Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 15, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Jackson Five (Motown 1179) | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Ocean (Kama Sutra 519) | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Bells (Polydor 15023) | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Bread (Elektra 45720) | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 11 | ||
| Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | ||||||
| 8 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Doors (Elektra 45726) | ||||||
| 9 | 14 | 28 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100) | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | ||||||
| 11 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Lobo (Big Tree 112) | ||||||
| 12 | 31 | 47 | 56 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | ||
| Buoys (Scepter 12275) | ||||||
| 14 | 25 | 53 | 64 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1831) | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 7 | ||
| John Lennon (Apple 1830) | ||||||
| 16 | 23 | 56 | 69 | 23 | ||
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 17 | 22 | 42 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 11 | ||
| Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | ||||||
| 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 16 | ||
| Fuzz (Calla 174) | ||||||
| 21 | 24 | 33 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Tin Tin (Atco 6794) | ||||||
| 22 | 26 | 39 | 47 | 8 | ||
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656) | ||||||
| 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55278) | ||||||
| 24 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407) | ||||||
| 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 9 | ||
| Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | ||||||
| 26 | 28 | 35 | 70 | 5 | ||
| C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | ||||||
| 27 | 33 | 49 | -- | 3 | ||
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217) | ||||||
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | ||||||
| 29 | 49 | 64 | 76 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | ||||||
| 30 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 4 | ||
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | ||||||
| 31 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 11 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | ||||||
| 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | ||||||
| 33 | 50 | 69 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Supremes (Motown 1182) | ||||||
| 34 | 48 | 60 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1184) | ||||||
| 35 | 54 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 996) | ||||||
| 36 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443) | ||||||
| 37 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 10 | ||
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | ||||||
| 38 | 52 | 79 | 97 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32785) | ||||||
| 39 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 8 | ||
| Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | ||||||
| 40 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829) | ||||||
| 41 | 62 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1260) | ||||||
| 42 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | ||||||
| 43 | 61 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia 45379) | ||||||
| 44 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 11 | ![]() | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | ||||||
| 45 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516) | ||||||
| 46 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7105) | ||||||
| 47 | 58 | 68 | 84 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | ||||||
| 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 6 | ||
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026) | ||||||
| 49 | 68 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45370) | ||||||
| 50 | 60 | 70 | -- | 3 | ||
| James Brown (King 6363) | ||||||
| 51 | 56 | 66 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353) | ||||||
| 52 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 9 | ||
| Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | ||||||
| 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 10 | ||
| Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082) | ||||||
| 54 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 4 | ||
| Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107) | ||||||
| 55 | 66 | 77 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095) | ||||||
| 56 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14259) | ||||||
| 57 | 67 | 76 | -- | 3 | ||
| Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608) | ||||||
| 58 | 63 | 72 | -- | 3 | ||
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | ||||||
| 59 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 999) | ||||||
| 60 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9985) | ||||||
| 61 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | ||||||
| 62 | 89 | 98 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Raiders (Columbia 45332) | ||||||
| 63 | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | ||||||
| 64 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2801) | ||||||
| 65 | 78 | 87 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769) | ||||||
| 66 | 70 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029) | ||||||
| 67 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50782) | ||||||
| 68 | 74 | 84 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | ||||||
| 69 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 5 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | ||||||
| 70 | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Ronnie Spector (Apple 1832) | ||||||
| 71 | 77 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| T. Rex (Reprise 1006) | ||||||
| 72 | 79 | 81 | 87 | 6 | ||
| Seatrain (Capitol 3067) | ||||||
| 73 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073) | ||||||
| 74 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54203) | ||||||
| 75 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Whatnauts (Stang 5023) | ||||||
| 76 | 86 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | ||||||
| 77 | 84 | 96 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 113) | ||||||
| 78 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1258) | ||||||
| 79 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 524) | ||||||
| 80 | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031) | ||||||
| 81 | 85 | 86 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Redeye (Pentagram 206) | ||||||
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45384) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1478) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Carole King (Ode 66015) | ||||||
| 85 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | ||||||
| 86 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | ||||||
| 87 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584) | ||||||
| 88 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456) | ||||||
| 89 | 95 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778) | ||||||
| 90 | 91 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| Runt--Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002) | ||||||
| 91 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Jackie Moore with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2798) | ||||||
| 92 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | ||||||
| 93 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50776) | ||||||
| 94 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | ||||||
| 95 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 522) | ||||||
| 96 | 98 | -- | -- | 3 | ||
| Raeletts (Tangerine 1014) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2107) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Three Degrees (Roulette 7102) | ||||||
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 Play And Sing" by Dawn (# 34)
• "Friends" by Elton John (# 35)
• "Eighteen" by Alice Cooper (# 40)
• "No Love At All" by B.J. Thomas (# 41)
• "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" by Andy Williams (# 42)
• "Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes" by 5th Dimension (# 44)
• "Pushbike Song" by Mixtures (# 46)
• "I Think Of You" by Perry Como (# 47)
• "Someone Who Cares" by First Edition (# 59)
• "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 65)
• "C'mon" by Poco (# 69)
• "Lonely Feelin'" by War (# 71)
• "L.A. Goodbye" by Ides Of March (# 72)
• "Nevada Fighter" by Michael Nesmith (# 73)
• "Brownsville" by Joy Of Cooking (# 87)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:


