Monday April 19, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 17, 1971



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1   JOY TO THE WORLD 5 18 30 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272)
2   JUST MY IMAGINATION 2 3 4 12
Temptations (Gordy 7105)
3   WHAT'S GOING ON 1 6 9 9
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
4   SHE'S A LADY 3 2 1 12
Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
5   I AM I SAID 15 23 31 5
Neil Diamond (Uni 55278)
6   PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND 22 38 51 6  
Ocean (Kama Sutra 519)
7   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 17 29 -- 3
Jackson Five (Motown 1179)
8   ANOTHER DAY 8 9 11 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829)
9   ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE 13 17 19 11
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
10   (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY 12 14 18 11
Andy Williams (Columbia 45317)
11   LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES 11 12 14 9
5th Dimension (Bell 965)
12   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 9 13 17 13
Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
13   WHAT IS LIFE 7 8 8 9
George Harrison (Apple 1828)
14   DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED 4 1 2 11
Partridge Family (Bell 963)
15   NO LOVE AT ALL 18 21 26 9
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307)
16   IF 29 48 57 5  
Bread (Elektra 45720)
17   WE CAN WORK IT OUT 20 33 39 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202)
18   WILD WORLD 19 20 22 10
Cat Stevens (A&M 1231)
19   PROUD MARY 6 5 5 12  
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216)
20   ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 10 4 3 12
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314)
21   STAY AWHILE 26 30 55 7
Bells (Polydor 15023)
22   FRIENDS 28 34 41 5
Elton John (Uni 55277)
23   EIGHTEEN 27 28 33 9
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449)
24   DREAM BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM) 25 27 32 7
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062)
25   BABY LET ME KISS YOU 30 35 43 7
King Floyd (Chimneyville 437)
26   BLUE MONEY 23 25 27 11
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462)
27   POWER TO THE PEOPLE 41 58 -- 3  
John Lennon (Apple 1830)
28   HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM BOOM) 24 24 25 9
Staple Singers (Stax 0083)
29   I PLAY AND SING 35 42 56 5
Dawn (Bell 970)
30   FOR ALL WE KNOW 16 7 6 11  
Carpenters (A&M 1243)
31   TIMOTHY 39 49 61 6
Buoys (Scepter 12275)
32   OYE COMO VA 14 10 13 9  
Santana (Columbia 45330)
33   DON'T CHANGE ON ME 36 43 54 7
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291)
34   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS 37 44 49 12
Fuzz (Calla 174)
35   I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL 38 47 50 6
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205)
36   WOODSTOCK 42 56 77 7
Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774)
37   CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) 44 52 62 7
Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105)
38   TEMPTATION EYES 21 16 16 18  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
39   SOUL POWER (PT. 1) 32 32 35 9
James Brown (King 6368)
40   CRIED LIKE A BABY 31 11 10 11
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206)
41   WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD 34 36 40 7
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980)
42   BOOTY BUTT 52 65 74 5
Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015)
43   TONGUE IN CHEEK 51 54 58 8
Sugarloaf (Liberty 56218)
44   DO ME RIGHT 48 57 59 13
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
45   LOVE HER MADLY 57 79 -- 3  
Doors (Elektra 45726)
46   ASK ME NO QUESTIONS 43 46 47 9
B.B. King (ABC 11290)
47   BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796)
48   I THINK OF YOU 50 55 60 6
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444)
49   ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO 61 74 91 4  
Lobo (Big Tree 112)
50   TIME AND LOVE 54 59 69 5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45341)
51   I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN 56 61 63 6
Ray Price (Columbia 45329)
52   TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA 66 82 -- 3  
Tin Tin (Atco 6794)
53   SOMEONE WHO CARES 60 64 73 5
First Edition (Reprise 0999)
54   ME AND MY ARROW 63 72 83 4
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443)
55   PUSHBIKE SONG 58 67 71 7
Mixtures (Sire 350)
56   MAN IN BLACK 59 63 67 6
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339)
57   HERE COMES THE SUN 73 98 100 4  
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656)
58   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 70 75 78 7  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027)
59   RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE 64 87 -- 3
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407)
60   SWEET AND INNOCENT 72 92 95 5  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14227)
61   COULD I FORGET YOU 62 69 75 7
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623)
62   MELTING POT 65 66 70 6
Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082)
63   COOL AID 74 89 99 4  
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006)
64   HOT PANTS 67 70 72 7
Salvage (Odax 420)
65   OH, SINGER 68 73 82 4
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72)
66   STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE 71 77 81 4
Margie Joseph (Volt 4056)
67   WANT ADS 78 -- -- 2  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011)
68   I WISH I WERE 69 71 76 5
Andy Kim (Steed 731)
69   AMOS MOSES 40 26 12 20  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
70   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 79 85 88 6
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
71   GOTTA SEE JANE 80 -- -- 2
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026)
72   C'MON 75 86 92 5
Poco (Epic 10714)
73   LAYLA 83 94 97 5
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
74   YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME) 84 -- -- 2
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475)
75   I'M GIRL SCOUTIN' 77 81 87 4
Intruders (Gamble 4009)
76   FREEDOM 81 88 93 4
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1000)
77   WARPATH 76 76 80 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929)
78   SNOWBLIND FRIEND 55 51 52 7  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4269)
79   LUCKY MAN 86 93 -- 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106)
80   (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 92 -- -- 2  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450)
81   BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY -- -- -- 1  
C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73)
82   BROKEN 91 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458b)
83   L.A. GOODBYE 88 91 98 5
Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466)
84   THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD 89 96 -- 3
Mountain (Windfall 534)
85   LONELY FEELIN' -- -- -- 1  
War (United Artists 50746)
86   SUPERSTAR -- -- -- 19
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
87   NEVADA FIGHTER -- -- -- 1  
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0453)
88   YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS 93 99 -- 3
Funkadelic (Westbound 175)
89   WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS -- -- -- 1  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353)
90   I CAN'T HELP IT 97 -- -- 2
Moments (Stang 5020)
91   13 QUESTIONS 94 -- -- 2
Seatrain (Capitol 3067)
92   RED EYE BLUES 99 -- -- 2
Redeye (Pentagram 206)
93   WHEN YOU DANCE -- -- -- 1  
Neil Young (Reprise 0992)
94   PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL 96 -- -- 2
Garland Green (Cotillion 44098)
95   ALBERT FLASHER -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458)
96   NICKEL SONG 98 100 96 4
New Seekers (Elektra 45719)
97   CAN'T FIND THE TIME -- -- -- 1  
Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584)
98   1927 KANSAS CITY 100 -- -- 2
Mike Reilly (Paramount 0053)
99   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM -- -- -- 1  
Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32785)
100   LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND 85 83 86 5  
Odds & Ends (Today 1003)

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:

   • "Free" by Chicago (# 33)
   • "You're All I Need To Get By" by Aretha Franklin (# 45)
   • "One Bad Apple" by Osmonds (# 46)
   • "When There's No You" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 47)
   • "Sit Yourself Down" by Stephen Stills (# 49)
   • "Rags To Riches" by Elvis Presley (# 53)
   • "Who Gets The Guy" by Dionne Warwick (# 82)
   • "Give It To Me" by The Mob (# 87)
   • "I Was Wondering" by Poppy Family (# 90)
   • "Love Makes The World Go Round" by Kiki Dee (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon
102   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Joe Simon
103   LIVE TILL YOU DIE Emitt Rhodes
104   COME INTO MY LIFE Al Martino
105   BROWNSVILLE Joy Of Cooking
106   DO THE HOT PANTS Mr. Jim & Rhythm Machine
107   LIGHT AS A FEATHER Redbone
108   THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (THAT'S HEAVY, BABY) Solomon Burke
109   BAD WATER Raeletts
110   HOUSE AT POOH CORNER Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
111   I PLAY DIRTY Little Milton
112   THE TROUBLEMAKER Della Reese
113   SHAKE A HAND Jose Feliciano
114   BE MY BABY Cissy Houston
115   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Lally Stott
116   ON MY SIDE Cowsills
117   GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday
118   EARLY MORNIN' RAIN Oliver
119   HOME COOKIN' War
120   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Percy Sledge
121   IF I COULD Gordon Lightfoot
122   GETTIN' IN OVER MY HEAD Badge
123   HEAVEN HELP US ALL Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers
124   MARRIED TO A MEMORY Judy Lynn
125   I'VE BEEN THERE O.C. Smith
126   IT'S TIME FOR LOVE Dennis Yost & Classics IV
127   I'D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride
128   A CHILD IS COMING Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship
129   CRAZY LOVE Rita Coolidge
130   WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette
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