| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 31, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 5 | DRAGGIN’ THE LINE Tommy James (Roulette 7103) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| 6 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | 7 | 16 | 31 | 7 | |
| 7 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 8 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 10 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 13 | |
| 11 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 12 | IT’S TOO LATE Carole King (Ode 66015) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13 | SOONER OR LATER Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 14 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 16 | 26 | 36 | 5 | |
| 15 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | 27 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 17 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 24 | 28 | 39 | 7 | |
| 18 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Tom Clay (Mowest 5002) | 28 | 66 | 86 | 4 | |
| 19 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | 25 | 30 | 33 | 10 | |
| 20 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| 21 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 26 | 31 | 47 | 4 | |
| 22 | BEGINNINGS Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 23 | LIAR Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | 35 | 43 | 64 | 5 | |
| 24 | RINGS Cymarron (Entrance 7500) | 29 | 33 | 41 | 9 | |
| 25 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| 26 | GET IT ON Chase (Epic 10738) | 22 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| 27 | DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115) | 30 | 34 | 37 | 9 | |
| 28 | MOON SHADOW Cat Stevens (A&M 1265) | 36 | 38 | 42 | 7 | |
| 29 | CHICAGO Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 30 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 39 | 48 | 56 | 10 | |
| 31 | WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409) | 33 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| 32 | RAINY JANE Davy Jones (Bell 45,111) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
| 33 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 48 | 54 | 66 | 6 | |
| 34 | SUMMER SAND Dawn (Bell 45,107) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| 35 | RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors (Elektra 45738) | 41 | 51 | 62 | 5 | |
| 36 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 46 | 55 | 69 | 4 | |
| 37 | IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | 43 | 50 | 58 | 8 | |
| 38 | WILD HORSES Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19101) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 39 | THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
| 40 | LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry) Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896) | 44 | 45 | 55 | 10 | |
| 41 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | 20 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| 42 | RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| 43 | I’M LEAVIN’ Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998) | 53 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 44 | MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320) | 45 | 47 | 51 | 6 | |
| 45 | RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Tom Jones (Parrot 40064) | 40 | 42 | 60 | 6 | |
| 46 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 56 | 74 | 78 | 4 | |
| 47 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | SHE DIDN’T DO MAGIC Lobo (Big Tree 116) | 50 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 49 | RIDE WITH ME Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283) | 55 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING Dusk (Bell 990) | 58 | 67 | 71 | 10 | |
| 51 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 9 | |
| 52 | YOU’RE THE REASON WHY Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3503) | 51 | 46 | 49 | 7 | |
| 53 | CHANGE PARTNERS Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2806) | 38 | 39 | 43 | 8 | |
| 54 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | IT’S SUMMER Temptations (Gordy 7109) | 64 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | I’M A BELIEVER Neil Diamond (Bang 586) | 59 | 63 | 67 | 7 | |
| 57 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER Glen Campbell (Capitol 3123) | 60 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| 58 | MOTHER FREEDOM Bread (Elektra 45740) | 62 | 72 | 77 | 4 | |
| 59 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 71 | 82 | 87 | 5 | |
| 60 | MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.550, 1ST MOVEMENT Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists 50772) | 57 | 58 | 59 | 11 | |
| 61 | HE’S SO FINE Jody Miller (Epic 10734) | 65 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| 62 | WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | OVER AND OVER Delfonics (Philly Groove 166) | 61 | 62 | 65 | 9 | |
| 64 | HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208) | 69 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 65 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME Joe Simon (Spring 115) | 67 | 69 | 72 | 5 | |
| 67 | GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1020) | 72 | 73 | 75 | 7 | |
| 70 | FOLLOW ME Mary Travers (Warner Bros. 7481) | 75 | 78 | 81 | 6 | |
| 71 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 82 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| 72 | HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN John Kongos (Elektra 45729) | 76 | 83 | 89 | 4 | |
| 73 | IT’S THE REAL THING (pt. 1) Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 77 | 84 | 88 | 4 | |
| 74 | GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVIN’ King Floyd (Chimneyville 439) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | ONE-WAY TICKET Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624) | 80 | 86 | 91 | 6 | |
| 76 | LOVE ME Rascals (Columbia 45400) | 74 | 80 | 85 | 5 | |
| 77 | LOVE IS LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7492) | 83 | 85 | 90 | 7 | |
| 78 | LIKE AN OPEN DOOR Fuzz (Calla 177) | 70 | 71 | 73 | 7 | |
| 79 | HYMN 43 Jethro Tull (Reprise 1024) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | NOBODY Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7504) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | CRAZY LOVE Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | INDIAN SUMMER Audience (Elektra 45732) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | MAGGIE Redbone (Epic 10670) | 96 | 98 | — | 9 | |
| 87 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | COME BACK HOME Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807) | 91 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | GONNA BE ALRIGHT NOW Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4281) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45387) | 81 | 87 | 92 | 5 | |
| 94 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 100 | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
| 95 | FOX HUNTIN’ Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 111) | 87 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | FUNKY L.A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21009) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | WE GOT A DREAM Ocean (Kama Sutra 529) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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