Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending November 20, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| John Lennon (Apple 1840) | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Cher (Kapp 2146) | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1291) | ||||||
| 5 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 5 | ||
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | ||||||
| 6 | 23 | 56 | 81 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Bread (Elektra 45751) | ||||||
| 8 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289) | ||||||
| 9 | 21 | 42 | 59 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Santana (Columbia 45472) | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 13 | ||
| Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | ||||||
| 13 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 4 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838) | ||||||
| 14 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 45467) | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Osmonds (MGM 14295) | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | ||
| Free Movement (Decca 32818) | ||||||
| 18 | 31 | 58 | 74 | 4 | ![]() | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | ||||||
| 20 | 33 | 69 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7111) | ||||||
| 21 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | ||||||
| 22 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520) | ||||||
| 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | ||
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1048) | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1289) | ||||||
| 25 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220) | ||||||
| 26 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | ||||||
| 27 | 37 | 53 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | ||||||
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Ten Years After (Columbia 45457) | ||||||
| 29 | 47 | 59 | 71 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | ||||||
| 30 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 9 | ||
| Dawn (Bell 45,141) | ||||||
| 31 | 59 | 75 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | ||||||
| 32 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | ||||||
| 33 | 51 | 67 | 92 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | ||||||
| 34 | 44 | 70 | -- | 3 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | ||||||
| 35 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 6 | ||
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518) | ||||||
| 36 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 13 | ||
| Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | ||||||
| 37 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 8 | ||
| Yes (Atlantic 2819) | ||||||
| 38 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 9 | ||
| Paul Anka (Buddah 252) | ||||||
| 39 | 40 | 43 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Bee Gees (Atco 6847) | ||||||
| 40 | 43 | 46 | 55 | 5 | ||
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40067) | ||||||
| 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 4 | ||
| Bill Withers (Sussex 227) | ||||||
| 42 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | ||||||
| 43 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288) | ||||||
| 44 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 4 | ||
| Who (Decca 32888) | ||||||
| 45 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Fanny (Reprise 1033) | ||||||
| 46 | 55 | 66 | 76 | 7 | ||
| Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | ||||||
| 47 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 8 | ||
| Lettermen (Capitol 3192) | ||||||
| 48 | 62 | 81 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14100) | ||||||
| 49 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 6 | ||
| New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | ||||||
| 50 | 61 | 77 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | ||||||
| 51 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Al Green (Hi 2194) | ||||||
| 52 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 11 | ![]() | |
| 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | ||||||
| 53 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | ||||||
| 54 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838) | ||||||
| 55 | 49 | 45 | 49 | 9 | ||
| Freda Payne (Invictus 9100) | ||||||
| 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Traffic (United Artists 50841) | ||||||
| 57 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 6 | ||
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837) | ||||||
| 58 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Persuaders (Atco 6822) | ||||||
| 59 | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | ||||||
| 60 | 71 | 87 | 90 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4581) | ||||||
| 61 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244) | ||||||
| 62 | 74 | 89 | 93 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | ||||||
| 63 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 4 | ||
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12335) | ||||||
| 64 | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | ||||||
| 65 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 7 | ||
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | ||||||
| 66 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 5 | ||
| Bullet (Big Tree 123) | ||||||
| 67 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 10 | ||
| Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041) | ||||||
| 68 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 6 | ||
| Pop-Tops (ABC 11311) | ||||||
| 69 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 4 | ||
| B.B. King (ABC 11316) | ||||||
| 70 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145) | ||||||
| 71 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | ||||||
| 72 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | ||||||
| 73 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | ||||||
| 74 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4292) | ||||||
| 75 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 4 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1192) | ||||||
| 76 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 4 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14098) | ||||||
| 77 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966) | ||||||
| 78 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | ||||||
| 79 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | ||||||
| 80 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 120) | ||||||
| 81 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Nolan (Lizard 21008) | ||||||
| 82 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | ||||||
| 83 | 83 | 86 | -- | 3 | ||
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7108) | ||||||
| 84 | 94 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | ||||||
| 85 | 87 | 90 | -- | 3 | ||
| Beach Boys (Brother 1047) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | ||||||
| 87 | 91 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50837) | ||||||
| 88 | 90 | 94 | -- | 3 | ||
| Poco (Epic 10804) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | ||||||
| 90 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 6 | ||
| The Band (Capitol 3199) | ||||||
| 91 | 93 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7109) | ||||||
| 92 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Glass Bottle (Avco 4584) | ||||||
| 93 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55461) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322b) | ||||||
| 95 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | ||||||
| 96 | 97 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2839) | ||||||
| 97 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Emotions (Volt 4066) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54210) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bob Seger (Capitol 3187) | ||||||
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:
• "Birds Of A Feather" by Raiders (# 35)
• "Long Ago And Far Away" by James Taylor (# 36)
• "Stagger Lee" by Tommy Roe (# 56)
• "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by Joan Baez (# 57)
• "Bless You" by Martha Reeves & Vandellas (# 63)
• "Jennifer" by Bobby Sherman (# 64)
• "Lisa, Listen To Me" by Blood, Sweat & Tears (# 66)
• "I Say A Little Prayer / By The Time I Get To Phoenix" by Glen Campbell & Anne Murray (# 72)
• "Mammy Blue" by James Darren (# 77)
• "I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Intruders (# 86)
• "Tell Mama" by Savoy Brown (# 92)
• "I've Just Begun To Care" by Michael Nesmith (# 95)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:


