Monday September 27, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 25, 1971



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1   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 2 3 9 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
2   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 3 4 6 8
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
3   MAGGIE MAY 10 18 38 7
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
4   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 4 6 14 8
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
5   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 6 7 10 13
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
6   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 1 2 3 14
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
7   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 7 9 15 10
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
8   SUPERSTAR 12 19 37 5
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
9   SPANISH HARLEM 5 1 2 9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
10   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 11 13 17 8
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
11   STICK-UP 13 16 19 9
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
12   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 9 10 13 12
Who (Decca 32846)
13   SO FAR AWAY 17 24 39 5
Carole King (Ode 66019)
14   STORY IN YOUR EYES 15 17 24 8
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
15   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 27 33 42 8  
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
16   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 19 22 26 9
Al Green (Hi 2194)
17   RAIN DANCE 20 23 27 7
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
18   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 26 31 41 8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
19   YO-YO 29 57 -- 3
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
20   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 23 27 36 9
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
21   SWEET CITY WOMAN 24 28 34 9
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
22   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 25 29 35 9
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
23   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 14 14 20 12
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
24   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 41 48 56 7  
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
25   TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS 8 5 1 21  
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0445)
26   I AIN'T GOT TIME ANYMORE 28 32 40 12
Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575)
27   HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART 16 8 4 15  
Bee Gees (Atco 6824)
28   ALL DAY MUSIC 30 36 43 8
War (United Artists 50815)
29   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 31 37 48 6
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
30   SIGNS 18 11 7 20  
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213)
31   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 43 47 54 6  
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
32   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 42 58 62 8
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
33   STAGGER LEE 40 43 52 7
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
34   MARIANNE 38 41 53 7
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
35   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 36 40 44 12
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
36   LIAR 21 12 8 13  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282)
37   BIRDS OF A FEATHER 57 -- -- 2  
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
38   CRAZY LOVE 39 42 50 10
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138)
39   NEVER MY LOVE 58 -- -- 2  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
40   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 47 54 64 6
Dells (Cadet 5683)
41   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 51 61 70 6
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
42   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 44 49 59 6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
43   CALL MY NAME, I'LL BE THERE 45 46 49 6
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824)
44   ONE FINE MORNING 56 82 -- 3  
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
45   ANNABELLA 48 56 66 6
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
46   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 52 62 73 5
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
47   SURRENDER 49 51 55 6
Diana Ross (Motown 1188)
48   TAKE ME GIRL, I'M READY 46 44 45 8
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084)
49   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 60 69 94 11  
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
50   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 62 73 91 4  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
51   K-JEE 54 39 46 9
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
52   WHERE EVIL GROWS 55 60 63 9
Poppy Family (London 148)
53   KO-KO JOE 53 59 69 5
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
54   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES 81 -- -- 2  
Cher (Kapp 2146)
55   I'M COMIN' HOME 68 -- -- 2  
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
56   EASY LOVING 74 81 89 5  
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
57   GIMME SHELTER 63 68 71 5
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160)
58   GET IT WHILE YOU CAN 65 70 75 5
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433)
59   STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) 66 76 86 15
Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572)
60   HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU 64 66 68 6
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429)
61   GHETTO WOMAN 69 72 76 5
B.B. King (ABC 11310)
62   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 76 -- -- 2  
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
63   PEACE TRAIN -- -- -- 1  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
64   HIJACKIN' LOVE 72 97 -- 3
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096)
65   GLORY, GLORY 71 -- -- 2
Byrds (Columbia 45440)
66   MILITARY MADNESS 70 75 78 4
Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827)
67   CAN YOU GET TO THAT 73 80 83 4
Funkadelic (Westbound 185)
68   ROLL ON 75 96 98 4
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
69   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW -- -- -- 1  
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838)
70   A NATURAL MAN 77 83 85 5
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
71   SPILL THE WINE -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932)
72   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 78 84 -- 3
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
73   IS THAT THE WAY 79 85 88 4
Tin Tin (Atco 6821)
74   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS 80 87 -- 3
Chase (Epic 120775)
75   ONE TIN SOLDIER 82 88 -- 3
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
76   CHARITY BALL -- -- -- 1  
Fanny (Reprise 1033)
77   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES 85 -- -- 2
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817)
78   MIDNIGHT MAN -- -- -- 1  
James Gang (ABC 11312)
79   THINK HIS NAME 83 89 100 4
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822)
80   BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING 87 93 92 4
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517)
81   WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY -- -- -- 1  
Dawn (Bell 45,141)
82   CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO 86 92 -- 3
Lobo (Big Tree 119)
83   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 90 98 -- 3
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
84   A PART OF YOU 91 94 96 4
Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 408)
85   HE'D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN 88 91 93 6
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14284)
86   IT'S FOR YOU 98 -- -- 2  
Springwell (Parrot 359)
87   YOU BROUGHT THE JOY -- -- -- 1  
Freda Payne (Invictus 9100)
88   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 93 100 -- 3
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
89   BEND ME, SHAPE ME 92 -- -- 2
Storm (Sunflower 113)
90   TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING 97 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol 3159)
91   DO I LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
92   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME -- -- -- 1  
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288)
93   THEM CHANGES 94 -- -- 3
Buddy Miles (Mercury 73228)
94   I'M SO GLAD 96 -- -- 2
Fuzz (Calla 179)
95   RUB IT IN 100 -- -- 2
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)
96   BABY, I'M YOURS -- -- -- 1  
Jody Miller (Epic 10785)
97   I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55458)
98   CO-CO -- -- -- 1  
Sweet (Bell 45,126)
99   YOU SEND ME -- -- -- 1  
Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102)
100   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE -- -- -- 1  
Nolan (Lizard 21008)

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:

   • "Mercy Mercy Me" by Marvin Gaye (# 22)
   • "Go Down Gamblin'" by Blood, Sweat & Tears (# 32)
   • "Bangla-Desh" by George Harrison (# 33)
   • "Riders On The Storm" by Doors (# 34)
   • "If Not For You" by Olivia Newton-John (# 35)
   • "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 37)
   • "Beginnings" by Chicago (# 50)
   • "Waiting At The Bus Stop" by Bobby Sherman (# 59)
   • "I Likes To Do It" by People's Choice (# 61)
   • "I'd Rather Be Sorry" by Ray Price (# 67)
   • "Stone Of Years" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 84)
   • "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll" by Long John Baldry (# 89)
   • "All My Hard Times" by Joe Simon (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES Fortunes
102   SOLO Billie Sans
103   HOT PANTS--I'M COMING, I'M COMING, I'M COMING Bobby Byrd
104   GOTTA' GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie
105   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
106   YOUR MOVE Yes
107   DAY BY DAY (GODSPELL MEDLEY) Holly Sherwood
108   OLENA Don Nix
109   MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansell Collins
110   PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers
111   A SONG FOR YOU Jaye P. Morgan
112   SHE'S ALL I GOT Freddie North
113   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Road Home
114   I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU Vikki Carr
115   I KNOW I'M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy
116   SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE Gordon Lightfoot
117   FRIENDS OF MINE McGuinness Flint
118   THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE Bad Habits
119   I'M AN EASY RIDER My Friends
120   GIRL, I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Cherokee
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