Monday October 25, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 23, 1971



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1   MAGGIE MAY 1 1 2 11
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
2   YO-YO 4 7 12 7
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
3   SUPERSTAR 2 2 6 9
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
4   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 5 6 11 12
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
5   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES 14 27 33 6
Cher (Kapp 2146)
6   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 10 12 13 13
Al Green (Hi 2194)
7   SWEET CITY WOMAN 7 13 17 13
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
8   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 11 28 38 15
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
9   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 9 11 15 12
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
10   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 12 16 20 11
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
11   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 6 5 3 12
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
12   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 3 3 1 12
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
13   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 8 4 4 17
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
14   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 16 24 29 10
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
15   PEACE TRAIN 30 40 51 5  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
16   BIRDS OF A FEATHER 18 25 30 6
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
17   NEVER MY LOVE 19 22 26 6
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
18   LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY 27 33 55 4
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521)
19   STAGGER LEE 21 23 27 11
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
20   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 24 29 35 8
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
21   ONE FINE MORNING 25 30 36 7
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
22   INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) 35 42 62 4  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209)
23   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 28 35 47 5
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838)
24   THEME FROM SHAFT 67 -- -- 2  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
25   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 13 9 5 11  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
26   I'M COMIN' HOME 31 38 45 6
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
27   RAIN DANCE 15 15 16 11  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
28   EASY LOVING 34 41 44 9
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
29   IMAGINE 66 -- -- 2  
John Lennon (Apple 1840)
30   STICK-UP 17 8 7 13  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
31   WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY 38 44 58 5
Dawn (Bell 45,141)
32   EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING 59 74 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia 45472)
33   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 36 37 39 10
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
34   QUESTIONS 67 & 68 49 62 77 6  
Chicago (Columbia 45467)
35   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 40 49 52 6
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
36   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 37 39 43 9
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
37   TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE 51 71 -- 3  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289)
38   ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 47 67 -- 3
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220)
39   CHARITY BALL 48 59 64 5
Fanny (Reprise 1033)
40   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 45 61 70 7
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
41   SPILL THE WINE 43 46 59 5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932)
42   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 44 48 60 7
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
43   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 23 10 9 12  
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
44   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 26 21 21 13  
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
45   SHE'S ALL I GOT 61 73 86 4  
Freddie North (Mankind 12004)
46   A NATURAL MAN 50 55 65 9
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
47   ONE TIN SOLDIER 57 64 68 7
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
48   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 20 20 23 10  
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
49   K-JEE 53 54 48 13
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
50   JENNIFER 62 72 -- 3  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 227)
51   MIDNIGHT MAN 52 57 66 5
James Gang (ABC 11312)
52   BABY I'M A WANT YOU 77 -- -- 2  
Bread (Elektra 45751)
53   TOUCH 56 60 69 4
Supremes (Motown 1190)
54   YOU BROUGHT THE JOY 58 69 73 5
Freda Payne (Invictus 9100)
55   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME 64 75 85 5
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288)
56   IT'S ONLY LOVE 70 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 48-1017)
57   SO FAR AWAY 22 14 10 9  
Carole King (Ode 66019)
58   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 33 36 37 10  
Dells (Cadet 5683)
59   BLESS YOU 71 82 -- 3  
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110)
60   DO I LOVE YOU 69 78 84 5
Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
61   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 32 17 8 18  
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
62   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 68 70 76 7
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
63   DON'T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF 78 -- -- 2  
Bee Gees (Atco 6847)
64   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES 65 66 72 6
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817)
65   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 39 18 19 13  
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
66   IT'S FOR YOU 60 65 75 6
Springwell (Parrot 359)
67   YOU SEND ME 63 68 78 5
Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102)
68   TILL -- -- -- 1  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40067)
69   ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH 73 77 88 4
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45462)
70   RUB IT IN 75 80 83 6
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)
71   LOVE 76 89 96 4
Lettermen (Capitol 3192)
72   I'M A MAN 74 81 -- 3
Chicago (Columbia 45467b)
73   YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' 89 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837)
74   I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 79 91 94 4
Yes (Atlantic 2819)
75   ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 87 -- -- 2  
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
76   BRAND NEW KEY -- -- -- 1  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
77   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR 81 92 100 4
Humble Pie (A&M 1282)
78   YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF 88 -- -- 2
Jean Knight (Stax 0105)
79   WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN 83 86 -- 3
Delfonics (Philly Groove 169)
80   MAMMY BLUE 82 -- -- 2
Pop-Tops (ABC 11311)
81   DESIDERATA 92 -- -- 2  
Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520)
82   WILD NIGHT 97 -- -- 2  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518)
83   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO 86 88 -- 3
Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
84   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 99 -- -- 2  
New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520)
85   LISA, LISTEN TO ME -- -- -- 1  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45477)
86   RESPECT YOURSELF 91 93 95 4
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
87   HAVE YOU SEEN HER -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462)
88   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE 93 94 97 5
Nolan (Lizard 21008)
89   MAMMY BLUE 96 -- -- 2
James Darren (Kirshner 5015)
90   BABY, I'M YOURS 84 83 87 5
Jody Miller (Epic 10785)
91   MOTHER -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45471)
92   LIFE IS A CARNIVAL 100 -- -- 2
The Band (Capitol 3199)
93   GIMME SOME LOVIN' (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Traffic (United Artists 50841)
94   BANKS OF THE OHIO -- -- -- 1  
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55304)
95   FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES 80 84 89 4  
Fortunes (Capitol 3179)
96   HOT PANTS--I'M COMING, I'M COMING, I'M COMING 72 76 79 4  
Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203)
97   WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES -- -- -- 1  
Bullet (Big Tree 123)
98   I REALLY LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Davy Jones (Bell 45,136)
99   I BET HE DON'T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU) -- -- -- 1  
Intruders (Gamble 4016)
100   THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' -- -- -- 1  
Peter Nero (Columbia 45399)

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:

   • "Story In Your Eyes" by Moody Blues (# 29)
   • "Spanish Harlem" by Aretha Franklin (# 41)
   • "Marianne" by Stephen Stills (# 42)
   • "The Breakdown (pt. 1)" by Rufus Thomas (# 46)
   • "Saturday Morning Confusion" by Bobby Russell (# 54)
   • "Where Evil Grows" by Poppy Family (# 55)
   • "Talk It Over In The Morning" by Anne Murray (# 85)
   • "I'm So Glad" by Fuzz (# 90)
   • "Chokin' Kind" by Z.Z. Hill (# 94)
   • "Everything's Alright" by Jesus Christ Superstar (# 95)
   • "Valerie" by Cymarron (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SOLEDAD Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon
102   WALK EASY MY SON Jerry Butler
103   I'VE JUST BEGUN TO CARE Michael Nesmith
104   OLENA Don Nix
105   FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie
106   LOOKIN' BACK Bob Seger
107   TONIGHT New Seekers
108   FOR ALL WE KNOW Shirley Bassey
109   PLEASE MRS. HENRY Manfred Mann
110   IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU Rose Colored Glass
111   SHOW ME HOW Emotions
112   LOUISIANA LADY New Riders Of The Purple Sage
113   I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU Vikki Carr
114   KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL Edgar Winter's White Trash
115   PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers
116   PAIN (PT. 1) Ohio Players
117   CAN I Eddie Kendricks
118   DOLLY DAGGER Jimi Hendrix
119   I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell & Anne Murray
120   SAUNDERS' FERRY LINE Sammi Smith
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