Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 11, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Bread (Elektra 45751) | ||||||
| 4 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838) | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 7 | ||
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Cher (Kapp 2146) | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 9 | ||
| Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520) | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 9 | ||
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7111) | ||||||
| 14 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
| John Lennon (Apple 1840) | ||||||
| 16 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 11 | ||
| Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | ||||||
| 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289) | ||||||
| 19 | 28 | 39 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | ||||||
| 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1291) | ||||||
| 21 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Santana (Columbia 45472) | ||||||
| 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 14 | ||
| Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | ||||||
| 23 | 51 | 70 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
| 24 | 37 | 47 | 59 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | ||||||
| 25 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 9 | ||
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518) | ||||||
| 26 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 7 | ||
| Who (Decca 32888) | ||||||
| 27 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 16 | ||
| Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | ||||||
| 28 | 36 | 44 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4581) | ||||||
| 29 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 11 | ||
| Yes (Atlantic 2819) | ||||||
| 30 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 10 | ||
| Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | ||||||
| 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 6 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14100) | ||||||
| 32 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 4 | ||
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244) | ||||||
| 33 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 6 | ||
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | ||||||
| 34 | 40 | 50 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | ||||||
| 35 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Bill Withers (Sussex 227) | ||||||
| 36 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 8 | ||
| Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | ||||||
| 37 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14295) | ||||||
| 38 | 46 | 57 | 79 | 4 | ||
| Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | ||||||
| 39 | 48 | 53 | 64 | 5 | ||
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | ||||||
| 40 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | ||||||
| 41 | 49 | 58 | 82 | 5 | ||
| Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | ||||||
| 42 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | ||||||
| 43 | 54 | 67 | 86 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | ||||||
| 44 | 69 | 82 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231) | ||||||
| 45 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45467) | ||||||
| 46 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 120) | ||||||
| 47 | 66 | 76 | 89 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | ||||||
| 48 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145) | ||||||
| 49 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | ||||||
| 50 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 8 | ||
| Bullet (Big Tree 123) | ||||||
| 51 | 68 | 77 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Al Green (Hi 2202) | ||||||
| 52 | 62 | 72 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | ||||||
| 53 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | ||||||
| 54 | 63 | 73 | -- | 3 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578) | ||||||
| 55 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | ||||||
| 56 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 5 | ||
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966) | ||||||
| 57 | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516) | ||||||
| 58 | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1841) | ||||||
| 59 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 7 | ||
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12335) | ||||||
| 60 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1194) | ||||||
| 61 | 84 | 95 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762) | ||||||
| 62 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 10 | ||
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | ||||||
| 63 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 7 | ||
| B.B. King (ABC 11316) | ||||||
| 64 | 76 | 94 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | ||||||
| 65 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,160) | ||||||
| 66 | 73 | 78 | -- | 3 | ||
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844) | ||||||
| 67 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45759) | ||||||
| 68 | 74 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9103) | ||||||
| 69 | 75 | 80 | -- | 3 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 933) | ||||||
| 70 | 77 | 87 | -- | 3 | ||
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296) | ||||||
| 71 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091) | ||||||
| 72 | 79 | 91 | -- | 3 | ||
| Dusk (Bell 45,148) | ||||||
| 73 | 87 | 88 | 95 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | ||||||
| 74 | 92 | 98 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Redbone (Epic 10749) | ||||||
| 75 | 82 | 89 | 97 | 5 | ||
| Emotions (Volt 4066) | ||||||
| 76 | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Stampeders (Bell 45,154) | ||||||
| 77 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55461) | ||||||
| 78 | 86 | 84 | 92 | 5 | ||
| Glass Bottle (Avco 4584) | ||||||
| 79 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Doors (Elektra 45757) | ||||||
| 80 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231) | ||||||
| 81 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | ||||||
| 82 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464) | ||||||
| 83 | 91 | 93 | -- | 4 | ||
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112) | ||||||
| 85 | 89 | 96 | -- | 3 | ||
| Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14314) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1052) | ||||||
| 89 | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35143) | ||||||
| 90 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | ||||||
| 91 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Free Movement (Columbia 45512) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Rock Flowers (Wheel 0032) | ||||||
| 93 | 97 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Joe South (Capitol 3204) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Poppy Family (London 164) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Think (Laurie 3583) | ||||||
| 96 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35090) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Chase (Epic 10806) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 5 | ||
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Merry Clayton (Ode 66018) | ||||||
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:
• "Never My Love" by 5th Dimension (# 35)
• "I'd Love To Change The World" by Ten Years After (# 41)
• "I've Found Someone Of My Own" by Free Movement (# 42)
• "Love" by Lettermen (# 44)
• "Absolutely Right" by Five Man Electrical Band (# 45)
• "It's Impossible" by New Birth (# 47)
• "Superstar" by Carpenters (# 50)
• "Till" by Tom Jones (# 52)
• "She's All I Got" by Freddie North (# 55)
• "For Ladies Only" by Steppenwolf (# 61)
• "One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse (# 71)
• "Do I Love You" by Paul Anka (# 72)
• "I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)" by Ike & Tina Turner (# 80)
• "I Knew You When" by Donny Osmond (# 83)
• "What Are You Doing Sunday" by Dawn (# 90)
• "Can I" by Eddie Kendricks (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:


