Wednesday January 27, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 23, 1971



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1   KNOCK THREE TIMES 1 2 2 11
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
2   MY SWEET LORD 2 1 1 9
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
3   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 3 3 3 15
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
4   GROOVE ME 4 10 12 13
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
5   LONELY DAYS 7 12 20 9
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
6   ROSE GARDEN 12 22 26 9
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
7   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 11 14 16 10
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
8   YOUR SONG 9 11 13 10
Elton John (Uni 55265)
9   IMMIGRANT SONG 8 8 10 10
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
10   PAY TO THE PIPER 10 15 17 12
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
11   STONED LOVE 5 6 6 13
Supremes (Motown 1172)
12   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 6 4 4 12
Santana (Columbia 45270)
13   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 14 16 19 21
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
14   STONEY END 17 20 24 15
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
15   REMEMBER ME 21 25 36 5
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
16   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 18 19 22 13
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
17   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 19 21 27 8
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
18   I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW 23 26 39 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
19   BORN TO WANDER 20 23 28 7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
20   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 27 30 37 10
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
21   WATCHING SCOTTY GROW 36 62 72 6  
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
22   I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 29 33 42 6
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
23   GAMES 25 27 33 11
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
24   MOTHER 35 56 -- 3  
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827)
25   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO 26 29 31 9
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
26   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU 32 36 43 7
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
27   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH 28 18 15 10
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
28   STOP THE WAR NOW 24 24 29 7
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104)
29   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 33 37 44 12
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
30   MOST OF ALL 31 31 32 9
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
31   ONE BAD APPLE 57 77 89 5  
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
32   ONE MAN BAND 13 13 14 11  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
33   LET YOUR LOVE GO 42 54 64 5
Bread (Elektra 45711)
34   MR. BOJANGLES 37 39 41 13
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
35   AMAZING GRACE 41 48 59 6
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
36   GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) 39 42 50 5
James Brown (King 6347)
37   THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC 38 40 49 6
War (MGM 14196)
38   MAMA'S PEARL -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Five (Motown 1177)
39   YOUR TIME TO CRY 40 41 45 7
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
40   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 43 51 56 5
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
41   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) 54 64 67 7  
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
42   TEMPTATION EYES 44 49 52 6
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
43   SWEET MARY 51 59 69 7
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
44   MEAN MISTREATER 46 50 53 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 2996)
45   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE 47 57 68 5
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
46   1900 YESTERDAY 52 71 76 6
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
47   I THINK I LOVE YOU 15 7 8 18  
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
48   HE CALLED ME BABY 50 52 63 5
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
49   APEMAN 60 72 82 4  
Kinks (Reprise 0979)
50   DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS 16 5 5 12  
Chicago (Columbia 45264)
51   BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) 56 61 62 6
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
52   FRESH AS A DAISY 58 69 80 5
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
53   DOMINO 22 9 11 12  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434)
54   TEARS OF A CLOWN 34 17 7 16  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199)
55   DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU 65 -- -- 2
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781)
56   JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) 69 -- -- 2  
Four Tops (Motown 1175)
57   FLESH AND BLOOD 49 53 55 6
Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269)
58   I'M SO PROUD 68 92 99 6
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
59   PROBLEM CHILD 63 67 71 5
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286)
60   SHOES 62 68 73 6
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093)
61   AMOS MOSES 71 83 88 8
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
62   SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION 61 66 78 4
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7451)
63   CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL 64 70 75 5
Tommy James (Roulette 7093)
64   JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE 77 -- -- 2  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085)
65   MORNING 59 60 65 8
Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909)
66   BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 73 -- -- 2
New Seekers (Elektra 45710)
67   GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU 70 74 70 7
Originals (Soul 35079)
68   GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) 66 73 74 7
Gypsy (Metromedia 202)
69   THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW 45 46 47 8  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300)
70   D.O.A. 75 86 90 5
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
71   FREEDOM 86 99 100 4  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)
72   IF YOU WERE MINE 74 81 86 16
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271)
73   YOU'RE THE ONE 82 -- -- 2
Three Degrees (Roulette 7091)
74   THE LONG WAY AROUND 80 -- -- 2
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021b)
75   (I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL 78 -- -- 3
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443)
76   WAY BACK HOME 79 87 92 5
Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010)
77   RIDE A WHITE SWAN 88 95 -- 3  
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121)
78   BURNING BRIDGES 83 90 95 7
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
79   YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW 84 -- -- 2
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555)
80   CHERYL MOANA MARIE 85 -- -- 2
John Rowles (Kapp 2102)
81   WE'LL HAVE IT MADE 87 -- -- 2
Spinners (V.I.P. 25060)
82   WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (PT. 1) 81 89 91 7
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159)
83   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 95 -- -- 2  
Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927)
84   I NEED YOU 89 -- -- 2
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416)
85   MAKE ME HAPPY -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bloom (MGM 14212)
86   FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY 92 97 98 5
Bells (Polydor 15016)
87   IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA 97 100 94 4
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)
88   THERE IT GOES AGAIN 91 94 -- 3
Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001)
89   EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Lettermen (Capitol 3020)
90   SUPERSTAR 96 98 -- 10
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
91   I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU 90 93 97 5
The Mob (Colossus 130)
92   MIXED UP GUY 93 -- -- 2
Joey Scarbury (Lionel 3208)
93   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
94   THEME FROM LOVE STORY -- -- -- 1  
Francis Lai (Paramount 0064)
95   BED OF ROSE'S -- -- -- 1  
Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141)
96   DO ME RIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
97   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY 100 -- -- 2
Betty Everett (Fantasy 652)
98   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (PT. 1) 94 -- -- 2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538)
99   ANGEL BABY -- -- -- 1  
Dusk (Bell 961)
100   ONE NIGHT STAND -- -- -- 1  
Magic Lanterns (Big Tree 109)

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:

   • "Silver Moon" by Michael Nesmith (# 30)
   • "No Matter What" by Badfinger (# 48)
   • "Heartbreak Hotel" by Frijid Pink (# 53)
   • "Be My Baby" by Andy Kim (# 55)
   • "Holly Holy" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 67)
   • "Maggie" by Redbone (# 72)
   • "You Just Can't Win (By Making The Same Mistake)" by Gene & Jerry (# 76)
   • "Back To The River" by Damnation Of Adam Blessing (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   NOW I'M A WOMAN Nancy Wilson
102   SUMMERTIME Billy Hemmans & Clays Composite
103   NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN Shocking Blue
104   FROM THE VERY START Children
105   WHERE ARE WE GOING Bobby Bloom
106   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz
107   THE GLORY OF LOVE Dells
108   WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER Gravy
109   TULSA Billy Joe Royal
110   SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY Mason & Cass
111   NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND YOU Larry Santos
112   SUPER HIGHWAY Ballin' Jack
113   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
114   SAN BERNARDINO Christie
115   THEME FROM LOVE STORY Peter Nero
116   THERE'S A LOVE FOR EVERYONE Whispers
117   GEORGIA SUNSHINE Dean Martin
118   ARE YOU MY WOMAN? Chi-Lites
119   REVIVAL (LOVE IS EVERYWHERE) Allman Brothers Band
120   KEEP THE CANDLE BURNING Raintree
121   TRIANGLE OF LOVE (HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE) Presidents
122   WHAT'LL I DO New Birth
123   HELP FOR MY WAITING Dorians
124   NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O'Sullivan
125   I WAS A BOY WHEN YOU NEEDED A MAN Michael Allen
126   BRAND NEW DAY Rufus
127   COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn
128   MEDLEY FROM JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Assembled Multitude
129   I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Otis Redding
130   TOGETHER WE TWO Archies
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