Thursday September 9, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 4, 1971



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1   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 2 3 6 18
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
2   SPANISH HARLEM 9 14 21 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
3   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 12 16 20 11
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
4   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 1 1 1 12
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
5   MERCY MERCY ME 4 5 7 11
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
6   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 15 23 36 5
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
7   SIGNS 8 12 14 17
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
8   LIAR 10 13 15 10
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
9   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 28 38 63 4  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
10   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 14 19 27 10
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
11   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 5 6 8 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
12   RIDERS ON THE STORM 13 15 19 10
Doors (Elektra 45738)
13   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 16 18 22 9
Who (Decca 32846)
14   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 30 44 70 5  
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
15   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 18 21 30 7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
16   DRAGGIN' THE LINE 3 2 2 14  
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
17   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 20 26 42 5
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
18   MR. BIG STUFF 6 4 4 15  
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
19   STICK-UP 27 34 47 6
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
20   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 22 25 31 9
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
21   BANGLA-DESH 25 32 46 5
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
22   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' 26 30 39 6
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
23   IF NOT FOR YOU 24 27 29 13
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
24   STORY IN YOUR EYES 29 35 51 5
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
25   WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN 7 7 9 9  
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
26   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 32 37 55 6
Al Green (Hi 2194)
27   RAIN DANCE 33 47 68 4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
28   BEGINNINGS 11 11 13 11  
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
29   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 19 8 3 15
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
30   NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 17 9 12 15  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
31   RINGS 21 17 18 14
Cymarron (Entrance 7500)
32   MAYBE TOMORROW 23 20 16 9
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
33   INDIAN RESERVATION 34 22 5 19
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
34   SWEET CITY WOMAN 43 52 61 6
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
35   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 42 54 65 6
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
36   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 44 53 62 6
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
37   SUPERSTAR 68 -- -- 2  
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
38   MAGGIE MAY 66 84 91 4  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
39   SO FAR AWAY 60 -- -- 2  
Carole King (Ode 66019)
40   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 48 56 67 9
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
41   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 49 62 73 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
42   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 51 66 78 5
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
43   ALL DAY MUSIC 53 64 74 5
War (United Artists 50815)
44   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 47 50 56 9
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
45   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY 46 49 59 5
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
46   K-JEE 56 59 69 6
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
47   WAITING AT THE BUS STOP 50 60 72 4
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
48   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 59 73 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
49   CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE 52 63 -- 3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
50   CRAZY LOVE 58 68 77 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
51   I LIKES TO DO IT 55 69 76 6
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
52   STAGGER LEE 61 71 82 4
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
53   MARIANNE 63 72 84 4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
54   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 78 91 -- 3  
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
55   SURRENDER 64 74 -- 3
Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
56   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 67 77 87 4  
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
57   HOT PANTS (PT. 1) (SHE GOT TO USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS) 36 24 17 10  
James Brown (People 2501)
58   WHERE YOU LEAD 40 41 45 7  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45414)
59   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 70 80 -- 3  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
60   MAGGIE 62 67 71 14
Redbone (Epic 10670)
61   LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH 31 10 10 12  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930)
62   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 73 83 89 5  
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
63   WHERE EVIL GROWS 65 70 75 6
Poppy Family (London 148)
64   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 75 85 -- 3  
Dells (Cadet 5683)
65   I'D RATHER BE SORRY 69 78 88 5
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
66   ANNABELLA 76 87 -- 3
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
67   FEEL SO BAD 71 81 -- 3
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308)
68   HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU 72 82 -- 3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
69   KO-KO JOE 81 -- -- 2  
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
70   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 79 93 -- 3
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
71   GIMME SHELTER 82 -- -- 2  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
72   IT'S TOO LATE 37 29 25 17  
Carole King (Ode 66015)
73   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 83 -- -- 2
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
74   MOTHER FREEDOM 45 46 49 9  
Bread (Elektra 45740)
75   GET IT WHILE YOU CAN 85 -- -- 2
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
76   GHETTO WOMAN 88 -- -- 2  
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
77   ALL MY TRIALS 89 -- -- 2  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039)
78   MILITARY MADNESS -- -- -- 1  
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827)
79   COLOUR MY WORLD 86 92 -- 5
Chicago (Columbia 45417b)
80   REASON TO BELIEVE 84 86 85 7
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224b)
81   DESDEMONA 87 88 94 4
Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
82   WEAR THIS RING (WITH LOVE) 95 96 -- 3  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181)
83   CAN YOU GET TO THAT -- -- -- 1  
Funkadelic (Westbound 185)
84   I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 90 89 96 7
Betty Wright (Alston 4594)
85   A NATURAL MAN 93 -- -- 2
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
86   STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) 94 95 -- 12
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
87   WE ARE NEIGHBORS 91 90 95 5
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455)
88   IS THAT THE WAY -- -- -- 1  
Tin Tin (Atco 6821)
89   EASY LOVING 98 -- -- 2
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
90   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 99 -- -- 2
Long John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506)
91   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS -- -- -- 1  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
92   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING -- -- -- 1  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517)
93   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN 97 100 -- 3
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
94   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 100 -- -- 8
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
95   A SONG FOR YOU 96 -- -- 2
Andy Williams (Columbia 45434)
96   A PART OF YOU -- -- -- 1  
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 408)
97   LUCKY ME -- -- -- 1  
Moments (Stang 5031)
98   ROLL ON -- -- -- 1  
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
99   LEAVE MY MAN (WOMAN) ALONE -- -- -- 1  
Raeletts (Tangerine 1017)
100   THINK HIS NAME -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822)

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:

   • "Ride With Me" by Steppenwolf (# 35)
   • "Moonshadow" by Cat Stevens (# 38)
   • "Mighty Clouds Of Joy" by B.J. Thomas (# 39)
   • "I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing" by Dusk (# 41)
   • "I'm Leavin'" by Elvis Presley (# 54)
   • "Good Enough To Be Your Wife" by Jeannie C. Riley (# 57)
   • "Come Back Home" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 74)
   • "It's Summer" by Temptations (# 77)
   • "Bring The Boys Home" by Freda Payne (# 80)
   • "Carey" by Joni Mitchell (# 92)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   AMANDA Dionne Warwick
102   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 8th Day
103   KEEP ME Originals
104   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
105   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS Chase
106   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS Messengers
107   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
108   A SONG FOR YOU Jaye P. Morgan
109   ONE TIN SOLDIER Coven
110   GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie
111   YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One
112   ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse
113   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
114   CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO Lobo
115   ZOO DE ZOO ZONG Twiggy & Friends
116   TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC'S PLAYING Dallas
117   IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE Stoney & Meatloaf
118   BREEZIN' Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack
119   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
120   THE SONG IS LOVE Mary Travers
121   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall
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