CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 8, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1JOY TO THE WORLD
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272)
  1  1  110
  2PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
    Ocean (Kama Sutra 519)
  2  2  6  9
  3NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1179)
  3  3  7  6
  4STAY AWHILE
    Bells (Polydor 15023)
  5152110
  5BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796)
  73547  4
  6IF
    Bread (Elektra 45720)
  81116  8
  7I AM...I SAID
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55278)
  4  4  5  8
  8CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)
    Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105)
18243710
  9WE CAN WORK IT OUT
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202)
101317  9
10POWER TO THE PEOPLE
    John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1830)
121627  6
11ANOTHER DAY
    Paul McCartney (Apple 1829)
  6  7  810
12LOVE HER MADLY
    Doors (Elektra 45726)
143345  6
13TIMOTHY
    Buoys (Scepter 12275)
162031  9
14BROWN SUGAR
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100)
2853  3
15WHAT’S GOING ON
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
  9  5  312
16SHE’S A LADY
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
11  6  415
17ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO
    Lobo (Big Tree 112)
313949  7
18I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL
    Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205)
192735  9
19BABY LET ME KISS YOU
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 437)
20222510
20WOODSTOCK
    Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca 32774)
23253610
21I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS
    Fuzz (Calla 174)
24283415
22SWEET AND INNOCENT
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14227)
425160  8
23SUPERSTAR
    Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
56698622
24TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA
    Tin Tin (Atco 6794)
334152  6
25IT DON’T COME EASY
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1831)
5364  3
26HERE COMES THE SUN
    Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656)
394757  7
27BOOTY BUTT
    Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015)
293242  8
28BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY
    C Company featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73)
357081  4
29DON’T CHANGE ON ME
    Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291)
30313310
30RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
    Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407)
374559  6
31WANT ADS
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011)
475667  5
32ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
    Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
13  8  914
33THE DRUM
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217)
49  2
34I PLAY AND SING
    Dawn (Bell 970)
222329  8
35FRIENDS
    Elton John (Uni 55277)
171822  8
36JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me)
    Temptations (Gordy 7105)
15  9  215
37I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027)
46545810
38ME AND MY ARROW
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443)
414454  7
39DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1)
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797)
5266  3
40EIGHTEEN
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449)
21212312
41NO LOVE AT ALL
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307)
25141512
42(Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY
    Andy Williams (Columbia 45317)
26101014
43COOL AID
    Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006)
515563  7
44LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES
    5th Dimension (Bell 965)
27121112
45TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
546570  9
46PUSHBIKE SONG
    Mixtures (Sire 350)
44495510
47I THINK OF YOU
    Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444)
454648  9
48REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE
    Diana Ross (Motown 1184)
60  2
49(For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450)
647680  5
50NATHAN JONES
    Supremes (Motown 1182)
69  2
51GOTTA SEE JANE
    R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026)
556071  5
52I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
    Yvonne Elliman (Decca 32785)
799799  4
53LAYLA
    Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
596273  8
54I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY
    Partridge Family (Bell 996)
  1
55MELTING POT
    Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082)
575862  9
56WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS
    Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353)
667889  4
57FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON
    Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107)
6271  3
58WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976)
6884  3
59SOMEONE WHO CARES
    Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0999)
485053  8
60I CRIED
    James Brown (King 6363)
70  2
61CRY BABY
    Janis Joplin (Columbia 45379)
  1
62RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS
    Carpenters (A&M 1260)
  1
63YOU’RE MY MAN
    Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356)
72  2
64YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me)
    Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7475)
657274  5
65LUCKY MAN
    Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106)
677579  6
66FEELIN’ ALRIGHT
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095)
77  2
67I’M COMIN’ HOME
    Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608)
76  2
68LOWDOWN
    Chicago (Columbia 45370)
  1
69C’MON
    Poco (Epic 10714)
636872  8
70A MAMA AND A PAPA
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029)
85  2
71LONELY FEELIN’
    War (United Artists 50746)
738085  4
72L.A. GOODBYE
    Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466)
748183  8
73NEVADA FIGHTER
    Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0453)
758387  4
74THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45724)
8493  3
75ALBERT FLASHER
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458)
828995  4
76REACH OUT YOUR HAND
    Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073)
8086  3
77HOT LOVE
    T. Rex (Reprise 1006)
88  2
78HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769)
87  2
7913 QUESTIONS
    Seatrain (Capitol 3067)
818791  5
80TRY SOME, BUY SOME
    Ronnie Spector (Apple 1832)
  1
81THE COURT ROOM
    Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2801)
  1
82I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN
    Whatnauts (Stang 5023)
  1
83SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN
    8th Day (Invictus 9087)
  1
84HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
    Joe Simon (Spring 113)
9698  3
85RED EYE BLUES
    Redeye (Pentagram 206)
869192  5
86FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1)
    Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595)
97  2
87BROWNSVILLE
    Joy Of Cooking (Capitol 3075)
89100   3
88CAN’T FIND THE TIME
    Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584)
919497  4
89INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee)
    Raiders (Columbia 45332)
98  2
90LOVE’S MADE A FOOL OF YOU
    Cochise (United Artists 50756)
92  2
91BE NICE TO ME
    Runt—Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002)
95  2
92BE MY BABY
    Cissy Houston (Janus 145)
9395  3
93SOMETIMES IT’S GOT TO RAIN
    Jackie Moore with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2798)
  1
94NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031)
  1
95SEA CRUISE
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778)
100   2
96L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
    Susan Raye (Capitol 3035)
  1
97TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
  1
98BAD WATER
    Raeletts (Tangerine 1014)
  2
99ONLY ONE SONG
    Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 522)
  1
100 SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love)
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456)
  1
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