| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 16, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | SUPERSTAR Carpenters (A&M 1289) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | YO-YO Osmonds (MGM 14295) | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 5 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | |
| 6 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 7 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 12 | |
| 8 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 9 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 11 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 28 | 38 | 49 | 14 | |
| 12 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 13 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| 14 | GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (Kapp 2146) | 27 | 33 | 54 | 5 | |
| 15 | RAIN DANCE Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| 16 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 24 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 17 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
| 18 | BIRDS OF A FEATHER Raiders (Columbia 45453) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 5 | |
| 19 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | 22 | 26 | 39 | 5 | |
| 20 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 21 | STAGGER LEE Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | 23 | 27 | 33 | 10 | |
| 22 | SO FAR AWAY Carole King (Ode 66019) | 14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 23 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 24 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 29 | 35 | 50 | 7 | |
| 25 | ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse (Evolution 1048) | 30 | 36 | 44 | 6 | |
| 26 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 27 | LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521) | 33 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838) | 35 | 47 | 69 | 4 | |
| 29 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| 30 | PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens (A&M 1291) | 40 | 51 | 63 | 4 | |
| 31 | I’M COMIN’ HOME Tommy James (Roulette 7110) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 32 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 17 | |
| 33 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 36 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| 34 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 41 | 44 | 56 | 8 | |
| 35 | INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | 42 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 37 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | 39 | 43 | 46 | 8 | |
| 38 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY Dawn (Bell 45,141) | 44 | 58 | 81 | 4 | |
| 39 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
| 40 | I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD Ten Years After (Columbia 45457) | 49 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| 41 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 26 | 22 | 9 | 12 | |
| 42 | MARIANNE Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 43 | SPILL THE WINE Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932) | 46 | 59 | 71 | 4 | |
| 44 | THAT’S THE WAY A WOMAN IS Messengers (Rare Earth 5032) | 48 | 60 | 72 | 6 | |
| 45 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 61 | 70 | 83 | 6 | |
| 46 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 11 | |
| 47 | ABSOLUTELY RIGHT Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | CHARITY BALL Fanny (Reprise 1033) | 59 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 49 | QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 Chicago (Columbia 45467) | 62 | 77 | — | 5 | |
| 50 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 55 | 65 | 70 | 8 | |
| 51 | TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | MIDNIGHT MAN James Gang (ABC 11312) | 57 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| 53 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 54 | 48 | 51 | 12 | |
| 54 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 47 | 34 | 35 | 15 | |
| 55 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | 50 | 50 | 52 | 12 | |
| 56 | TOUCH Supremes (Motown 1190) | 60 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | ONE TIN SOLDIER, THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | 64 | 68 | 75 | 6 | |
| 58 | YOU BROUGHT THE JOY Freda Payne (Invictus 9100) | 69 | 73 | 87 | 4 | |
| 59 | EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING Santana (Columbia 45472) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | IT’S FOR YOU Springwell (Parrot 359) | 65 | 75 | 86 | 5 | |
| 61 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | 73 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | JENNIFER Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 227) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | 68 | 78 | 99 | 4 | |
| 64 | IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288) | 75 | 85 | 92 | 4 | |
| 65 | SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817) | 66 | 72 | 77 | 5 | |
| 66 | IMAGINE John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1840) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | THEME FROM SHAFT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 70 | 76 | 88 | 6 | |
| 69 | DO I LOVE YOU Paul Anka (Buddah 252) | 78 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 70 | IT’S ONLY LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 48-1017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | BLESS YOU Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HOT PANTS—I’M COMING, I’M COMING, I’M COMING Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203) | 76 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45462) | 77 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | I’M A MAN Chicago (Columbia 45467) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | RUB IT IN Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041) | 80 | 83 | 95 | 5 | |
| 76 | LOVE Lettermen (Capitol 3192) | 89 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | BABY I’M-A WANT YOU Bread (Elektra 45751) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | DON’T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF Bee Gees (Atco 6847) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | YOUR MOVE Yes (Atlantic 2819) | 91 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES Fortunes (Capitol 3179) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR Humble Pie (A&M 1282) | 92 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | MAMMY BLUE Pop-Tops (ABC 11311) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | BABY, I’M YOURS Jody Miller (Epic 10785) | 83 | 87 | 96 | 4 | |
| 85 | TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING Anne Murray (Capitol 3159) | 79 | 81 | 90 | 5 | |
| 86 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | YOU THINK YOU’RE HOT STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I’M SO GLAD Fuzz (Calla 179) | 90 | 93 | 94 | 5 | |
| 91 | RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | DESIDERATA Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan (Lizard 21008) | 94 | 97 | 100 | 4 | |
| 94 | CHOKIN’ KIND Z.Z. Hill (Mankind 12017) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT Yvonne Elliman (Decca 32870) | 96 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | MAMMY BLUE James Darren (Kirshner 5015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | WILD NIGHT Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | VALERIE Cymarron (Entrance 7502) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | LIFE IS A CARNIVAL The Band (Capitol 3199) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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