Tuesday February 23, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending February 20, 1971



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1   ONE BAD APPLE 1 7 16 9
Osmonds (MGM 14193)
2   ROSE GARDEN 2 1 3 13
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252)
3   MAMA'S PEARL 7 17 26 5
Jackson Five (Motown 1177)
4   I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 4 6 12 10
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601)
5   SWEET MARY 15 26 31 11
Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209)
6   HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN 24 33 63 4  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 655)
7   IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 19 29 36 9  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974)
8   WATCHING SCOTTY GROW 9 11 13 10
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727)
9   KNOCK THREE TIMES 3 2 2 15
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 938)
10   IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 6 5 5 14
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078)
11   PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS 12 14 18 14
Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681)
12   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 28 47 72 6  
Henry Mancini (RCA Victor 47-9927)
13   MR. BOJANGLES 14 28 34 17
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197)
14   AMAZING GRACE 16 20 29 10
Judy Collins (Elektra 45709)
15   DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU 26 34 45 6  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781)
16   AMOS MOSES 33 40 51 12  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904)
17   DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED 34 45 -- 3  
Partridge Family (Bell 963)
18   SHE'S A LADY 27 41 56 4
Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
19   JUST MY IMAGINATION 41 53 66 4  
Temptations (Gordy 7105)
20   (DO THE) PUSH AND PULL (PT. 1) 23 30 32 11
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079)
21   LONELY DAYS 5 3 1 13  
Bee Gees (Atco 6795)
22   TEMPTATION EYES 29 37 38 10
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263)
23   REMEMBER ME 8 9 11 9  
Diana Ross (Motown 1176)
24   FOR ALL WE KNOW 35 48 -- 3  
Carpenters (A&M 1243)
25   SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU 22 24 25 11
Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001)
26   WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN 21 23 28 16
Todd Rundgren (Ampex 31001)
27   JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) 32 38 48 6
Four Tops (Motown 1175)
28   JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE 36 44 53 6
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085)
29   1900 YESTERDAY 30 32 37 10
Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale 368)
30   YOUR TIME TO CRY 31 31 33 11
Joe Simon (Spring 108)
31   CRIED LIKE A BABY 50 61 -- 3  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206)
32   GROOVE ME 10 4 4 17  
King Floyd (Chimneyville 435)
33   I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW 13 13 15 9  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960)
34   LET YOUR LOVE GO 20 22 27 9  
Bread (Elektra 45711)
35   WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE 37 39 41 9
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014)
36   ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 49 70 88 4  
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314)
37   YOUR SONG 17 10 9 14  
Elton John (Uni 55265)
38   FRESH AS A DAISY 40 43 46 9
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267)
39   PROUD MARY 62 76 86 4  
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216)
40   MY SWEET LORD 38 15 6 13
George Harrison (Apple 2995)
41   D.O.A. 46 55 60 9
Bloodrock (Capitol 3009)
42   BURNING BRIDGES 51 60 69 11
Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151)
43   I'M SO PROUD 45 50 52 10
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401)
44   COUNTRY ROAD 58 73 -- 3  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7460)
45   HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE 56 65 79 4  
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0414)
46   WHAT IS LIFE -- -- -- 1  
George Harrison (Apple 1828)
47   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787)
48   STONEY END 11 8 7 19  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236)
49   OYE COMO VA -- -- -- 1  
Santana (Columbia 45330)
50   BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) 43 46 50 10
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024)
51   HE CALLED ME BABY 48 51 49 9
Candi Staton (Fame 1476)
52   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 73 79 89 5  
Sammi Smith (Mega 0015)
53   FREEDOM 54 56 62 8
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927)
54   KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED 55 58 68 4
Gary Puckett (Columbia 45303)
55   LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 965)
56   MOTHER 25 19 20 7  
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827)
57   TRIANGLE OF LOVE (HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE) 59 63 74 4
Presidents (Sussex 212)
58   WHOLE LOTTA LOVE 61 67 82 4
C.C.S. (Rak 4501)
59   SUPERSTAR 70 82 87 14  
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
60   WHOLE LOTTA LOVE 63 68 85 4
King Curtis & Kingpins (Atco 6779)
61   CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 71 -- -- 2
Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086)
62   THEME FROM LOVE STORY 65 77 83 5
Francis Lai (Paramount 0064)
63   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS 67 69 75 4
Fuzz (Calla 174)
64   CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (WHILE IT'S NEAR TO YOU) 74 88 -- 3
Freda Payne (Invictus 9085)
65   WILD WORLD 82 -- -- 2  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1231)
66   WHAT'S GOING ON -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
67   LONELY TEARDROPS 76 86 -- 3
Brian Hyland (Uni 55272)
68   APEMAN 39 42 47 8  
Kinks (Reprise 0979)
69   BORN TO WANDER 18 18 19 11  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021)
70   ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE 84 99 -- 3  
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
71   FREE -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 45331)
72   AIN'T IT A SAD THING 83 85 -- 3  
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5023)
73   BED OF ROSE'S 75 81 93 5
Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141)
74   (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY 87 94 -- 3  
Andy Williams (Columbia 45317)
75   BLUE MONEY 86 98 -- 3  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462)
76   THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES 85 92 -- 3
Arkade (Dunhill 4268)
77   SOUL POWER (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (King 6368)
78   SPINNING WHEEL (PT. 1) 80 -- -- 2
James Brown (King 6366)
79   THE LOOK OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9028)
80   DIDN'T IT LOOK SO EASY 89 -- -- 2
Stairsteps (Buddah 213)
81   RIDE A WHITE SWAN 60 62 67 7  
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121)
82   ANGEL BABY 88 90 94 5
Dusk (Bell 961)
83   GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU 52 57 61 11  
Originals (Soul 35079)
84   NO LOVE AT ALL -- -- -- 1  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307)
85   EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU 81 84 84 5
Lettermen (Capitol 3020)
86   SAN BERNARDINO 90 91 98 4
Christie (Epic 10695)
87   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 44 12 10 17  
Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387)
88   ASK ME NO QUESTIONS -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11290)
89   IT'S UP TO YOU PETULA 69 72 77 8  
Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960)
90   WILD WORLD 93 -- -- 2
Gentrys (Sun 1122)
91   ONE NIGHT STAND 92 95 -- 4
Magic Lanterns (Big Tree 109)
92   MY SWEET LORD 99 -- -- 2
Billy Preston (Apple 1826)
93   HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM BOOM) -- -- -- 1  
Staple Singers (Stax 0083)
94   (SHE'S A) VERY LOVELY WOMAN 94 -- 99 3
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021)
95   EIGHTEEN -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449)
96   BELL BOTTOM BLUES 96 -- -- 2
Eric Clapton (Atco 6803)
97   MARIA (YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE) -- -- -- 1  
Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35077)
98   GO ON FOOL -- -- -- 1  
Marion Black (Avco Embassy 4559)
99   DO ME RIGHT 100 89 92 5
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172)
100   THE GLORY OF LOVE 91 96 96 5
Dells (Cadet 5679)

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:

   • "One Less Bell To Answer" by 5th Dimension (# 42)
   • "Love The One You're With" by Stephen Stills (# 47)
   • "Beautiful People" by New Seekers (# 53)
   • "You're The One" by Three Degrees (# 57)
   • "Games" by Redeye (# 64)
   • "You're A Big Girl Now" by Stylistics (# 66)
   • "(I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real" by Jackie Wilson (# 68)
   • "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go" by Curtis Mayfield (# 72)
   • "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (# 77)
   • "Make Me Happy" by Bobby Bloom (# 78)
   • "I Need You" by Friends Of Distinction (# 79)
   • "Shoes" by Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (# 95)
   • "Cheryl Moana Marie" by John Rowles (# 97)
   • "After The Fire Is Gone" by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CELIA OF THE SEALS Donovan
102   FUNKY Chambers Brothers
103   TULSA Billy Joe Royal
104   SUPER HIGHWAY Ballin' Jack
105   CAROLINA DAY Livingston Taylor
106   MEDLEY FROM JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Assembled Multitude
107   DON'T STOP LOVING ME David Ruffin
108   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
109   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy
110   CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) Daddy Dewdrop
111   STANDING HERE WONDERING WHICH WAY TO GO Marion Williams
112   TOO MANY LOVERS Shack
113   GIVE IT TO ME The Mob
114   NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O'Sullivan
115   WOOLY BULLY Canned Heat
116   BECAUSE IT'S TIME McKendree Spring
117   TIMOTHY Buoys
118   COLD NIGHT IN GEORGIA Dee Dee Warwick
119   PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL Herschel Bernardi
120   WHAT'LL I DO New Birth
121   I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Marian Love
122   WAITIN' ON YOU Dave Mason
123   I'LL BE HOME Vikki Carr
124   WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (PT. 1) Kool & Gang
125   ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE Burt Bacharach
126   LONDON BRIDGE Alive & Kicking
127   WHAT GOOD IS I LOVE YOU Dusty Springfield
128   I PITY THE FOOL Ann Peebles
129   SHAKE YOUR BIG HIPS Israel (Popper Stopper) Tolbert
130   DON'T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES Z.Z. Hill
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