Friday April 16, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 10, 1971



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1   WHAT'S GOING ON 6 9 13 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
2   JUST MY IMAGINATION 3 4 1 11
Temptations (Gordy 7105)
3   SHE'S A LADY 2 1 4 11
Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
4   DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED 1 2 2 10
Partridge Family (Bell 963)
5   JOY TO THE WORLD 18 30 42 6  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272)
6   PROUD MARY 5 5 8 11
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216)
7   WHAT IS LIFE 8 8 11 8
George Harrison (Apple 1828)
8   ANOTHER DAY 9 11 22 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829)
9   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 13 17 20 12
Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
10   ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 4 3 3 11
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314)
11   LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES 12 14 19 8
5th Dimension (Bell 965)
12   (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY 14 18 21 10
Andy Williams (Columbia 45317)
13   ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE 17 19 23 10
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
14   OYE COMO VA 10 13 15 8
Santana (Columbia 45330)
15   I AM I SAID 23 31 54 4
Neil Diamond (Uni 55278)
16   FOR ALL WE KNOW 7 6 6 10
Carpenters (A&M 1243)
17   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 29 -- -- 2  
Jackson Five (Motown 1179)
18   NO LOVE AT ALL 21 26 32 8
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307)
19   WILD WORLD 20 22 26 9
Cat Stevens (A&M 1231)
20   WE CAN WORK IT OUT 33 39 50 5  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202)
21   TEMPTATION EYES 16 16 17 17
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
22   PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND 38 51 67 5  
Ocean (Kama Sutra 519)
23   BLUE MONEY 25 27 33 10
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462)
24   HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM BOOM) 24 25 34 8
Staple Singers (Stax 0083)
25   DREAM BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM) 27 32 40 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062)
26   STAY AWHILE 30 55 66 6
Bells (Polydor 15023)
27   EIGHTEEN 28 33 44 8
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449)
28   FRIENDS 34 41 52 4
Elton John (Uni 55277)
29   IF 48 57 72 4  
Bread (Elektra 45720)
30   BABY LET ME KISS YOU 35 43 53 6
King Floyd (Chimneyville 437)
31   CRIED LIKE A BABY 11 10 12 10  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206)
32   SOUL POWER (PT. 1) 32 35 38 8
James Brown (King 6368)
33   FREE 19 20 24 8  
Chicago (Columbia 45331)
34   WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD 36 40 47 6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980)
35   I PLAY AND SING 42 56 81 4
Dawn (Bell 970)
36   DON'T CHANGE ON ME 43 54 64 6
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291)
37   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS 44 49 58 11
Fuzz (Calla 174)
38   I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL 47 50 60 5
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205)
39   TIMOTHY 49 61 71 5
Buoys (Scepter 12275)
40   AMOS MOSES 26 12 14 19  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
41   POWER TO THE PEOPLE 58 -- -- 2  
John Lennon (Apple 1830)
42   WOODSTOCK 56 77 87 6  
Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774)
43   ASK ME NO QUESTIONS 46 47 51 8
B.B. King (ABC 11290)
44   CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) 52 62 73 6
Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105)
45   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY 15 15 16 8  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787)
46   ONE BAD APPLE 22 7 5 16  
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
47   WHEN THERE'S NO YOU 37 38 43 6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40059)
48   DO ME RIGHT 57 59 63 12
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
49   SIT YOURSELF DOWN 31 34 41 6  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2790)
50   I THINK OF YOU 55 60 68 5
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444)
51   TONGUE IN CHEEK 54 58 61 7
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56218)
52   BOOTY BUTT 65 74 86 4  
Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015)
53   RAGS TO RICHES 45 45 49 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980b)
54   TIME AND LOVE 59 69 83 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45341)
55   SNOWBLIND FRIEND 51 52 57 6
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4269)
56   I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN 61 63 70 5
Ray Price (Columbia 45329)
57   LOVE HER MADLY 79 -- -- 2  
Doors (Elektra 45726)
58   PUSHBIKE SONG 67 71 80 6
Mixtures (Sire 350)
59   MAN IN BLACK 63 67 78 5
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339)
60   SOMEONE WHO CARES 64 73 82 4
First Edition (Reprise 0999)
61   ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO 74 91 -- 3  
Lobo (Big Tree 112)
62   COULD I FORGET YOU 69 75 84 6
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623)
63   ME AND MY ARROW 72 83 -- 3
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443)
64   RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE 87 -- -- 2  
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407)
65   MELTING POT 66 70 75 5
Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082)
66   TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA 82 -- -- 2  
Tin Tin (Atco 6794)
67   HOT PANTS 70 72 76 6
Salvage (Odax 420)
68   OH, SINGER 73 82 -- 3
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72)
69   I WISH I WERE 71 76 85 4
Andy Kim (Steed 731)
70   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 75 78 77 6
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027)
71   STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE 77 81 -- 3
Margie Joseph (Volt 4056)
72   SWEET AND INNOCENT 92 95 96 4  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14227)
73   HERE COMES THE SUN 98 100 -- 3  
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656)
74   COOL AID 89 99 -- 3  
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006)
75   C'MON 86 92 100 4  
Poco (Epic 10714)
76   WARPATH 76 80 -- 3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929)
77   I'M GIRL SCOUTIN' 81 87 -- 3
Intruders (Gamble 4009)
78   WANT ADS -- -- -- 1  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011)
79   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 85 88 89 5
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
80   GOTTA SEE JANE -- -- -- 1  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026)
81   FREEDOM 88 93 -- 3
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1000)
82   WHO GETS THE GUY 62 64 74 4  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12309)
83   LAYLA 94 97 98 4  
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
84   YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME) -- -- -- 1  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475)
85   LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND 83 86 92 4
Odds & Ends (Today 1003)
86   LUCKY MAN 93 -- -- 2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106)
87   GIVE IT TO ME 90 94 95 6
The Mob (Colossus 134)
88   L.A. GOODBYE 91 98 99 4
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466)
89   THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD 96 -- -- 2
Mountain (Windfall 534)
90   I WAS WONDERING 95 -- -- 2
Poppy Family (London 148b)
91   BROKEN -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458b)
92   (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450)
93   YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS 99 -- -- 2
Funkadelic (Westbound 175)
94   13 QUESTIONS -- -- -- 1  
Seatrain (Capitol 3067)
95   LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND 97 -- -- 2
Kiki Dee (Rare Earth 5025)
96   PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Garland Green (Cotillion 44098)
97   I CAN'T HELP IT -- -- -- 1  
Moments (Stang 5020)
98   NICKEL SONG 100 96 -- 3
New Seekers (Elektra 45719)
99   RED EYE BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Redeye (Pentagram 206)
100   1927 KANSAS CITY -- -- -- 1  
Mike Reilly (Paramount 0053)

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:

   • "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 39)
   • "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You" by Wilson Pickett (# 40)
   • "Mama's Pearl" by Jackson Five (# 41)
   • "Ain't Got Time" by Impressions (# 50)
   • "Mr. Bojangles" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 53)
   • "Theme From Love Story" by Henry Mancini (# 60)
   • "Lonely Teardrops" by Brian Hyland (# 68)
   • "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 78)
   • "Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes" by Z.Z. Hill (# 80)
   • "I Pity The Fool" by Ann Peebles (# 84)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon
102   DO THE HOT PANTS Mr. Jim & Rhythm Machine
103   WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS Boz Scaggs
104   THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (THAT'S HEAVY, BABY) Solomon Burke
105   BAD WATER Raeletts
106   LIVE TILL YOU DIE Emitt Rhodes
107   SHAKE A HAND Jose Feliciano
108   CAN'T FIND THE TIME Rose Colored Glass
109   ON MY SIDE Cowsills
110   GETTIN' IN OVER MY HEAD Badge
111   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Lally Stott
112   I PLAY DIRTY Little Milton
113   I'D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride
114   COME INTO MY LIFE Al Martino
115   THE TROUBLEMAKER Della Reese
116   LIGHT AS A FEATHER Redbone
117   BE MY BABY Cissy Houston
118   I NEED YOU BABY Jesse James
119   LONELY FEELIN' War
120   I'VE BEEN THERE O.C. Smith
121   GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday
122   I CAN'T STOP Osmond Brothers
123   EARLY MORNIN' RAIN Oliver
124   IF IT'S REAL WHAT I FEEL Jerry Butler
125   WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette
126   HOME COOKIN' War
127   IF I COULD Gordon Lightfoot
128   ALBERT FLASHER Guess Who
129   MARRIED TO A MEMORY Judy Lynn
130   HEAVEN HELP US ALL Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers
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