Thursday September 23, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 18, 1971



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1   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 2 3 12 13
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
2   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 3 9 28 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
3   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 4 6 15 7
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
4   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 6 14 30 7
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
5   SPANISH HARLEM 1 2 9 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
6   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 7 10 14 12
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
7   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 9 15 18 9
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
8   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 5 1 2 20
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
9   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 10 13 16 11
Who (Decca 32846)
10   MAGGIE MAY 18 38 66 6
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
11   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 13 17 20 7
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
12   SUPERSTAR 19 37 68 4
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
13   STICK-UP 16 19 27 8
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
14   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 14 20 22 11
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
15   STORY IN YOUR EYES 17 24 29 7
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
16   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 8 4 1 14
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
17   SO FAR AWAY 24 39 60 4
Carole King (Ode 66019)
18   SIGNS 11 7 8 19
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
19   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 22 26 32 8
Al Green (Hi 2194)
20   RAIN DANCE 23 27 33 6
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
21   LIAR 12 8 10 12
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
22   MERCY MERCY ME 15 5 4 13
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
23   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 27 36 44 8
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
24   SWEET CITY WOMAN 28 34 43 8
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
25   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 29 35 42 8
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
26   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 31 41 49 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
27   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 33 42 51 7
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
28   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 32 40 48 11
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
29   YO-YO 57 -- -- 2  
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
30   ALL DAY MUSIC 36 43 53 7
War (United Artists 50815)
31   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 37 48 59 5
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
32   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' 21 22 26 8  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
33   BANGLA-DESH 20 21 25 7  
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
34   RIDERS ON THE STORM 26 12 13 12
Doors (Elektra 45738)
35   IF NOT FOR YOU 25 23 24 15
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
36   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 40 44 47 11
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
37   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 30 11 5 10
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
38   MARIANNE 41 53 63 6
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
39   CRAZY LOVE 42 50 58 9
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
40   STAGGER LEE 43 52 61 6
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
41   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 48 56 67 6
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
42   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 58 62 73 7  
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
43   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 47 54 78 5
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
44   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 49 59 70 5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
45   CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE 46 49 52 5
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
46   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY 44 45 46 7
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
47   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 54 64 75 5
Dells (Cadet 5683)
48   ANNABELLA 56 66 76 5
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
49   SURRENDER 51 55 64 5
Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
50   BEGINNINGS 38 28 11 13  
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
51   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 61 70 79 5
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
52   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 62 73 83 4
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
53   KO-KO JOE 59 69 81 4
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
54   K-JEE 39 46 56 8  
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
55   WHERE EVIL GROWS 60 63 65 8
Poppy Family (London 148)
56   ONE FINE MORNING 82 -- -- 2  
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
57   BIRDS OF A FEATHER -- -- -- 1  
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
58   NEVER MY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
59   WAITING AT THE BUS STOP 45 47 50 6  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
60   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 69 94 100 10
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
61   I LIKES TO DO IT 50 51 55 8  
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
62   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 73 91 -- 3  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
63   GIMME SHELTER 68 71 82 4
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
64   HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU 66 68 72 5
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
65   GET IT WHILE YOU CAN 70 75 85 4
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
66   STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) 76 86 94 14
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
67   I'D RATHER BE SORRY 63 65 69 7
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
68   I'M COMIN' HOME -- -- -- 1  
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
69   GHETTO WOMAN 72 76 88 4
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
70   MILITARY MADNESS 75 78 -- 3
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827)
71   GLORY, GLORY -- -- -- 1  
Byrds (Columbia 45440)
72   HIJACKIN' LOVE 97 -- -- 2  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096)
73   CAN YOU GET TO THAT 80 83 -- 3
Funkadelic (Westbound 185)
74   EASY LOVING 81 89 98 4
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
75   ROLL ON 96 98 -- 3  
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
76   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD -- -- -- 1  
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
77   A NATURAL MAN 83 85 93 4
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
78   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 84 -- -- 2
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
79   IS THAT THE WAY 85 88 -- 3
Tin Tin (Atco 6821)
80   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS 87 -- -- 2
Chase (Epic 120775)
81   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES -- -- -- 1  
Cher (Kapp 2146)
82   ONE TIN SOLDIER 88 -- -- 2
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
83   THINK HIS NAME 89 100 -- 3
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822)
84   STONE OF YEARS 86 -- -- 2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44131)
85   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817)
86   CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO 92 -- -- 2
Lobo (Big Tree 119)
87   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING 93 92 -- 3
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517)
88   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN 91 93 97 5
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
89   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 90 90 99 4
Long John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506)
90   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 98 -- -- 2
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
91   A PART OF YOU 94 96 -- 3
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 408)
92   BEND ME, SHAPE ME -- -- -- 1  
Storm (Sunflower 113)
93   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 100 -- -- 2
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
94   THEM CHANGES -- -- -- 2
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73228)
95   ALL MY HARD TIMES 99 -- -- 2
Joe Simon (Spring 118)
96   I'M SO GLAD -- -- -- 1  
Fuzz (Calla 179)
97   TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol 3159)
98   IT'S FOR YOU -- -- -- 1  
Springwell (Parrot 359)
99   I KNOW I'M IN LOVE -- -- -- 11
Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225)
100   RUB IT IN -- -- -- 1  
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)

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:

   • "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight (# 34)
   • "Draggin' The Line" by Tommy James (# 35)
   • "What The World Needs Now Is Love / Abraham, Martin & John" by Tom Clay (# 52)
   • "Maybe Tomorrow" by Jackson Five (# 53)
   • "Indian Reservation" by Raiders (# 55)
   • "Maggie" by Redbone (# 64)
   • "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor (# 65)
   • "Feel So Bad" by Ray Charles (# 67)
   • "Never Ending Song Of Love" by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (# 71)
   • "All My Trials" by Ray Stevens (# 74)
   • "Colour My World" by Chicago (# 77)
   • "Wear This Ring (With Love)" by Detroit Emeralds (# 78)
   • "Desdemona" by Searchers (# 79)
   • "A Song For You" by Andy Williams (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MIDNIGHT MAN James Gang
102   FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES Fortunes
103   SPILL THE WINE Isley Brothers
104   GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie
105   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
106   CHARITY BALL Fanny
107   YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One
108   AMANDA Dionne Warwick
109   DAY BY DAY (GODSPELL MEDLEY) Holly Sherwood
110   ZOO DE ZOO ZONG Twiggy & Friends
111   A SONG FOR YOU Jaye P. Morgan
112   SMACKWATER JACK Carole King
113   A LONG TIME, A LONG WAY TO GO Runt--Todd Rundgren
114   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
115   TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC'S PLAYING Dallas
116   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME Gayle McCormick
117   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
118   SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE Gordon Lightfoot
119   DO I LOVE YOU Paul Anka
120   MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansell Collins
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