Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 29, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE |
2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1179) | ||||||
| 2 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | ||||||
| 3 | BROWN SUGAR |
5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100) | ||||||
| 4 | JOY TO THE WORLD |
1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | ||||||
| 5 | CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) |
6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | ||||||
| 6 | WANT ADS |
8 | 12 | 31 | 8 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | ||||||
| 7 | LOVE HER MADLY |
7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45726) | ||||||
| 8 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO |
9 | 11 | 17 | 10 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 112) | ||||||
| 9 | IT DON'T COME EASY |
10 | 14 | 25 | 6 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1831) | ||||||
| 10 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND |
3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Ocean (Kama Sutra 519) | ||||||
| 11 | SWEET AND INNOCENT |
13 | 17 | 22 | 11 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | ||||||
| 12 | SUPERSTAR |
14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | |
| Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | ||||||
| 13 | I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY |
19 | 35 | 54 | 4 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 996) | ||||||
| 14 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE |
15 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407) | ||||||
| 15 | HERE COMES THE SUN |
16 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656) | ||||||
| 16 | TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA |
17 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| Tin Tin (Atco 6794) | ||||||
| 17 | WOODSTOCK |
18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | ||||||
| 18 | NATHAN JONES |
21 | 33 | 50 | 5 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1182) | ||||||
| 19 | RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS |
27 | 41 | 62 | 4 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1260) | ||||||
| 20 | REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE |
22 | 34 | 48 | 5 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1184) | ||||||
| 21 | DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE (PT. 1) |
25 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | ||||||
| 22 | THE DRUM |
23 | 27 | 33 | 5 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217) | ||||||
| 23 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM |
26 | 31 | 37 | 13 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | ||||||
| 24 | IF |
12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Bread (Elektra 45720) | ||||||
| 25 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS |
20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | |
| Fuzz (Calla 174) | ||||||
| 26 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY |
31 | 37 | 45 | 12 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | ||||||
| 27 | CRY BABY |
32 | 43 | 61 | 4 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia 45379) | ||||||
| 28 | STAY AWHILE |
11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Bells (Polydor 15023) | ||||||
| 29 | POWER TO THE PEOPLE |
28 | 15 | 10 | 9 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1830) | ||||||
| 30 | WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT |
36 | 47 | 58 | 6 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | ||||||
| 31 | COOL AID |
33 | 39 | 43 | 10 | |
| Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | ||||||
| 32 | ME AND MY ARROW |
35 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443) | ||||||
| 33 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM |
34 | 38 | 52 | 7 | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32785) | ||||||
| 34 | LOWDOWN |
39 | 49 | 68 | 4 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45370) | ||||||
| 35 | DOUBLE LOVIN' |
40 | 56 | -- | 3 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14259) | ||||||
| 36 | BOOTY BUTT |
24 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | ||||||
| 37 | IT'S TOO LATE |
59 | 84 | -- | 3 |  |
| Carole King (Ode 66015) | ||||||
| 38 | PUPPET MAN |
52 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40064) | ||||||
| 39 | LIGHT SINGS |
45 | 59 | -- | 3 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 999) | ||||||
| 40 | SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN |
51 | 63 | 83 | 4 | |
| 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | ||||||
| 41 | INDIAN RESERVATION |
50 | 62 | 89 | 5 | |
| Raiders (Columbia 45332) | ||||||
| 42 | (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE |
29 | 29 | 49 | 8 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | ||||||
| 43 | I CRIED |
46 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| James Brown (King 6363) | ||||||
| 44 | LIFE |
48 | 60 | -- | 3 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9985) | ||||||
| 45 | OOH POO PAH DOO |
55 | 67 | -- | 3 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50782) | ||||||
| 46 | FEELIN' ALRIGHT |
49 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095) | ||||||
| 47 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT |
30 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | ||||||
| 48 | THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE |
57 | 68 | 74 | 6 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | ||||||
| 49 | I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL |
37 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | ||||||
| 50 | HIGH TIME WE WENT |
60 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1258) | ||||||
| 51 | THE COURT ROOM |
54 | 64 | 81 | 4 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2801) | ||||||
| 52 | FUNKY NASSAU (PT. 1) |
65 | 76 | 86 | 5 | |
| Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | ||||||
| 53 | DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE |
74 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | ||||||
| 54 | I AM I SAID |
38 | 23 | 7 | 11 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55278) | ||||||
| 55 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE |
64 | 80 | 94 | 4 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031) | ||||||
| 56 | YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME) |
58 | 61 | 64 | 8 | |
| Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | ||||||
| 57 | HOUSE AT POOH CORNER |
61 | 65 | 78 | 5 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769) | ||||||
| 58 | TARKIO ROAD |
62 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 524) | ||||||
| 59 | TIMOTHY |
41 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| Buoys (Scepter 12275) | ||||||
| 60 | ALBERT FLASHER |
63 | 69 | 75 | 7 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | ||||||
| 61 | HOT LOVE |
67 | 71 | 77 | 5 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1006) | ||||||
| 62 | SPINNING AROUND (I MUST BE FALLING IN LOVE) |
76 | 88 | 100 | 4 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456) | ||||||
| 63 | YOU'RE MY MAN |
56 | 58 | 63 | 5 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | ||||||
| 64 | 13 QUESTIONS |
70 | 72 | 79 | 8 | |
| Seatrain (Capitol 3067) | ||||||
| 65 | TRY SOME, BUY SOME |
68 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| Ronnie Spector (Apple 1832) | ||||||
| 66 | I KNOW I'M IN LOVE |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225) | ||||||
| 67 | MR. AND MRS. UNTRUE |
71 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Candi Staton (Fame 1478) | ||||||
| 68 | IT'S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY GOODBYE |
69 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54203) | ||||||
| 69 | FLIM FLAM MAN |
73 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45384) | ||||||
| 70 | I'LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN |
72 | 75 | 82 | 4 | |
| Whatnauts (Stang 5023) | ||||||
| 71 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
75 | 77 | 84 | 6 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 113) | ||||||
| 72 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | ||||||
| 73 | I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083) | ||||||
| 74 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN |
86 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | ||||||
| 75 | SOONER OR LATER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279) | ||||||
| 76 | DONE TOO SOON |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55278b) | ||||||
| 77 | SEA CRUISE |
83 | 89 | 95 | 5 | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778) | ||||||
| 78 | I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0089) | ||||||
| 79 | CAN'T FIND THE TIME |
85 | 87 | 88 | 7 | |
| Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584) | ||||||
| 80 | BAD WATER |
88 | 96 | 98 | 5 | |
| Raeletts (Tangerine 1014) | ||||||
| 81 | BRING THE BOYS HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | ||||||
| 82 | CHICAGO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804) | ||||||
| 83 | TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS |
90 | 94 | 97 | 4 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | ||||||
| 84 | BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45385) | ||||||
| 85 | SIGNS |
92 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | ||||||
| 86 | WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stoney & Meatloaf (Rare Earth 5027) | ||||||
| 87 | WALK AWAY |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Gang (ABC 11301) | ||||||
| 88 | BE GOOD TO ME BABY |
95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2107) | ||||||
| 89 | MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.550, 1ST MOVEMENT |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists 50772) | ||||||
| 90 | WHOLESALE LOVE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury 13205) | ||||||
| 91 | GET IT ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chase (Epic 10738) | ||||||
| 92 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dusk (Bell 990) | ||||||
| 93 | MR. BIG STUFF |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | ||||||
| 94 | AWAITING ON YOU ALL |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Silver Hawk (Westbound 178) | ||||||
| 95 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | ||||||
| 96 | DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315) | ||||||
| 97 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | ||||||
| 98 | I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Free Movement (Decca 32818) | ||||||
| 99 | BROWNSVILLE |
-- | -- | 87 | 4 | |
| Joy Of Cooking (Capitol 3075) | ||||||
| 100 | LOVE MEANS (YOU NEVER HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896) | ||||||
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:
• "Don't Change On Me" by Ray Charles (# 42)
• "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye (# 43)
• "We Were Always Sweethearts" by Boz Scaggs (# 44)
• "Melting Pot" by Booker T. & MG's (# 47)
• "I'm Comin' Home" by Dave Edmunds (# 53)
• "A Mama And A Papa" by Ray Stevens (# 66)
• "Red Eye Blues" by Redeye (# 77)
• "Reach Out Your Hand" by Brotherhood Of Man (# 78)
• "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" by Edwin Starr (# 79)
• "Layla" by Derek & Dominos (# 80)
• "Be Nice To Me" by Runt--Todd Rundgren (# 87)
• "And I Love You So" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 91)
• "Only One Song" by Sha Na Na (# 94)
• "There's So Much Love All Around Me" by Three Degrees (# 99)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: