CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 7, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
    James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
  3  4  511
  2HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
    Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
  6  716  8
  3DRAGGIN’ THE LINE
    Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
  5  6  710
  4MR. BIG STUFF
    Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
  2  3  411
  5DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE
    Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
  1  2  313
  6INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee)
    Raiders (Columbia 45332)
  4  1  215
  7TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
10151814
  8BRING THE BOYS HOME
    Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
  7121411
  9MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology)
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
111721  7
10HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)
    James Brown (People 2501)
141626  6
11SWEET HITCH-HIKER
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
152757  4
12SOONER OR LATER
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279)
13141511
13WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN
    Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
182866  5
14LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
172428  8
15NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE
    Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
19253011
16HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN
    Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
  8111313
17SIGNS
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
20212313
18MAYBE TOMORROW
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1186)
212631  5
19BEGINNINGS
    Chicago (Columbia 45417)
222325  7
20LIAR
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
233543  6
21IT’S TOO LATE
    Carole King (Ode 66015)
12  5  113
22RINGS
    Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
24293310
23I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083)
  9  91212
24RIDERS ON THE STORM
    Doors (Elektra 45738)
354151  6
25SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
    Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
334854  7
26WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
    The Who (Decca 32846)
364655  5
27MOON SHADOW
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
283638  8
28SPANISH HARLEM
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
54  2
29YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808)
30394811
30CHICAGO
    Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804)
29313211
31IF NOT FOR YOU
    Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
374350  9
32WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW
    Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409)
313337  7
33RAINY JANE
    Davy Jones (Bell 45,111)
323235  8
34DOUBLE BARREL
    Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115)
27303410
35TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
25  8  622
36I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
4766  3
37WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET
    Dramatics (Volt 4058)
465674  5
38FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1)
    Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595)
16101115
39I’M LEAVIN’
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
435364  5
40RIDE WITH ME
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
495568  4
41MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
444547  7
42AIN’T NO SUNSHINE
    Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
597182  6
43LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry)
    Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896)
40444511
44SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC
    Lobo (Big Tree 116)
485052  8
45IT’S SUMMER
    Temptations (Gordy 7109)
556481  4
46GET IT ON
    Chase (Epic 10738)
26222211
47I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING
    Dusk (Bell 990)
50586711
48SUMMER SAND
    Dawn (Bell 45,107)
341920  9
49WILD HORSES
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19101)
381819  8
50THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45724)
3913  916
51GO DOWN GAMBLIN’
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
67  2
52I’M A BELIEVER
    Neil Diamond (Bang 586)
565963  8
53WHERE YOU LEAD
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
6273  3
54MOTHER FREEDOM
    Bread (Elektra 45740)
586272  5
55SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818)
65  2
56RESURRECTION SHUFFLE
    Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060)
423740  7
57GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE
    Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
6879  3
58HE’S SO FINE
    Jody Miller (Epic 10734)
616570  6
59GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
  1
60SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION
    Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
718291  5
61HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES
    Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208)
646976  5
62I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
  1
63YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME
    Joe Simon (Spring 115)
666769  6
64BANGLA-DESH
    George Harrison (Apple 1836)
  1
65STICK-UP
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
80  2
66HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN
    John Kongos (Elektra 45729)
727683  5
67RESURRECTION SHUFFLE
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40064)
454042  7
68ONE-WAY TICKET
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624)
758086  7
69IT’S THE REAL THING (pt. 1)
    Electric Express (Linco 1001)
737784  5
70SWEET CITY WOMAN
    Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
83  2
71TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
  1
72GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVIN’
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 439)
7484  3
73THE STORY IN YOUR EYES
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
  1
74TIRED OF BEING ALONE
    Al Green (Hi 2194)
84  2
75K-JEE
    Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
87  2
76MAGGIE
    Redbone (Epic 10670)
86969810
77HYMN 43
    Jethro Tull (Reprise 1024)
7986  3
78WEDDING SONG (There Is Love)
    Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
88  2
79CRAZY LOVE
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
8292  3
80WHERE EVIL GROWS
    Poppy Family (London 148)
89  2
81LIKE AN OPEN DOOR
    Fuzz (Calla 177)
787071  8
82IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
  1
83I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE
    Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
94100 96  5
84INDIAN SUMMER
    Audience (Elektra 45732)
8589  3
85CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP
    Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
96  2
86ALL DAY MUSIC
    War (United Artists 50815)
  1
87COME BACK HOME
    Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
909193  4
88REASON TO BELIEVE
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
9194  3
89I LIKES TO DO IT
    People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
99  2
90NOBODY
    Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7504)
8188  3
91GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW
    Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4281)
929395  4
92THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1)
    Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
  1
93CANDY APPLE RED
    R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5030)
  1
94GOODBYE MEDIA MAN (pt. 1)
    Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 661)
  1
95WE ARE NEIGHBORS
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
  1
96THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
    Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
  1
97I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE
    Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
9899  3
98DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
    Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
  1
99IT’S ABOUT TIME
    Dillards (Anthem 101)
  1
100 I’D RATHER BE SORRY
    Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
  1
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