CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 20, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ONE BAD APPLE
    Osmonds (MGM 14193)
  1  716  9
  2ROSE GARDEN
    Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
  2  1  313
  3MAMA’S PEARL
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1177)
  71726  5
  4I HEAR YOU KNOCKING
    Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
  4  61210
  5SWEET MARY
    Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
15263111
  6HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 655)
243363  4
  7IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND
    Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
192936  9
  8WATCHING SCOTTY GROW
    Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
  9111310
  9KNOCK THREE TIMES
    Dawn (Bell 938)
  3  2  215
10IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
  6  5  514
11PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS
    Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
12141814
12(Theme From) LOVE STORY
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor 47-9927)
284772  6
13MR. BOJANGLES
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
14283417
14AMAZING GRACE
    Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
16202910
15DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781)
263445  6
16AMOS MOSES
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
33405112
17DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED
    Partridge Family (Bell 963)
3445  3
18SHE’S A LADY
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
274156  4
19JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me)
    Temptations (Gordy 7105)
415366  4
20(Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1)
    Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
23303211
21LONELY DAYS
    Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
  5  3  113
22TEMPTATION EYES
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
29373810
23REMEMBER ME
    Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
  8  911  9
24FOR ALL WE KNOW
    Carpenters (A&M 1243)
3548  3
25SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU
    Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
22242511
26WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN
    Runt (Ampex 31001)
21232816
27JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life)
    Four Tops (Motown 1175)
323848  6
28JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085)
364453  6
291900 YESTERDAY
    Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale 368)
30323710
30YOUR TIME TO CRY
    Joe Simon (Spring 108)
31313311
31CRIED LIKE A BABY
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206)
5061  3
32GROOVE ME
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
10  4  417
33I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
131315  9
34LET YOUR LOVE GO
    Bread (Elektra 45711)
202227  9
35WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE
    McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
373941  9
36ME AND BOBBY McGEE
    Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314)
497088  4
37YOUR SONG
    Elton John (Uni 55265)
1710  914
38FRESH AS A DAISY
    Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
404346  9
39PROUD MARY
    Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216)
627686  4
40MY SWEET LORD
    George Harrison (Apple 2995)
3815  613
41D.O.A.
    Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
465560  9
42BURNING BRIDGES
    Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
51606911
43I’M SO PROUD
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
45505210
44COUNTRY ROAD
    James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7460)
5873  3
45HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0414)
566579  4
46WHAT IS LIFE
    George Harrison (Apple 1828)
  1
47YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787)
  1
48STONEY END
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
11  8  719
49OYE COMO VA
    Santana (Columbia 45330)
  1
50BRIDGET THE MIDGET (The Queen Of The Blues)
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
43465010
51HE CALLED ME BABY
    Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
485149  9
52HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
    Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
737989  5
53FREEDOM
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)
545662  8
54KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED
    Gary Puckett (Columbia 45303)
555868  4
55LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES
    5th Dimension (Bell 965)
  1
56MOTHER
    John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827)
251920  7
57TRIANGLE OF LOVE (Hey Diddle Diddle)
    Presidents (Sussex 212)
596374  4
58WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
    C.C.S. (Rak 4501)
616782  4
59SUPERSTAR
    Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
70828714
60WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
    King Curtis & Kingpins (Atco 6779)
636885  4
61CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
    Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086)
71  2
62THEME FROM LOVE STORY
    Francis Lai & Orchestra (Paramount 0064)
657783  5
63I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS
    Fuzz (Calla 174)
676975  4
64CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You)
    Freda Payne (Invictus 9085)
7488  3
65WILD WORLD
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1231)
82  2
66WHAT’S GOING ON
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
  1
67LONELY TEARDROPS
    Brian Hyland (Uni 55272)
7686  3
68APEMAN
    Kinks (Reprise 0979)
394247  8
69BORN TO WANDER
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
18181911
70ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
    Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
8499  3
71FREE
    Chicago (Columbia 45331)
  1
72AIN’T IT A SAD THING
    R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5023)
8385  3
73BED OF ROSE’S
    Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141)
758193  5
74(Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY
    Andy Williams (Columbia 45317)
8794  3
75BLUE MONEY
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462)
8698  3
76THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES
    Arkade (Dunhill 4268)
8592  3
77SOUL POWER (pt. 1)
    James Brown (King 6368)
  1
78SPINNING WHEEL (pt. 1)
    James Brown (King 6366)
80  2
79THE LOOK OF LOVE
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9028)
  1
80DIDN’T IT LOOK SO EASY
    Stairsteps (Buddah 213)
89  2
81RIDE A WHITE SWAN
    Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121)
606267  7
82ANGEL BABY
    Dusk (Bell 961)
889094  5
83GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU
    Originals (Soul 35079)
52576111
84NO LOVE AT ALL
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307)
  1
85EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU
    Lettermen (Capitol 3020)
818484  5
86SAN BERNADINO
    Christie (Epic 10695)
909198  4
87IT’S IMPOSSIBLE
    Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
44121017
88ASK ME NO QUESTIONS
    B.B. King (ABC 11290)
  1
89IT’S UP TO YOU PETULA
    Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)
697277  8
90WILD WORLD
    Gentrys (Sun 1122)
93  2
91ONE NIGHT STAND
    Magic Lanterns (Big Tree 109 / Atlantic 2715)
9295  4
92MY SWEET LORD
    Billy Preston (Apple 1826)
99  2
93HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)
    Staple Singers (Stax 0083)
  1
94(She’s A) VERY LOVELY WOMAN
    Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021)
9499  3
95EIGHTEEN
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449)
  1
96BELL BOTTOM BLUES
    Derek & Dominos (Atco 6803)
96  2
97MARIA (You Were The Only One)
    Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35077)
  1
98GO ON FOOL
    Marion Black (Avco Embassy 4559)
  1
99DO ME RIGHT
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
100 8992  5
100 THE GLORY OF LOVE
    Dells (Cadet 5679)
919696  5
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