Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 1, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JOY TO THE WORLD |
1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | ||||||
| 2 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND |
2 | 6 | 22 | 8 | |
| Ocean (Kama Sutra 519) | ||||||
| 3 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE |
3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1179) | ||||||
| 4 | I AM I SAID |
4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55278) | ||||||
| 5 | STAY AWHILE |
15 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| Bells (Polydor 15023) | ||||||
| 6 | ANOTHER DAY |
7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829) | ||||||
| 7 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
35 | 47 | -- | 3 |  |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | ||||||
| 8 | IF |
11 | 16 | 29 | 7 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45720) | ||||||
| 9 | WHAT'S GOING ON |
5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | ||||||
| 10 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT |
13 | 17 | 20 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | ||||||
| 11 | SHE'S A LADY |
6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | ||||||
| 12 | POWER TO THE PEOPLE |
16 | 27 | 41 | 5 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1830) | ||||||
| 13 | ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE |
8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516) | ||||||
| 14 | LOVE HER MADLY |
33 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45726) | ||||||
| 15 | JUST MY IMAGINATION |
9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7105) | ||||||
| 16 | TIMOTHY |
20 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
| Buoys (Scepter 12275) | ||||||
| 17 | FRIENDS |
18 | 22 | 28 | 7 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55277) | ||||||
| 18 | CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) |
24 | 37 | 44 | 9 | |
| Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | ||||||
| 19 | I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL |
27 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | ||||||
| 20 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU |
22 | 25 | 30 | 9 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | ||||||
| 21 | EIGHTEEN |
21 | 23 | 27 | 11 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449) | ||||||
| 22 | I PLAY AND SING |
23 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| Dawn (Bell 970) | ||||||
| 23 | WOODSTOCK |
25 | 36 | 42 | 9 | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | ||||||
| 24 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS |
28 | 34 | 37 | 14 | |
| Fuzz (Calla 174) | ||||||
| 25 | NO LOVE AT ALL |
14 | 15 | 18 | 11 |  |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307) | ||||||
| 26 | (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY |
10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 45317) | ||||||
| 27 | LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | ||||||
| 28 | BROWN SUGAR |
53 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100) | ||||||
| 29 | BOOTY BUTT |
32 | 42 | 52 | 7 | |
| Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | ||||||
| 30 | DON'T CHANGE ON ME |
31 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | ||||||
| 31 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO |
39 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 112) | ||||||
| 32 | DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED |
19 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 963) | ||||||
| 33 | TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA |
41 | 52 | 66 | 5 | |
| Tin Tin (Atco 6794) | ||||||
| 34 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
17 | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | ||||||
| 35 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY |
70 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | ||||||
| 36 | WHAT IS LIFE |
29 | 13 | 7 | 11 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 1828) | ||||||
| 37 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE |
45 | 59 | 64 | 5 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407) | ||||||
| 38 | WILD WORLD |
34 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1231) | ||||||
| 39 | HERE COMES THE SUN |
47 | 57 | 73 | 6 | |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656) | ||||||
| 40 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE |
36 | 20 | 10 | 14 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) | ||||||
| 41 | ME AND MY ARROW |
44 | 54 | 63 | 6 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443) | ||||||
| 42 | SWEET AND INNOCENT |
51 | 60 | 72 | 7 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | ||||||
| 43 | DO ME RIGHT |
42 | 44 | 48 | 15 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | ||||||
| 44 | PUSHBIKE SONG |
49 | 55 | 58 | 9 | |
| Mixtures (Sire 350) | ||||||
| 45 | I THINK OF YOU |
46 | 48 | 50 | 8 | |
| Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444) | ||||||
| 46 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM |
54 | 58 | 70 | 9 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | ||||||
| 47 | WANT ADS |
56 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | ||||||
| 48 | SOMEONE WHO CARES |
50 | 53 | 60 | 7 | |
| First Edition (Reprise 0999) | ||||||
| 49 | THE DRUM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217) | ||||||
| 50 | FOR ALL WE KNOW |
38 | 30 | 16 | 13 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1243) | ||||||
| 51 | COOL AID |
55 | 63 | 74 | 6 | |
| Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | ||||||
| 52 | DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE (PT. 1) |
66 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | ||||||
| 53 | IT DON'T COME EASY |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1831) | ||||||
| 54 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY |
65 | 70 | 79 | 8 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | ||||||
| 55 | GOTTA SEE JANE |
60 | 71 | 80 | 4 | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026) | ||||||
| 56 | SUPERSTAR |
69 | 86 | -- | 21 | |
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 57 | MELTING POT |
58 | 62 | 65 | 8 | |
| Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082) | ||||||
| 58 | COULD I FORGET YOU |
59 | 61 | 62 | 9 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | ||||||
| 59 | LAYLA |
62 | 73 | 83 | 7 | |
| Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | ||||||
| 60 | REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1184) | ||||||
| 61 | OH, SINGER |
63 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | ||||||
| 62 | FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON |
71 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107) | ||||||
| 63 | C'MON |
68 | 72 | 75 | 7 | |
| Poco (Epic 10714) | ||||||
| 64 | (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE |
76 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | ||||||
| 65 | YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME) |
72 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | ||||||
| 66 | WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS |
78 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353) | ||||||
| 67 | LUCKY MAN |
75 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106) | ||||||
| 68 | WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | ||||||
| 69 | NATHAN JONES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1182) | ||||||
| 70 | I CRIED |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Brown (King 6363) | ||||||
| 71 | THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD |
79 | 84 | 89 | 5 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 534) | ||||||
| 72 | YOU'RE MY MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | ||||||
| 73 | LONELY FEELIN' |
80 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| War (United Artists 50746) | ||||||
| 74 | L.A. GOODBYE |
81 | 83 | 88 | 7 | |
| Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466) | ||||||
| 75 | NEVADA FIGHTER |
83 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0453) | ||||||
| 76 | I'M COMIN' HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608) | ||||||
| 77 | FEELIN' ALRIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095) | ||||||
| 78 | THE GOOD BOOK |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 224) | ||||||
| 79 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM |
97 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32785) | ||||||
| 80 | REACH OUT YOUR HAND |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073) | ||||||
| 81 | 13 QUESTIONS |
87 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| Seatrain (Capitol 3067) | ||||||
| 82 | ALBERT FLASHER |
89 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | ||||||
| 83 | CALIFORNIA BLUES |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Redwing (Fantasy 657) | ||||||
| 84 | THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | ||||||
| 85 | A MAMA AND A PAPA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029) | ||||||
| 86 | RED EYE BLUES |
91 | 92 | 99 | 4 | |
| Redeye (Pentagram 206) | ||||||
| 87 | HOUSE AT POOH CORNER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769) | ||||||
| 88 | HOT LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1006) | ||||||
| 89 | BROWNSVILLE |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joy Of Cooking (Capitol 3075) | ||||||
| 90 | BROKEN |
77 | 82 | 91 | 4 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458b) | ||||||
| 91 | CAN'T FIND THE TIME |
94 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584) | ||||||
| 92 | LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cochise (United Artists 50756) | ||||||
| 93 | BE MY BABY |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | ||||||
| 94 | FREEDOM |
92 | 76 | 81 | 6 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1000) | ||||||
| 95 | BE NICE TO ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Runt--Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002) | ||||||
| 96 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 113) | ||||||
| 97 | FUNKY NASSAU (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | ||||||
| 98 | INDIAN RESERVATION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Raiders (Columbia 45332) | ||||||
| 99 | MICHIGAN HARRY SLAUGHTER |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 215) | ||||||
| 100 | SEA CRUISE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778) | ||||||
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:
• "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" by Glen Campbell (# 26)
• "Blue Money" by Van Morrison (# 30)
• "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)" by Staple Singers (# 37)
• "Tongue In Cheek" by Sugarloaf (# 40)
• "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner (# 43)
• "Time And Love" by Barbra Streisand (# 48)
• "Soul Power (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 52)
• "Temptation Eyes" by Grass Roots (# 57)
• "I Won't Mention It Again" by Ray Price (# 61)
• "Hot Pants" by Salvage (# 67)
• "Stop! In The Name Of Love" by Margie Joseph (# 73)
• "I'm Girl Scoutin'" by Intruders (# 74)
• "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks" by Funkadelic (# 85)
• "Plain And Simple Girl" by Garland Green (# 90)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BAD WATER |
Raeletts | ||||
| 102 | I'LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN |
Whatnauts | ||||
| 103 | SPINNING AROUND (I MUST BE FALLING IN LOVE) |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 104 | BE GOOD TO ME BABY |
Luther Ingram | ||||
| 105 | TRY SOME, BUY SOME |
Ronnie Spector | ||||
| 106 | JUMPIN' JACK FLASH |
Johnny Winter | ||||
| 107 | LIGHT AS A FEATHER |
Redbone | ||||
| 108 | COME INTO MY LIFE |
Al Martino | ||||
| 109 | MARRIED TO A MEMORY |
Judy Lynn | ||||
| 110 | THE TROUBLEMAKER |
Della Reese | ||||
| 111 | MR. AND MRS. UNTRUE |
Candi Staton | ||||
| 112 | I PLAY DIRTY |
Little Milton | ||||
| 113 | THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE ALL AROUND ME |
Three Degrees | ||||
| 114 | SAILIN' |
Jo Mama | ||||
| 115 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
Percy Sledge | ||||
| 116 | IF I COULD |
Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
| 117 | CREEPING AWAY |
Swamp Dogg | ||||
| 118 | DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO |
Roberta Flack | ||||
| 119 | MUSIC IS LOVE |
David Crosby | ||||
| 120 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL |
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers | ||||
| 121 | A CHILD IS COMING |
Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship | ||||
| 122 | SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN |
8th Day | ||||
| 123 | STOP YOUR CRYIN' |
Chocolate Syrup | ||||
| 124 | WHEN YOU DANCE |
Neil Young | ||||
| 125 | IT'S TIME FOR LOVE |
Dennis Yost & Classics IV | ||||
| 126 | BROTHER |
New Christy Minstrels | ||||
| 127 | THE COURT ROOM |
Clarence Carter | ||||
| 128 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING |
Dusk | ||||
| 129 | L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
Susan Raye | ||||
| 130 | SHE'S A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY |
Dean Martin | ||||
| 131 | GET HIGH ON JESUS |
U.S. Apple Corps | ||||