Saturday August 28, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 28, 1971



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1   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 1 1 2 11
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
2   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 3 6 7 17
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
3   DRAGGIN' THE LINE 2 2 3 13
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
4   MERCY MERCY ME 5 7 9 10
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
5   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 6 8 11 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
6   MR. BIG STUFF 4 4 4 14
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
7   WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN 7 9 13 8
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
8   SIGNS 12 14 17 16
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
9   SPANISH HARLEM 14 21 28 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
10   LIAR 13 15 20 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
11   BEGINNINGS 11 13 19 10
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
12   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 16 20 25 10
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
13   RIDERS ON THE STORM 15 19 24 9
Doors (Elektra 45738)
14   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 19 27 42 9
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
15   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 23 36 59 4
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
16   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 18 22 26 8
Who (Decca 32846)
17   NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 9 12 15 14
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
18   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 21 30 36 6
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
19   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 8 3 1 14  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
20   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 26 42 62 4
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
21   RINGS 17 18 22 13
Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
22   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 25 31 37 8
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
23   MAYBE TOMORROW 20 16 18 8
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
24   IF NOT FOR YOU 27 29 31 12
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
25   BANGLA-DESH 32 46 64 4
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
26   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' 30 39 51 5
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
27   STICK-UP 34 47 65 5
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
28   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 38 63 -- 3
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
29   STORY IN YOUR EYES 35 51 73 4
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
30   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 44 70 96 4  
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
31   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 10 10 14 11  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
32   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 37 55 74 5
Al Green (Hi 2194)
33   RAIN DANCE 47 68 -- 3  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
34   INDIAN RESERVATION 22 5 6 18  
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
35   RIDE WITH ME 31 33 40 7
Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
36   HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) 24 17 10 9  
James Brown (People 2501)
37   IT'S TOO LATE 29 25 21 16
Carole King (Ode 66015)
38   MOONSHADOW 33 26 27 11
Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
39   MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY 39 40 41 10
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
40   WHERE YOU LEAD 41 45 53 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
41   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING 42 44 47 14
Dusk (Bell 990)
42   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 54 65 78 5  
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
43   SWEET CITY WOMAN 52 61 70 5
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
44   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 53 62 85 5
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
45   MOTHER FREEDOM 46 49 54 8
Bread (Elektra 45740)
46   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY 49 59 71 4
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
47   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 50 56 60 8
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
48   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 56 67 83 8
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
49   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 62 73 82 4  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
50   WAITING AT THE BUS STOP 60 72 -- 3
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
51   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 66 78 98 4  
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
52   CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE 63 -- -- 2  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
53   ALL DAY MUSIC 64 74 86 4  
War (United Artists 50815)
54   I'M LEAVIN' 36 37 39 8  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
55   I LIKES TO DO IT 69 76 89 5  
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
56   K-JEE 59 69 75 5
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
57   GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE 51 52 57 6
Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
58   CRAZY LOVE 68 77 79 6
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
59   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 73 -- -- 2  
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
60   SO FAR AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Carole King (Ode 66019)
61   STAGGER LEE 71 82 -- 3
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
62   MAGGIE 67 71 76 13
Redbone (Epic 10670)
63   MARIANNE 72 84 -- 3
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
64   SURRENDER 74 -- -- 2
Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
65   WHERE EVIL GROWS 70 75 80 5
Poppy Family (London 148)
66   MAGGIE MAY 84 91 -- 3  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
67   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 77 87 -- 3
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
68   SUPERSTAR -- -- -- 1  
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
69   I'D RATHER BE SORRY 78 88 100 4
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
70   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 80 -- -- 2
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
71   FEEL SO BAD 81 -- -- 2
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308)
72   HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU 82 -- -- 2
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
73   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 83 89 92 4
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
74   COME BACK HOME 79 83 87 7
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
75   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 85 -- -- 2
Dells (Cadet 5683)
76   ANNABELLA 87 -- -- 2  
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
77   IT'S SUMMER 40 41 45 7  
Temptations (Gordy 7109)
78   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 91 -- -- 2  
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
79   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 93 -- -- 2  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
80   BRING THE BOYS HOME 43 24 8 14  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
81   KO-KO JOE -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
82   GIMME SHELTER -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
83   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) -- -- -- 1  
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
84   REASON TO BELIEVE 86 85 88 6
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b)
85   GET IT WHILE YOU CAN -- -- -- 1  
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
86   COLOUR MY WORLD 92 -- -- 4
Chicago (Columbia 45417b)
87   DESDEMONA 88 94 -- 3
Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
88   GHETTO WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
89   ALL MY TRIALS -- -- -- 1  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039)
90   I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 89 96 97 6
Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
91   WE ARE NEIGHBORS 90 95 95 4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
92   CAREY 94 -- -- 2
Joni Mitchell (Reprise 1029)
93   A NATURAL MAN -- -- -- 1  
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
94   STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) 95 -- -- 11
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
95   WEAR THIS RING (WITH LOVE) 96 -- -- 2
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181)
96   A SONG FOR YOU -- -- -- 1  
Andy Williams (Columbia 45434)
97   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN 100 -- -- 2
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
98   EASY LOVING -- -- -- 1  
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
99   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL -- -- -- 1  
Long John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506)
100   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN -- -- -- 7
Free Movement (Decca 32818)

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 Pull Your Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (# 28)
   • "Sooner Or Later" by Grass Roots (# 45)
   • "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" by Fortunes (# 48)
   • "You've Got A Friend" by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (# 55)
   • "Chicago" by Graham Nash (# 57)
   • "Rainy Jane" by Davy Jones (# 58)
   • "Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love" by Clarence Carter (# 61)
   • "It's The Real Thing (pt. 1)" by Electric Express (# 65)
   • "Resurrection Shuffle" by Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (# 75)
   • "Indian Summer" by Audience (# 76)
   • "Top Forty (Of The Lord)" by Sha Na Na (# 97)
   • "We Got A Dream" by Ocean (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LUCKY ME Moments
102   IS THAT THE WAY Tin Tin
103   HYMN 43 Jethro Tull
104   AMANDA Dionne Warwick
105   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
106   A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations
107   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient
108   THINK HIS NAME Johnny Rivers
109   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS Messengers
110   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
111   LIKE AN OPEN DOOR Fuzz
112   BREEZIN' Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack
113   FUNKY L.A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists
114   1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band
115   CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO Lobo
116   ROLL ON New Colony Six
117   A SONG FOR YOU Jaye P. Morgan
118   ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse
119   (UNTIL THEN) I'LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn
120   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
121   GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie
122   IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE Stoney & Meatloaf
123   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
124   I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Ike & Tina Turner
125   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS Chase
126   MILITARY MADNESS Graham Nash
127   SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE Gordon Lightfoot
128   ZOO DE ZOO ZONG Twiggy & Friends
129   LEAVE MY MAN (WOMAN) ALONE Raeletts
130   THE SONG IS LOVE Mary Travers
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