Sunday January 3, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 2, 1971



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1   MY SWEET LORD 1 1 3 6
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
2   KNOCK THREE TIMES 4 10 15 8
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
3   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 2 3 5 12
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
4   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 5 8 13 9
Santana (Columbia 45270)
5   DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS 6 7 11 9
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
6   STONED LOVE 8 9 12 10
Supremes (Motown 1172)
7   TEARS OF A CLOWN 3 2 1 13
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
8   I THINK I LOVE YOU 7 4 2 15
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
9   NO MATTER WHAT 9 6 8 12
Badfinger (Apple 1822)
10   IMMIGRANT SONG 11 27 33 7
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
11   DOMINO 14 19 29 9
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
12   GROOVE ME 16 26 31 10
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
13   YOUR SONG 19 28 34 7
Elton John (Uni 55265)
14   ONE MAN BAND 15 24 27 8
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
15   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH 18 21 36 7
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
16   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 28 37 44 7  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
17   PAY TO THE PIPER 21 30 32 9
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
18   HE AIN'T HEAVY. . . HE'S MY BROTHER 17 18 20 9
Neil Diamond (Uni 55264)
19   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 24 29 30 18
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
20   LONELY DAYS 26 34 54 6
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
21   GYPSY WOMAN 10 5 4 19  
Brian Hyland (Uni 55240)
22   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 27 31 40 10
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
23   CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 23 25 28 8
Tom Jones (Parrot 40056)
24   STONEY END 29 33 41 12
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
25   BE MY BABY 12 13 17 10  
Andy Kim (Steed 729)
26   ROSE GARDEN 31 44 59 6
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
27   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 39 49 64 5  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
28   BORN TO WANDER 38 47 60 4
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
29   STOP THE WAR NOW 36 45 58 4
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104)
30   SILVER MOON 33 39 47 7
Michael Nesmith (RCA Victor 74-0399)
31   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO 32 41 52 6
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
32   MOST OF ALL 34 40 48 6
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
33   GAMES 37 42 51 8
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
34   RUBY TUESDAY 35 38 45 5
Melanie (Buddah 202)
35   AFTER MIDNIGHT 13 15 18 13  
Eric Clapton (Atco 6784)
36   REMEMBER ME 53 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
37   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 43 62 71 7
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
38   I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER 22 22 23 11  
Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7006)
39   I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW 57 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
40   SHARE THE LAND 20 11 6 12  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0388)
41   MR. BOJANGLES 44 55 65 10
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
42   I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 55 68 -- 3  
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
43   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU 54 66 78 4  
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
44   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 46 52 57 9
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
45   YOUR TIME TO CRY 50 61 74 4
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
46   STEALER 48 56 68 5
Free (A&M 1230)
47   THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW 49 53 66 5
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300)
48   5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) 40 12 7 14
Presidents (Sussex 207)
49   THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC 59 77 -- 3
War (MGM 14196)
50   GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) 63 -- -- 2  
James Brown (King 6347)
51   BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) 25 23 24 8  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772)
52   TEMPTATION EYES 62 76 -- 3
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
53   MEAN MISTREATER 58 75 -- 3
Grand Funk (Capitol 2996)
54   HEARTBREAK HOTEL 56 63 73 5
Frijid Pink (Parrot 352)
55   FLESH AND BLOOD 60 71 -- 3
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269)
56   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 69 -- -- 2  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
57   THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING 64 -- -- 2
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960b)
58   ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART 30 20 21 10  
Neil Young (Reprise 0958)
59   AMAZING GRACE 68 80 -- 3
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
60   I'LL BE THERE 47 14 10 16  
Jackson Five (Motown 1171)
61   ACE OF SPADE 61 64 70 7
O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615)
62   BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) 66 78 -- 3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
63   HE CALLED ME BABY 73 -- -- 2
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
64   LET YOUR LOVE GO 76 -- -- 2  
Bread (Elektra 45711)
65   MORNING 72 79 85 5
Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909)
66   HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) 65 67 69 6
Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720)
67   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) 67 72 79 4
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
68   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE 77 -- -- 2
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
69   SWEET MARY 81 99 -- 4  
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
70   GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU 75 83 88 4
Originals (Soul 35079)
71   PROBLEM CHILD 83 -- -- 2  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286)
72   WATCHING SCOTTY GROW 82 88 -- 3
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
73   SHOES 80 85 -- 3
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093)
74   GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) 74 82 86 4
Gypsy (Metromedia 202)
75   CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL 86 -- -- 2  
Tommy James (Roulette 7093)
76   1900 YESTERDAY 88 92 -- 3  
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
77   MAGGIE 78 86 89 4
Redbone (Epic 10670)
78   SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION -- -- -- 1  
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7451)
79   PARANOID 79 87 90 5
Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7437)
80   FRESH AS A DAISY 91 -- -- 2  
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
81   HOLLY HOLY 85 -- -- 2
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081)
82   APEMAN -- -- -- 1  
Kinks (Reprise 0979)
83   SING HIGH--SING LOW 84 89 93 4
Anne Murray (Capitol 2988)
84   YOU JUST CAN'T WIN (BY MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE) -- -- -- 1  
Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163)
85   BACK TO THE RIVER 89 94 -- 3
Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726)
86   IF YOU WERE MINE 92 -- -- 13
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
87   AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE 87 90 94 5
Five Flights Up (T-A 207)
88   AMOS MOSES -- 84 87 5
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
89   ONE BAD APPLE 95 -- -- 2
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
90   D.O.A. 94 -- -- 2
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
91   WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) 90 98 100 4
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159)
92   WAY BACK HOME -- 97 -- 2
Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010)
93   EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Teegarden & Van Winkle (Westbound 171)
94   IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA -- -- -- 1  
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)
95   BURNING BRIDGES 93 96 99 4
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
96   BLACK NIGHT 99 -- -- 2
Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7405)
97   I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU 98 -- -- 2
The Mob (Colossus 130)
98   FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY 100 -- -- 2
Bells (Polydor 15016)
99   I'M SO PROUD 96 100 -- 3
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
100   FREEDOM -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Merry Christmas Darling" by Carpenters (# 41)
   • "Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom (# 42)
   • "Heaven Help Us All" by Stevie Wonder (# 45)
   • "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" by Jackson Five (# 51)
   • "Do It" by Neil Diamond (# 52)
   • "Goin' Home" by Bobby Sherman (# 70)
   • "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano (# 71)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CHERYL MOANA MARIE John Rowles
102   JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor
103   MUST BE LOVE COMING DOWN Major Lance
104   LADY DAY Frank Sinatra
105   THERE IT GOES AGAIN Barbara & Uniques
106   THE SHAPE I'M IN The Band
107   YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics
108   NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND YOU Larry Santos
109   HANG IN THERE BABY Robin McNamara
110   WHEN THERE'S NO LOVE LEFT New Seekers
111   I WAS A BOY WHEN YOU NEEDED A MAN Michael Allen
112   COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn
113   CAN'T YOU Paul Davis
114   WHERE ARE WE GOING Bobby Bloom
115   BEIN' GREEN Frank Sinatra
116   RIGHT ON Rascals
117   FOR A FRIEND Bugaloos
118   NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN Shocking Blue
119   THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN Mary Hopkin
120   MIXED UP GUY Joey Scarbury
121   FROM THE VERY START Children
122   A WOMAN'S WAY Rozetta Johnson
123   REVIVAL (LOVE IS EVERYWHERE) Allman Brothers Band
124   TIMOTHY Buoys
125   ONE NIGHT STAND Magic Lantern
126   HEY AMERICA James Brown
127   GEORGIA SUNSHINE Dean Martin
128   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett
129   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz
130   (I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL Jackie Wilson
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