Tuesday November 2, 1971
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 30, 1971



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1   GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES 5 14 27 7
Cher (Kapp 2146)
2   MAGGIE MAY 1 1 1 12
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224)
3   YO-YO 2 4 7 8
Osmonds (MGM 14295)
4   SUPERSTAR 3 2 2 10
Carpenters (A&M 1289)
5   THEME FROM SHAFT 24 67 -- 3  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
6   I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN 8 11 28 16
Free Movement (Decca 32818)
7   TIRED OF BEING ALONE 6 10 12 14
Al Green (Hi 2194)
8   IMAGINE 29 66 -- 3  
John Lennon (Apple 1840)
9   PEACE TRAIN 15 30 40 6
Cat Stevens (A&M 1291)
10   DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 4 5 6 13
Lee Michaels (A&M 1262)
11   THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE 10 12 16 12
Persuaders (Atco 6822)
12   INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) 22 35 42 5
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209)
13   TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE 14 16 24 11
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182)
14   BIRDS OF A FEATHER 16 18 25 7
Raiders (Columbia 45453)
15   NEVER MY LOVE 17 19 22 7
5th Dimension (Bell 45,134)
16   LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY 18 27 33 5
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7521)
17   ONE FINE MORNING 21 25 30 8
Lighthouse (Evolution 1048)
18   ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW 23 28 35 6
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6838)
19   STAGGER LEE 19 21 23 12
Tommy Roe (ABC 11307)
20   WOMEN'S LOVE RIGHTS 20 24 29 9
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105)
21   EASY LOVING 28 34 41 10
Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115)
22   SWEET CITY WOMAN 7 7 13 14  
Stampeders (Bell 45,120)
23   I'M COMIN' HOME 26 31 38 7
Tommy James (Roulette 7110)
24   TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE 37 51 71 4  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4289)
25   EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING 32 59 74 4
Santana (Columbia 45472)
26   QUESTIONS 67 & 68 34 49 62 7
Chicago (Columbia 45467)
27   IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME 9 9 11 13  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208)
28   ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 38 47 67 4
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3220)
29   WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY 31 38 44 6
Dawn (Bell 45,141)
30   BABY I'M A WANT YOU 52 77 -- 3  
Bread (Elektra 45751)
31   THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN 11 6 5 13  
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138)
32   I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 35 40 49 7
Ten Years After (Columbia 45457)
33   LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) 33 36 37 11
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525)
34   SHE'S ALL I GOT 45 61 73 5  
Freddie North (Mankind 12004)
35   CHARITY BALL 39 48 59 6
Fanny (Reprise 1033)
36   ONE TIN SOLDIER 47 57 64 8  
Coven (Warner Bros. 7509)
37   GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 12 3 3 13  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14285)
38   YOU'VE GOT TO CRAWL (BEFORE YOU WALK) 40 45 61 8
8th Day (Invictus 9098)
39   SPILL THE WINE 41 43 46 6
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932)
40   JENNIFER 50 62 72 4
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 227)
41   HAVE YOU SEEN HER 87 -- -- 2  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462)
42   AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 13 8 4 18  
Bill Withers (Sussex 219)
43   UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY 25 13 9 12  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1837)
44   A NATURAL MAN 46 50 55 10
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
45   STICK-UP 30 17 8 14  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106)
46   ROCK STEADY -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838)
47   THAT'S THE WAY A WOMAN IS 42 44 48 8
Messengers (Rare Earth 5032)
48   BLESS YOU 59 71 82 4  
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110)
49   YOU BROUGHT THE JOY 54 58 69 6
Freda Payne (Invictus 9100)
50   DO I LOVE YOU 60 69 78 6
Paul Anka (Buddah 252)
51   IT'S A CRYIN' SHAME 55 64 75 6
Gayle McCormick (Dunhill 4288)
52   IT'S ONLY LOVE 56 70 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 48-1017)
53   DON'T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF 63 78 -- 3
Bee Gees (Atco 6847)
54   MIDNIGHT MAN 51 52 57 6
James Gang (ABC 11312)
55   TILL 68 -- -- 2  
Tom Jones (Parrot 40067)
56   SO FAR AWAY 57 22 14 10
Carole King (Ode 66019)
57   BRAND NEW KEY 76 -- -- 2  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
58   THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED 62 68 70 8
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221)
59   GOT TO BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1191)
60   LOVE 71 76 89 5  
Lettermen (Capitol 3192)
61   WILD NIGHT 82 97 -- 3  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7518)
62   DESIDERATA 81 92 -- 3  
Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520)
63   YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' 73 89 -- 3
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837)
64   RUB IT IN 70 75 80 7
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041)
65   ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 75 87 -- 3
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
66   I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 74 79 91 5
Yes (Atlantic 2819)
67   I'M A MAN 72 74 81 4
Chicago (Columbia 45467b)
68   GIMME SOME LOVIN' (PT. 1) 93 -- -- 2  
Traffic (United Artists 50841)
69   GRANDMA'S HANDS -- -- -- 1  
Bill Withers (Sussex 227)
70   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR 77 81 92 5
Humble Pie (A&M 1282)
71   RESPECT YOURSELF 86 91 93 5  
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
72   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 84 99 -- 3  
New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520)
73   WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN 79 83 86 4
Delfonics (Philly Groove 169)
74   CHERISH -- -- -- 1  
David Cassidy (Bell 45,150)
75   YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF 78 88 -- 3
Jean Knight (Stax 0105)
76   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO 83 86 88 4
Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
77   I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE 88 93 94 6  
Nolan (Lizard 21008)
78   LISA, LISTEN TO ME 85 -- -- 2
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45477)
79   MAMMY BLUE 80 82 -- 3
Pop-Tops (ABC 11311)
80   I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX -- -- -- 1  
Glen Campbell & Anne Murray (Capitol 3200)
81   FAMILY AFFAIR -- -- -- 1  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805)
82   BEHIND BLUE EYES -- -- -- 1  
Who (Decca 32888)
83   MAMMY BLUE 89 96 -- 3
James Darren (Kirshner 5015)
84   AIN'T NOBODY HOME -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11316)
85   LONG AGO TOMORROW -- -- -- 1  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12335)
86   LIFE IS A CARNIVAL 92 100 -- 3
The Band (Capitol 3199)
87   I'M STILL WAITING -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown 1192)
88   MOTHER 91 -- -- 2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45471)
89   MY PART / MAKE IT FUNKY (PT. 3) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor 14098)
90   YOU ARE EVERYTHING -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4581)
91   WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES 97 -- -- 2
Bullet (Big Tree 123)
92   SCORPIO -- -- -- 1  
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226)
93   THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' 100 -- -- 2
Peter Nero (Columbia 45399)
94   DOLLY DAGGER -- -- -- 1  
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1044)
95   SOLEDAD -- -- -- 1  
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon (MGM 14296)
96   I REALLY LOVE YOU 98 -- -- 2
Davy Jones (Bell 45,136)
97   IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU -- -- -- 1  
Rose Colored Glass (Bang 588)
98   WALK EASY MY SON -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73241)
99   OLENA -- -- -- 1  
Don Nix (Elektra 45746)
100   LOUISIANA LADY -- -- -- 1  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia 45469)

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:

   • "Rain Dance" by Guess Who (# 27)
   • "MacArthur Park (pt. 2)" by Four Tops (# 36)
   • "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" by Partridge Family (# 43)
   • "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" by Paul Stookey (# 44)
   • "Make It Funky (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 48)
   • "K-Jee" by Nite-Liters (# 49)
   • "Touch" by Supremes (# 53)
   • "The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)" by Dells (# 58)
   • "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by Undisputed Truth (# 61)
   • "Some Of Shelly's Blues" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 64)
   • "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Mac & Katie Kissoon (# 65)
   • "It's For You" by Springwell (# 66)
   • "You Send Me" by Ponderosa Twins + One (# 67)
   • "Are You Old Enough" by Mark Lindsay (# 69)
   • "Baby, I'm Yours" by Jody Miller (# 90)
   • "Banks Of The Ohio" by Olivia Newton-John (# 94)
   • "Freedom Comes, Freedom Goes" by Fortunes (# 95)
   • "Hot Pants--I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" by Bobby Byrd (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I'M YOURS (USE ME ANYWAY YOU WANNA) Ike & Tina Turner
102   I'VE JUST BEGUN TO CARE Michael Nesmith
103   LOOKIN' BACK Bob Seger
104   CHOKIN' KIND Z.Z. Hill
105   SHOW ME HOW Emotions
106   FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie
107   CAN I Eddie Kendricks
108   FOR ALL WE KNOW Shirley Bassey
109   TONIGHT New Seekers
110   PAIN (PT. 1) Ohio Players
111   PLEASE MRS. HENRY Manfred Mann
112   KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL Edgar Winter's White Trash
113   I BET HE DON'T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU) Intruders
114   TELL ME WHY Matthews' Southern Comfort
115   AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Mickey Newbury
116   MONDAY MAN Mike Curb Congregation
117   TURN YOUR RADIO ON Ray Stevens
118   DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE Sam & Dave
119   FOOL ME Joe South
120   FIREBALL Deep Purple
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