| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 27, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAMA’S PEARL Jackson 5 (Motown 1177) | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2 | ONE BAD APPLE Osmonds (MGM 14193) | 5 | 10 | 33 | 4 | |
| 3 | JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | |
| 4 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 5 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6347) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon (Spring 108) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 10 | 18 | 34 | 4 | |
| 9 | HE CALLED ME BABY Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 10 | FREEDOM Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 11 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops (Motown 1175) | 13 | 19 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 14 | 14 | 20 | 9 | |
| 13 | I’M SO PROUD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
| 14 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU Originals (Soul 35079) | 19 | 25 | 23 | 12 | |
| 15 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 17 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | 23 | 20 | 25 | 16 | |
| 18 | PROUD MARY Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216) | 31 | 34 | 39 | 4 | |
| 19 | YOU’RE THE ONE Three Degrees (Roulette 7097) | 22 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 20 | THE BELLS Bobby Powell (Whit 6907) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 4 | |
| 21 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) THIS LOVE IS REAL Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443) | 16 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 22 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | 20 | 15 | 7 | 15 | |
| 23 | DON’T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES Z. Z. Hill (Hill 222) | 33 | 38 | 54 | 4 | |
| 24 | TRIANGLE OF LOVE (Hey Diddle Diddle) Presidents (Sussex 212) | 26 | 31 | 44 | 5 | |
| 25 | REMEMBER ME Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 26 | CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) Freda Payne (Invictus 9085) | 30 | 37 | 46 | 4 | |
| 27 | (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | 21 | 23 | 15 | 16 | |
| 28 | WE’LL HAVE IT MADE Spinners (V.I.P. 25060) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 7 | |
| 29 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday (Crajon 48204) | 32 | 36 | 40 | 9 | |
| 30 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086) | 36 | 43 | 47 | 4 | |
| 31 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 40 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | I NEED YOU Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416) | 35 | 41 | 45 | 6 | |
| 33 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE King Curtis & Kingpins (Atco 6779) | 34 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 34 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 38 | 39 | 51 | 7 | |
| 35 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | DIDN’T IT LOOK SO EASY Stairsteps (Buddah 213) | 43 | 47 | 53 | 4 | |
| 37 | GO ON FOOL Marion Black (Avco Embassy 4559) | 37 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 38 | AIN’T GOT TIME Impressions (Curtom 1957) | 46 | 51 | 59 | 4 | |
| 39 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | TOO MANY LOVERS Shack (Volt 4051) | 42 | 50 | 60 | 4 | |
| 41 | ASK ME NO QUESTIONS B. B. King (ABC 11290) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | I CAN’T HELP IT Moments (Stang 5020) | 45 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | 44 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | STRETCH YOUR RUBBER BAND Meters (Josie 1026) | 39 | 46 | 48 | 6 | |
| 46 | STOP THE WAR NOW Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | 27 | 26 | 19 | 12 | |
| 47 | MY SWEET LORD Billy Preston (Apple 1826) | 48 | 44 | 38 | 8 | |
| 48 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | 47 | 33 | 27 | 14 | |
| 49 | SOUL POWER (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6368) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I DON’T HAVE YOU Continental 4 (Jay-Walking 009) | 50 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | YOU WANTS TO PLAY Oscar Weathers (Top And Bottom 405) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | CONFESSIN’ A FEELING Tony Owens (Cotillion 44103) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | STOP THE WORLD AND LET ME OFF Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7010) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | THE LOOK OF LOVE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9028) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | DIDN’T WE Irene Reid (Polydor 14057) | 52 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | I PITY THE FOOL Ann Peebles (Hi 2186) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (pt. 2) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |
| 58 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | 24 | 17 | 9 | 13 | |
| 59 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Marian Love (A&R 7100/505) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | STANDING HERE WONDERING WHICH WAY TO GO Marion Williams (Atlantic 2788) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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