CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 4, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1FAMILY AFFAIR
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805)
  1  623  6
  2THEME FROM SHAFT
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
  2  1  1  8
  3BABY I’M-A WANT YOU
    Bread (Elektra 45751)
  5  7  9  8
  4GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES
    Cher (Kapp 2146)
  4  3  212
  5GOT TO BE THERE
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1191)
  7  921  6
  6HAVE YOU SEEN HER
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462)
  6  511  7
  7IMAGINE
    John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1840)
  3  2  3  8
  8ROCK STEADY
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838)
111319  6
  9CHERISH
    David Cassidy (Bell 45,150)
121831  6
10TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289)
  8  812  9
11AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294)
193159  5
12DESIDERATA
    Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520)
152227  8
13PEACE TRAIN
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
  9  4  711
14SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
    Temptations (Gordy 7111)
162033  5
15BRAND NEW KEY
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
253241  7
16ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
222737  8
17SCORPIO
    Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226)
213351  6
18EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING
    Santana (Columbia 45472)
101113  9
19ONE TIN SOLDIER, THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK
    Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
18192213
20RESPECT YOURSELF
    Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
24294710
21QUESTIONS 67 AND 68
    Chicago (Columbia 45467)
13141712
22STONES
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55310)
273444  5
23YO-YO
    Osmonds (MGM 14295)
2015  513
24MAGGIE MAY
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
2316  417
25EASY LOVING
    Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
14121515
26INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler)
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209)
1710  610
27WILD NIGHT
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518)
293542  8
28HEY GIRL
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14322)
3972  3
29A NATURAL MAN
    Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
33363915
30BEHIND BLUE EYES
    The Who (Decca 32888)
374454  6
31GRANDMA’S HANDS
    Bill Withers (Sussex 227)
344150  6
32YOUR MOVE
    Yes (Atlantic 2819)
35374610
33I’M A GREEDY MAN (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14100)
414862  5
34WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO
    Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
424655  9
35NEVER MY LOVE
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
30211412
36YOU ARE EVERYTHING
    Stylistics (Avco 4581)
446071  6
37SUNSHINE
    Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021)
475984  4
38(I Know) I’M LOSING YOU
    Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury 73244)
4861  3
39FRIENDS WITH YOU
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567)
435061  5
40ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (pt. 1)
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110)
5073  3
41I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
    Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
28282912
42I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN
    Free Movement (Decca 32818)
2617  821
43THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42”
    Peter Nero (Columbia 45399)
526274  7
44LOVE
    Lettermen (Capitol 3192)
45474810
45ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220)
312520  9
46NOTHING TO HIDE
    Tommy James (Roulette 7114)
5779  3
47IT’S IMPOSSIBLE
    New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520)
464952  8
48PRETTY AS YOU FEEL
    Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500)
536476  4
49HALLELUJAH
    Sweathog (Columbia 45492)
5882100   4
50SUPERSTAR
    Carpenters (A&M 1289)
36241015
51AMERICAN PIE
    Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
70  2
52TILL
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40067)
514043  7
53LET IT BE
    Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145)
597081  4
54HEY BIG BROTHER
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038)
6786  3
55SHE’S ALL I GOT
    Freddie North (Mankind 12004)
55423010
56SATISFACTION
    Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211)
627182  4
57LONG AGO TOMORROW
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12335)
616367  6
58GET DOWN
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966)
687788  4
59WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES
    Bullet (Big Tree 123)
636675  7
60CAN I GET A WITNESS
    Lee Michaels (A&M 1303)
6978  3
61FOR LADIES ONLY
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4292)
667485  4
62AN AMERICAN TRILOGY
    Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750)
728494  5
63SOUR SUITE
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578)
73  2
64DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 120)
748089  4
65AIN’T NOBODY HOME
    B.B. King (ABC 11316)
656973  6
66CLEAN UP WOMAN
    Betty Wright (Alston 4601)
7689  3
67WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN
    Delfonics (Philly Groove 169)
646569  9
68LET’S STAY TOGETHER
    Al Green (Hi 2202)
77  2
69I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
    Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231)
82  2
70GEORGE JACKSON
    Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516)
  1
71ONE FINE MORNING
    Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
32231613
72DO I LOVE YOU
    Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
40383811
73LOOKING FOR A LOVE
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844)
78  2
74MEN ARE GETTING SCARCE
    Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9103)
83  2
75LAY LADY LAY
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 933)
80  2
76KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’
    Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550)
94  2
77DAISY MAE
    Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296)
87  2
78DAY AFTER DAY
    Badfinger (Apple 1841)
  1
79TREAT ME LIKE A GOOD PIECE OF CANDY
    Dusk (Bell 45,148)
91  2
80I’M YOURS (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)
    Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50837)
818791  5
81ANTICIPATION
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45759)
  1
82SHOW ME HOW
    Emotions (Volt 4066)
899798  4
83I KNEW YOU WHEN
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14322)
8694  3
84I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
    New Seekers (Elektra 45762)
95  2
85LOVE IS FUNNY THAT WAY
    Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55461)
8593  3
86THE GIRL WHO LOVED ME WHEN
    Glass Bottle (Avco 4584)
849299  4
87MY BOY
    Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293)
889596  4
88ME AND BOBBY McGEE
    Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248)
  1
89FIVE HUNDRED MILES
    Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14314)
96  2
90WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY
    Dawn (Bell 45,141)
38302611
91YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626)
93  3
92THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS
    Redbone (Epic 10749)
98  2
93TRUCKIN’
    Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464)
  1
94DEVIL YOU
    Stampeders (Bell 45,154)
  1
95I’M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN
    Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35143)
  1
96TIGHTROPE RIDE
    Doors (Elektra 45757)
  1
97FOOL ME
    Joe South (Capitol 3204)
99  2
98PAIN (pt. 1)
    Ohio Players (Westbound 188)
  1
99WAY BACK HOME
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35090)
  1
100 CAN I
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54210)
9299  3
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