| The CASH BOX Top 60 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 17, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 5 | 16 | 35 | 4 | |
| 4 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | |
| 5 | ESCAPE-ISM (pt. 1) James Brown (People 2500) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| 6 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 7 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| 8 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 10 | 19 | 36 | 4 | |
| 9 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 10 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 11 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 12 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 22 | 27 | 31 | 6 | |
| 13 | YOU’RE THE REASON WHY Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3503) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 14 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | YOU’RE A LADY Gene Chandler (Mercury 73206) | 21 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| 16 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | DAY BY DAY (Every Minute Of The Hour) Continental 4 (Jay-Walking 011) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 7 | |
| 18 | I KNOW I’M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 19 | THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE Intrigues (Yew 1012) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 20 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 21 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 26 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | NATHAN JONES Supremes (Motown 1182) | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 23 | OVER AND OVER / HEY! LOVE Delfonics (Philly Groove 166) | 27 | 32 | 37 | 7 / 4 | |
| 24 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 25 | I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL Bobby Byrd (King 6378) | 32 | 34 | 44 | 5 | |
| 26 | YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1181) | 29 | 31 | 41 | 4 | |
| 27 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dee Dee Warwick (Atco 6810) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 11 | |
| 28 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 30 | 41 | 52 | 4 | |
| 29 | LIKE AN OPEN DOOR Fuzz (Calla 177) | 38 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | CHICKEN HEADS Bobby Rush (Galaxy 778) | 33 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 37 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | PRAY FOR ME Intruders (Gamble 4014) | 39 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | YOU’VE GOT TO EARN IT Staple Singers (Stax 0093) | 42 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | IT’S THE REAL THING Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 5 | |
| 35 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 40 | 49 | 54 | 4 | |
| 36 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | IT’S SUMMER Temptations (Gordy 7109) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME Joe Simon (Spring 115) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Kool & Gang (De-Lite 540) | 34 | 38 | 40 | 5 | |
| 40 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45387) | 41 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | CRAZY ABOUT THE LA LA LA Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54206) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | BRAND NEW ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 23 | 18 | 16 | 9 | |
| 43 | BUMPY ROAD AHEAD Lovelites (Lovelite 02) | 45 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | ONE-WAY TICKET Tyrone Davis (Dakar 624) | 48 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | 1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band (Today 1503) | 50 | 54 | 58 | 4 | |
| 47 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 51 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan (Wand/Fania 11236) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | FUNKY L. A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 1009) | 53 | 57 | 60 | 4 | |
| 50 | I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan (Lizard 1008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Geater Davis (House Of Orange 2405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | LOVE IS LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7492) | 58 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | STEP INTO MY WORLD (pt. 1) Magic Touch (Black Falcon 19102) | 56 | 56 | 59 | 10 | |
| 56 | (Until Then) I’LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2812) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | IN THESE CHANGING TIMES Four Tops (Motown 1185) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | GOT TO GET ENOUGH (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) Roy “C” (Alaga 1006) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 9 | |
| 59 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0089) | 24 | 17 | 8 | 10 | |
| 60 | I’M SORRY Bobby Bland (Duke 466) | — | 35 | 26 | 9 | |
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