED OF ROSE'S |
76 | 73 | 75 | 7 | |
| Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141) | ||||||
| 76 | DREAM BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | ||||||
| 77 | AIN'T GOT TIME |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 1957) | ||||||
| 78 | EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU |
82 | 85 | 81 | 7 | |
| Lettermen (Capitol 3020) | ||||||
| 79 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | ||||||
| 80 | DO ME RIGHT |
92 | 99 | 100 | 7 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | ||||||
| 81 | WILD WORLD |
85 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| Gentrys (Sun 1122) | ||||||
| 82 | MY SWEET LORD |
88 | 92 | 99 | 4 | |
| Billy Preston (Apple 1826) | ||||||
| 83 | ONE MAN'S LEFTOVERS (IS ANOTHER MAN'S FEAST) |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7009) | ||||||
| 84 | DON'T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Z.Z. Hill (Hill 222) | ||||||
| 85 | CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | ||||||
| 86 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | ||||||
| 87 | TOO MANY LOVERS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Shack (Volt 4051) | ||||||
| 88 | DON'T CHANGE ON ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | ||||||
| 89 | HOT PANTS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Salvage (Odax 420) | ||||||
| 90 | TULSA |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Joe Royal (Columbia 45289) | ||||||
| 91 | GIVE IT TO ME |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| The Mob (Colossus 134) | ||||||
| 92 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE |
100 | -- | 98 | 4 | |
| Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | ||||||
| 93 | CELIA OF THE SEALS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donovan (Epic 10694) | ||||||
| 94 | PUSHBIKE SONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mixtures (Sire 350) | ||||||
| 95 | GO ON FOOL |
95 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Marion Black (Avco Embassy 4559) | ||||||
| 96 | IF IT'S REAL WHAT I FEEL |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73169) | ||||||
| 97 | COULD I FORGET YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | ||||||
| 98 | WOODSTOCK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | ||||||
| 99 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Marian Love (A&R 505) | ||||||
| 100 | STAY AWHILE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bells (Polydor 15023) | ||||||
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:
• "Somebody's Watching You" by Little Sister (# 35)
• "When I'm Dead And Gone" by McGuinness Flint (# 40)
• "We Gotta Get You A Woman" by Todd Rundgren (# 45)
• "Keep The Customer Satisfied" by Gary Puckett (# 50)
• "Freedom" by Isley Brothers (# 53)
• "Whole Lotta Love" by C.C.S. (# 60)
• "Whole Lotta Love" by King Curtis & Kingpins (# 61)
• "1900 Yesterday" by Liz Damon's Orient Express (# 65)
• "I Really Don't Want To Know" by Elvis Presley (# 67)
• "Let Your Love Go" by Bread (# 73)
• "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison (# 74)
• "Stoney End" by Barbra Streisand (# 79)
• "Apeman" by Kinks (# 80)
• "God Bless Whoever Sent You" by Originals (# 83)
• "Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues)" by Ray Stevens (# 84)
• "He Called Me Baby" by Candi Staton (# 87)
• "Stop The World And Let Me Off" by Flaming Ember (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY |
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | ||||
| 102 | SUPER HIGHWAY |
Ballin' Jack | ||||
| 103 | SWEET AND INNOCENT |
Donny Osmond | ||||
| 104 | CAROLINA DAY |
Livingston Taylor | ||||
| 105 | TIMOTHY |
Buoys | ||||
| 106 | TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA |
Tin Tin | ||||
| 107 | MELTING POT |
Booker T. & MG's | ||||
| 108 | PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL |
Herschel Bernardi | ||||
| 109 | NOTHING RHYMED |
Gilbert O'Sullivan | ||||
| 110 | LONDON BRIDGE |
Alive & Kicking | ||||
| 111 | FUNKY |
Chambers Brothers | ||||
| 112 | WATCHING CAN WASTE UP THE TIME |
Crow | ||||
| 113 | WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (PT. 1) |
Kool & Gang | ||||
| 114 | DON'T STOP LOVING ME |
David Ruffin | ||||
| 115 | I PITY THE FOOL |
Ann Peebles | ||||
| 116 | LIFE |
Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band | ||||
| 117 | SKYSCRAPER COMMANDO |
Elephant's Memory | ||||
| 118 | NICKEL SONG |
New Seekers | ||||
| 119 | COME INTO MY LIFE |
Al Martino | ||||
| 120 | LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND |
Odds & Ends | ||||
| 121 | MEDLEY FROM JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR |
Assembled Multitude | ||||
| 122 | BECAUSE IT'S TIME |
McKendree Spring | ||||
| 123 | GETTIN' IN OVER MY HEAD |
Badge | ||||
| 124 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE |
Anne Murray | ||||
| 125 | STANDING HERE WONDERING WHICH WAY TO GO |
Marion Williams | ||||
| 126 | MARIA (YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE) |
Jimmy Ruffin | ||||
| 127 | BAD WATER |
Raeletts | ||||
| 128 | HERE COMES THE SUN |
Richie Havens | ||||
| 129 | L.A. GOODBYE |
Ides Of March | ||||
| 130 | INDIAN RESERVATION |
Raiders | ||||
| 131 | ANYTIME SUNSHINE |
Crazy Paving | ||||