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Sunday August 15, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 14, 1971



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1   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 2 6 7 9
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
2   DRAGGIN' THE LINE 3 5 6 11
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
3   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 1 3 4 12
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
4   MR. BIG STUFF 4 2 3 12
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
5   INDIAN RESERVATION 6 4 1 16
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
6   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 7 10 15 15
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
7   MERCY MERCY ME 9 11 17 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
8   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 11 15 27 5
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
9   WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN 13 18 28 6
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
10   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 14 17 24 9
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
11   DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE 5 1 2 14
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
12   NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 15 19 25 12
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
13   BEGINNINGS 19 22 23 8
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
14   SIGNS 17 20 21 14
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
15   LIAR 20 23 35 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
16   MAYBE TOMORROW 18 21 26 6
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
17   HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) 10 14 16 7
James Brown (People 2501)
18   RINGS 22 24 29 11
Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
19   RIDERS ON THE STORM 24 35 41 7
Doors (Elektra 45738)
20   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 25 33 48 8
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
21   SPANISH HARLEM 28 54 -- 3
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
22   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 26 36 46 6
Who (Decca 32846)
23   SOONER OR LATER 12 13 14 12  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279)
24   BRING THE BOYS HOME 8 7 12 12  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
25   IT'S TOO LATE 21 12 5 14
Carole King (Ode 66015)
26   MOONSHADOW 27 28 36 9
Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
27   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 42 59 71 7  
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
28   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 29 30 39 12
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808)
29   IF NOT FOR YOU 31 37 43 10
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
30   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 36 47 66 4
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
31   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 37 46 56 6
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
32   HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN 16 8 11 14  
Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
33   RIDE WITH ME 40 49 55 5
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
34   I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG 23 9 9 13  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083)
35   CHICAGO 30 29 31 12
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804)
36   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 59 -- -- 2  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
37   I'M LEAVIN' 39 43 53 6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
38   WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW 32 31 33 8
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409)
39   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' 51 67 -- 3  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
40   MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY 41 44 45 8
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
41   IT'S SUMMER 45 55 64 5
Temptations (Gordy 7109)
42   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 62 -- -- 2  
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
43   DOUBLE BARREL 34 27 30 11
Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115)
44   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING 47 50 58 12
Dusk (Bell 990)
45   WHERE YOU LEAD 53 62 73 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
46   BANGLA-DESH 64 -- -- 2  
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
47   STICK-UP 65 80 -- 3  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
48   RAINY JANE 33 32 32 9  
Davy Jones (Bell 45,111)
49   MOTHER FREEDOM 54 58 62 6
Bread (Elektra 45740)
50   SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE 55 65 -- 3
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818)
51   STORY IN YOUR EYES 73 -- -- 2  
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
52   GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE 57 68 79 4
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
53   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 35 25 8 23  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
54   RESURRECTION SHUFFLE 56 42 37 8
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060)
55   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 74 84 -- 3  
Al Green (Hi 2194)
56   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 60 71 82 6
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
57   HE'S SO FINE 58 61 65 7
Jody Miller (Epic 10734)
58   LOVE MEANS (YOU NEVER HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY) 43 40 44 12  
Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896)
59   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY 71 -- -- 2  
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
60   SUMMER SAND 48 34 19 10  
Dawn (Bell 45,107)
61   SWEET CITY WOMAN 70 83 -- 3
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
62   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 85 96 -- 3  
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
63   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY -- -- -- 1  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
64   HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN 66 72 76 6
John Kongos (Elektra 45729)
65   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 78 88 -- 3  
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
66   IT'S THE REAL THING (PT. 1) 69 73 77 6
Electric Express (Linco 1001)
67   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 83 94 100 6  
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
68   RAIN DANCE -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
69   K-JEE 75 87 -- 3
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
70   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 96 -- -- 2  
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
71   MAGGIE 76 86 96 11
Redbone (Epic 10670)
72   WAITING AT THE BUS STOP -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
73   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 82 -- -- 2
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
74   ALL DAY MUSIC 86 -- -- 2  
War (United Artists 50815)
75   WHERE EVIL GROWS 80 89 -- 3
Poppy Family (London 148)
76   I LIKES TO DO IT 89 99 -- 3  
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
77   CRAZY LOVE 79 82 92 4
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
78   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 98 -- -- 2  
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
79   INDIAN SUMMER 84 85 89 4
Audience (Elektra 45732)
80   HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES 61 64 69 6  
Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208)
81   YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME 63 66 67 7  
Joe Simon (Spring 115)
82   STAGGER LEE -- -- -- 1  
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
83   COME BACK HOME 87 90 91 5
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
84   MARIANNE -- -- -- 1  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
85   REASON TO BELIEVE 88 91 94 4
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b)
86   ONE-WAY TICKET 68 75 80 8  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624)
87   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE -- -- -- 1  
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
88   I'D RATHER BE SORRY 100 -- -- 2  
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
89   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 92 -- -- 2
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
90   GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVIN' 72 74 84 4  
King Floyd (Chimneyville 439)
91   MAGGIE MAY -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
92   CANDY APPLE RED 93 -- -- 2
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5030)
93   GOODBYE MEDIA MAN (PT. 1) 94 -- -- 2
Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 661)
94   DESDEMONA -- -- -- 1  
Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
95   WE ARE NEIGHBORS 95 -- -- 2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
96   I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 97 98 99 4
Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
97   BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY -- -- -- 1  
Sonny James (Capitol 3114)
98   TOP FORTY (OF THE LORD) -- -- -- 1  
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 528)
99   IT'S ABOUT TIME 99 -- -- 2
Dillards (Anthem 101)
100   WE GOT A DREAM -- 100 -- 2
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:

   • "Funky Nassau (pt. 1)" by Beginning Of The End (# 38)
   • "She Didn't Do Magic" by Lobo (# 44)
   • "Get It On" by Chase (# 46)
   • "Wild Horses" by Rolling Stones (# 49)
   • "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" by Carly Simon (# 50)
   • "I'm A Believer" by Neil Diamond (# 52)
   • "Resurrection Shuffle" by Tom Jones (# 67)
   • "Hymn 43" by Jethro Tull (# 77)
   • "Like An Open Door" by Fuzz (# 81)
   • "Nobody (Tellin' Me 'bout My Baby)" by Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (# 90)
   • "Gonna Be Alright Now" by Gayle McCormick (# 91)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   (UNTIL THEN) I'LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn
102   A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations
103   MARE, TAKE ME HOME Matthews' Southern Comfort
104   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti
105   BREEZIN' Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack
106   FUNKY L.A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists
107   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
108   AMANDA Dionne Warwick
109   HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson
110   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
111   LOVE ME Impressions
112   IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME Brenda Lee
113   FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles
114   IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE Stoney & Meatloaf
115   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient
116   IS THAT THE WAY Tin Tin
117   LUCKY ME Moments
118   SOMETHING IN YOUR BLOOD Crow
119   1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band
120   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) Dells
121   A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls
122   CAREY Joni Mitchell
123   ORLEANS David Crosby
124   ARE YOU LONELY? Sisters Love
125   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL Long John Baldry
126   I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Ike & Tina Turner
127   GOD'S CHILDREN Kinks
128   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
129   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle
130   MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan


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