Tuesday October 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 16, 1971



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
1   MAGGIE MAY 1 2 3 10
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
2   SUPERSTAR 2 6 8 8
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
3   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 3 1 2 11
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
4   YO-YO 7 12 19 6
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
5   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 6 11 15 11
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
6   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 5 3 4 11
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
7   SWEET CITY WOMAN 13 17 21 12
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
8   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 4 4 5 16
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
9   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 11 15 18 11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
10   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 12 13 16 12
Al Green (Hi 2194)
11   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 28 38 49 14  
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
12   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 16 20 24 10
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
13   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 9 5 1 10
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
14   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES 27 33 54 5  
Cher (Kapp 2146)
15   RAIN DANCE 15 16 17 10
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
16   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 24 29 31 9
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
17   STICK-UP 8 7 11 12
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
18   BIRDS OF A FEATHER 25 30 37 5
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
19   NEVER MY LOVE 22 26 39 5
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
20   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 20 23 29 9
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
21   STAGGER LEE 23 27 33 10
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
22   SO FAR AWAY 14 10 13 8
Carole King (Ode 66019)
23   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 10 9 10 11  
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
24   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 29 35 50 7
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
25   ONE FINE MORNING 30 36 44 6
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
26   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 21 21 22 12
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
27   LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY 33 55 -- 3
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521)
28   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 35 47 69 4
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838)
29   STORY IN YOUR EYES 19 14 14 11
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
30   PEACE TRAIN 40 51 63 4
Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
31   I'M COMIN' HOME 38 45 55 5
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
32   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 17 8 6 17  
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
33   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 36 37 40 9
Dells (Cadet 5683)
34   EASY LOVING 41 44 56 8
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
35   INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) 42 62 -- 3
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209)
36   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 37 39 41 9
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
37   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 39 43 46 8
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
38   WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY 44 58 81 4
Dawn (Bell 45,141)
39   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 18 19 20 12  
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
40   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 49 52 62 5
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
41   SPANISH HARLEM 26 22 9 12  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
42   MARIANNE 31 32 34 10  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
43   SPILL THE WINE 46 59 71 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932)
44   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 48 60 72 6
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
45   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 61 70 83 6  
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
46   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 32 31 32 11  
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
47   ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 67 -- -- 2  
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220)
48   CHARITY BALL 59 64 76 4  
Fanny (Reprise 1033)
49   QUESTIONS 67 & 68 62 77 -- 5  
Chicago (Columbia 45467)
50   A NATURAL MAN 55 65 70 8
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
51   TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE 71 -- -- 2  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289)
52   MIDNIGHT MAN 57 66 78 4
James Gang (ABC 11312)
53   K-JEE 54 48 51 12
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
54   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 47 34 35 15
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
55   WHERE EVIL GROWS 50 50 52 12
Poppy Family (London 148)
56   TOUCH 60 69 -- 3
Supremes (Motown 1190)
57   ONE TIN SOLDIER 64 68 75 6
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
58   YOU BROUGHT THE JOY 69 73 87 4  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9100)
59   EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING 74 -- -- 2  
Santana (Columbia 45472)
60   IT'S FOR YOU 65 75 86 5
Springwell (Parrot 359)
61   SHE'S ALL I GOT 73 86 -- 3  
Freddie North (Mankind 12004)
62   JENNIFER 72 -- -- 2
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 227)
63   YOU SEND ME 68 78 99 4
Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102)
64   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME 75 85 92 4  
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288)
65   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES 66 72 77 5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817)
66   IMAGINE -- -- -- 1  
John Lennon (Apple 1840)
67   THEME FROM SHAFT -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
68   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 70 76 88 6
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
69   DO I LOVE YOU 78 84 91 4
Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
70   IT'S ONLY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 48-1017)
71   BLESS YOU 82 -- -- 2  
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110)
72   HOT PANTS--I'M COMING, I'M COMING, I'M COMING 76 79 -- 3
Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203)
73   ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH 77 88 -- 3
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45462)
74   I'M A MAN 81 -- -- 2
Chicago (Columbia 45467b)
75   RUB IT IN 80 83 95 5
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)
76   LOVE 89 96 -- 3  
Lettermen (Capitol 3192)
77   BABY I'M A WANT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Bread (Elektra 45751)
78   DON'T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (Atco 6847)
79   I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 91 94 -- 3  
Yes (Atlantic 2819)
80   FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES 84 89 -- 3
Fortunes (Capitol 3179)
81   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR 92 100 -- 3  
Humble Pie (A&M 1282)
82   MAMMY BLUE -- -- -- 1  
Pop-Tops (ABC 11311)
83   WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN 86 -- -- 2
Delfonics (Philly Groove 169)
84   BABY, I'M YOURS 83 87 96 4
Jody Miller (Epic 10785)
85   TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING 79 81 90 5
Anne Murray (Capitol 3159)
86   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO 88 -- -- 2
Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
87   ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU -- -- -- 1  
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
88   YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF -- -- -- 1  
Jean Knight (Stax 0105)
89   YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' -- -- -- 1  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837)
90   I'M SO GLAD 90 93 94 5
Fuzz (Calla 179)
91   RESPECT YOURSELF 93 95 -- 3
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
92   DESIDERATA -- -- -- 1  
Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520)
93   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE 94 97 100 4
Nolan (Lizard 21008)
94   CHOKIN' KIND 97 -- -- 2
Z.Z. Hill (Mankind 12017)
95   EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT 96 99 -- 3
Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32870)
96   MAMMY BLUE -- -- -- 1  
James Darren (Kirshner 5015)
97   WILD NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518)
98   VALERIE 98 -- -- 2
Cymarron (Entrance 7502)
99   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE -- -- -- 1  
New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520)
100   LIFE IS A CARNIVAL -- -- -- 1  
The Band (Capitol 3199)

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:

   • "Won't Get Fooled Again" by Who (# 34)
   • "Another Time, Another Place" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 43)
   • "All Day Music" by War (# 45)
   • "I Just Want To Celebrate" by Rare Earth (# 51)
   • "Annabella" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (# 52)
   • "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" by Dramatics (# 53)
   • "Ko-Ko Joe" by Jerry Reed (# 56)
   • "Hijackin' Love" by Johnnie Taylor (# 58)
   • "Roll On" by New Colony Six (# 63)
   • "All My Hard Times" by Joe Simon (# 87)
   • "You Keep Me Holding On" by Tyrone Davis (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   GIMME SOME LOVIN' (PT. 1) Traffic
102   SOLEDAD Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon
103   I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU Vikki Carr
104   MOTHER Barbra Streisand
105   I'VE JUST BEGUN TO CARE Michael Nesmith
106   OLENA Don Nix
107   CO-CO Sweet
108   FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie
109   I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) Chi-Lites
110   LOOKIN' BACK Bob Seger
111   PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers
112   WALK EASY MY SON Jerry Butler
113   I'M AN EASY RIDER My Friends
114   I REALLY LOVE YOU Davy Jones
115   TONIGHT New Seekers
116   SAUNDERS' FERRY LINE Sammi Smith
117   GIRL, I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Cherokee
118   THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' Peter Nero
119   FOR ALL WE KNOW Shirley Bassey
120   PLEASE MRS. HENRY Manfred Mann
  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us