Tuesday February 2, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 30, 1971



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1   LONELY DAYS 5 7 12 10
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
2   KNOCK THREE TIMES 1 1 2 12
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
3   ROSE GARDEN 6 12 22 10
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
4   GROOVE ME 4 4 10 14
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
5   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 7 11 14 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
6   MY SWEET LORD 2 2 1 10
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
7   STONEY END 14 17 20 16
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
8   ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 3 3 3 16
5th Dimension (Bell 940)
9   YOUR SONG 8 9 11 11
Elton John (Uni 55265)
10   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 16 18 19 14
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
11   REMEMBER ME 15 21 25 6
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
12   I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 22 29 33 7
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
13   WATCHING SCOTTY GROW 21 36 62 7
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
14   IMMIGRANT SONG 9 8 8 11
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777)
15   I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW 18 23 26 6
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
16   ONE BAD APPLE 31 57 77 6  
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
17   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 17 19 21 9
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778)
18   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 20 27 30 11
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
19   BORN TO WANDER 19 20 23 8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
20   MOTHER 24 35 56 4
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827)
21   STONED LOVE 11 5 6 14
Supremes (Motown 1172)
22   GAMES 23 25 27 12
Redeye (Pentagram 204)
23   BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 12 6 4 13  
Santana (Columbia 45270)
24   (DON'T WORRY) IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO 25 26 29 10
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955)
25   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU 26 32 36 8
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
26   MAMA'S PEARL 38 -- -- 2  
Jackson Five (Motown 1177)
27   LET YOUR LOVE GO 33 42 54 6
Bread (Elektra 45711)
28   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 29 33 37 13
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
29   AMAZING GRACE 35 41 48 7
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
30   FOR THE GOOD TIMES 13 14 16 22  
Ray Price (Columbia 45178)
31   SWEET MARY 43 51 59 8  
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
32   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) 41 54 64 8
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
33   YOUR TIME TO CRY 39 40 41 8
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
34   MR. BOJANGLES 34 37 39 14
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
35   GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (PT. 1) 36 39 42 6
James Brown (King 6347)
36   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 40 43 51 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
37   1900 YESTERDAY 46 52 71 7
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
38   TEMPTATION EYES 42 44 49 7
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
39   STOP THE WAR NOW 28 24 24 8  
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104)
40   PAY TO THE PIPER 10 10 15 13  
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081)
41   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE 45 47 57 6
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
42   RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH 27 28 18 11  
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173)
43   MOST OF ALL 30 31 31 10  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299)
44   MEAN MISTREATER 44 46 50 7
Grand Funk (Capitol 2996)
45   DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU 55 65 -- 3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781)
46   FRESH AS A DAISY 52 58 69 6
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
47   APEMAN 49 60 72 5
Kinks (Reprise 0979)
48   JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) 56 69 -- 3
Four Tops (Motown 1175)
49   HE CALLED ME BABY 48 50 52 6
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
50   BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) 51 56 61 7
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
51   AMOS MOSES 61 71 83 9
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
52   I'M SO PROUD 58 68 92 7
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
53   JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE 64 77 -- 3  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085)
54   ONE MAN BAND 32 13 13 12  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262)
55   THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC 37 38 40 7  
War (MGM 14196)
56   SHE'S A LADY -- -- -- 1  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
57   I THINK I LOVE YOU 47 15 7 19
Partridge Family (Bell 910)
58   SHOES 60 62 68 7
Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093)
59   BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 66 73 -- 3
New Seekers (Elektra 45710)
60   D.O.A. 70 75 86 6
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
61   GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU 67 70 74 8
Originals (Soul 35079)
62   FREEDOM 71 86 99 5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)
63   HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 655)
64   YOU'RE THE ONE 73 82 -- 3
Three Degrees (Roulette 7091)
65   (I CAN FEEL THOSE VIBRATIONS) THIS LOVE IS REAL 75 78 -- 4
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443)
66   JUST MY IMAGINATION -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7105)
67   RIDE A WHITE SWAN 77 88 95 4
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121)
68   KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED -- -- -- 1  
Gary Puckett (Columbia 45303)
69   BURNING BRIDGES 78 83 90 8
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
70   YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW 79 84 -- 3
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555)
71   GYPSY QUEEN (PT. 1) 68 66 73 8
Gypsy (Metromedia 202)
72   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 83 95 -- 3  
Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927)
73   WAY BACK HOME 76 79 87 6
Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010)
74   TRIANGLE OF LOVE (HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE) -- -- -- 1  
Presidents (Sussex 212)
75   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS -- -- -- 1  
Fuzz (Calla 174)
76   WE'LL HAVE IT MADE 81 87 -- 3
Spinners (V.I.P. 25060)
77   IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA 87 97 100 5
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)
78   CHERYL MOANA MARIE 80 85 -- 3
John Rowles (Kapp 2102)
79   HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0414)
80   I NEED YOU 84 89 -- 3
Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416)
81   MAKE ME HAPPY 85 -- -- 2
Bobby Bloom (MGM 14212)
82   WHOLE LOTTA LOVE -- -- -- 1  
C.C.S. (Rak 4501)
83   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 94 -- -- 2  
Francis Lai (Paramount 0064)
84   EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU 89 -- -- 2
Lettermen (Capitol 3020)
85   WHOLE LOTTA LOVE -- -- -- 1  
King Curtis & Kingpins (Atco 6779)
86   PROUD MARY -- -- -- 1  
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216)
87   SUPERSTAR 90 96 98 11
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
88   ME AND BOBBY MCGEE -- -- -- 1  
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314)
89   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 93 -- -- 2
Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
90   MIXED UP GUY 92 93 -- 3
Joey Scarbury (Lionel 3208)
91   FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY 86 92 97 6
Bells (Polydor 15016)
92   DO ME RIGHT 96 -- -- 2
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
93   BED OF ROSE'S 95 -- -- 2
Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141)
94   ANGEL BABY 99 -- -- 2
Dusk (Bell 961)
95   NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN -- -- -- 1  
Shocking Blue (Colossus 123)
96   THE GLORY OF LOVE -- 99 -- 2
Dells (Cadet 5679)
97   WHERE ARE WE GOING -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bloom (Roulette 7095)
98   SAN BERNARDINO -- -- -- 1  
Christie (Epic 10695)
99   (SHE'S A) VERY LOVELY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021)
100   I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY 97 100 -- 3
Betty Everett (Fantasy 652)

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:

   • "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" by Chicago (# 50)
   • "Domino" by Van Morrison (# 53)
   • "Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson & Miracles (# 54)
   • "Flesh And Blood" by Johnny Cash (# 57)
   • "Problem Child" by Mark Lindsay (# 59)
   • "Solution For Pollution" by Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (# 62)
   • "Church Street Soul Revival" by Tommy James (# 63)
   • "Morning" by Jim Ed Brown (# 65)
   • "The Green Grass Starts To Grow" by Dionne Warwick (# 69)
   • "If You Were Mine" by Ray Charles (# 72)
   • "The Long Way Around" by Linda Ronstadt (# 74)
   • "We Got To Live Together (pt. 1)" by Buddy Miles (# 82)
   • "There It Goes Again" by Barbara & Uniques (# 88)
   • "I Dig Everything About You" by The Mob (# 91)
   • "Who's Gonna Take The Weight (pt. 1)" by Kool & Gang (# 98)
   • "One Night Stand" by Magic Lanterns (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MARIA (YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE) Jimmy Ruffin
102   WOOLY BULLY Canned Heat
103   FROM THE VERY START Children
104   SUPER HIGHWAY Ballin' Jack
105   NOW I'M A WOMAN Nancy Wilson
106   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
107   WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A WHOLE LOT BRIGHTER Gravy
108   ARE YOU MY WOMAN? Chi-Lites
109   TULSA Billy Joe Royal
110   NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O'Sullivan
111   THERE'S A LOVE FOR EVERYONE Whispers
112   THEME FROM LOVE STORY Peter Nero
113   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE Bob Summers
114   HELP FOR MY WAITING Dorians
115   KEEP THE CANDLE BURNING Raintree
116   TOGETHER WE TWO Archies
117   GO ON FOOL Marion Black
118   SUMMERTIME Billy Hemmans & Clays Composite
119   SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY Mason & Cass
120   REVIVAL (LOVE IS EVERYWHERE) Allman Brothers Band
121   MEDLEY FROM JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Assembled Multitude
122   I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Otis Redding
123   WHAT'LL I DO New Birth
124   BECAUSE IT'S TIME McKendree Spring
125   BRAND NEW DAY Rufus
126   SHE'S COMIN' BACK Alfie Khan
127   GEORGIA SUNSHINE Dean Martin
128   ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE Burt Bacharach
129   THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES Arkade
130   FUNKY Chambers Brothers
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