| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 2, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 3 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |
| 3 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 4 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | SUPERSTAR Carpenters (A&M 1289) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 7 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 10 | SO FAR AWAY Carole King (Ode 66019) | 13 | 17 | 24 | 6 | |
| 11 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 15 | 27 | 33 | 9 | |
| 12 | YO-YO Osmonds (MGM 14295) | 19 | 29 | 57 | 4 | |
| 13 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 14 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 15 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 18 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |
| 16 | RAIN DANCE Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| 17 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 18 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| 19 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| 20 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 24 | 41 | 48 | 8 | |
| 21 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 10 | |
| 22 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| 23 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 29 | 31 | 37 | 7 | |
| 24 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 25 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| 26 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | 39 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | STAGGER LEE Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | 33 | 40 | 43 | 8 | |
| 28 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 28 | 30 | 36 | 9 | |
| 29 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 31 | 43 | 47 | 7 | |
| 30 | BIRDS OF A FEATHER Raiders (Columbia 45453) | 37 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 32 | 42 | 58 | 9 | |
| 32 | MARIANNE Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | 34 | 38 | 41 | 8 | |
| 33 | GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (Kapp 2146) | 54 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 35 | 36 | 40 | 13 | |
| 35 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 50 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| 36 | ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse (Evolution 1048) | 44 | 56 | 82 | 4 | |
| 37 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 40 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| 38 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 49 | 60 | 69 | 12 | |
| 39 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | 41 | 51 | 61 | 7 | |
| 40 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065) | 42 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 41 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 43 | 45 | 46 | 7 | |
| 42 | ANNABELLA Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 7 | |
| 43 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | 46 | 52 | 62 | 6 | |
| 44 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 56 | 74 | 81 | 6 | |
| 45 | I’M COMIN’ HOME Tommy James (Roulette 7110) | 55 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 13 | |
| 47 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 51 | 54 | 39 | 10 | |
| 49 | CRAZY LOVE Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | 38 | 39 | 42 | 11 | |
| 50 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 10 | |
| 51 | PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens (A&M 1291) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD Ten Years After (Columbia 45457) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 53 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| 54 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |
| 55 | LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | GHETTO WOMAN B.B. King (ABC 11310) | 61 | 69 | 72 | 6 | |
| 57 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096) | 64 | 72 | 97 | 4 | |
| 58 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY Dawn (Bell 45,141) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | SPILL THE WINE Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | THAT’S THE WAY A WOMAN IS Messengers (Rare Earth 5032) | 72 | 78 | 84 | 4 | |
| 61 | CAN YOU GET TO THAT Funkadelic (Westbound 185) | 67 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 62 | INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | ROLL ON New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001) | 68 | 75 | 96 | 5 | |
| 64 | CHARITY BALL Fanny (Reprise 1033) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 70 | 77 | 83 | 6 | |
| 66 | MIDNIGHT MAN James Gang (ABC 11312) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | IS THAT THE WAY Tin Tin (Atco 6821) | 73 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| 68 | ONE TIN SOLDIER, THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | 75 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| 69 | TOUCH Supremes (Motown 1190) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 83 | 90 | 98 | 4 | |
| 71 | THINK HIS NAME Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822) | 79 | 83 | 89 | 5 | |
| 72 | SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | YOU BROUGHT THE JOY Freda Payne (Invictus 9100) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | 80 | 87 | 93 | 5 | |
| 75 | IT’S FOR YOU Springwell (Parrot 359) | 86 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 88 | 93 | 100 | 4 | |
| 77 | QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 Chicago (Columbia 45467) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 78 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | HOT PANTS—I’M COMING, I’M COMING, I’M COMING Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14284) | 85 | 88 | 91 | 7 | |
| 81 | TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING Anne Murray (Capitol 3159) | 90 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles (Mercury 73228) | 93 | 94 | — | 4 | |
| 83 | RUB IT IN Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | DO I LOVE YOU Paul Anka (Buddah 252) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BABY, I’M YOURS Jody Miller (Epic 10785) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45462) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES Fortunes (Capitol 3179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | CO-CO Sweet (Bell 45,126) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | DAY BY DAY (Godspell Medley) Holly Sherwood (Carousel 30057) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | ALL MY HARD TIMES Joe Simon (Spring 118) | — | 95 | 99 | 3 | |
| 93 | I’M SO GLAD Fuzz (Calla 179) | 94 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | YOUR MOVE Yes (Atlantic 2819) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | LOVE Lettermen (Capitol 3192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan (Lizard 21008) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | GIVE THE BABY ANYTHING THE BABY WANTS Joe Tex (Dial 1008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT Yvonne Elliman (Decca 32870) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR Humble Pie (A&M 1282) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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