Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 4, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FAMILY AFFAIR |
1 | 6 | 23 | 6 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | ||||||
| 2 | THEME FROM SHAFT |
2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | ||||||
| 3 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU |
5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45751) | ||||||
| 4 | GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES |
4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Cher (Kapp 2146) | ||||||
| 5 | GOT TO BE THERE |
7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | ||||||
| 6 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER |
6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | ||||||
| 7 | IMAGINE |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1840) | ||||||
| 8 | ROCK STEADY |
11 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838) | ||||||
| 9 | CHERISH |
12 | 18 | 31 | 6 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | ||||||
| 10 | TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE |
8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289) | ||||||
| 11 | AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG |
19 | 31 | 59 | 5 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | ||||||
| 12 | DESIDERATA |
15 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520) | ||||||
| 13 | PEACE TRAIN |
9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1291) | ||||||
| 14 | SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE) |
16 | 20 | 33 | 5 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7111) | ||||||
| 15 | BRAND NEW KEY |
25 | 32 | 41 | 7 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | ||||||
| 16 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU |
22 | 27 | 37 | 8 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | ||||||
| 17 | SCORPIO |
21 | 33 | 51 | 6 | |
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | ||||||
| 18 | EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING |
10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45472) | ||||||
| 19 | ONE TIN SOLDIER |
18 | 19 | 22 | 13 | |
| Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | ||||||
| 20 | RESPECT YOURSELF |
24 | 29 | 47 | 10 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | ||||||
| 21 | QUESTIONS 67 & 68 |
13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45467) | ||||||
| 22 | STONES |
27 | 34 | 44 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | ||||||
| 23 | YO-YO |
20 | 15 | 5 | 13 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14295) | ||||||
| 24 | MAGGIE MAY |
23 | 16 | 4 | 17 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | ||||||
| 25 | EASY LOVING |
14 | 12 | 15 | 15 |  |
| Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | ||||||
| 26 | INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) |
17 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | ||||||
| 27 | WILD NIGHT |
29 | 35 | 42 | 8 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518) | ||||||
| 28 | HEY GIRL |
39 | 72 | -- | 3 |  |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | ||||||
| 29 | A NATURAL MAN |
33 | 36 | 39 | 15 | |
| Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | ||||||
| 30 | BEHIND BLUE EYES |
37 | 44 | 54 | 6 | |
| Who (Decca 32888) | ||||||
| 31 | GRANDMA'S HANDS |
34 | 41 | 50 | 6 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 227) | ||||||
| 32 | I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE |
35 | 37 | 46 | 10 | |
| Yes (Atlantic 2819) | ||||||
| 33 | I'M A GREEDY MAN (PT. 1) |
41 | 48 | 62 | 5 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14100) | ||||||
| 34 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO |
42 | 46 | 55 | 9 | |
| Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | ||||||
| 35 | NEVER MY LOVE |
30 | 21 | 14 | 12 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | ||||||
| 36 | YOU ARE EVERYTHING |
44 | 60 | 71 | 6 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4581) | ||||||
| 37 | SUNSHINE |
47 | 59 | 84 | 4 | |
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | ||||||
| 38 | I'M LOSING YOU |
48 | 61 | -- | 3 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244) | ||||||
| 39 | FRIENDS WITH YOU |
43 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | ||||||
| 40 | ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (PT. 1) |
50 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | ||||||
| 41 | I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD |
28 | 28 | 29 | 12 | |
| Ten Years After (Columbia 45457) | ||||||
| 42 | I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN |
26 | 17 | 8 | 21 | |
| Free Movement (Decca 32818) | ||||||
| 43 | THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' |
52 | 62 | 74 | 7 | |
| Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | ||||||
| 44 | LOVE |
45 | 47 | 48 | 10 | |
| Lettermen (Capitol 3192) | ||||||
| 45 | ABSOLUTELY RIGHT |
31 | 25 | 20 | 9 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220) | ||||||
| 46 | NOTHING TO HIDE |
57 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | ||||||
| 47 | IT'S IMPOSSIBLE |
46 | 49 | 52 | 8 | |
| New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | ||||||
| 48 | PRETTY AS YOU FEEL |
53 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | ||||||
| 49 | HALLELUJAH |
58 | 82 | 100 | 4 | |
| Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | ||||||
| 50 | SUPERSTAR |
36 | 24 | 10 | 15 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1289) | ||||||
| 51 | AMERICAN PIE |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
| 52 | TILL |
51 | 40 | 43 | 7 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40067) | ||||||
| 53 | LET IT BE |
59 | 70 | 81 | 4 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145) | ||||||
| 54 | HEY BIG BROTHER |
67 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | ||||||
| 55 | SHE'S ALL I GOT |
55 | 42 | 30 | 10 | |
| Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | ||||||
| 56 | SATISFACTION |
62 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | ||||||
| 57 | LONG AGO TOMORROW |
61 | 63 | 67 | 6 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12335) | ||||||
| 58 | GET DOWN |
68 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966) | ||||||
| 59 | WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES |
63 | 66 | 75 | 7 | |
| Bullet (Big Tree 123) | ||||||
| 60 | CAN I GET A WITNESS |
69 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | ||||||
| 61 | FOR LADIES ONLY |
66 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4292) | ||||||
| 62 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY |
72 | 84 | 94 | 5 | |
| Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | ||||||
| 63 | SOUR SUITE |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578) | ||||||
| 64 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE |
74 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 120) | ||||||
| 65 | AIN'T NOBODY HOME |
65 | 69 | 73 | 6 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11316) | ||||||
| 66 | CLEAN UP WOMAN |
76 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | ||||||
| 67 | WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN |
64 | 65 | 69 | 9 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | ||||||
| 68 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2202) | ||||||
| 69 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231) | ||||||
| 70 | GEORGE JACKSON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516) | ||||||
| 71 | ONE FINE MORNING |
32 | 23 | 16 | 13 | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1048) | ||||||
| 72 | DO I LOVE YOU |
40 | 38 | 38 | 11 | |
| Paul Anka (Buddah 252) | ||||||
| 73 | LOOKING FOR A LOVE |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844) | ||||||
| 74 | MEN ARE GETTING SCARCE |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9103) | ||||||
| 75 | LAY LADY LAY |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 933) | ||||||
| 76 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN' |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | ||||||
| 77 | DAISY MAE |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296) | ||||||
| 78 | DAY AFTER DAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1841) | ||||||
| 79 | TREAT ME LIKE A GOOD PIECE OF CANDY |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dusk (Bell 45,148) | ||||||
| 80 | I'M YOURS (USE ME ANYWAY YOU WANNA) |
81 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50837) | ||||||
| 81 | ANTICIPATION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45759) | ||||||
| 82 | SHOW ME HOW |
89 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| Emotions (Volt 4066) | ||||||
| 83 | I KNEW YOU WHEN |
86 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322b) | ||||||
| 84 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762) | ||||||
| 85 | LOVE IS FUNNY THAT WAY |
85 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55461) | ||||||
| 86 | THE GIRL WHO LOVED ME WHEN |
84 | 92 | 99 | 4 | |
| Glass Bottle (Avco 4584) | ||||||
| 87 | MY BOY |
88 | 95 | 96 | 4 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | ||||||
| 88 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | ||||||
| 89 | FIVE HUNDRED MILES |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14314) | ||||||
| 90 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY |
38 | 30 | 26 | 11 | |
| Dawn (Bell 45,141) | ||||||
| 91 | YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON |
93 | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626) | ||||||
| 92 | THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Redbone (Epic 10749) | ||||||
| 93 | TRUCKIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464) | ||||||
| 94 | DEVIL YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stampeders (Bell 45,154) | ||||||
| 95 | I'M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35143) | ||||||
| 96 | TIGHTROPE RIDE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45757) | ||||||
| 97 | FOOL ME |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe South (Capitol 3204) | ||||||
| 98 | PAIN (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | ||||||
| 99 | WAY BACK HOME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35090) | ||||||
| 100 | CAN I |
92 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54210) | ||||||
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:
• "It's A Cryin' Shame" by Gayle McCormick (# 49)
• "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" by Bee Gees (# 54)
• "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" by Denise LaSalle (# 56)
• "Gimme Some Lovin' (pt. 1)" by Traffic (# 60)
• "I'm Still Waiting" by Diana Ross (# 71)
• "My Part / Make It Funky (pt. 3)" by James Brown (# 75)
• "Long Promised Road" by Beach Boys (# 79)
• "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" by Bobby Womack & Peace (# 90)
• "Lookin' Back" by Bob Seger (# 97)
• "Dolly Dagger" by Jimi Hendrix (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE |
Sam & Dave | ||||
| 102 | AFTER ALL THIS TIME |
Merry Clayton | ||||
| 103 | TELL MAMA |
Savoy Brown | ||||
| 104 | DON'T TURN AROUND |
Black Ivory | ||||
| 105 | MOVIN' ON (PT. 2) |
Buckwheat | ||||
| 106 | KEEP ON KEEPING ON |
N.F. Porter | ||||
| 107 | A CHILD OF GOD |
Millie Jackson | ||||
| 108 | THE LOVE YOU LEFT BEHIND |
Syl Johnson | ||||
| 109 | MONDAY MAN |
Mike Curb Congregation | ||||
| 110 | TAKE IT SLOW (OUT IN THE COUNTRY) |
Lighthouse | ||||
| 111 | NUMBER WONDERFUL |
Rock Flowers | ||||
| 112 | LONG TIME TO BE ALONE |
New Colony Six | ||||
| 113 | LOST SON |
Frijid Pink | ||||
| 114 | LOOK WHAT WE'VE DONE TO LOVE |
Glass House | ||||
| 115 | DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER |
Beverly Bremers | ||||
| 116 | REALLY WANTED YOU |
Emitt Rhodes | ||||
| 117 | HOW CAN I PRETEND |
Continental 4 | ||||
| 118 | CAROLYN |
Merle Haggard | ||||
| 119 | HOPE |
Mason Proffit | ||||
| 120 | ROSES AND THORNS |
Jeannie C. Riley | ||||
| 121 | DANNY IS A MIRROR TO ME |
Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
| 122 | JOY |
Apollo 100 | ||||
| 123 | WHAT'S GOING ON |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 124 | NO SAD SONG |
Helen Reddy | ||||
| 125 | SO MANY PEOPLE |
Chase | ||||
| 126 | THE LOVE OF MY MAN |
Dionne Warwick | ||||