| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 17, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Jackson 5 (Motown 1179) | 9 | 16 | 43 | 4 | |
| 4 | PROUD MARY Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| 6 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | |
| 7 | SOUL POWER (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6368) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 8 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | |
| 9 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | |
| 10 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE The Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | 29 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | 11 | 20 | 34 | 6 | |
| 12 | COULD I FORGET YOU Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | 12 | 30 | 36 | 5 | |
| 13 | BOOTY BUTT Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 7 | |
| 14 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 15 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 38 | 49 | 57 | 4 | |
| 16 | THE BELLS Bobby Powell (Whit 6907) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 17 | COOL AID Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | 18 | 21 | 29 | 7 | |
| 18 | IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL Jerry Butler (Mercury 73169) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 7 | |
| 19 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | 22 | 26 | 33 | 7 | |
| 20 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 407) | 28 | 33 | 48 | 5 | |
| 21 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 9 | |
| 22 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | |
| 23 | WARPATH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929) | 27 | 31 | 42 | 6 | |
| 24 | MELTING POT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082) | 24 | 29 | 30 | 6 | |
| 25 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday (Crajon 48204) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | |
| 26 | GIRLS IN THE CITY Esquires (Lamar 1001) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 7 | |
| 27 | I PITY THE FOOL Ann Peebles (Hi 2186) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2787) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 29 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Margie Joseph (Volt 4056) | 35 | 42 | 55 | 5 | |
| 30 | I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN Whatnauts (Stang 5023) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | BE MY BABY Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | 33 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 32 | LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND Odds & Ends (Today 1003) | 34 | 37 | 38 | 7 | |
| 33 | PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL Garland Green (Cotillion 44098) | 36 | 43 | 45 | 5 | |
| 34 | ASK ME NO QUESTIONS B. B. King (ABC 11290) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 35 | DON’T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES Z. Z. Hill (Hill 222) | 19 | 17 | 7 | 11 | |
| 36 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 14 | |
| 37 | GO ON FOOL Marion Black (Avco Embassy 4559) | 30 | 27 | 28 | 11 | |
| 38 | I’M GIRL SCOUTIN’ Intruders (Gamble 4009) | 31 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| 39 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9086) | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| 40 | THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (That’s Heavy, Baby) Solomon Burke (MGM 14221) | 43 | 48 | 51 | 4 | |
| 41 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | 45 | 46 | 53 | 4 | |
| 42 | I NEED YOU BABY Jesse James (Zea 50003) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR LOVE FROM ME O.V. Wright (Back Beat 620) | 42 | 44 | 46 | 6 | |
| 44 | (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY Eddie Holman (ABC 11292) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | OYE COMO VA Santana (Columbia 45330) | 54 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | MY CONSCIENCE Lovelites (Lovelite 01) | 50 | 53 | — | 10 | |
| 47 | THAT EVIL CHILD B. B. King (Kent 4542) | 52 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | BABY SHOW IT Festivals (Colossus 136) | 51 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | AIN’T GOT TIME Impressions (Curtom 1957) | 48 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| 50 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | I’M STILL HERE Notations (Twinight 141) | 44 | 45 | 50 | 14 | |
| 52 | STOP YOUR CRYIN’ Chocolate Syrup (Avco Embassy 4567) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | YOU WANTS TO PLAY Oscar Weathers (Top And Bottom 405) | 57 | 39 | 31 | 9 | |
| 54 | BACK ROAD INTO TOWN Willie Hightower (Fame 1477) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I CAN’T HELP IT Moments (Stang 5020) | 41 | 36 | 23 | 10 | |
| 56 | I PLAY DIRTY Little Milton (Checker 1239) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2754) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 39 | 40 | 41 | 16 | |
| 59 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | MR. & MRS. UNTRUE Candi Staton (Fame 1478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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