| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 24, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Jackson 5 (Motown 1179) | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 14 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| 8 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE The Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | 10 | 29 | 51 | 4 | |
| 9 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 10 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 15 | 38 | 49 | 5 | |
| 11 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | 11 | 11 | 20 | 7 | |
| 12 | BOOTY BUTT Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 13 | PROUD MARY Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 14 | SOUL POWER (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6368) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 15 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 407) | 20 | 28 | 33 | 6 | |
| 16 | COOL AID Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 17 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 18 | IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL Jerry Butler (Mercury 73169) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| 19 | COULD I FORGET YOU Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | 12 | 12 | 30 | 6 | |
| 20 | WARPATH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929) | 23 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| 21 | I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN Whatnauts (Stang 5023) | 30 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | MELTING POT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082) | 24 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| 23 | THE BELLS Bobby Powell (Whit 6907) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 24 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT Bill Coday (Crajon 48204) | 25 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
| 25 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | 21 | 23 | 24 | 10 | |
| 26 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Margie Joseph (Volt 4056) | 29 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| 27 | BE MY BABY Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 6 | |
| 28 | PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL Garland Green (Cotillion 44098) | 33 | 36 | 43 | 6 | |
| 29 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | |
| 30 | GIRLS IN THE CITY Esquires (Lamar 1001) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 8 | |
| 31 | DON’T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES Z. Z. Hill (Hill 222) | 35 | 19 | 17 | 12 | |
| 32 | I’M GIRL SCOUTIN’ Intruders (Gamble 4009) | 38 | 31 | 32 | 8 | |
| 33 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | 41 | 45 | 46 | 5 | |
| 35 | FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | BE GOOD TO ME BABY Luther Ingram (KoKo 2107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETISM (That’s Heavy, Baby) Solomon Burke (MGM 14221) | 40 | 43 | 48 | 5 | |
| 38 | OYE COMO VA Santana (Columbia 45330) | 45 | 54 | 59 | 4 | |
| 39 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | 50 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | I NEED YOU BABY Jesse James (Zea 50003) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY Eddie Holman (ABC 11292) | 44 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | BABY SHOW IT Festivals (Colossus 136) | 48 | 51 | 55 | 4 | |
| 43 | MY CONSCIENCE Lovelites (Lovelite 01) | 46 | 50 | 53 | 11 | |
| 44 | GET READY Syl Johnson (Twinight 149) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | THAT EVIL CHILD B. B. King (Kent 4542) | 47 | 52 | 56 | 4 | |
| 46 | I’M STILL HERE Notations (Twinight 141) | 51 | 44 | 45 | 15 | |
| 47 | STOP YOUR CRYIN’ Chocolate Syrup (Avco Embassy 4567) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | MR. & MRS. UNTRUE Candi Staton (Fame 1478) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | YOU WANTS TO PLAY Oscar Weathers (Top And Bottom 405) | 53 | 57 | 39 | 10 | |
| 50 | I PLAY DIRTY Little Milton (Checker 1239) | 56 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR LOVE FROM ME O.V. Wright (Back Beat 620) | 43 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 52 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Joe Simon (Spring 113) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | BACK ROAD INTO TOWN Willie Hightower (Fame 1477) | 54 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love) Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS Funkadelic (Westbound 175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2754) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 58 | 39 | 40 | 17 | |
| 59 | THE PREACHER (pt. 2) / MORE THAN I CAN STAND Bobby Womack (United Artists 50773) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6810) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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