CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 18, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1FAMILY AFFAIR
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805)
  1  1  1  8
  2BRAND NEW KEY
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
  41525  9
  3GOT TO BE THERE
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1191)
  5  5  7  8
  4AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294)
  91119  7
  5THEME FROM SHAFT
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
  2  2  210
  6CHERISH
    David Cassidy (Bell 45,150)
  8  912  8
  7ROCK STEADY
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838)
  7  811  8
  8ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
12162210
  9HAVE YOU SEEN HER
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462)
  6  6  6  9
10SCORPIO
    Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226)
141721  8
11AMERICAN PIE
    Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
235170  4
12BABY I’M-A WANT YOU
    Bread (Elektra 45751)
  3  3  510
13STONES
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55310)
162227  7
14RESPECT YOURSELF
    Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
17202412
15HEY GIRL
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14322)
192839  5
16SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
    Temptations (Gordy 7111)
131416  7
17SUNSHINE
    Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021)
243747  6
18DESIDERATA
    Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520)
11121510
19YOU ARE EVERYTHING
    Stylistics (Avco 4581)
283644  8
20SUGAR DADDY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1194)
60  2
21GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES
    Cher (Kapp 2146)
10  4  414
22LET’S STAY TOGETHER
    Al Green (Hi 2202)
516877  4
23IMAGINE
    John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1840)
15  7  310
24DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 120)
466474  6
25BEHIND BLUE EYES
    The Who (Decca 32888)
263037  8
26CLEAN UP WOMAN
    Betty Wright (Alston 4601)
476676  5
27(I Know) I’M LOSING YOU
    Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury 73244)
323848  5
28ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (pt. 1)
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110)
344050  5
29I’M A GREEDY MAN (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14100)
313341  7
30FRIENDS WITH YOU
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567)
333943  7
31THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42”
    Peter Nero (Columbia 45399)
364352  9
32NOTHING TO HIDE
    Tommy James (Roulette 7114)
384657  5
33I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
    Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231)
446982  4
34HALLELUJAH
    Sweathog (Columbia 45492)
414958  6
35HEY BIG BROTHER
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038)
435467  5
36PRETTY AS YOU FEEL
    Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500)
394853  6
37IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love)
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,160)
65  2
38I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
    New Seekers (Elektra 45762)
618495  4
39A NATURAL MAN
    Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
27293317
40CAN I GET A WITNESS
    Lee Michaels (A&M 1303)
496069  5
41WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES
    Bullet (Big Tree 123)
505963  9
42DAY AFTER DAY
    Badfinger (Apple 1841)
5878  3
43GRANDMA’S HANDS
    Bill Withers (Sussex 227)
353134  8
44GEORGE JACKSON
    Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516)
5770  3
45KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’
    Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550)
647694  4
46SOUR SUITE
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578)
546373  4
47LET IT BE
    Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145)
485359  6
48TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289)
1810  811
49AN AMERICAN TRILOGY
    Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750)
526272  7
50PEACE TRAIN
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
2013  913
51ANTICIPATION
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45759)
6781  3
52GET DOWN
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966)
565868  6
53WILD NIGHT
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518)
25272910
54YOUR MOVE
    Yes (Atlantic 2819)
29323512
55WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO
    Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
30344211
56LOOKING FOR A LOVE
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844)
667378  4
57EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING
    Santana (Columbia 45472)
21181011
58ONE TIN SOLDIER, THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK
    Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
22191815
59AIN’T NOBODY HOME
    B.B. King (ABC 11316)
636565  8
60EASY LOVING
    Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
40251417
61LAY LADY LAY
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 933)
697580  4
62MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091)
71  2
63HAPPY XMAS (War Is Over)
    John & Yoko & Plastic Ono Band with Harlem Community
        Choir (Apple 1842)
  1
64THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS
    Redbone (Epic 10749)
749298  4
65DAISY MAE
    Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296)
707787  4
66MY BOY
    Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293)
738788  6
67DEVIL YOU
    Stampeders (Bell 45,154)
7694  3
68SHOW ME HOW
    Emotions (Volt 4066)
758289  6
69LOVE GONNA PACK UP (And Walk Out)
    Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220)
86  2
70NO SAD SONG
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231)
80  2
71TREAT ME LIKE A GOOD PIECE OF CANDY
    Dusk (Bell 45,148)
727991  4
72TIGHTROPE RIDE
    Doors (Elektra 45757)
7996  3
73LEVON
    Elton John (Uni 55314)
  1
74TRUCKIN’
    Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464)
8293  3
75LOVE IS FUNNY THAT WAY
    Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55461)
778585  5
76ME AND BOBBY McGEE
    Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248)
8188  3
77YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH
    Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112)
84  2
78WITHOUT YOU
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604)
87  2
79TAKE IT SLOW (Out In The Country)
    Lighthouse (Evolution 1052)
88  2
80YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626)
839193  5
81EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (pt. 1)
    Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 55)
  1
82FIVE HUNDRED MILES
    Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14314)
858996  4
83BLACK DOG
    Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849)
  1
84THE HARDER I TRY (The Bluer I Get)
    Free Movement (Columbia 45512)
91  2
85PAIN (pt. 1)
    Ohio Players (Westbound 188)
9098  3
86NO GOOD TO CRY
    Poppy Family (London 164)
94  2
87CAROLYN
    Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3222)
97  2
88ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND
    Think (Laurie 3583)
95  2
89AFTER ALL THIS TIME
    Merry Clayton (Ode 66018)
100   2
90NUMBER WONDERFUL
    Rock Flowers (Wheel 0032)
92  2
91THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA
    Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847)
90  3
92I KNEW YOU WHEN
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14322)
8386  4
93WAY BACK HOME
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35090)
9699  3
94DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315)
99  6
95KEEP ON KEEPING ON
    N.F. Porter (Lizard 1010)
  1
96WHAT’S GOING ON
    Quincy Jones (A&M 1316)
  1
97SCRATCH MY BACK (And Mumble In My Ear)
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2842)
  1
98BANG A GONG (Get It On)
    T. Rex (Reprise 1032)
  1
99SO MANY PEOPLE
    Chase (Epic 10806)
98  2
100 DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (pt. 1)
    Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112)
  1
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