| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1971 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 25, 1971, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | JOY TO THE WORLD – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
| 2 | IT’S TOO LATE – Carole King (Ode) |
| 3 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) – The Raiders (Columbia) |
| 4 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
| 5 | SHE’S A LADY – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
| 6 | ROSE GARDEN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 7 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 8 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL – Donny Osmond (MGM) |
| 9 | ONE BAD APPLE – The Osmonds (MGM) |
| 10 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS – John Denver (RCA Victor) |
| 11 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 12 | DRAGGIN’ THE LINE – Tommy James (Roulette) |
| 13 | DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED – The Partridge Family (Bell) |
| 14 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY – The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists) |
| 15 | WANT ADS – The Honey Cone (Hot Wax) |
| 16 | DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill) |
| 17 | SIGNS – The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel) |
| 18 | KNOCK THREE TIMES – Dawn (Bell) |
| 19 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES – The Undisputed Truth (Gordy) |
| 20 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND – Ocean (Kama Sutra) |
| 21 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN – Joan Baez (Vanguard) |
| 22 | WHAT’S GOING ON – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 23 | MAGGIE MAY – Rod Stewart (Mercury) |
| 24 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE – Bill Withers (Sussex) |
| 25 | IT DON’T COME EASY – Ringo Starr (Apple) |
| 26 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 27 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – James Taylor (Warner Bros.) |
| 28 | TEMPTATION EYES – The Grass Roots (Dunhill) |
| 29 | ME AND BOBBY McGEE – Janis Joplin (Columbia) |
| 30 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY – Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) |
| 31 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 32 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE – Al Green (Hi) |
| 33 | RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS – Carpenters (A&M) |
| 34 | MAMA’S PEARL – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 35 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING – Dave Edmunds (MAM) |
| 36 | FOR ALL WE KNOW – Carpenters (A&M) |
| 37 | SUPERSTAR – Carpenters (A&M) |
| 38 | BROWN SUGAR – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 39 | LONELY DAYS – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
| 40 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN – The Who (Decca) |
| 41 | CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) – Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower) |
| 42 | MR. BIG STUFF – Jean Knight (Stax) |
| 43 | STICK-UP – The Honey Cone (Hot Wax) |
| 44 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 45 | MR. BOJANGLES – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty) |
| 46 | SWEET AND INNOCENT – Donny Osmond (MGM) |
| 47 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 48 | WHAT IS LIFE – George Harrison (Apple) |
| 49 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING – The Partridge Family (Bell) |
| 50 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND – Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise) |
| 51 | ANOTHER DAY – Paul McCartney (Apple) |
| 52 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN – Lee Michaels (A&M) |
| 53 | GROOVE ME – King Floyd (Chimneyville) |
| 54 | LIAR – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
| 55 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 56 | PROUD MARY – Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty) |
| 57 | SWEET CITY WOMAN – The Stampeders (Bell) |
| 58 | BEGINNINGS – Chicago (Columbia) |
| 59 | STAY AWHILE – The Bells (Polydor) |
| 60 | HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 61 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW – Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) |
| 62 | I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY – The Partridge Family (Bell) |
| 63 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN – The 8th Day (Invictus) |
| 64 | AMOS MOSES – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 65 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE – Rare Earth (Rare Earth) |
| 66 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE – Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco) |
| 67 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 68 | YO-YO – The Osmonds (MGM) |
| 69 | PRECIOUS PRECIOUS – Jackie Moore (Atlantic) |
| 70 | MY SWEET LORD – George Harrison (Apple) |
| 71 | SUPERSTAR – Murray Head with The Trinidad Singers (Decca) |
| 72 | ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE – Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra) |
| 73 | (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 74 | YOUR SONG – Elton John (Uni) |
| 75 | REMEMBER ME – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 76 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 77 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 78 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT – Sammi Smith (Mega) |
| 79 | SWEET MARY – Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex) |
| 80 | AMAZING GRACE – Judy Collins (Elektra) |
| 81 | CRIED LIKE A BABY – Bobby Sherman (Metromedia) |
| 82 | THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE – Carly Simon (Elektra) |
| 83 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES – The 5th Dimension (Bell) |
| 84 | I AM...I SAID – Neil Diamond (Uni) |
| 85 | SOONER OR LATER – The Grass Roots (Dunhill) |
| 86 | RAIN DANCE – The Guess Who (RCA Victor) |
| 87 | LOVE HER MADLY – The Doors (Elektra) |
| 88 | BRING THE BOYS HOME – Freda Payne (Invictus) |
| 89 | IF – Bread (Elektra) |
| 90 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET – The Dramatics (Volt) |
| 91 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER – The 5th Dimension (Bell) |
| 92 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN – The Fortunes (Capitol) |
| 93 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE – The Persuaders (Atco) |
| 94 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO – Lobo (Big Tree) |
| 95 | OYE COMO VA – Santana (Columbia) |
| 96 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 97 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES – The Moody Blues (Threshold) |
| 98 | WILD WORLD – Cat Stevens (A&M) |
| 99 | STONEY END – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 100 | RIDERS ON THE STORM – The Doors (Elektra) |
| 100 | IF NOT FOR YOU – Olivia Newton-John (Uni) |
