Monday August 9, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 7, 1971



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1   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 3 4 5 11
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
2   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 6 7 16 8
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
3   DRAGGIN' THE LINE 5 6 7 10
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
4   MR. BIG STUFF 2 3 4 11
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
5   DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE 1 2 3 13
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
6   INDIAN RESERVATION 4 1 2 15
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
7   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 10 15 18 14
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
8   BRING THE BOYS HOME 7 12 14 11
Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
9   MERCY MERCY ME 11 17 21 7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
10   HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) 14 16 26 6
James Brown (People 2501)
11   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 15 27 57 4
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
12   SOONER OR LATER 13 14 15 11
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279)
13   WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN 18 28 66 5
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
14   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 17 24 28 8
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
15   NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 19 25 30 11
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
16   HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN 8 11 13 13
Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
17   SIGNS 20 21 23 13
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
18   MAYBE TOMORROW 21 26 31 5
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
19   BEGINNINGS 22 23 25 7
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
20   LIAR 23 35 43 6
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
21   IT'S TOO LATE 12 5 1 13
Carole King (Ode 66015)
22   RINGS 24 29 33 10
Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
23   I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG 9 9 12 12  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083)
24   RIDERS ON THE STORM 35 41 51 6  
Doors (Elektra 45738)
25   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 33 48 54 7
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
26   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 36 46 55 5
Who (Decca 32846)
27   MOONSHADOW 28 36 38 8
Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
28   SPANISH HARLEM 54 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
29   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 30 39 48 11
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808)
30   CHICAGO 29 31 32 11
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804)
31   IF NOT FOR YOU 37 43 50 9
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
32   WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW 31 33 37 7
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409)
33   RAINY JANE 32 32 35 8
Davy Jones (Bell 45,111)
34   DOUBLE BARREL 27 30 34 10
Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115)
35   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 25 8 6 22
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
36   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 47 66 -- 3  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
37   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 46 56 74 5
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
38   FUNKY NASSAU (PT. 1) 16 10 11 15  
Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595)
39   I'M LEAVIN' 43 53 64 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
40   RIDE WITH ME 49 55 68 4
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
41   MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY 44 45 47 7
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
42   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 59 71 82 6  
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
43   LOVE MEANS (YOU NEVER HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY) 40 44 45 11
Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896)
44   SHE DIDN'T DO MAGIC 48 50 52 8
Lobo (Big Tree 116)
45   IT'S SUMMER 55 64 81 4
Temptations (Gordy 7109)
46   GET IT ON 26 22 22 11  
Chase (Epic 10738)
47   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING 50 58 67 11
Dusk (Bell 990)
48   SUMMER SAND 34 19 20 9  
Dawn (Bell 45,107)
49   WILD HORSES 38 18 19 8  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19101)
50   THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE 39 13 9 16  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45724)
51   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' 67 -- -- 2  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
52   I'M A BELIEVER 56 59 63 8
Neil Diamond (Bang 586)
53   WHERE YOU LEAD 62 73 -- 3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
54   MOTHER FREEDOM 58 62 72 5
Bread (Elektra 45740)
55   SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE 65 -- -- 2
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818)
56   RESURRECTION SHUFFLE 42 37 40 7  
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060)
57   GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE 68 79 -- 3  
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
58   HE'S SO FINE 61 65 70 6
Jody Miller (Epic 10734)
59   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
60   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 71 82 91 5  
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
61   HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES 64 69 76 5
Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208)
62   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
63   YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME 66 67 69 6
Joe Simon (Spring 115)
64   BANGLA-DESH -- -- -- 1  
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
65   STICK-UP 80 -- -- 2  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
66   HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN 72 76 83 5
John Kongos (Elektra 45729)
67   RESURRECTION SHUFFLE 45 40 42 7  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40064b)
68   ONE-WAY TICKET 75 80 86 7
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624)
69   IT'S THE REAL THING (PT. 1) 73 77 84 5
Electric Express (Linco 1001)
70   SWEET CITY WOMAN 83 -- -- 2  
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
71   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY -- -- -- 1  
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
72   GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVIN' 74 84 -- 3
King Floyd (Chimneyville 439)
73   STORY IN YOUR EYES -- -- -- 1  
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
74   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 84 -- -- 2
Al Green (Hi 2194)
75   K-JEE 87 -- -- 2  
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
76   MAGGIE 86 96 98 10
Redbone (Epic 10670)
77   HYMN 43 79 86 -- 3
Jethro Tull (Reprise 1024)
78   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 88 -- -- 2
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
79   CRAZY LOVE 82 92 -- 3
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
80   WHERE EVIL GROWS 89 -- -- 2
Poppy Family (London 148)
81   LIKE AN OPEN DOOR 78 70 71 8
Fuzz (Calla 177)
82   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
83   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 94 100 96 5  
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
84   INDIAN SUMMER 85 89 -- 3
Audience (Elektra 45732)
85   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 96 -- -- 2  
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
86   ALL DAY MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
War (United Artists 50815)
87   COME BACK HOME 90 91 93 4
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
88   REASON TO BELIEVE 91 94 -- 3
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b)
89   I LIKES TO DO IT 99 -- -- 2
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
90   NOBODY (TELLIN' ME 'BOUT MY BABY) 81 88 -- 3
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7504)
91   GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW 92 93 95 4
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4281)
92   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
93   CANDY APPLE RED -- -- -- 1  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5030)
94   GOODBYE MEDIA MAN (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 661)
95   WE ARE NEIGHBORS -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
96   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
97   I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 98 99 -- 3
Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
98   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN -- -- -- 1  
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
99   IT'S ABOUT TIME -- -- -- 1  
Dillards (Anthem 101)
100   I'D RATHER BE SORRY -- -- -- 1  
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)

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:

   • "She's Not Just Another Woman" by 8th Day (# 41)
   • "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Stylistics (# 51)
   • "You're The Reason Why" by Ebonys (# 52)
   • "Change Partners" by Stephen Stills (# 53)
   • "The Last Time I Saw Her" by Glen Campbell (# 57)
   • "Mozart Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K.550, 1st Movement" by Waldo De Los Rios (# 60)
   • "Over And Over" by Delfonics (# 63)
   • "Talking In Your Sleep" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 69)
   • "Follow Me" by Mary Travers (# 70)
   • "Love Me" by Rascals (# 76)
   • "Love Is Life" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 77)
   • "When You Get Right Down To It" by Ronnie Dyson (# 93)
   • "Fox Huntin'" by Daddy Dewdrop (# 95)
   • "Funky L.A." by Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MARE, TAKE ME HOME Matthews' Southern Comfort
102   (UNTIL THEN) I'LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn
103   WE GOT A DREAM Ocean
104   FUNKY L.A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists
105   BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY Sonny James
106   BREEZIN' Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack
107   A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations
108   FAITHFUL AND TRUE Z.Z. Hill
109   ORLEANS David Crosby
110   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
111   MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan
112   I CAN MAKE IT BETTER Castle Creek
113   WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING Steve Alaimo
114   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) Dells
115   SOMETHING IN YOUR BLOOD Crow
116   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
117   RAIN DANCE Guess Who
118   LOVE ME Impressions
119   1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band
120   AMANDA Dionne Warwick
121   IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE Stoney & Meatloaf
122   ARE YOU LONELY? Sisters Love
123   THE CITY Mark-Almond
124   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders
125   CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI (NEVER SAY GOODBYE) Sandpipers
126   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti
127   LUCKY ME Moments
128   CHICKEN HEADS Bobby Rush
129   I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Ike & Tina Turner
130   GOD'S CHILDREN Kinks
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