| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 21, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
| 4 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | |
| 5 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| 6 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | |
| 8 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 13 | 21 | 30 | 5 | |
| 10 | IT’S THE REAL THING Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 10 | 16 | 22 | 10 | |
| 11 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 14 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 12 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 8 | |
| 13 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| 15 | (Until Then) I’LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2812) | 20 | 34 | 46 | 6 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME Joe Simon (Spring 115) | 16 | 22 | 29 | 7 | |
| 17 | YOU’VE GOT TO EARN IT Staple Singers (Stax 0093) | 19 | 25 | 24 | 8 | |
| 18 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 24 | 33 | 53 | 5 | |
| 19 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 20 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 23 | 26 | 35 | 7 | |
| 21 | IT’S SUMMER Temptations (Gordy 7109) | 15 | 15 | 21 | 7 | |
| 22 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 30 | 39 | 52 | 9 | |
| 23 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35083) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 24 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | 27 | 29 | 37 | 6 | |
| 25 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 38 | 48 | 58 | 4 | |
| 26 | GOTTA GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie (Mister Chand 8005) | 36 | 47 | 55 | 5 | |
| 27 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 31 | 40 | 51 | 5 | |
| 28 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 39 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 4 | |
| 31 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 41 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | LIKE AN OPEN DOOR Fuzz (Calla 177) | 25 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 33 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 5 | |
| 34 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 42 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 45 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan (Wand/Fania 11236) | 33 | 31 | 34 | 6 | |
| 37 | LOVE ME Impressions (Curtom 1959) | 29 | 32 | 54 | 4 | |
| 38 | CHICKEN HEADS Bobby Rush (Galaxy 778) | 34 | 38 | 39 | 8 | |
| 39 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | FUNKY L. A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 1009) | 40 | 42 | 42 | 9 | |
| 41 | I LIKE WHAT YOU GIVE Nolan (Lizard 1008) | 43 | 43 | 44 | 6 | |
| 42 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 21 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| 43 | LUCKY ME Moments (Stang 5031) | 51 | 54 | 56 | 4 | |
| 44 | WE’RE FRIENDS BY DAY (And Lovers By Night) Whatnauts (Stang 5030) | 49 | 59 | 59 | 4 | |
| 45 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | YOU’RE A LADY Gene Chandler (Mercury 73206) | 44 | 28 | 19 | 12 | |
| 47 | 1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band (Today 1503) | 46 | 46 | 41 | 9 | |
| 48 | JUST MY WAY OF LOVING YOU Garland Green (Cotillion 44126) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | HOW’S YOUR LOVE LIFE BABY Ted Taylor (Ronn 52) | 50 | 49 | 50 | 5 | |
| 50 | A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 408) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | HERE I GO AGAIN Raeletts (Tangerine 1017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED, AND FELL IN LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Donny Hathaway (Atco 6828) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | ARE YOU LONELY? Sisters Love (A&M 1259) | 54 | 60 | 60 | 11 | |
| 55 | I’M TOO TUFF FOR MR. BIG STUFF (Hot Pants) Vicki Anderson (BrownStone 4202) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | BREAKDOWN Parliament (Invictus 9095) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb 202) | 56 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | COMMUNICATION Bobby Womack (United Artists 50816) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | MY LUCKY DAY (pt. 1) Frankie Newsome (GWP 515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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