| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 18, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | |
| 4 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 7 | 11 | 27 | 7 | |
| 5 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 6 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 16 | 26 | 34 | 5 | |
| 8 | (Until Then) I’LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2812) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 9 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 13 | |
| 10 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
| 11 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 14 | 23 | 25 | 7 | |
| 12 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| 13 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 14 | A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 408) | 22 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| 15 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 18 | 29 | 32 | 7 | |
| 16 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096) | 24 | 46 | 51 | 4 | |
| 17 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 18 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | 25 | 48 | 50 | 5 | |
| 19 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | 31 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 20 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818) | 20 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| 21 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 36 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | 26 | 36 | 40 | 5 | |
| 23 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 24 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 25 | LUCKY ME Moments (Stang 5031) | 27 | 32 | 37 | 8 | |
| 26 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan (Wand/Fania 11236) | 29 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
| 27 | 1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band (Today 1503) | 30 | 38 | 41 | 13 | |
| 28 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | 34 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 31 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 23 | 13 | 6 | 13 | |
| 32 | GHETTO WOMAN B. B. King (ABC 11310) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| 34 | WE’RE FRIENDS BY DAY (And Lovers By Night) Whatnauts (Stang 5030) | 39 | 43 | 45 | 8 | |
| 35 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 28 | 31 | 33 | 7 | |
| 36 | I WASN’T THERE Roy “C” (Alaga 1007) | 40 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | GOTTA GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie (Mister Chand 8005) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| 39 | IT’S THE REAL THING Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 38 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
| 40 | A NICKEL AND A NAIL O.V. Wright (Back Beat 622) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 44 | 51 | 53 | 4 | |
| 42 | BREEZIN’ Gabor Szabo/Bobby Womack (Blue Thumb 200) | 46 | 57 | 60 | 4 | |
| 43 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GIVE THE BABY ANYTHING THE BABY WANTS Joe Tex (Dial 1008) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | MISS JACKSON’S DAUGHTER Randolph Walker (Law-Ton 1552) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 4 | |
| 47 | THAT’S THE WAY A WOMAN IS Messengers (Rare Earth 5032) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I’M SO GLAD Fuzz (Calla 179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | (Do It) THE FUNKY DANCE Dave “Baby” Cortez & We The People (Sound Pak 1001) | 52 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | DADDY LOVE (pt. 1) Gi Gi (Sweet 001) | 51 | 54 | 59 | 4 | |
| 51 | S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight) Winfield Parker (Spring 116) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | THAT’S THE WAY I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2826) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | SPILL THE WINE Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | GROOVIN’ OUT ON LIFE Frederick II (Vulture 5002) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | LOOK WHAT WE’VE DONE TO LOVE Glass House (Invictus 9097) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | CAN YOU GET TO THAT Funkadelic (Westbound 185) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ALL MY HARD TIMES Joe Simon (Spring 118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | IF YOU WANT ME TO KEEP ON LOVING YOU Sonny Green (United Artists 50836) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | HOT PANTS—I’M COMING, COMING, I’M COMING Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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