| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 21, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | DRAGGIN’ THE LINE Tommy James (Roulette 7103) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |
| 4 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| 6 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 6 | |
| 7 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Tom Clay (Mowest 5002) | 9 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| 8 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 9 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 13 | |
| 10 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 11 | BEGINNINGS Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 13 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| 12 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | |
| 13 | LIAR Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | 15 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| 14 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 21 | 28 | 54 | 4 | |
| 15 | RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors (Elektra 45738) | 19 | 24 | 35 | 8 | |
| 16 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 20 | 25 | 33 | 9 | |
| 17 | RINGS Cymarron (Entrance 7500) | 18 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 18 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 22 | 26 | 36 | 7 | |
| 19 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 27 | 42 | 59 | 8 | |
| 20 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 7 | |
| 21 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | 30 | 36 | 47 | 5 | |
| 22 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| 23 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | 36 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 17 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| 25 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 31 | 37 | 46 | 7 | |
| 26 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | 42 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | 29 | 31 | 37 | 11 | |
| 28 | DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 29 | IT’S TOO LATE Carole King (Ode 66015) | 25 | 21 | 12 | 15 | |
| 30 | GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427) | 39 | 51 | 67 | 4 | |
| 31 | RIDE WITH ME Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283) | 33 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
| 32 | BANGLA-DESH George Harrison (Apple 1836) | 46 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | MOON SHADOW Cat Stevens (A&M 1265) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 34 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 47 | 65 | 80 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | 51 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | I’M LEAVIN’ Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| 37 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 55 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 38 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320) | 40 | 41 | 44 | 9 | |
| 40 | IT’S SUMMER Temptations (Gordy 7109) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| 41 | WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414) | 45 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| 42 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING Dusk (Bell 990) | 44 | 47 | 50 | 13 | |
| 43 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 24 | 8 | 7 | 13 | |
| 44 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | 70 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | SOONER OR LATER Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279) | 23 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 46 | MOTHER FREEDOM Bread (Elektra 45740) | 49 | 54 | 58 | 7 | |
| 47 | RAIN DANCE Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | 32 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
| 49 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 59 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 56 | 60 | 71 | 7 | |
| 51 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | 52 | 57 | 68 | 5 | |
| 52 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | 61 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| 53 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | 62 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
| 54 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | 65 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 55 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 13 | |
| 56 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 67 | 83 | 94 | 7 | |
| 57 | CHICAGO Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804) | 35 | 30 | 29 | 13 | |
| 58 | RAINY JANE Davy Jones (Bell 45,111) | 48 | 33 | 32 | 10 | |
| 59 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 69 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| 60 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818) | 50 | 55 | 65 | 4 | |
| 62 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 73 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | IT’S THE REAL THING (pt. 1) Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 66 | 69 | 73 | 7 | |
| 66 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 78 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | MAGGIE Redbone (Epic 10670) | 71 | 76 | 86 | 12 | |
| 68 | CRAZY LOVE Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | 77 | 79 | 82 | 5 | |
| 69 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 76 | 89 | 99 | 4 | |
| 70 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | 75 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 71 | STAGGER LEE Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | MARIANNE Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060) | 54 | 56 | 42 | 9 | |
| 76 | INDIAN SUMMER Audience (Elektra 45732) | 79 | 84 | 85 | 5 | |
| 77 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 88 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | COME BACK HOME Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807) | 83 | 87 | 90 | 6 | |
| 80 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 89 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 85 | 88 | 91 | 5 | |
| 87 | ANNABELLA Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | DESDEMONA Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 96 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
| 90 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | 95 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | COLOUR MY WORLD Chicago (Columbia 45417) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 93 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | CAREY Joni Mitchell (Reprise 1029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | — | — | 51 | 10 | |
| 96 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | TOP FORTY (Of The Lord) Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 528) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | (Until Then) I’LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2812) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | WE GOT A DREAM Ocean (Kama Sutra 529) | 100 | — | 100 | 3 | |
| 100 | HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14284) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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