CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 14, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
    Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
  2  6  7  9
  2DRAGGIN’ THE LINE
    Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
  3  5  611
  3YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
    James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
  1  3  412
  4MR. BIG STUFF
    Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
  4  2  312
  5INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee)
    Raiders (Columbia 45332)
  6  4  116
  6TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
  7101515
  7MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology)
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
  91117  8
  8SWEET HITCH-HIKER
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
111527  5
  9WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN
    Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
131828  6
10LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
141724  9
11DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE
    Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
  5  1  214
12NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE
    Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
15192512
13BEGINNINGS
    Chicago (Columbia 45417)
192223  8
14SIGNS
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
17202114
15LIAR
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
202335  7
16MAYBE TOMORROW
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1186)
182126  6
17HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)
    James Brown (People 2501)
101416  7
18RINGS
    Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
22242911
19RIDERS ON THE STORM
    Doors (Elektra 45738)
243541  7
20SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
    Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
253348  8
21SPANISH HARLEM
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
2854  3
22WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
    The Who (Decca 32846)
263646  6
23SOONER OR LATER
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4279)
12131412
24BRING THE BOYS HOME
    Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
  8  71212
25IT’S TOO LATE
    Carole King (Ode 66015)
2112  514
26MOON SHADOW
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
272836  9
27AIN’T NO SUNSHINE
    Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
425971  7
28YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808)
29303912
29IF NOT FOR YOU
    Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
31374310
30I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
364766  4
31WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET
    Dramatics (Volt 4058)
374656  6
32HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN
    Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
16  81114
33RIDE WITH ME
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
404955  5
34I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083)
23  9  913
35CHICAGO
    Graham Nash (Atlantic 2804)
30293112
36GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
59  2
37I’M LEAVIN’
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
394353  6
38WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW
    Bob Dylan (Columbia 45409)
323133  8
39GO DOWN GAMBLIN’
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
5167  3
40MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
414445  8
41IT’S SUMMER
    Temptations (Gordy 7109)
455564  5
42I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
62  2
43DOUBLE BARREL
    Dave & Ansil Collins (Big Tree 115)
34273011
44I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING
    Dusk (Bell 990)
47505812
45WHERE YOU LEAD
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
536273  4
46BANGLA-DESH
    George Harrison (Apple 1836)
64  2
47STICK-UP
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
6580  3
48RAINY JANE
    Davy Jones (Bell 45,111)
333232  9
49MOTHER FREEDOM
    Bread (Elektra 45740)
545862  6
50SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818)
5565  3
51THE STORY IN YOUR EYES
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
73  2
52GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE
    Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
576879  4
53TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
3525  823
54RESURRECTION SHUFFLE
    Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol 3060)
564237  8
55TIRED OF BEING ALONE
    Al Green (Hi 2194)
7484  3
56SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION
    Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
607182  6
57HE’S SO FINE
    Jody Miller (Epic 10734)
586165  7
58LOVE MEANS (You Never Have To Say You’re Sorry)
    Sounds Of Sunshine (Ranwood 896)
43404412
59TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
71  2
60SUMMER SAND
    Dawn (Bell 45,107)
48341910
61SWEET CITY WOMAN
    Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
7083  3
62CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP
    Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
8596  3
63UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY
    Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837)
  1
64HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN
    John Kongos (Elektra 45729)
667276  6
65WEDDING SONG (There Is Love)
    Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
7888  3
66IT’S THE REAL THING (pt. 1)
    Electric Express (Linco 1001)
697377  6
67I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE
    Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
8394100   6
68RAIN DANCE
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
  1
69K-JEE
    Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
7587  3
70THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
    Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
96  2
71MAGGIE
    Redbone (Epic 10670)
76869611
72WAITING AT THE BUS STOP
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
  1
73IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
82  2
74ALL DAY MUSIC
    War (United Artists 50815)
86  2
75WHERE EVIL GROWS
    Poppy Family (London 148)
8089  3
76I LIKES TO DO IT
    People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
8999  3
77CRAZY LOVE
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
798292  4
78DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
    Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
98  2
79INDIAN SUMMER
    Audience (Elektra 45732)
848589  4
80HILL WHERE THE LORD HIDES
    Chuck Mangione (Mercury 73208)
616469  6
81YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME
    Joe Simon (Spring 115)
636667  7
82STAGGER LEE
    Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
  1
83COME BACK HOME
    Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
879091  5
84MARIANNE
    Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
  1
85REASON TO BELIEVE
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
889194  4
86ONE-WAY TICKET
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624)
687580  8
87THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE
    Persuaders (Atco 6822)
  1
88I’D RATHER BE SORRY
    Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
100   2
89THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1)
    Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
92  2
90GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVIN’
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 439)
727484  4
91MAGGIE MAY
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
  1
92CANDY APPLE RED
    R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5030)
93  2
93GOODBYE MEDIA MAN (pt. 1)
    Tom Fogerty (Fantasy 661)
94  2
94DESDEMONA
    Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
  1
95WE ARE NEIGHBORS
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
95  2
96I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE
    Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
979899  4
97BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
    Sonny James (Capitol 3114)
  1
98TOP FORTY (Of The Lord)
    Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 528)
  1
99IT’S ABOUT TIME
    Dillards (Anthem 101)
99  2
100 WE GOT A DREAM
    Ocean (Kama Sutra 529)
100   2
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