Wednesday March 31, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 27, 1971



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1   SHE'S A LADY 4 5 9 9
Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
2   DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED 2 4 6 8
Partridge Family (Bell 963)
3   ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 3 6 13 9
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314)
4   JUST MY IMAGINATION 1 7 12 9
Temptations (Gordy 7105)
5   PROUD MARY 8 12 20 9
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216)
6   FOR ALL WE KNOW 6 11 15 8
Carpenters (A&M 1243)
7   ONE BAD APPLE 5 1 2 14
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
8   WHAT IS LIFE 11 15 19 6
George Harrison (Apple 1828)
9   WHAT'S GOING ON 13 19 28 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
10   CRIED LIKE A BABY 12 14 17 8
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206)
11   ANOTHER DAY 22 36 48 4  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829)
12   AMOS MOSES 14 8 8 17
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
13   OYE COMO VA 15 17 22 6
Santana (Columbia 45330)
14   LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES 19 24 32 6
5th Dimension (Bell 965)
15   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY 16 21 26 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787)
16   TEMPTATION EYES 17 18 18 15
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
17   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 20 25 33 10
Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
18   (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY 21 26 39 8
Andy Williams (Columbia 45317)
19   ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE 23 32 40 8
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
20   FREE 24 31 37 6
Chicago (Columbia 45331)
21   HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN 7 3 3 9  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 655)
22   WILD WORLD 26 30 38 7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1231)
23   MAMA'S PEARL 9 2 1 10  
Jackson Five (Motown 1177)
24   DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU 10 10 10 11  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781)
25   HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM BOOM) 34 48 62 6
Staple Singers (Stax 0083)
26   NO LOVE AT ALL 32 38 47 6
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307)
27   BLUE MONEY 33 41 49 8
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462)
28   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 18 16 11 11
Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927)
29   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 28 9 5 14
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
30   JOY TO THE WORLD 42 60 73 4  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272)
31   I AM I SAID 54 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55278)
32   DREAM BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM) 40 47 76 4
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062)
33   EIGHTEEN 44 53 64 6  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449)
34   SIT YOURSELF DOWN 41 49 60 4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2790)
35   SOUL POWER (PT. 1) 38 42 46 6
James Brown (King 6368)
36   CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (WHILE IT'S NEAR TO YOU) 37 39 51 8
Freda Payne (Invictus 9085)
37   CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 39 40 43 7
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086)
38   WHEN THERE'S NO YOU 43 54 70 4
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40059)
39   WE CAN WORK IT OUT 50 64 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202)
40   WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD 47 56 71 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980)
41   FRIENDS 52 -- -- 2  
Elton John (Uni 55277)
42   ROSE GARDEN 27 13 4 18  
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
43   BABY LET ME KISS YOU 53 65 79 4
King Floyd (Chimneyville 437)
44   MR. BOJANGLES 30 20 21 22  
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
45   RAGS TO RICHES 49 74 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980b)
46   COUNTRY ROAD 25 27 30 8  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7460)
47   ASK ME NO QUESTIONS 51 62 67 6
B.B. King (ABC 11290)
48   LONELY TEARDROPS 48 50 59 8
Brian Hyland (Uni 55272)
49   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS 58 59 61 9
Fuzz (Calla 174)
50   I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL 60 73 -- 3
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205)
51   PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND 67 84 -- 3  
Ocean (Kama Sutra 519)
52   SNOWBLIND FRIEND 57 61 74 4
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4269)
53   AIN'T GOT TIME 59 68 77 5
Impressions (Curtom 1957)
54   DON'T CHANGE ON ME 64 75 88 4
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291)
55   STAY AWHILE 66 83 100 4  
Bells (Polydor 15023)
56   I PLAY AND SING 81 -- -- 2  
Dawn (Bell 970)
57   IF 72 -- -- 2  
Bread (Elektra 45720)
58   TONGUE IN CHEEK 61 66 72 5
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56218)
59   DO ME RIGHT 63 72 80 10
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
60   I THINK OF YOU 68 77 -- 3
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444)
61   TIMOTHY 71 87 -- 3
Buoys (Scepter 12275)
62   CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) 73 82 85 4  
Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105)
63   I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN 70 76 -- 3
Ray Price (Columbia 45329)
64   WHO GETS THE GUY 74 -- -- 2
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12309)
65   ANGEL BABY 62 63 66 10
Dusk (Bell 961)
66   BURNING BRIDGES 29 29 31 16  
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
67   MAN IN BLACK 78 88 -- 3  
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339)
68   DON'T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES 65 71 84 4
Z.Z. Hill (Hill 222)
69   TIME AND LOVE 83 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45341)
70   MELTING POT 75 86 -- 3
Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082)
71   PUSHBIKE SONG 80 90 94 4
Mixtures (Sire 350)
72   HOT PANTS 76 85 89 4
Salvage (Odax 420)
73   SOMEONE WHO CARES 82 -- -- 2
First Edition (Reprise 0999)
74   BOOTY BUTT 86 -- -- 2  
Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015)
75   COULD I FORGET YOU 84 99 97 4
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623)
76   I WISH I WERE 85 -- -- 2
Andy Kim (Steed 731)
77   WOODSTOCK 87 94 98 4
Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774)
78   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 77 80 86 4
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027)
79   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 36 37 41 10  
Francis Lai (Paramount 0064)
80   WARPATH -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929)
81   STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Margie Joseph (Volt 4056)
82   OH, SINGER -- -- -- 1  
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72)
83   ME AND MY ARROW -- -- -- 1  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443)
84   SWEET MARY 31 22 7 16  
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
85   I PITY THE FOOL 91 98 -- 3
Ann Peebles (Hi 2186)
86   LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND 92 -- -- 2
Odds & Ends (Today 1003)
87   I'M GIRL SCOUTIN' -- -- -- 1  
Intruders (Gamble 4009)
88   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 89 92 -- 3
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
89   IF IT'S REAL WHAT I FEEL 94 100 96 5
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73169)
90   ADRIENNE 93 -- -- 2
Tommy James (Roulette 7100)
91   ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO -- -- -- 1  
Lobo (Big Tree 112)
92   C'MON 100 -- -- 2
Poco (Epic 10714)
93   FREEDOM -- -- -- 1  
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1000)
94   GIVE IT TO ME 95 -- 91 4
The Mob (Colossus 134)
95   SWEET AND INNOCENT 96 -- -- 2
Donny Osmond (MGM 14227)
96   NICKEL SONG -- -- -- 1  
New Seekers (Elektra 45719)
97   LAYLA 98 -- -- 2
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
98   L.A. GOODBYE 99 -- -- 2
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466)
99   COOL AID -- -- -- 1  
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006)
100   HERE COMES THE SUN -- -- -- 1  
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656)

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:

   • "I Hear You Knocking" by Dave Edmunds (# 35)
   • "Watching Scotty Grow" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 45)
   • "Amazing Grace" by Judy Collins (# 46)
   • "(Do The) Push And Pull (pt. 1)" by Rufus Thomas (# 55)
   • "Superstar" by Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (# 56)
   • "D.O.A." by Bloodrock (# 69)
   • "One Man's Leftovers (Is Another Man's Feast)" by 100 Proof Aged In Soul (# 79)
   • "Tulsa" by Billy Joe Royal (# 88)
   • "After The Fire Is Gone" by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (# 90)
   • "I Believe In Music" by Marian Love (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LUCKY MAN Emerson, Lake & Palmer
102   TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA Tin Tin
103   THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD Mountain
104   I CAN'T HELP IT Moments
105   COME INTO MY LIFE Al Martino
106   SHAKE A HAND Jose Feliciano
107   I WAS WONDERING Poppy Family
108   DO THE HOT PANTS Mr. Jim & Rhythm Machine
109   THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (THAT'S HEAVY, BABY) Solomon Burke
110   SKYSCRAPER COMMANDO Elephant's Memory
111   BAD WATER Raeletts
112   ON MY SIDE Cowsills
113   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Lally Stott
114   PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL Herschel Bernardi
115   GETTIN' IN OVER MY HEAD Badge
116   MY HEART IS YOURS Wilbert Harrison
117   WATCHING CAN WASTE UP THE TIME Crow
118   LIFE Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band
119   I'D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride
120   I'LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN Whatnauts
121   I CAN'T STOP Osmond Brothers
122   I PLAY DIRTY Little Milton
123   INDIAN RESERVATION Raiders
124   I'VE BEEN THERE O.C. Smith
125   GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday
126   13 QUESTIONS Seatrain
127   SIGNS Bobby Vee
128   PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL Garland Green
129   THE HIGHWAY SONG Free
130   SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY Undisputed Truth
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