Monday May 24, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 22, 1971



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1   JOY TO THE WORLD 1 1 1 12
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272)
2   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 2 3 3 8
Jackson Five (Motown 1179)
3   PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND 3 2 2 11
Ocean (Kama Sutra 519)
4   BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 5 5 7 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796)
5   BROWN SUGAR 9 14 28 5
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100)
6   CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) 7 8 18 12
Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105)
7   LOVE HER MADLY 8 12 14 8
Doors (Elektra 45726)
8   WANT ADS 12 31 47 7
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011)
9   ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO 11 17 31 9
Lobo (Big Tree 112)
10   IT DON'T COME EASY 14 25 53 5
Ringo Starr (Apple 1831)
11   STAY AWHILE 4 4 5 12
Bells (Polydor 15023)
12   IF 6 6 8 10
Bread (Elektra 45720)
13   SWEET AND INNOCENT 17 22 42 10
Donny Osmond (MGM 14227)
14   SUPERSTAR 16 23 56 24
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
15   RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE 24 30 37 8
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407)
16   HERE COMES THE SUN 22 26 39 9
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656)
17   TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA 21 24 33 8
Tin Tin (Atco 6794)
18   WOODSTOCK 19 20 23 12
Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774)
19   I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY 35 54 -- 3  
Partridge Family (Bell 996)
20   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS 20 21 24 17
Fuzz (Calla 174)
21   NATHAN JONES 33 50 69 4  
Supremes (Motown 1182)
22   REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE 34 48 60 4  
Diana Ross (Motown 1184)
23   THE DRUM 27 33 49 4
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217)
24   BOOTY BUTT 25 27 29 10
Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015)
25   DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE (PT. 1) 30 39 52 5
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797)
26   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 31 37 46 12
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027)
27   RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS 41 62 -- 3  
Carpenters (A&M 1260)
28   POWER TO THE PEOPLE 15 10 12 8  
John Lennon (Apple 1830)
29   (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 29 49 64 7
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450)
30   WE CAN WORK IT OUT 10 9 10 11  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202)
31   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 37 45 54 11
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
32   CRY BABY 43 61 -- 3  
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45379)
33   COOL AID 39 43 51 9
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006)
34   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 38 52 79 6
Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32785)
35   ME AND MY ARROW 36 38 41 9
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443)
36   WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT 47 58 68 5  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976)
37   I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL 18 18 19 11  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205)
38   I AM I SAID 23 7 4 10  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55278)
39   LOWDOWN 49 68 -- 3
Chicago (Columbia 45370)
40   DOUBLE LOVIN' 56 -- -- 2  
Osmonds (MGM 14259)
41   TIMOTHY 13 13 16 11  
Buoys (Scepter 12275)
42   DON'T CHANGE ON ME 28 29 30 12  
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291)
43   WHAT'S GOING ON 32 15 9 14  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
44   WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS 51 56 66 6
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353)
45   LIGHT SINGS 59 -- -- 2  
5th Dimension (Bell 999)
46   I CRIED 50 60 70 4
James Brown (King 6363)
47   MELTING POT 53 55 57 11
Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082)
48   LIFE 60 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9985)
49   FEELIN' ALRIGHT 55 66 77 4
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095)
50   INDIAN RESERVATION 62 89 98 4  
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
51   SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 63 83 -- 3  
8th Day (Invictus 9087)
52   PUPPET MAN -- -- -- 1  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40064)
53   I'M COMIN' HOME 57 67 76 4
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608)
54   THE COURT ROOM 64 81 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2801)
55   OOH POO PAH DOO 67 -- -- 2  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50782)
56   YOU'RE MY MAN 58 63 72 4
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356)
57   THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE 68 74 84 5  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45724)
58   YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME) 61 64 65 7
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475)
59   IT'S TOO LATE 84 -- -- 2  
Carole King (Ode 66015)
60   HIGH TIME WE WENT 78 -- -- 2  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1258)
61   HOUSE AT POOH CORNER 65 78 87 4
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769)
62   TARKIO ROAD 79 -- -- 2  
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 524)
63   ALBERT FLASHER 69 75 82 6
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458)
64   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 80 94 -- 3  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031)
65   FUNKY NASSAU (PT. 1) 76 86 97 4  
Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595)
66   A MAMA AND A PAPA 66 70 85 4
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029)
67   HOT LOVE 71 77 88 4
T. Rex (Reprise 1006)
68   TRY SOME, BUY SOME 70 80 -- 3
Ronnie Spector (Apple 1832)
69   IT'S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY GOODBYE 74 -- -- 2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54203)
70   13 QUESTIONS 72 79 81 7
Seatrain (Capitol 3067)
71   MR. AND MRS. UNTRUE 83 -- -- 2  
Candi Staton (Fame 1478)
72   I'LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN 75 82 -- 3
Whatnauts (Stang 5023)
73   FLIM FLAM MAN 82 -- -- 2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45384)
74   DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE 85 -- -- 2  
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
75   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 77 84 96 5
Joe Simon (Spring 113)
76   SPINNING AROUND (I MUST BE FALLING IN LOVE) 88 100 -- 3  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456)
77   RED EYE BLUES 81 85 86 7
Redeye (Pentagram 206)
78   REACH OUT YOUR HAND 73 76 80 5
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073)
79   FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON 54 57 62 5  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107)
80   LAYLA 52 53 59 10  
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
81   DONE TOO SOON -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55278b)
82   I KNOW I'M IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225)
83   SEA CRUISE 89 95 100 4
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778)
84   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0089)
85   CAN'T FIND THE TIME 87 88 91 6
Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584)
86   HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN 97 -- -- 2  
Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
87   BE NICE TO ME 90 91 95 4
Runt--Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002)
88   BAD WATER 96 98 -- 4
Raeletts (Tangerine 1014)
89   I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG -- -- -- 1  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083)
90   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 94 97 -- 3
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
91   AND I LOVE YOU SO 93 -- -- 2
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50776)
92   SIGNS 98 -- -- 2
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
93   WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET -- -- -- 1  
Stoney & Meatloaf (Rare Earth 5027)
94   ONLY ONE SONG 95 99 -- 3
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 522)
95   BE GOOD TO ME BABY 99 -- -- 2
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2107)
96   MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.550, 1ST MOVEMENT -- -- -- 1  
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists 50772)
97   WALK AWAY -- -- -- 1  
James Gang (ABC 11301)
98   WHOLESALE LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Buddy Miles (Mercury 13205)
99   THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE ALL AROUND ME 100 -- -- 2
Three Degrees (Roulette 7102)
100   AWAITING ON YOU ALL -- -- -- 1  
Silver Hawk (Westbound 178)

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:

   • "Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley" by C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (# 26)
   • "Another Day" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 40)
   • "She's A Lady" by Tom Jones (# 42)
   • "Baby Let Me Kiss You" by King Floyd (# 44)
   • "One Toke Over The Line" by Brewer & Shipley (# 45)
   • "Just My Imagination" by Temptations (# 46)
   • "Gotta See Jane" by R. Dean Taylor (# 48)
   • "Be My Baby" by Cissy Houston (# 86)
   • "L.A. International Airport" by Susan Raye (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVE SONG Vogues
102   AJAX LIQUOR STORE Hudson & Landry
103   HANGING ON TO A MEMORY Chairmen Of The Board
104   WHEN MY LOVE HAND COMES DOWN David & Jimmy Ruffin
105   JUMPIN' JACK FLASH Johnny Winter
106   DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Roberta Flack
107   STOP YOUR CRYIN' Chocolate Syrup
108   SUNSHINE Flaming Ember
109   GET IT ON Chase
110   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING Dusk
111   IT'S TIME FOR LOVE Dennis Yost & Classics IV
112   SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW Fantastics
113   MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens
114   LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU Cochise
115   YOU'RE THE REASON WHY Ebonys
116   WE'RE ALL GOIN' HOME Bobby Bloom
117   SOMETIMES IT'S GOT TO RAIN Jackie Moore with Dixie Flyers
118   CREEPING AWAY Swamp Dogg
119   I ONLY WANT TO SAY (GETHSEMANE) Jose Feliciano
120   GET HIGH ON JESUS U.S. Apple Corps
121   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement
122   RINGS Cymarron
123   I NEED SOMEONE (TO LOVE ME) Z.Z. Hill
124   BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne
125   LOVE MEANS (YOU NEVER HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY) Sounds Of Sunshine
126   BROWNSVILLE Joy Of Cooking
127   SHE'S A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY Dean Martin
128   CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE Norman Greenbaum
129   THEN YOU WALK IN Sammi Smith
130   I NEED YOU BABY Jesse James
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