| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 9 | 14 | 21 | 6 | |
| 3 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 12 | 16 | 20 | 11 | |
| 4 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 6 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | 15 | 23 | 36 | 5 | |
| 7 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
| 8 | LIAR Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 9 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837) | 28 | 38 | 63 | 4 | |
| 10 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 14 | 19 | 27 | 10 | |
| 11 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 12 | RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors (Elektra 45738) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 13 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 14 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | 30 | 44 | 70 | 5 | |
| 15 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | 18 | 21 | 30 | 7 | |
| 16 | DRAGGIN’ THE LINE Tommy James (Roulette 7103) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 17 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | 20 | 26 | 42 | 5 | |
| 18 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 19 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 27 | 34 | 47 | 6 | |
| 20 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 22 | 25 | 31 | 9 | |
| 21 | BANGLA-DESH George Harrison (Apple 1836) | 25 | 32 | 46 | 5 | |
| 22 | GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| 23 | IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | 24 | 27 | 29 | 13 | |
| 24 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | 29 | 35 | 51 | 5 | |
| 25 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Tom Clay (Mowest 5002) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 26 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 32 | 37 | 55 | 6 | |
| 27 | RAIN DANCE Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | 33 | 47 | 68 | 4 | |
| 28 | BEGINNINGS Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 29 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498) | 19 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| 30 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804) | 17 | 9 | 12 | 15 | |
| 31 | RINGS Cymarron (Entrance 7500) | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| 32 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 23 | 20 | 16 | 9 | |
| 33 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 19 | |
| 34 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | 43 | 52 | 61 | 6 | |
| 35 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | 42 | 54 | 65 | 6 | |
| 36 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | 44 | 53 | 62 | 6 | |
| 37 | SUPERSTAR Carpenters (A&M 1289) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 66 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 39 | SO FAR AWAY Carole King (Ode 66019) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 48 | 56 | 67 | 9 | |
| 41 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 49 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| 42 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 51 | 66 | 78 | 5 | |
| 43 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 53 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 44 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 9 | |
| 45 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 46 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| 46 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 56 | 59 | 69 | 6 | |
| 47 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222) | 50 | 60 | 72 | 4 | |
| 48 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 59 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 52 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | CRAZY LOVE Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | 58 | 68 | 77 | 7 | |
| 51 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 55 | 69 | 76 | 6 | |
| 52 | STAGGER LEE Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | 61 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| 53 | MARIANNE Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | 63 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 54 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 78 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | 64 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 67 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 57 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 36 | 24 | 17 | 10 | |
| 58 | WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 59 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065) | 70 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | MAGGIE Redbone (Epic 10670) | 62 | 67 | 71 | 14 | |
| 61 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 31 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 62 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 73 | 83 | 89 | 5 | |
| 63 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | 65 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 64 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 69 | 78 | 88 | 5 | |
| 66 | ANNABELLA Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287) | 76 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | 71 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | 79 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | GIMME SHELTER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | IT’S TOO LATE Carole King (Ode 66015) | 37 | 29 | 25 | 17 | |
| 73 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | MOTHER FREEDOM Bread (Elektra 45740) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 9 | |
| 75 | GET IT WHILE YOU CAN Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | GHETTO WOMAN B.B. King (ABC 11310) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ALL MY TRIALS Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | MILITARY MADNESS Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | COLOUR MY WORLD Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 86 | 92 | — | 5 | |
| 80 | REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 84 | 86 | 85 | 7 | |
| 81 | DESDEMONA Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484) | 87 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| 82 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 95 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | CAN YOU GET TO THAT Funkadelic (Westbound 185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 90 | 89 | 96 | 7 | |
| 85 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 94 | 95 | — | 12 | |
| 87 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | 91 | 90 | 95 | 5 | |
| 88 | IS THAT THE WAY Tin Tin (Atco 6821) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14284) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 100 | — | — | 8 | |
| 95 | A SONG FOR YOU Andy Williams (Columbia 45434) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 408) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LUCKY ME Moments (Stang 5031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | ROLL ON New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LEAVE MY MAN ALONE Raeletts (Tangerine 1017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | THINK HIS NAME Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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