Wednesday September 15, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 11, 1971



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1   SPANISH HARLEM 2 9 14 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
2   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 3 12 16 12
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
3   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 9 28 38 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
4   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 6 15 23 6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
5   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 1 2 3 19
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
6   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 14 30 44 6
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
7   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 10 14 19 11
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
8   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 4 1 1 13
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
9   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 15 18 21 8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
10   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 13 16 18 10
Who (Decca 32846)
11   SIGNS 7 8 12 18
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
12   LIAR 8 10 13 11
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
13   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 17 20 26 6
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
14   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 20 22 25 10
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
15   MERCY MERCY ME 5 4 5 12
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207)
16   STICK-UP 19 27 34 7
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
17   STORY IN YOUR EYES 24 29 35 6
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
18   MAGGIE MAY 38 66 84 5  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
19   SUPERSTAR 37 68 -- 3  
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
20   BANGLA-DESH 21 25 32 6
George Harrison (Apple 1836)
21   GO DOWN GAMBLIN' 22 26 30 7
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427)
22   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 26 32 37 7
Al Green (Hi 2194)
23   RAIN DANCE 27 33 47 5
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
24   SO FAR AWAY 39 60 -- 3  
Carole King (Ode 66019)
25   IF NOT FOR YOU 23 24 27 14
Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281)
26   RIDERS ON THE STORM 12 13 15 11  
Doors (Elektra 45738)
27   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 36 44 53 7
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
28   SWEET CITY WOMAN 34 43 52 7
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
29   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 35 42 54 7
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
30   SWEET HITCH-HIKER 11 5 6 9  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665)
31   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 41 49 62 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
32   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 40 48 56 10
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
33   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 42 51 66 6
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
34   MR. BIG STUFF 18 6 4 16  
Jean Knight (Stax 0088)
35   DRAGGIN' THE LINE 16 3 2 15  
Tommy James (Roulette 7103)
36   ALL DAY MUSIC 43 53 64 6
War (United Artists 50815)
37   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 48 59 73 4  
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
38   BEGINNINGS 28 11 11 12
Chicago (Columbia 45417)
39   K-JEE 46 56 59 7
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
40   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 44 47 50 10
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
41   MARIANNE 53 63 72 5  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
42   CRAZY LOVE 50 58 68 8
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
43   STAGGER LEE 52 61 71 5
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
44   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY 45 46 49 6
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
45   WAITING AT THE BUS STOP 47 50 60 5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222)
46   CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE 49 52 63 4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
47   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 54 78 91 4
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
48   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 56 67 77 5
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
49   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 59 70 80 4
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
50   I LIKES TO DO IT 51 55 69 7
People's Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349)
51   SURRENDER 55 64 74 4
Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
52   WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN 25 7 7 10  
Tom Clay (Mowest 5002)
53   MAYBE TOMORROW 32 23 20 10  
Jackson Five (Motown 1186)
54   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 64 75 85 4
Dells (Cadet 5683)
55   INDIAN RESERVATION 33 34 22 20  
Raiders (Columbia 45332)
56   ANNABELLA 66 76 87 4
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
57   YO-YO -- -- -- 1  
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
58   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 62 73 83 6
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
59   KO-KO JOE 69 81 -- 3
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
60   WHERE EVIL GROWS 63 65 70 7
Poppy Family (London 148)
61   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 70 79 93 4
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
62   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 73 83 -- 3  
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
63   I'D RATHER BE SORRY 65 69 78 6
Ray Price (Columbia 45425)
64   MAGGIE 60 62 67 15
Redbone (Epic 10670)
65   YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 29 19 8 16  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7498)
66   HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU 68 72 82 4
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
67   FEEL SO BAD 67 71 81 4
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308)
68   GIMME SHELTER 71 82 -- 3
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
69   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 94 100 -- 9  
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
70   GET IT WHILE YOU CAN 75 85 -- 3
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
71   NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 30 17 9 16  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco 6804)
72   GHETTO WOMAN 76 88 -- 3
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
73   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 91 -- -- 2  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
74   ALL MY TRIALS 77 89 -- 3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2039)
75   MILITARY MADNESS 78 -- -- 2
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827)
76   STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) 86 94 95 13
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
77   COLOUR MY WORLD 79 86 92 6
Chicago (Columbia 45417b)
78   WEAR THIS RING (WITH LOVE) 82 95 96 4
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181)
79   DESDEMONA 81 87 88 5
Searchers (RCA Victor 74-0484)
80   CAN YOU GET TO THAT 83 -- -- 2
Funkadelic (Westbound 185)
81   EASY LOVING 89 98 -- 3
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
82   ONE FINE MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
83   A NATURAL MAN 85 93 -- 3
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
84   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS -- -- -- 1  
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
85   IS THAT THE WAY 88 -- -- 2
Tin Tin (Atco 6821)
86   STONE OF YEARS -- -- -- 1  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44131)
87   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS -- -- -- 1  
Chase (Epic 120775)
88   ONE TIN SOLDIER -- -- -- 1  
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
89   THINK HIS NAME 100 -- -- 2  
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822)
90   DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 90 99 -- 3
Long John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506)
91   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN 93 97 100 4
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
92   CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO -- -- -- 1  
Lobo (Big Tree 119)
93   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING 92 -- -- 2
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517)
94   A PART OF YOU 96 -- -- 2
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 408)
95   A SONG FOR YOU 95 96 -- 3
Andy Williams (Columbia 45434)
96   ROLL ON 98 -- -- 2
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
97   HIJACKIN' LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096)
98   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) -- -- -- 1  
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
99   ALL MY HARD TIMES -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Spring 118)
100   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED -- -- -- 1  
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)

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:

   • "Rings" by Cymarron (# 31)
   • "Hot Pants (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)" by James Brown (# 57)
   • "Where You Lead" by Barbra Streisand (# 58)
   • "Love The One You're With" by Isley Brothers (# 61)
   • "It's Too Late" by Carole King (# 72)
   • "Mother Freedom" by Bread (# 74)
   • "Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart (# 80)
   • "I Love The Way You Love" by Betty Wright (# 84)
   • "We Are Neighbors" by Chi-Lites (# 87)
   • "Lucky Me" by Moments (# 97)
   • "Leave My Man (Woman) Alone" by Raeletts (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BEND ME, SHAPE ME Storm
102   CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND Morning Mist
103   AMANDA Dionne Warwick
104   I KNOW I'M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy
105   THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles
106   YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One
107   KEEP ME Originals
108   GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie
109   CHARITY BALL Fanny
110   A SONG FOR YOU Jaye P. Morgan
111   ZOO DE ZOO ZONG Twiggy & Friends
112   DAY BY DAY (GODSPELL MEDLEY) Holly Sherwood
113   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
114   TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC'S PLAYING Dallas
115   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
116   IT'S FOR YOU Springwell
117   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan
118   THE SONG IS LOVE Mary Travers
119   A LONG TIME, A LONG WAY TO GO Runt--Todd Rundgren
120   SMACKWATER JACK Carole King
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