| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 3, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083) | 5 | 13 | 28 | 6 | |
| 3 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | I KNOW I’M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 8 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | 9 | 14 | 36 | 6 | |
| 9 | ESCAPE-ISM (pt. 1) James Brown (People 2500) | 10 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| 10 | NATHAN JONES Supremes (Motown 1182) | 11 | 10 | 16 | 9 | |
| 11 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 14 | 19 | 27 | 6 | |
| 13 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 17 | 37 | 54 | 4 | |
| 14 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 19 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| 15 | YOU’RE THE REASON WHY Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3503) | 18 | 27 | 32 | 8 | |
| 16 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0089) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 18 | BRAND NEW ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 7 | |
| 19 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | DAY BY DAY (Every Minute Of The Hour) Continental 4 (Jay-Walking 011) | 23 | 31 | 39 | 5 | |
| 21 | THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE Intrigues (Yew 1012) | 24 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| 22 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 28 | 30 | 38 | 6 | |
| 23 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 24 | YOU’RE A LADY Gene Chandler (Mercury 73206) | 30 | 40 | 48 | 5 | |
| 25 | SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love) Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456) | 15 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 26 | IT’S A SAD THING Ollie Nightingale (Memphis 104) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 8 | |
| 27 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 31 | 34 | 49 | 4 | |
| 28 | GOT TO GET ENOUGH (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) Roy “C” (Alaga 1006) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 7 | |
| 29 | OOH POO PAH DOO Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50782) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 7 | |
| 30 | HELP THE POOR B. B. King (ABC 11302) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 5 | |
| 31 | YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1181) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | OVER AND OVER / HEY! LOVE Delfonics (Philly Groove 166) | 37 | 47 | 57 | 5 / 2 | |
| 33 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6810) | 42 | 53 | 59 | 9 | |
| 34 | I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL Bobby Byrd (King 6378) | 44 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | I’M SORRY Bobby Bland (Duke 466) | 26 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 36 | (The World Is A Bit Under The Weather) DOODLE OOP Meters (Josie 1029) | 38 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Kool & Gang (De-Lite 540) | 40 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | CHICKEN HEADS Bobby Rush (Galaxy 778) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | IT’S THE REAL THING Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 50 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | TEN AND TWO (Take This Woman Off The Corner) Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73195) | 43 | 50 | 55 | 4 | |
| 43 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45387) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | ARE YOU LONELY? Sisters Love (A&M 1259) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 45 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LIKE AN OPEN DOOR Fuzz (Calla 177) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | BUMPY ROAD AHEAD Lovelites (Lovelite 02) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | THE SOUND OF SILENCE Peaches & Herb (Columbia 45386) | 53 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | ONE AND ONE IS FIVE Ben Aiken (Philly Groove 165) | 57 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | YOU’VE GOT TO EARN IT Staple Singers (Stax 0093) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | ONE-WAY TICKET Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | PRAY FOR ME Intruders (Gamble 4014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | 1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band (Today 1503) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | STEP INTO MY WORLD (pt. 1) Magic Touch (Black Falcon 19102) | 59 | — | — | 8 | |
| 57 | FUNKY L. A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 1009) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | 27 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
| 59 | DRIVEWAY 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax 7104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | LOVE IS LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7492) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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