| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 20, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 4 | 9 | 31 | 6 | |
| 3 | JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | PROUD MARY Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216) | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | |
| 6 | MAMA’S PEARL Jackson 5 (Motown 1177) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | DON’T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES Z. Z. Hill (Hill 222) | 7 | 8 | 23 | 7 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787) | 11 | 19 | 39 | 5 | |
| 9 | SOUL POWER (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6368) | 14 | 27 | 49 | 4 | |
| 10 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops (Motown 1175) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 11 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086) | 13 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
| 12 | ONE BAD APPLE Osmonds (MGM 14193) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 13 | CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU (While It’s Near To You) Freda Payne (Invictus 9085) | 16 | 21 | 26 | 7 | |
| 14 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 19 | 24 | 34 | 10 | |
| 15 | THE BELLS Bobby Powell (Whit 6907) | 17 | 20 | 20 | 7 | |
| 16 | AIN’T GOT TIME Impressions (Curtom 1957) | 22 | 29 | 38 | 7 | |
| 17 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| 18 | ASK ME NO QUESTIONS B. B. King (ABC 11290) | 24 | 30 | 41 | 5 | |
| 19 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | 25 | 34 | 44 | 6 | |
| 20 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 21 | TRIANGLE OF LOVE (Hey Diddle Diddle) Presidents (Sussex 212) | 18 | 22 | 24 | 8 | |
| 22 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
| 23 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | 35 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday (Crajon 48204) | 26 | 26 | 29 | 12 | |
| 26 | I CAN’T HELP IT Moments (Stang 5020) | 29 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 27 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 5 | |
| 28 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU Originals (Soul 35079) | 23 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| 29 | IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL Jerry Butler (Mercury 73169) | 55 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | BOOTY BUTT Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | 56 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | GO ON FOOL Marion Black (Avco Embassy 4559) | 32 | 38 | 37 | 7 | |
| 32 | YOU WANTS TO PLAY Oscar Weathers (Top And Bottom 405) | 33 | 42 | 51 | 5 | |
| 33 | MELTING POT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | I PITY THE FOOL Ann Peebles (Hi 2186) | 43 | 53 | 56 | 5 | |
| 35 | TOO MANY LOVERS Shack (Volt 4051) | 36 | 39 | 40 | 7 | |
| 36 | GIRLS IN THE CITY Esquires (Lamar 1001) | 39 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) | 38 | 40 | 43 | 4 | |
| 38 | COOL AID Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | 44 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | I DON’T HAVE YOU Continental 4 (Jay-Walking 009) | 41 | 46 | 50 | 6 | |
| 40 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | 49 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | DIDN’T IT LOOK SO EASY Stairsteps (Buddah 213) | 40 | 36 | 36 | 7 | |
| 43 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 44 | COULD I FORGET YOU Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6347) | 20 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 46 | HE CALLED ME BABY Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | 27 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| 47 | LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND Odds & Ends (Today 1003) | 57 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | BE MY BABY Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL Garland Green (Cotillion 44098) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | WARPATH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | I’M GIRL SCOUTIN’ Intruders (Gamble 4009) | 53 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | ONE MAN’S LEFTOVERS (Is Another Man’s Feast) 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7009) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | I’M SO PROUD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | 47 | 41 | 13 | 17 | |
| 54 | CARRY YOUR OWN LOAD Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081) | 54 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR LOVE FROM ME O.V. Wright (Back Beat 620) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 28 | 17 | 15 | 20 | |
| 57 | STOP THE WORLD AND LET ME OFF Flaming Ember (Hot Wax 7010) | 59 | 52 | 53 | 5 | |
| 58 | I’M STILL HERE Notations (Twinight 141) | — | — | — | 10 | |
| 59 | YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon (Spring 108) | 31 | 18 | 7 | 17 | |
| 60 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 407) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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