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Friday October 8, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 2, 1971



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1   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 2 3 4 9
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
2   MAGGIE MAY 3 10 18 8
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
3   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 4 4 6 9
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
4   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 5 6 7 14
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
5   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 1 2 3 8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
6   SUPERSTAR 8 12 19 6
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
7   STICK-UP 11 13 16 10
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
8   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 6 1 2 15
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
9   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 10 11 13 9
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
10   SO FAR AWAY 13 17 24 6
Carole King (Ode 66019)
11   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 15 27 33 9
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
12   YO-YO 19 29 57 4
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
13   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 16 19 22 10
Al Green (Hi 2194)
14   STORY IN YOUR EYES 14 15 17 9
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
15   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 18 26 31 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
16   RAIN DANCE 17 20 23 8
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
17   SWEET CITY WOMAN 21 24 28 10
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
18   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 12 9 10 13
Who (Decca 32846)
19   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 20 23 27 10
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
20   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 24 41 48 8
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
21   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 22 25 29 10
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
22   SPANISH HARLEM 9 5 1 10  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
23   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 29 31 37 7
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
24   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 7 7 9 11  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
25   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 23 14 14 13
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
26   NEVER MY LOVE 39 58 -- 3  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
27   STAGGER LEE 33 40 43 8
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
28   ALL DAY MUSIC 28 30 36 9
War (United Artists 50815)
29   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 31 43 47 7
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
30   BIRDS OF A FEATHER 37 57 -- 3
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
31   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 32 42 58 9
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
32   MARIANNE 34 38 41 8
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
33   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES 54 81 -- 3  
Cher (Kapp 2146)
34   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 35 36 40 13
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
35   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 50 62 73 5  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
36   ONE FINE MORNING 44 56 82 4
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
37   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 40 47 54 7
Dells (Cadet 5683)
38   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 49 60 69 12  
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
39   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 41 51 61 7
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
40   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 42 44 49 7
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
41   CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE 43 45 46 7
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
42   ANNABELLA 45 48 56 7
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
43   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 46 52 62 6
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
44   EASY LOVING 56 74 81 6  
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
45   I'M COMIN' HOME 55 68 -- 3
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
46   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 26 28 32 13  
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
47   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 69 -- -- 2  
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838)
48   K-JEE 51 54 39 10
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
49   CRAZY LOVE 38 39 42 11  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
50   WHERE EVIL GROWS 52 55 60 10
Poppy Family (London 148)
51   PEACE TRAIN 63 -- -- 2  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
52   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 62 76 -- 3
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
53   KO-KO JOE 53 53 59 6
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
54   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 25 8 5 22  
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
55   LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY -- -- -- 1  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521)
56   GHETTO WOMAN 61 69 72 6
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
57   HIJACKIN' LOVE 64 72 97 4
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096)
58   WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY 81 -- -- 2  
Dawn (Bell 45,141)
59   SPILL THE WINE 71 -- -- 2  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932)
60   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 72 78 84 4  
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
61   CAN YOU GET TO THAT 67 73 80 5
Funkadelic (Westbound 185)
62   INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209)
63   ROLL ON 68 75 96 5
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
64   CHARITY BALL 76 -- -- 2  
Fanny (Reprise 1033)
65   A NATURAL MAN 70 77 83 6
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
66   MIDNIGHT MAN 78 -- -- 2  
James Gang (ABC 11312)
67   IS THAT THE WAY 73 79 85 5
Tin Tin (Atco 6821)
68   ONE TIN SOLDIER 75 82 88 4
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
69   TOUCH -- -- -- 1  
Supremes (Motown 1190)
70   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 83 90 98 4  
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
71   THINK HIS NAME 79 83 89 5
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822)
72   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES 77 85 -- 3
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817)
73   YOU BROUGHT THE JOY 87 -- -- 2  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9100)
74   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING 80 87 93 5
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517)
75   IT'S FOR YOU 86 98 -- 3  
Springwell (Parrot 359)
76   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 88 93 100 4  
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
77   QUESTIONS 67 & 68 -- -- -- 3
Chicago (Columbia 45467)
78   YOU SEND ME 99 -- -- 2  
Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102)
79   HOT PANTS--I'M COMING, I'M COMING, I'M COMING -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203)
80   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN 85 88 91 7
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
81   TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING 90 97 -- 3
Anne Murray (Capitol 3159)
82   THEM CHANGES 93 94 -- 4  
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73228)
83   RUB IT IN 95 100 -- 3  
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)
84   DO I LOVE YOU 91 -- -- 2
Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
85   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME 92 -- -- 2
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288)
86   SHE'S ALL I GOT -- -- -- 1  
Freddie North (Mankind 12004)
87   BABY, I'M YOURS 96 -- -- 2
Jody Miller (Epic 10785)
88   ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH -- -- -- 1  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45462)
89   FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES -- -- -- 1  
Fortunes (Capitol 3179)
90   CO-CO 98 -- -- 2
Sweet (Bell 45,126)
91   DAY BY DAY (GODSPELL MEDLEY) -- -- -- 1  
Holly Sherwood (Carousel 30057)
92   ALL MY HARD TIMES -- 95 99 3
Joe Simon (Spring 118)
93   I'M SO GLAD 94 96 -- 3
Fuzz (Calla 179)
94   I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
Yes (Atlantic 2819)
95   RESPECT YOURSELF -- -- -- 1  
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
96   LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Lettermen (Capitol 3192)
97   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE 100 -- -- 2
Nolan (Lizard 21008)
98   GIVE THE BABY ANYTHING THE BABY WANTS -- -- -- 1  
Joe Tex (Dial 1008)
99   EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32870)
100   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR -- -- -- 1  
Humble Pie (A&M 1282)

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:

   • "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees (# 27)
   • "Signs" by Five Man Electrical Band (# 30)
   • "Liar" by Three Dog Night (# 36)
   • "Surrender" by Diana Ross (# 47)
   • "Take Me Girl, I'm Ready" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 48)
   • "Gimme Shelter" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 57)
   • "Get It While You Can" by Janis Joplin (# 58)
   • "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Stylistics (# 59)
   • "How Can I Unlove You" by Lynn Anderson (# 60)
   • "Glory, Glory" by Byrds (# 65)
   • "Military Madness" by Graham Nash (# 66)
   • "Handbags And Gladrags" by Chase (# 74)
   • "California Kid And Reemo" by Lobo (# 82)
   • "A Part Of You" by Brenda & Tabulations (# 84)
   • "Bend Me, Shape Me" by Storm (# 89)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers
102   SOLO Billie Sans
103   I'M AN EASY RIDER My Friends
104   TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING Anne Murray
105   I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU Vikki Carr
106   OLENA Don Nix
107   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
108   I KNOW I'M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy
109   MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansell Collins
110   I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) Chi-Lites
111   SAUNDERS' FERRY LINE Sammi Smith
112   GIMME SOME LOVIN' (PT. 1) Traffic
113   MONKEY TAMARIND Beginning Of The End
114   CHOKIN' KIND Z.Z. Hill
115   GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie
116   THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE Bad Habits
117   GIRL, I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Cherokee
118   FRIENDS OF MINE McGuinness Flint
119   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Road Home
120   DESDEMONA Searchers


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