Monday October 11, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 9, 1971



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1   MAGGIE MAY 2 3 10 9
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
2   SUPERSTAR 6 8 12 7
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
3   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 1 2 3 10
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
4   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 4 5 6 15
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
5   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 3 4 4 10
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
6   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 11 15 27 10
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
7   YO-YO 12 19 29 5
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
8   STICK-UP 7 11 13 11
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
9   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 5 1 2 9
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
10   I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING 9 10 11 10
Partridge Family (Bell 45,130)
11   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 15 18 26 10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
12   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 13 16 19 11
Al Green (Hi 2194)
13   SWEET CITY WOMAN 17 21 24 11
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
14   SO FAR AWAY 10 13 17 7
Carole King (Ode 66019)
15   RAIN DANCE 16 17 20 9
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522)
16   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 20 24 41 9
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
17   SMILING FACES SOMETIMES 8 6 1 16
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108)
18   CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP 19 20 23 11
Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306)
19   STORY IN YOUR EYES 14 14 15 10
Moody Blues (Threshold 67006)
20   MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 1) 23 29 31 8
James Brown (Polydor 14088)
21   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 21 22 25 11
Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511)
22   NEVER MY LOVE 26 39 58 4
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
23   STAGGER LEE 27 33 40 9
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
24   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 29 31 43 8
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
25   BIRDS OF A FEATHER 30 37 57 4
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
26   SPANISH HARLEM 22 9 5 11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817)
27   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES 33 54 81 4
Cher (Kapp 2146)
28   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 38 49 60 13
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
29   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 35 50 62 6
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
30   ONE FINE MORNING 36 44 56 5
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
31   MARIANNE 32 34 38 9
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820)
32   THE BREAKDOWN (PT. 1) 31 32 42 10
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098)
33   LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY 55 -- -- 2  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521)
34   WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 18 12 9 14  
Who (Decca 32846)
35   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 47 69 -- 3  
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838)
36   THE LOVE WE HAD (STAYS ON MY MIND) 37 40 47 8
Dells (Cadet 5683)
37   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 39 41 51 8
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
38   I'M COMIN' HOME 45 55 68 4
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
39   MACARTHUR PARK (PT. 2) 43 46 52 7
Four Tops (Motown 1189)
40   PEACE TRAIN 51 63 -- 3  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
41   EASY LOVING 44 56 74 7
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
42   INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) 62 -- -- 2  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209)
43   ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 40 42 44 8
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065)
44   WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY 58 81 -- 3  
Dawn (Bell 45,141)
45   ALL DAY MUSIC 28 28 30 10  
War (United Artists 50815)
46   SPILL THE WINE 59 71 -- 3  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932)
47   SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION 34 35 36 14  
Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788)
48   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 60 72 78 5  
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
49   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 52 62 76 4
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
50   WHERE EVIL GROWS 50 52 55 11
Poppy Family (London 148)
51   I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE 24 7 7 12  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031)
52   ANNABELLA 42 45 48 8
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287)
53   WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 25 23 14 14  
Dramatics (Volt 4058)
54   K-JEE 48 51 54 11
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461)
55   A NATURAL MAN 65 70 77 7
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
56   KO-KO JOE 53 53 53 7
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011)
57   MIDNIGHT MAN 66 78 -- 3
James Gang (ABC 11312)
58   HIJACKIN' LOVE 57 64 72 5
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096)
59   CHARITY BALL 64 76 -- 3
Fanny (Reprise 1033)
60   TOUCH 69 -- -- 2
Supremes (Motown 1190)
61   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 70 83 90 5
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
62   QUESTIONS 67 & 68 77 -- -- 4  
Chicago (Columbia 45467)
63   ROLL ON 63 68 75 6
New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001)
64   ONE TIN SOLDIER 68 75 82 5
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
65   IT'S FOR YOU 75 86 98 4
Springwell (Parrot 359)
66   SOME OF SHELLY'S BLUES 72 77 85 4
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817)
67   ABSOLUTELY RIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220)
68   YOU SEND ME 78 99 -- 3
Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102)
69   YOU BROUGHT THE JOY 73 87 -- 3
Freda Payne (Invictus 9100)
70   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 76 88 93 5
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
71   TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289)
72   JENNIFER -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 227)
73   SHE'S ALL I GOT 86 -- -- 2  
Freddie North (Mankind 12004)
74   EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING -- -- -- 1  
Santana (Columbia 45472)
75   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME 85 92 -- 3
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288)
76   HOT PANTS--I'M COMING, I'M COMING, I'M COMING 79 -- -- 2
Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203)
77   ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH 88 -- -- 2  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45462)
78   DO I LOVE YOU 84 91 -- 3
Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
79   TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING 81 90 97 4
Anne Murray (Capitol 3159)
80   RUB IT IN 83 95 100 4
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)
81   I'M A MAN -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 45467b)
82   BLESS YOU -- -- -- 1  
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110)
83   BABY, I'M YOURS 87 96 -- 3
Jody Miller (Epic 10785)
84   FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES 89 -- -- 2
Fortunes (Capitol 3179)
85   CO-CO 90 98 -- 3
Sweet (Bell 45,126)
86   WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN -- -- -- 1  
Delfonics (Philly Groove 169)
87   ALL MY HARD TIMES 92 -- 95 4
Joe Simon (Spring 118)
88   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO -- -- -- 1  
Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
89   LOVE 96 -- -- 2
Lettermen (Capitol 3192)
90   I'M SO GLAD 93 94 96 4
Fuzz (Calla 179)
91   I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 94 -- -- 2
Yes (Atlantic 2819)
92   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR 100 -- -- 2
Humble Pie (A&M 1282)
93   RESPECT YOURSELF 95 -- -- 2
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
94   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE 97 100 -- 3
Nolan (Lizard 21008)
95   YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON -- -- -- 1  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626)
96   EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT 99 -- -- 2
Jesus Christ Superstar (Decca 32870)
97   CHOKIN' KIND -- -- -- 1  
Z.Z. Hill (Mankind 12017)
98   VALERIE -- -- -- 1  
Cymarron (Entrance 7502)
99   I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) -- 97 -- 2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55458)
100   PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY -- -- -- 1  
Newcomers (Stax 0099)

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:

   • "Call My Name, I'll Be There" by Wilson Pickett (# 41)
   • "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" by Glass Bottle (# 46)
   • "Crazy Love" by Helen Reddy (# 49)
   • "Take Me Home Country Roads" by John Denver (# 54)
   • "Ghetto Woman" by B.B. King (# 56)
   • "Can You Get To That" by Funkadelic (# 61)
   • "Is That The Way" by Tin Tin (# 67)
   • "Think His Name" by Johnny Rivers (# 71)
   • "Black Seeds Keep On Growing" by Main Ingredient (# 74)
   • "He'd Rather Have The Rain" by Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (# 80)
   • "Them Changes" by Buddy Miles (# 82)
   • "Day By Day (Godspell Medley)" by Holly Sherwood (# 91)
   • "Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants" by Joe Tex (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   DESIDERATA Les Crane
102   I'M AN EASY RIDER My Friends
103   GIMME SOME LOVIN' (PT. 1) Traffic
104   SOLO Billie Sans
105   I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU Vikki Carr
106   MOTHER Barbra Streisand
107   YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF Jean Knight
108   OLENA Don Nix
109   CHANGES (PT. 1) King Curtis & Kingpins
110   LIFE IS A CARNIVAL The Band
111   GIRL, I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Cherokee
112   FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie
113   LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL Black Oak Arkansas
114   I REALLY LOVE YOU Davy Jones
115   DESDEMONA Searchers
116   SAUNDERS' FERRY LINE Sammi Smith
117   KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Road Home
118   THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE Bad Habits
119   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE New Birth
120   THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' Peter Nero
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