Sunday May 16, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 15, 1971



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1   JOY TO THE WORLD 1 1 1 11
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272)
2   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 3 3 3 7
Jackson Five (Motown 1179)
3   PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND 2 2 2 10
Ocean (Kama Sutra 519)
4   STAY AWHILE 4 5 15 11
Bells (Polydor 15023)
5   BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 5 7 35 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796)
6   IF 6 8 11 9
Bread (Elektra 45720)
7   CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) 8 18 24 11
Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105)
8   LOVE HER MADLY 12 14 33 7
Doors (Elektra 45726)
9   BROWN SUGAR 14 28 53 4
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100)
10   WE CAN WORK IT OUT 9 10 13 10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202)
11   ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO 17 31 39 8
Lobo (Big Tree 112)
12   WANT ADS 31 47 56 6  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011)
13   TIMOTHY 13 16 20 10
Buoys (Scepter 12275)
14   IT DON'T COME EASY 25 53 64 4  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1831)
15   POWER TO THE PEOPLE 10 12 16 7
John Lennon (Apple 1830)
16   SUPERSTAR 23 56 69 23
Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603)
17   SWEET AND INNOCENT 22 42 51 9
Donny Osmond (MGM 14227)
18   I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL 18 19 27 10
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205)
19   WOODSTOCK 20 23 25 11
Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca 32774)
20   I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS 21 24 28 16
Fuzz (Calla 174)
21   TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA 24 33 41 7
Tin Tin (Atco 6794)
22   HERE COMES THE SUN 26 39 47 8
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656)
23   I AM I SAID 7 4 4 9  
Neil Diamond (Uni 55278)
24   RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE 30 37 45 7
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407)
25   BOOTY BUTT 27 29 32 9
Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015)
26   BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY 28 35 70 5
C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73)
27   THE DRUM 33 49 -- 3
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217)
28   DON'T CHANGE ON ME 29 30 31 11
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291)
29   (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 49 64 76 6  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450)
30   DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE (PT. 1) 39 52 66 4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797)
31   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 37 46 54 11
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027)
32   WHAT'S GOING ON 15 9 5 13  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201)
33   NATHAN JONES 50 69 -- 3  
Supremes (Motown 1182)
34   REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE 48 60 -- 3  
Diana Ross (Motown 1184)
35   I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY 54 -- -- 2  
Partridge Family (Bell 996)
36   ME AND MY ARROW 38 41 44 8
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443)
37   TREAT HER LIKE A LADY 45 54 65 10
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721)
38   I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 52 79 97 5  
Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32785)
39   COOL AID 43 51 55 8
Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006)
40   ANOTHER DAY 11 6 7 11  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1829)
41   RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS 62 -- -- 2  
Carpenters (A&M 1260)
42   SHE'S A LADY 16 11 6 16  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40058)
43   CRY BABY 61 -- -- 2  
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45379)
44   BABY LET ME KISS YOU 19 20 22 11  
King Floyd (Chimneyville 437)
45   ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE 32 13 8 15  
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516)
46   JUST MY IMAGINATION 36 15 9 16
Temptations (Gordy 7105)
47   WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT 58 68 84 4  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976)
48   GOTTA SEE JANE 51 55 60 6
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026)
49   LOWDOWN 68 -- -- 2  
Chicago (Columbia 45370)
50   I CRIED 60 70 -- 3
James Brown (King 6363)
51   WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS 56 66 78 5
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353)
52   LAYLA 53 59 62 9
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
53   MELTING POT 55 57 58 10
Booker T. & MG's (Stax 0082)
54   FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON 57 62 71 4
Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107)
55   FEELIN' ALRIGHT 66 77 -- 3  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095)
56   DOUBLE LOVIN' -- -- -- 1  
Osmonds (MGM 14259)
57   I'M COMIN' HOME 67 76 -- 3
Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608)
58   YOU'RE MY MAN 63 72 -- 3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356)
59   LIGHT SINGS -- -- -- 1  
5th Dimension (Bell 999)
60   LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9985)
61   YOUR LOVE (MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME) 64 65 72 6
Charles Wright-Watts 103rd St. Band (Warner Bros. 7475)
62   INDIAN RESERVATION 89 98 -- 3  
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
63   SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 83 -- -- 2  
8th Day (Invictus 9087)
64   THE COURT ROOM 81 -- -- 2  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2801)
65   HOUSE AT POOH CORNER 78 87 -- 3  
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769)
66   A MAMA AND A PAPA 70 85 -- 3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029)
67   OOH POO PAH DOO -- -- -- 1  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50782)
68   THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE 74 84 93 4
Carly Simon (Elektra 45724)
69   ALBERT FLASHER 75 82 89 5
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458)
70   TRY SOME, BUY SOME 80 -- -- 2
Ronnie Spector (Apple 1832)
71   HOT LOVE 77 88 -- 3
T. Rex (Reprise 1006)
72   13 QUESTIONS 79 81 87 6
Seatrain (Capitol 3067)
73   REACH OUT YOUR HAND 76 80 86 4
Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073)
74   IT'S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY GOODBYE -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54203)
75   I'LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN 82 -- -- 2
Whatnauts (Stang 5023)
76   FUNKY NASSAU (PT. 1) 86 97 -- 3
Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595)
77   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 84 96 98 4
Joe Simon (Spring 113)
78   HIGH TIME WE WENT -- -- -- 1  
Joe Cocker (A&M 1258)
79   TARKIO ROAD -- -- -- 1  
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 524)
80   NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 94 -- -- 2  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031)
81   RED EYE BLUES 85 86 91 6
Redeye (Pentagram 206)
82   FLIM FLAM MAN -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45384)
83   MR. AND MRS. UNTRUE -- -- -- 1  
Candi Staton (Fame 1478)
84   IT'S TOO LATE -- -- -- 1  
Carole King (Ode 66015)
85   DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276)
86   BE MY BABY 92 93 95 4
Cissy Houston (Janus 145)
87   CAN'T FIND THE TIME 88 91 94 5
Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584)
88   SPINNING AROUND (I MUST BE FALLING IN LOVE) 100 -- -- 2  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456)
89   SEA CRUISE 95 100 -- 3
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778)
90   BE NICE TO ME 91 95 -- 3
Runt--Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002)
91   SOMETIMES IT'S GOT TO RAIN 93 -- -- 2
Jackie Moore with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2798)
92   L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 96 -- -- 2
Susan Raye (Capitol 3035)
93   AND I LOVE YOU SO -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50776)
94   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 97 -- -- 2
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
95   ONLY ONE SONG 99 -- -- 2
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 522)
96   BAD WATER 98 -- -- 3
Raeletts (Tangerine 1014)
97   HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Fortunes (Capitol 3086)
98   SIGNS -- -- -- 1  
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
99   BE GOOD TO ME BABY -- -- -- 1  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2107)
100   THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE ALL AROUND ME -- -- -- 1  
Three Degrees (Roulette 7102)

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:

   • "I Play And Sing" by Dawn (# 34)
   • "Friends" by Elton John (# 35)
   • "Eighteen" by Alice Cooper (# 40)
   • "No Love At All" by B.J. Thomas (# 41)
   • "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" by Andy Williams (# 42)
   • "Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes" by 5th Dimension (# 44)
   • "Pushbike Song" by Mixtures (# 46)
   • "I Think Of You" by Perry Como (# 47)
   • "Someone Who Cares" by First Edition (# 59)
   • "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 65)
   • "C'mon" by Poco (# 69)
   • "Lonely Feelin'" by War (# 71)
   • "L.A. Goodbye" by Ides Of March (# 72)
   • "Nevada Fighter" by Michael Nesmith (# 73)
   • "Brownsville" by Joy Of Cooking (# 87)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVE SONG Vogues
102   WHOLESALE LOVE Buddy Miles
103   JUMPIN' JACK FLASH Johnny Winter
104   AJAX LIQUOR STORE Hudson & Landry
105   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU Johnnie Taylor
106   WALK AWAY James Gang
107   DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Roberta Flack
108   STOP YOUR CRYIN' Chocolate Syrup
109   SAILIN' Jo Mama
110   MUSIC IS LOVE David Crosby
111   AWAITING ON YOU ALL Silver Hawk
112   MARRIED TO A MEMORY Judy Lynn
113   HOT PANTS Salvage
114   IT'S TIME FOR LOVE Dennis Yost & Classics IV
115   SUNSHINE Flaming Ember
116   LIGHT AS A FEATHER Redbone
117   I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING Dusk
118   WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Stoney & Meatloaf
119   HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Percy Sledge
120   CREEPING AWAY Swamp Dogg
121   SHE'S A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY Dean Martin
122   SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY Center Stage
123   GET HIGH ON JESUS U.S. Apple Corps
124   BROTHER New Christy Minstrels
125   MY LITTLE ONE Marmalade
126   I NEED YOU BABY Jesse James
127   LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU Cochise
128   I NEED SOMEONE (TO LOVE ME) Z.Z. Hill
129   MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINOR K.550, 1ST MOVEMENT Waldo De Los Rios
130   WE'RE ALL GOIN' HOME Bobby Bloom
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