| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 1, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Ocean (Kama Sutra 519) | 2 | 6 | 22 | 8 | |
| 3 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Jackson 5 (Motown 1179) | 3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | |
| 4 | I AM...I SAID Neil Diamond (Uni 55278) | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | |
| 5 | STAY AWHILE Bells (Polydor 15023) | 15 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 6 | ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney (Apple 1829) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 7 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 35 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | IF Bread (Elektra 45720) | 11 | 16 | 29 | 7 | |
| 9 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 8 | |
| 11 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 12 | POWER TO THE PEOPLE John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1830) | 16 | 27 | 41 | 5 | |
| 13 | ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | LOVE HER MADLY Doors (Elektra 45726) | 33 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| 15 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 16 | TIMOTHY Buoys (Scepter 12275) | 20 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
| 17 | FRIENDS Elton John (Uni 55277) | 18 | 22 | 28 | 7 | |
| 18 | CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | 24 | 37 | 44 | 9 | |
| 19 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | 27 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 20 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 9 | |
| 21 | EIGHTEEN Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 11 | |
| 22 | I PLAY AND SING Dawn (Bell 970) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 23 | WOODSTOCK Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | 25 | 36 | 42 | 9 | |
| 24 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 28 | 34 | 37 | 14 | |
| 25 | NO LOVE AT ALL B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 26 | (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY Andy Williams (Columbia 45317) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 27 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 28 | BROWN SUGAR Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | BOOTY BUTT Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | 32 | 42 | 52 | 7 | |
| 30 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 31 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO Lobo (Big Tree 112) | 39 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| 32 | DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED Partridge Family (Bell 963) | 19 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
| 33 | TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA Tin Tin (Atco 6794) | 41 | 52 | 66 | 5 | |
| 34 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 17 | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| 35 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | 70 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | WHAT IS LIFE George Harrison (Apple 1828) | 29 | 13 | 7 | 11 | |
| 37 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407) | 45 | 59 | 64 | 5 | |
| 38 | WILD WORLD Cat Stevens (A&M 1231) | 34 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| 39 | HERE COMES THE SUN Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656) | 47 | 57 | 73 | 6 | |
| 40 | ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 14 | |
| 41 | ME AND MY ARROW Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443) | 44 | 54 | 63 | 6 | |
| 42 | SWEET AND INNOCENT Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | 51 | 60 | 72 | 7 | |
| 43 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 42 | 44 | 48 | 15 | |
| 44 | PUSHBIKE SONG Mixtures (Sire 350) | 49 | 55 | 58 | 9 | |
| 45 | I THINK OF YOU Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444) | 46 | 48 | 50 | 8 | |
| 46 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | 54 | 58 | 70 | 9 | |
| 47 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 56 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| 48 | SOMEONE WHO CARES Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0999) | 50 | 53 | 60 | 7 | |
| 49 | THE DRUM Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | FOR ALL WE KNOW Carpenters (A&M 1243) | 38 | 30 | 16 | 13 | |
| 51 | COOL AID Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | 55 | 63 | 74 | 6 | |
| 52 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | IT DON’T COME EASY Ringo Starr (Apple 1831) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 65 | 70 | 79 | 8 | |
| 55 | GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026) | 60 | 71 | 80 | 4 | |
| 56 | SUPERSTAR Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | 69 | 86 | — | 21 | |
| 57 | MELTING POT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082) | 58 | 62 | 65 | 8 | |
| 58 | COULD I FORGET YOU Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | 59 | 61 | 62 | 9 | |
| 59 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 62 | 73 | 83 | 7 | |
| 60 | REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Diana Ross (Motown 1184) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 63 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| 62 | FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | C’MON Poco (Epic 10714) | 68 | 72 | 75 | 7 | |
| 64 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | 76 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| 65 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | 72 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 66 | WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | LUCKY MAN Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106) | 75 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| 68 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | NATHAN JONES Supremes (Motown 1182) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | I CRIED James Brown (King 6363) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD Mountain (Windfall 534) | 79 | 84 | 89 | 5 | |
| 72 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | LONELY FEELIN’ War (United Artists 50746) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | L.A. GOODBYE Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466) | 81 | 83 | 88 | 7 | |
| 75 | NEVADA FIGHTER Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0453) | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | I’M COMIN’ HOME Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | FEELIN’ ALRIGHT Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | THE GOOD BOOK Melanie (Buddah 224) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman (Decca 32785) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | REACH OUT YOUR HAND Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | 13 QUESTIONS Seatrain (Capitol 3067) | 87 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| 82 | ALBERT FLASHER Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | CALIFORNIA BLUES Redwing (Fantasy 657) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | A MAMA AND A PAPA Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | RED EYE BLUES Redeye (Pentagram 206) | 91 | 92 | 99 | 4 | |
| 87 | HOUSE AT POOH CORNER Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | HOT LOVE T. Rex (Reprise 1006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | BROWNSVILLE Joy Of Cooking (Capitol 3075) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | BROKEN Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | 77 | 82 | 91 | 4 | |
| 91 | CAN’T FIND THE TIME Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584) | 94 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | LOVE’S MADE A FOOL OF YOU Cochise (United Artists 50756) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | BE MY BABY Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | FREEDOM Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1000) | 92 | 76 | 81 | 6 | |
| 95 | BE NICE TO ME Runt—Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Joe Simon (Spring 113) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | MICHIGAN HARRY SLAUGHTER Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 215) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | SEA CRUISE Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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