| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 30, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 3 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon (Spring 108) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) THIS LOVE IS REAL Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |
| 6 | REMEMBER ME Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 6 | |
| 7 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6347) | 12 | 15 | 22 | 6 | |
| 8 | THERE IT GOES AGAIN Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 7 | |
| 9 | (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 10 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | 21 | 24 | 35 | 9 | |
| 11 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 12 | HE CALLED ME BABY Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | 15 | 17 | 24 | 6 | |
| 13 | I’M SO PROUD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | 18 | 25 | 37 | 10 | |
| 14 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 15 | STOP THE WAR NOW Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 16 | FREEDOM Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927) | 13 | 16 | 23 | 6 | |
| 17 | JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | 24 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 18 | STONED LOVE Supremes (Motown 1172) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |
| 19 | MAMA’S PEARL Jackson 5 (Motown 1177) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (pt. 2) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538) | 25 | 28 | 29 | 7 | |
| 21 | PAY TO THE PIPER Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | 16 | 11 | 8 | 12 | |
| 22 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | 29 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 34 | 43 | 52 | 5 | |
| 24 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU Originals (Soul 35079) | 27 | 31 | 28 | 8 | |
| 25 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 26 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | 38 | 51 | 57 | 4 | |
| 27 | ARE YOU MY WOMAN? (Tell Me So) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55442) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| 28 | THERE’S A LOVE FOR EVERYONE Whispers (Janus 140) | 30 | 35 | 39 | 7 | |
| 29 | YOU JUST CAN’T WIN (By Making The Same Mistake) Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 6 | |
| 30 | HOLLY HOLY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 8 | |
| 31 | SHOES Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093) | 36 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 32 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops (Motown 1175) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | ALL I HAVE Moments (Stang 5017) | 22 | 18 | 11 | 13 | |
| 34 | YOU’RE THE ONE Three Degrees (Roulette 7097) | 49 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 23 | 19 | 13 | 16 | |
| 36 | WE’LL HAVE IT MADE Spinners (V.I.P. 25060) | 47 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | LOVE VIBRATIONS David T. Walker (Zea 50005) | 39 | 42 | 54 | 7 | |
| 38 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi 2182) | 26 | 26 | 19 | 15 | |
| 39 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday (Crajon 48204) | 42 | 44 | 48 | 5 | |
| 40 | MY SWEET LORD Billy Preston (Apple 1826) | 45 | 50 | 60 | 4 | |
| 41 | I’M STILL HERE Notations (Twinight 141) | 46 | 47 | 49 | 7 | |
| 42 | FUNKY Chambers Brothers (Columbia 45277) | 43 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE King Curtis & Kingpins (Atco 6779) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 50 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett (Fantasy 652) | 28 | 30 | 27 | 9 | |
| 46 | THE GLORY OF LOVE Dells (Cadet 5679) | 51 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TRIANGLE OF LOVE (Hey Diddle Diddle) Presidents (Sussex 212) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I NEED YOU Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | THEY CAN’T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | STRETCH YOUR RUBBER BAND Meters (Josie 1026) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | MUST BE LOVE COMING DOWN Major Lance (Curtom 1956) | 32 | 33 | 53 | 5 | |
| 52 | YOU OLE BOO BOO YOU Ruby Andrews (Zodiac 1020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | WEDLOCK IS A PADLOCK Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7007) | 55 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | NOW I’M A WOMAN Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2934) | 44 | 46 | 47 | 7 | |
| 55 | MY CONSCIENCE Lovelites (Lovelite 01) | 52 | 53 | 59 | 4 | |
| 56 | COLD NIGHT IN GEORGIA Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6796) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | IT HURTS SO GOOD Katie Love & Four Shades Of Black (Scepter 12304) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | EVERY BROTHER AIN’T A BROTHER Gary Byrd (Real Thing 100) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | DROWNIN’ ON DRY LAND Junior Parker (Capitol 2997) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | RHYTHM CHANGES Fabulous Counts (Westbound 173) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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