| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 17, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S TOO LATE Carole King (Ode 66015) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 4 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 5 | 8 | 19 | 8 | |
| 5 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | |
| 6 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
| 7 | DRAGGIN’ THE LINE Tommy James (Roulette 7103) | 11 | 16 | 37 | 7 | |
| 8 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 9 | THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | 10 | 15 | 20 | 13 | |
| 10 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 11 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 12 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083) | 14 | 20 | 24 | 9 | |
| 13 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | 15 | 21 | 25 | 10 | |
| 14 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 17 | 23 | 36 | 8 | |
| 15 | SOONER OR LATER Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 16 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | 31 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
| 17 | RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS Carpenters (A&M 1260) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 18 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 23 | 28 | 44 | 11 | |
| 19 | WILD HORSES Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19101) | 20 | 31 | 52 | 5 | |
| 20 | SUMMER SAND Dawn (Bell 45,107) | 22 | 27 | 46 | 6 | |
| 21 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 26 | 47 | 67 | 4 | |
| 22 | GET IT ON Chase (Epic 10738) | 28 | 38 | 48 | 8 | |
| 23 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | 25 | 30 | 41 | 10 | |
| 24 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 13 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 25 | BEGINNINGS Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 30 | 42 | 74 | 4 | |
| 26 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 36 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | 18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 28 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 39 | 54 | 69 | 5 | |
| 29 | WALK AWAY James Gang (ABC 11301) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 9 | |
| 30 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | 33 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| 31 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | CHICAGO Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 8 | |
| 33 | RINGS Cymarron (Entrance 7500) | 41 | 49 | 58 | 7 | |
| 34 | DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115) | 37 | 40 | 55 | 7 | |
| 35 | RAINY JANE Davy Jones (Bell 45,111) | 44 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| 36 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 38 | 45 | 54 | 7 | |
| 37 | WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409) | 45 | 55 | 71 | 4 | |
| 38 | MOON SHADOW Cat Stevens (A&M 1265) | 42 | 51 | 59 | 5 | |
| 39 | CHANGE PARTNERS Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2806) | 43 | 48 | 53 | 6 | |
| 40 | RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060) | 48 | 59 | 80 | 4 | |
| 41 | I KNOW I’M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225) | 35 | 36 | 40 | 9 | |
| 42 | RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Tom Jones (Parrot 40064) | 60 | 72 | 85 | 4 | |
| 43 | LIAR Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | 64 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | IT DON’T COME EASY Ringo Starr (Apple 1831) | 21 | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
| 45 | LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896) | 55 | 64 | 68 | 8 | |
| 46 | YOU’RE THE REASON WHY Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3503) | 49 | 66 | 77 | 5 | |
| 47 | MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320) | 51 | 61 | 86 | 4 | |
| 48 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 56 | 60 | 70 | 8 | |
| 49 | CRAZY ABOUT THE LA LA LA Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54206) | 52 | 63 | 79 | 4 | |
| 50 | IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | 58 | 68 | 78 | 6 | |
| 51 | RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors (Elektra 45738) | 62 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC Lobo (Big Tree 116) | 57 | 67 | 87 | 5 | |
| 53 | I LOVE YOU LADY DAWN Bells (Polydor 15027) | 53 | 58 | 64 | 6 | |
| 54 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 66 | 79 | 91 | 4 | |
| 55 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | HIGH TIME WE WENT Joe Cocker (A&M 1258) | 29 | 29 | 31 | 10 | |
| 57 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.550, 1ST MOVEMENT Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists 50772) | 59 | 62 | 66 | 9 | |
| 59 | PUPPET MAN Tom Jones (Parrot 40064) | 19 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
| 60 | DOUBLE LOVIN’ Osmonds (MGM 14259) | 24 | 17 | 13 | 10 | |
| 61 | ESCAPE-ISM (pt. 1) James Brown (People 2500) | 40 | 43 | 49 | 7 | |
| 62 | OVER AND OVER Delfonics (Philly Groove 166) | 65 | 70 | 73 | 7 | |
| 63 | I’M A BELIEVER Neil Diamond (Bang 586) | 67 | 77 | 88 | 5 | |
| 64 | I’M LEAVIN’ Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER Glen Campbell (Capitol 3123) | 68 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 66 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Tom Clay (Mowest 5002) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING Dusk (Bell 990) | 71 | 80 | 83 | 8 | |
| 68 | RIDE WITH ME Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME Joe Simon (Spring 115) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | HE’S SO FINE Jody Miller (Epic 10734) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | LIKE AN OPEN DOOR Fuzz (Calla 177) | 73 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| 72 | MOTHER FREEDOM Bread (Elektra 45740) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1020) | 75 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| 74 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | COLOUR MY WORLD Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | SWEET AND INNOCENT Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | 46 | 22 | 18 | 18 | |
| 78 | FOLLOW ME Mary Travers (Warner Bros. 7481) | 81 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 79 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6810) | 79 | 85 | 92 | 4 | |
| 80 | LOVE ME Rascals (Columbia 45400) | 85 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | IT’S SUMMER Temptations (Gordy 7109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 87 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN John Kongos (Elektra 45729) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | IT’S THE REAL THING (pt. 1) Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | LOVE IS LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7492) | 90 | 90 | 98 | 5 | |
| 86 | ONE-WAY TICKET Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624) | 91 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| 87 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45387) | 92 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | PRAY FOR ME Intruders (Gamble 4014) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | MOTHER NATURE’S WINE Sugarloaf (United Artists 50784) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | FOX HUNTIN’ Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | YOU’VE GOT TO EARN IT Staple Singers (Stax 0093) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | COME BACK HOME Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | I BEEN MOVED Andy Kim (Steed 734) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | HOW DID WE LOSE IT BABY Jerry Butler (Mercury 73210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | MAGGIE Redbone (Epic 10670) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 99 | FAITHFUL AND TRUE Z.Z. Hill (Mankind 12003) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | BLACK-EYED BLUES Joe Cocker (A&M 1258) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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