| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 28, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 3 | DRAGGIN’ THE LINE Tommy James (Roulette 7103) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
| 6 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Tom Clay (Mowest 5002) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | |
| 8 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | |
| 9 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 14 | 21 | 28 | 5 | |
| 10 | LIAR Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| 11 | BEGINNINGS Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 11 | 13 | 19 | 10 | |
| 12 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 10 | |
| 13 | RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors (Elektra 45738) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| 14 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 19 | 27 | 42 | 9 | |
| 15 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | 23 | 36 | 59 | 4 | |
| 16 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 18 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 17 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| 18 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | 21 | 30 | 36 | 6 | |
| 19 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 20 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | 26 | 42 | 62 | 4 | |
| 21 | RINGS Cymarron (Entrance 7500) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 13 | |
| 22 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 25 | 31 | 37 | 8 | |
| 23 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 20 | 16 | 18 | 8 | |
| 24 | IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 12 | |
| 25 | BANGLA-DESH George Harrison (Apple 1836) | 32 | 46 | 64 | 4 | |
| 26 | GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427) | 30 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| 27 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 34 | 47 | 65 | 5 | |
| 28 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837) | 38 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | 35 | 51 | 73 | 4 | |
| 30 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | 44 | 70 | 96 | 4 | |
| 31 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | |
| 32 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 37 | 55 | 74 | 5 | |
| 33 | RAIN DANCE Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | 47 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| 35 | RIDE WITH ME Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283) | 31 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 36 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 24 | 17 | 10 | 9 | |
| 37 | IT’S TOO LATE Carole King (Ode 66015) | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | |
| 38 | MOON SHADOW Cat Stevens (A&M 1265) | 33 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| 39 | MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320) | 39 | 40 | 41 | 10 | |
| 40 | WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 6 | |
| 41 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING Dusk (Bell 990) | 42 | 44 | 47 | 14 | |
| 42 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | 54 | 65 | 78 | 5 | |
| 43 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | 52 | 61 | 70 | 5 | |
| 44 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | 53 | 62 | 85 | 5 | |
| 45 | MOTHER FREEDOM Bread (Elektra 45740) | 46 | 49 | 54 | 8 | |
| 46 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 49 | 59 | 71 | 4 | |
| 47 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 50 | 56 | 60 | 8 | |
| 48 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 56 | 67 | 83 | 8 | |
| 49 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 62 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 50 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222) | 60 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 66 | 78 | 98 | 4 | |
| 52 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 64 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
| 54 | I’M LEAVIN’ Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 55 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 69 | 76 | 89 | 5 | |
| 56 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 59 | 69 | 75 | 5 | |
| 57 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | 51 | 52 | 57 | 6 | |
| 58 | CRAZY LOVE Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | 68 | 77 | 79 | 6 | |
| 59 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | SO FAR AWAY Carole King (Ode 66019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | STAGGER LEE Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | 71 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | MAGGIE Redbone (Epic 10670) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 13 | |
| 63 | MARIANNE Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | 70 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
| 66 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 84 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 77 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | SUPERSTAR Carpenters (A&M 1289) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 78 | 88 | 100 | 4 | |
| 70 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 83 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 74 | COME BACK HOME Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807) | 79 | 83 | 87 | 7 | |
| 75 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | ANNABELLA Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | IT’S SUMMER Temptations (Gordy 7109) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 78 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 43 | 24 | 8 | 14 | |
| 81 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | GIMME SHELTER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 86 | 85 | 88 | 6 | |
| 85 | GET IT WHILE YOU CAN Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | COLOUR MY WORLD Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 92 | — | — | 4 | |
| 87 | DESDEMONA Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484) | 88 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | GHETTO WOMAN B.B. King (ABC 11310) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | ALL MY TRIALS Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 89 | 96 | 97 | 6 | |
| 91 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | 90 | 95 | 95 | 4 | |
| 92 | CAREY Joni Mitchell (Reprise 1029) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 95 | — | — | 11 | |
| 95 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | A SONG FOR YOU Andy Williams (Columbia 45434) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14284) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | — | — | — | 7 | |
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