CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 28, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
    Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
  1  1  211
  2TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
  3  6  717
  3DRAGGIN’ THE LINE
    Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
  2  2  313
  4MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology)
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
  5  7  910
  5SWEET HITCH-HIKER
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
  6  811  7
  6MR. BIG STUFF
    Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
  4  4  414
  7WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN
    Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
  7  913  8
  8SIGNS
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
12141716
  9SPANISH HARLEM
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
142128  5
10LIAR
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
131520  9
11BEGINNINGS
    Chicago (Columbia 45417)
11131910
12SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
    Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
16202510
13RIDERS ON THE STORM
    Doors (Elektra 45738)
151924  9
14AIN’T NO SUNSHINE
    Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
192742  9
15GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
233659  4
16WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
    The Who (Decca 32846)
182226  8
17NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE
    Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
  9121514
18I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
213036  6
19YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
    James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
  8  3  114
20I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
264262  4
21RINGS
    Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
17182213
22WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET
    Dramatics (Volt 4058)
253137  8
23MAYBE TOMORROW
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1186)
201618  8
24IF NOT FOR YOU
    Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
27293112
25BANGLA-DESH
    George Harrison (Apple 1836)
324664  4
26GO DOWN GAMBLIN’
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
303951  5
27STICK-UP
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
344765  5
28UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY
    Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837)
3863  3
29THE STORY IN YOUR EYES
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
355173  4
30THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
    Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
447096  4
31LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
10101411
32TIRED OF BEING ALONE
    Al Green (Hi 2194)
375574  5
33RAIN DANCE
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
4768  3
34INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee)
    Raiders (Columbia 45332)
22  5  618
35RIDE WITH ME
    Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4283)
313340  7
36HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)
    James Brown (People 2501)
241710  9
37IT’S TOO LATE
    Carole King (Ode 66015)
29252116
38MOON SHADOW
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1265)
33262711
39MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12320)
39404110
40WHERE YOU LEAD
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
414553  6
41I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING
    Dusk (Bell 990)
42444714
42WEDDING SONG (There Is Love)
    Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
546578  5
43SWEET CITY WOMAN
    Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
526170  5
44CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP
    Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
536285  5
45MOTHER FREEDOM
    Bread (Elektra 45740)
464954  8
46TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
495971  4
47SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION
    Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
505660  8
48I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE
    Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
566783  8
49IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
627382  4
50WAITING AT THE BUS STOP
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
6072  3
51DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
    Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
667898  4
52CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
63  2
53ALL DAY MUSIC
    War (United Artists 50815)
647486  4
54I’M LEAVIN’
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9998)
363739  8
55I LIKES TO DO IT
    People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
697689  5
56K-JEE
    Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
596975  5
57GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE
    Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75)
515257  6
58CRAZY LOVE
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
687779  6
59MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14088)
73  2
60SO FAR AWAY
    Carole King (Ode 66019)
  1
61STAGGER LEE
    Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
7182  3
62MAGGIE
    Redbone (Epic 10670)
67717613
63MARIANNE
    Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
7284  3
64SURRENDER
    Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
74  2
65WHERE EVIL GROWS
    Poppy Family (London 148)
707580  5
66MAGGIE MAY
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
8491  3
67THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE
    Persuaders (Atco 6822)
7787  3
68SUPERSTAR
    Carpenters (A&M 1289)
  1
69I’D RATHER BE SORRY
    Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
7888100   4
70ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
80  2
71FEEL SO BAD
    Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308)
81  2
72HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU
    Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
82  2
73THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1)
    Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
838992  4
74COME BACK HOME
    Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50807)
798387  7
75THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind)
    Dells (Cadet 5683)
85  2
76ANNABELLA
    Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
87  2
77IT’S SUMMER
    Temptations (Gordy 7109)
404145  7
78TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
91  2
79LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
    Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
93  2
80BRING THE BOYS HOME
    Freda Payne (Invictus 9092)
4324  814
81KO-KO JOE
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
  1
82GIMME SHELTER
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
  1
83MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2)
    Four Tops (Motown 1189)
  1
84REASON TO BELIEVE
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
868588  6
85GET IT WHILE YOU CAN
    Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
  1
86COLOUR MY WORLD
    Chicago (Columbia 45417)
92  4
87DESDEMONA
    Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
8894  3
88GHETTO WOMAN
    B.B. King (ABC 11310)
  1
89ALL MY TRIALS
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039)
  1
90I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE
    Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
899697  6
91WE ARE NEIGHBORS
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
909595  4
92CAREY
    Joni Mitchell (Reprise 1029)
94  2
93A NATURAL MAN
    Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
  1
94STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart)
    Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
9511
95WEAR THIS RING (With Love)
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181)
96  2
96A SONG FOR YOU
    Andy Williams (Columbia 45434)
  1
97HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN
    Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
100   2
98EASY LOVING
    Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
  1
99DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL
    John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506)
  1
100 I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN
    Free Movement (Decca 32818)
  7
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