Friday August 6, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 31, 1971



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1   DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE 2 3 4 12
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
2   MR. BIG STUFF 3 4 5 10
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
3   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 4 5 6 10
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
4   INDIAN RESERVATION 1 2 2 14
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
5   DRAGGIN' THE LINE 6 7 11 9
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
6   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 7 16 31 7
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
7   BRING THE BOYS HOME 12 14 17 10
Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
8   HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN 11 13 15 12
Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
9   I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG 9 12 14 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083)
10   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 15 18 23 13
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
11   MERCY MERCY ME 17 21 26 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
12   IT'S TOO LATE 5 1 1 12
Carole King (Ode 66015)
13   SOONER OR LATER 14 15 16 10
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279)
14   HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) 16 26 36 5
James Brown (People 2501)
15   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 27 57 -- 3  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
16   FUNKY NASSAU (PT. 1) 10 11 12 14
Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595)
17   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 24 28 39 7
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
18   WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN 28 66 86 4
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
19   NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 25 30 33 10
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
20   SIGNS 21 23 25 12
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
21   MAYBE TOMORROW 26 31 47 4
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
22   BEGINNINGS 23 25 30 6
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
23   LIAR 35 43 64 5  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
24   RINGS 29 33 41 9
Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
25   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 8 6 3 21  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
26   GET IT ON 22 22 28 10
Chase (Epic 10738)
27   DOUBLE BARREL 30 34 37 9
Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115)
28   MOONSHADOW 36 38 42 7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
29   CHICAGO 31 32 34 10
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804)
30   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 39 48 56 10
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808)
31   WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW 33 37 45 6
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409)
32   RAINY JANE 32 35 44 7
Davy Jones (Bell 45,111)
33   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 48 54 66 6  
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
34   SUMMER SAND 19 20 22 8  
Dawn (Bell 45,107)
35   RIDERS ON THE STORM 41 51 62 5
Doors (Elektra 45738)
36   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 46 55 69 4
Who (Decca 32846)
37   IF NOT FOR YOU 43 50 58 8
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
38   WILD HORSES 18 19 20 7  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19101)
39   THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE 13 9 10 15  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45724)
40   LOVE MEANS (YOU NEVER HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY) 44 45 55 10
Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896)
41   SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 20 8 8 13  
8th Day (Invictus 9087)
42   RESURRECTION SHUFFLE 37 40 48 6
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060)
43   I'M LEAVIN' 53 64 76 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
44   MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY 45 47 51 6
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
45   RESURRECTION SHUFFLE 40 42 60 6
Tom Jones (Parrot 40064b)
46   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 56 74 78 4
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
47   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 66 -- -- 2  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
48   SHE DIDN'T DO MAGIC 50 52 57 7
Lobo (Big Tree 116)
49   RIDE WITH ME 55 68 -- 3
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
50   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING 58 67 71 10
Dusk (Bell 990)
51   STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) 34 36 38 9  
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
52   YOU'RE THE REASON WHY 51 46 49 7
Ebonys (Philadelphia Int'l 3503)
53   CHANGE PARTNERS 38 39 43 8  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2806)
54   SPANISH HARLEM -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
55   IT'S SUMMER 64 81 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy 7109)
56   I'M A BELIEVER 59 63 67 7
Neil Diamond (Bang 586)
57   THE LAST TIME I SAW HER 60 65 68 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3123)
58   MOTHER FREEDOM 62 72 77 4
Bread (Elektra 45740)
59   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 71 82 87 5  
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
60   MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.550, 1ST MOVEMENT 57 58 59 11
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists 50772)
61   HE'S SO FINE 65 70 74 5
Jody Miller (Epic 10734)
62   WHERE YOU LEAD 73 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
63   OVER AND OVER 61 62 65 9
Delfonics (Philly Groove 166)
64   HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES 69 76 84 4
Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208)
65   SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818)
66   YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME 67 69 72 5
Joe Simon (Spring 115)
67   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' -- -- -- 1  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
68   GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE 79 -- -- 2  
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
69   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP 72 73 75 7
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1020)
70   FOLLOW ME 75 78 81 6
Mary Travers (Warner Bros. 7481)
71   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 82 91 99 4  
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
72   HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN 76 83 89 4
John Kongos (Elektra 45729)
73   IT'S THE REAL THING (PT. 1) 77 84 88 4
Electric Express (Linco 1001)
74   GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVIN' 84 -- -- 2
King Floyd (Chimneyville 439)
75   ONE-WAY TICKET 80 86 91 6
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624)
76   LOVE ME 74 80 85 5
Rascals (Columbia 45400)
77   LOVE IS LIFE 83 85 90 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7492)
78   LIKE AN OPEN DOOR 70 71 73 7
Fuzz (Calla 177)
79   HYMN 43 86 -- -- 2
Jethro Tull (Reprise 1024)
80   STICK-UP -- -- -- 1  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
81   NOBODY (TELLIN' ME 'BOUT MY BABY) 88 -- -- 2
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7504)
82   CRAZY LOVE 92 -- -- 2
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
83   SWEET CITY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
84   TIRED OF BEING ALONE -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi 2194)
85   INDIAN SUMMER 89 -- -- 2
Audience (Elektra 45732)
86   MAGGIE 96 98 -- 9
Redbone (Epic 10670)
87   K-JEE -- -- -- 1  
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
88   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) -- -- -- 1  
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
89   WHERE EVIL GROWS -- -- -- 1  
Poppy Family (London 148)
90   COME BACK HOME 91 93 -- 3
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
91   REASON TO BELIEVE 94 -- -- 2
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b)
92   GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW 93 95 -- 3
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4281)
93   WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 81 87 92 5  
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45387)
94   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 100 96 97 4
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
95   FOX HUNTIN' 87 90 -- 3
Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 111)
96   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP -- -- -- 1  
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
97   FUNKY L.A. 97 -- -- 2
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21009)
98   I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 99 -- -- 2
Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
99   I LIKES TO DO IT -- -- -- 1  
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
100   WE GOT A DREAM -- -- -- 1  
Ocean (Kama Sutra 529)

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:

   • "Rainy Days And Mondays" by Carpenters (# 42)
   • "When You're Hot, You're Hot" by Jerry Reed (# 47)
   • "Crazy About The La La La" by Smokey Robinson & Miracles (# 49)
   • "I Love You Lady Dawn" by Bells (# 52)
   • "I Know I'm In Love" by Chee-Chee & Peppy (# 54)
   • "Escape-ism (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 63)
   • "High Time We Went" by Joe Cocker (# 68)
   • "Suspicious Minds" by Dee Dee Warwick (# 78)
   • "You've Got To Earn It" by Staple Singers (# 85)
   • "Pray For Me" by Intruders (# 90)
   • "I Been Moved" by Andy Kim (# 95)
   • "How Did We Lose It, Baby" by Jerry Butler (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ORLEANS David Crosby
102   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars
103   WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites
104   MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan
105   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels
106   MARE, TAKE ME HOME Matthews' Southern Comfort
107   FAITHFUL AND TRUE Z.Z. Hill
108   CANDY APPLE RED R. Dean Taylor
109   AND WHEN SHE SMILES Wildweeds
110   WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING Steve Alaimo
111   BREEZIN' Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack
112   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
113   (UNTIL THEN) I'LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn
114   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) Dells
115   I CAN MAKE IT BETTER Castle Creek
116   1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band
117   POOR LITTLE PEARL Billy Joe Royal
118   SOMETHING IN YOUR BLOOD Crow
119   BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY Sonny James
120   IT'S ABOUT TIME Dillards
121   ARE YOU LONELY? Sisters Love
122   THE CITY Mark-Almond
123   CHICKEN HEADS Bobby Rush
124   MELTING POT Booker T. & MG's
125   I'D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price
126   A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations
127   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
128   IN THESE CHANGING TIMES Four Tops
129   THAT OTHER WOMAN GOT MY MAN AND GONE Margie Joseph
130   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
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