Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 28, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||