| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 2, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STONED LOVE Supremes (Motown 1172) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | |
| 3 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | 9 | 14 | 20 | 7 | |
| 6 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | 12 | 18 | 28 | 5 | |
| 7 | PAY TO THE PIPER Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
| 8 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | |
| 9 | ALL I HAVE Moments (Stang 5017) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | |
| 10 | YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon (Spring 108) | 15 | 22 | 30 | 6 | |
| 11 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 12 | HEAVEN HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54200) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | STOP THE WAR NOW Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | 16 | 19 | 33 | 4 | |
| 14 | SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN Jackson 5 (Motown 1174) | 18 | 38 | 49 | 4 | |
| 15 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) THIS LOVE IS REAL Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443) | 21 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | ARE YOU MY WOMAN? (Tell Me So) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55442) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 7 | |
| 17 | BORDER SONG (Holy Moses) / YOU AND ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2772) | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 / 3 | |
| 18 | THERE IT GOES AGAIN Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001) | 24 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi 2182) | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 20 | KEEP ON LOVING ME (You’ll See The Change) Bobby Bland (Duke 464) | 20 | 21 | 27 | 10 | |
| 21 | REMEMBER ME Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2774) | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| 23 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6347) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | HOLLY HOLY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 4 | |
| 25 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | 27 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 26 | FREEDOM Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | CHAINS AND THINGS B. B. King (ABC 11280) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |
| 28 | HE CALLED ME BABY Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | LET ME BE YOUR MAN Tyrone Ashley & Funky Music Machine (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 342) | 29 | 36 | 45 | 6 | |
| 30 | I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett (Fantasy 652) | 38 | — | — | 5 | |
| 31 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU Originals (Soul 35079) | 34 | 37 | 51 | 4 | |
| 32 | ACE OF SPADE O.V. Wright (Back Beat 615) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 12 | |
| 33 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (pt. 2) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538) | 40 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | SWEET WOMAN’S LOVE Geater (Jeater) Davis (House Of Orange 2401) | 35 | 41 | 42 | 8 | |
| 35 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | 28 | 34 | 25 | 5 | |
| 36 | HELP ME FIND A WAY (To Say I Love You) Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50720) | 43 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
| 37 | BORN TO WANDER Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | 39 | 42 | 47 | 4 | |
| 38 | I’M SO PROUD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | 44 | 50 | 46 | 6 | |
| 39 | LOVE IS PLENTIFUL Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | 45 | — | 58 | 3 | |
| 40 | THERE’S A LOVE FOR EVERYONE Whispers (Janus 140) | 46 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | I’LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown 1171) | 23 | 17 | 9 | 17 | |
| 42 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) Presidents (Sussex 207) | 19 | 12 | 7 | 17 | |
| 43 | JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE, IT DON’T MATTER Glass House (Invictus 9082) | 42 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | A WOMAN’S WAY Rozetta Johnson (ClinTone 001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SHOES Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093) | 56 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | YOU JUST CAN’T WIN (By Making The Same Mistake) Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | NOW I’M A WOMAN Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2934) | 53 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | I’M STILL HERE Notations (Twinight 141) | 54 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | HEY AMERICA James Brown (King 6339) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday (Crajon 48204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (pt. 1) Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | 47 | 47 | 55 | 5 | |
| 53 | SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7451) | 55 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | ENGINE NUMBER 9 Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) | 31 | 26 | 17 | 15 | |
| 55 | WAY BACK HOME Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010) | 48 | 44 | 44 | 5 | |
| 56 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | BIG LEG WOMAN (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel “Popper Stopper” Tolbert (Warren 106) | 50 | 31 | 23 | 10 | |
| 58 | MUST BE LOVE COMING DOWN Major Lance (Curtom 1956) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | LOVE VIBRATIONS David T. Walker (Zea 50005) | 51 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | DO IT FOR ME General Crook (Down To Earth 74) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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