Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 21, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART |
1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | ||||||
| 2 | DRAGGIN' THE LINE |
2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7103) | ||||||
| 3 | TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS |
6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | ||||||
| 4 | MR. BIG STUFF |
4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | ||||||
| 5 | MERCY MERCY ME |
7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | ||||||
| 6 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER |
8 | 11 | 15 | 6 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | ||||||
| 7 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN |
9 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| Tom Clay (Mowest 5002) | ||||||
| 8 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND |
3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | ||||||
| 9 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE |
12 | 15 | 19 | 13 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | ||||||
| 10 | LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH |
10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | ||||||
| 11 | BEGINNINGS |
13 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45417) | ||||||
| 12 | SIGNS |
14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | ||||||
| 13 | LIAR |
15 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | ||||||
| 14 | SPANISH HARLEM |
21 | 28 | 54 | 4 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | ||||||
| 15 | RIDERS ON THE STORM |
19 | 24 | 35 | 8 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45738) | ||||||
| 16 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES |
20 | 25 | 33 | 9 | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | ||||||
| 17 | RINGS |
18 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| Cymarron (Entrance 7500) | ||||||
| 18 | WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN |
22 | 26 | 36 | 7 | |
| Who (Decca 32846) | ||||||
| 19 | AIN'T NO SUNSHINE |
27 | 42 | 59 | 8 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | ||||||
| 20 | MAYBE TOMORROW |
16 | 18 | 21 | 7 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1186) | ||||||
| 21 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE |
30 | 36 | 47 | 5 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | ||||||
| 22 | INDIAN RESERVATION |
5 | 6 | 4 | 17 |  |
| Raiders (Columbia 45332) | ||||||
| 23 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL |
36 | 59 | -- | 3 |  |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | ||||||
| 24 | HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) |
17 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| James Brown (People 2501) | ||||||
| 25 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET |
31 | 37 | 46 | 7 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4058) | ||||||
| 26 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING |
42 | 62 | -- | 3 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | ||||||
| 27 | IF NOT FOR YOU |
29 | 31 | 37 | 11 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | ||||||
| 28 | DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE |
11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | ||||||
| 29 | IT'S TOO LATE |
25 | 21 | 12 | 15 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66015) | ||||||
| 30 | GO DOWN GAMBLIN' |
39 | 51 | 67 | 4 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427) | ||||||
| 31 | RIDE WITH ME |
33 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283) | ||||||
| 32 | BANGLA-DESH |
46 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| George Harrison (Apple 1836) | ||||||
| 33 | MOONSHADOW |
26 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1265) | ||||||
| 34 | STICK-UP |
47 | 65 | 80 | 4 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | ||||||
| 35 | STORY IN YOUR EYES |
51 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | ||||||
| 36 | I'M LEAVIN' |
37 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998) | ||||||
| 37 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE |
55 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2194) | ||||||
| 38 | UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY |
63 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837) | ||||||
| 39 | MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY |
40 | 41 | 44 | 9 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320) | ||||||
| 40 | IT'S SUMMER |
41 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7109) | ||||||
| 41 | WHERE YOU LEAD |
45 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414) | ||||||
| 42 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING |
44 | 47 | 50 | 13 | |
| Dusk (Bell 990) | ||||||
| 43 | BRING THE BOYS HOME |
24 | 8 | 7 | 13 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | ||||||
| 44 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN |
70 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | ||||||
| 45 | SOONER OR LATER |
23 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279) | ||||||
| 46 | MOTHER FREEDOM |
49 | 54 | 58 | 7 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45740) | ||||||
| 47 | RAIN DANCE |
68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | ||||||
| 48 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN |
32 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
| Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | ||||||
| 49 | TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY |
59 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | ||||||
| 50 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION |
56 | 60 | 71 | 7 | |
| Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | ||||||
| 51 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE |
52 | 57 | 68 | 5 | |
| Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | ||||||
| 52 | SWEET CITY WOMAN |
61 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | ||||||
| 53 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP |
62 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
| Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | ||||||
| 54 | WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) |
65 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | ||||||
| 55 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND |
28 | 29 | 30 | 13 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | ||||||
| 56 | I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE |
67 | 83 | 94 | 7 | |
| Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | ||||||
| 57 | CHICAGO |
35 | 30 | 29 | 13 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804) | ||||||
| 58 | RAINY JANE |
48 | 33 | 32 | 10 | |
| Davy Jones (Bell 45,111) | ||||||
| 59 | K-JEE |
69 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | ||||||
| 60 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP |
72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222) | ||||||
| 61 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE |
50 | 55 | 65 | 4 | |
| Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818) | ||||||
| 62 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME |
73 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | ||||||
| 63 | CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | ||||||
| 64 | ALL DAY MUSIC |
74 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| War (United Artists 50815) | ||||||
| 65 | IT'S THE REAL THING (PT. 1) |
66 | 69 | 73 | 7 | |
| Electric Express (Linco 1001) | ||||||
| 66 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN |
78 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | ||||||
| 67 | MAGGIE |
71 | 76 | 86 | 12 | |
| Redbone (Epic 10670) | ||||||
| 68 | CRAZY LOVE |
77 | 79 | 82 | 5 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | ||||||
| 69 | I LIKES TO DO IT |
76 | 89 | 99 | 4 | |
| People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | ||||||
| 70 | WHERE EVIL GROWS |
75 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Poppy Family (London 148) | ||||||
| 71 | STAGGER LEE |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | ||||||
| 72 | MARIANNE |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | ||||||
| 73 | MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14088) | ||||||
| 74 | SURRENDER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | ||||||
| 75 | RESURRECTION SHUFFLE |
54 | 56 | 42 | 9 | |
| Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060) | ||||||
| 76 | INDIAN SUMMER |
79 | 84 | 85 | 5 | |
| Audience (Elektra 45732) | ||||||
| 77 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Persuaders (Atco 6822) | ||||||
| 78 | I'D RATHER BE SORRY |
88 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | ||||||
| 79 | COME BACK HOME |
83 | 87 | 90 | 6 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807) | ||||||
| 80 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065) | ||||||
| 81 | FEEL SO BAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | ||||||
| 82 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | ||||||
| 83 | THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) |
89 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | ||||||
| 84 | MAGGIE MAY |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | ||||||
| 85 | THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5683) | ||||||
| 86 | REASON TO BELIEVE |
85 | 88 | 91 | 5 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b) | ||||||
| 87 | ANNABELLA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287) | ||||||
| 88 | DESDEMONA |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484) | ||||||
| 89 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE |
96 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | ||||||
| 90 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS |
95 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | ||||||
| 91 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | ||||||
| 92 | COLOUR MY WORLD |
-- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45417b) | ||||||
| 93 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | ||||||
| 94 | CAREY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise 1029) | ||||||
| 95 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) |
-- | -- | 51 | 10 | |
| Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | ||||||
| 96 | WEAR THIS RING (WITH LOVE) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | ||||||
| 97 | TOP FORTY (OF THE LORD) |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 528) | ||||||
| 98 | (UNTIL THEN) I'LL SUFFER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2812) | ||||||
| 99 | WE GOT A DREAM |
100 | -- | 100 | 3 | |
| Ocean (Kama Sutra 529) | ||||||
| 100 | HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284) | ||||||
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:
• "I Don't Want To Do Wrong" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 34)
• "Watching The River Flow" by Bob Dylan (# 38)
• "Double Barrel" by Dave & Ansil Collins (# 43)
• "Treat Her Like A Lady" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (# 53)
• "He's So Fine" by Jody Miller (# 57)
• "Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry)" by Sounds Of Sunshine (# 58)
• "Summer Sand" by Dawn (# 60)
• "He's Gonna Step On You Again" by John Kongos (# 64)
• "Hill Where The Lord Hides" by Chuck Mangione (# 80)
• "You're The One For Me" by Joe Simon (# 81)
• "One-Way Ticket" by Tyrone Davis (# 86)
• "Got To Have Your Lovin'" by King Floyd (# 90)
• "Candy Apple Red" by R. Dean Taylor (# 92)
• "Goodbye Media Man (pt. 1)" by Tom Fogerty (# 93)
• "Bright Lights, Big City" by Sonny James (# 97)
• "It's About Time" by Dillards (# 99)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | A PART OF YOU |
Brenda & Tabulations | ||||
| 102 | AMANDA |
Dionne Warwick | ||||
| 103 | BREEZIN' |
Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack | ||||
| 104 | MARE, TAKE ME HOME |
Matthews' Southern Comfort | ||||
| 105 | CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND |
Morning Mist | ||||
| 106 | IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME |
Brenda Lee | ||||
| 107 | HYMN 43 |
Jethro Tull | ||||
| 108 | IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE |
Stoney & Meatloaf | ||||
| 109 | IS THAT THE WAY |
Tin Tin | ||||
| 110 | FUNKY L.A. |
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists | ||||
| 111 | ALL MY TRIALS |
Ray Stevens | ||||
| 112 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 113 | I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE |
Nolan | ||||
| 114 | LUCKY ME |
Moments | ||||
| 115 | THEM CHANGES |
Buddy Miles | ||||
| 116 | 1-2-3-4 |
Lucky Peterson Blues Band | ||||
| 117 | ORLEANS |
David Crosby | ||||
| 118 | A NATURAL MAN |
Lou Rawls | ||||
| 119 | THINK HIS NAME |
Johnny Rivers | ||||
| 120 | GIMME SHELTER |
Grand Funk Railroad | ||||
| 121 | I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG |
Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
| 122 | DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL |
Long John Baldry | ||||
| 123 | I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN |
Free Movement | ||||
| 124 | LIKE AN OPEN DOOR |
Fuzz | ||||
| 125 | A LONG TIME, A LONG WAY TO GO |
Runt--Todd Rundgren | ||||
| 126 | GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP |
Simtec & Wylie | ||||
| 127 | GOD'S CHILDREN |
Kinks | ||||
| 128 | LOVE ME |
Impressions | ||||
| 129 | THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS |
Messengers | ||||
| 130 | ROLL ON |
New Colony Six | ||||