| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 20, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THEME FROM SHAFT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 | IMAGINE John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1840) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (Kapp 2146) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens (A&M 1291) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | 11 | 21 | 41 | 5 | |
| 6 | FAMILY AFFAIR Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | 23 | 56 | 81 | 4 | |
| 7 | BABY I’M-A WANT YOU Bread (Elektra 45751) | 9 | 12 | 30 | 6 | |
| 8 | TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289) | 12 | 15 | 24 | 7 | |
| 9 | GOT TO BE THERE Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | 21 | 42 | 59 | 4 | |
| 10 | INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 11 | EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING Santana (Columbia 45472) | 13 | 19 | 25 | 7 | |
| 12 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 13 | |
| 13 | ROCK STEADY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838) | 19 | 28 | 46 | 4 | |
| 14 | QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 Chicago (Columbia 45467) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 10 | |
| 15 | YO-YO Osmonds (MGM 14295) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| 16 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 17 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| 18 | CHERISH David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | 31 | 58 | 74 | 4 | |
| 19 | ONE TIN SOLDIER, THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | 22 | 29 | 36 | 11 | |
| 20 | SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) Temptations (Gordy 7111) | 33 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 22 | DESIDERATA Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520) | 27 | 35 | 62 | 6 | |
| 23 | ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse (Evolution 1048) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 24 | SUPERSTAR Carpenters (A&M 1289) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| 25 | ABSOLUTELY RIGHT Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220) | 20 | 22 | 28 | 7 | |
| 26 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 24 | 11 | 10 | 16 | |
| 27 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | 37 | 53 | 65 | 6 | |
| 28 | I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD Ten Years After (Columbia 45457) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| 29 | RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | 47 | 59 | 71 | 8 | |
| 30 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY Dawn (Bell 45,141) | 26 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 31 | AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | 59 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | BRAND NEW KEY Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | 41 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 33 | SCORPIO Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | 51 | 67 | 92 | 4 | |
| 34 | STONES Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | 44 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WILD NIGHT Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518) | 42 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| 36 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 13 | |
| 37 | YOUR MOVE Yes (Atlantic 2819) | 46 | 55 | 66 | 8 | |
| 38 | DO I LOVE YOU Paul Anka (Buddah 252) | 38 | 40 | 50 | 9 | |
| 39 | DON’T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF Bee Gees (Atco 6847) | 40 | 43 | 53 | 6 | |
| 40 | TILL Tom Jones (Parrot 40067) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 5 | |
| 41 | GRANDMA’S HANDS Bill Withers (Sussex 227) | 50 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| 42 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | 30 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 43 | IT’S A CRYIN’ SHAME Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288) | 45 | 47 | 51 | 9 | |
| 44 | BEHIND BLUE EYES The Who (Decca 32888) | 54 | 68 | 82 | 4 | |
| 45 | CHARITY BALL Fanny (Reprise 1033) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| 46 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | 55 | 66 | 76 | 7 | |
| 47 | LOVE Lettermen (Capitol 3192) | 48 | 50 | 60 | 8 | |
| 48 | I’M A GREEDY MAN (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14100) | 62 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | 52 | 61 | 72 | 6 | |
| 50 | FRIENDS WITH YOU John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | 61 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 18 | 9 | 7 | 17 | |
| 52 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 11 | |
| 53 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | |
| 54 | ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838) | 28 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
| 55 | YOU BROUGHT THE JOY Freda Payne (Invictus 9100) | 49 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| 56 | GIMME SOME LOVIN’ (pt. 1) Traffic (United Artists 50841) | 60 | 64 | 68 | 5 | |
| 57 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837) | 58 | 62 | 63 | 6 | |
| 58 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 53 | 24 | 11 | 15 | |
| 59 | SUNSHINE Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | YOU ARE EVERYTHING Stylistics (Avco 4581) | 71 | 87 | 90 | 4 | |
| 61 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Rod Stewart with Faces (Mercury 73244) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42” Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | 74 | 89 | 93 | 5 | |
| 63 | LONG AGO TOMORROW B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12335) | 67 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 64 | PRETTY AS YOU FEEL Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | 69 | 71 | 73 | 7 | |
| 66 | WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES Bullet (Big Tree 123) | 75 | 82 | 91 | 5 | |
| 67 | RUB IT IN Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041) | 65 | 63 | 64 | 10 | |
| 68 | MAMMY BLUE Pop-Tops (ABC 11311) | 68 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
| 69 | AIN’T NOBODY HOME B.B. King (ABC 11316) | 73 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 70 | LET IT BE Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | SATISFACTION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HEY GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (pt. 1) Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | FOR LADIES ONLY Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4292) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I’M STILL WAITING Diana Ross (Motown 1192) | 79 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 76 | MY PART/MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 3) James Brown (Polydor 14098) | 78 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 77 | GET DOWN Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | CAN I GET A WITNESS Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | NOTHING TO HIDE Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 120) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan (Lizard 21008) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 9 | |
| 82 | HALLELUJAH Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | 90 DAY FREEZE (On Her Love) 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7108) | 83 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | 94 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | LONG PROMISED ROAD Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1047) | 87 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | HEY BIG BROTHER Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I’M YOURS (Use Me Anyway You Wanna) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50837) | 91 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | JUST FOR ME AND YOU Poco (Epic 10804) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | CLEAN UP WOMAN Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | LIFE IS A CARNIVAL The Band (Capitol 3199) | 80 | 85 | 86 | 6 | |
| 91 | IF IT’S GOOD TO YOU Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7109) | 93 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | THE GIRL WHO LOVED ME WHEN Glass Bottle (Avco 4584) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | LOVE IS FUNNY THAT WAY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55461) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | I KNEW YOU WHEN Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | MY BOY Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2839) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | SHOW ME HOW Emotions (Volt 4066) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | CAN I Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | LOOKIN’ BACK Bob Seger (Capitol 3187) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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