| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1971 |
| TOP 100 R&B SINGLES (As published in the December 25, 1971, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | MR. BIG STUFF – Jean Knight (Stax) |
| 2 | WANT ADS – The Honey Cone (Hot Wax) |
| 3 | STICK-UP – The Honey Cone (Hot Wax) |
| 4 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 5 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE – Al Green (Hi) |
| 6 | WHAT’S GOING ON – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 7 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 8 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE – Bill Withers (Sussex) |
| 9 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 10 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) – Rufus Thomas (Stax) |
| 11 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 12 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE – Denise LaSalle (Westbound) |
| 13 | SPANISH HARLEM – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 14 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN – The 8th Day (Invictus) |
| 15 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 16 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 17 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 18 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 19 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES – The Undisputed Truth (Gordy) |
| 20 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) – James Brown (People) |
| 21 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 22 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) – James Brown (Polydor) |
| 23 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 24 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) – The Dells (Cadet) |
| 25 | JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 26 | YOUR TIME TO CRY – Joe Simon (Spring) |
| 27 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE – The Persuaders (Atco) |
| 28 | DO ME RIGHT – The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound) |
| 29 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathawy (Atlantic) |
| 30 | MAMA’S PEARL – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 31 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (pt. 1) – James Brown (King) |
| 32 | PROUD MARY – Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty) |
| 33 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) – Rufus Thomas (Stax) |
| 34 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE – Brenda & The Tabulations (Top And Bottom) |
| 35 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 36 | GROOVE ME – King Floyd (Chimneyville) |
| 37 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU – King Floyd (Chimneyville) |
| 38 | I LIKES TO DO IT – The People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul) |
| 39 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) THIS LOVE IS REAL – Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
| 40 | BRING THE BOYS HOME – Freda Payne (Invictus) |
| 41 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE – The Chi-Lites (Brunswick) |
| 42 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS – Jackie Moore (Atlantic) |
| 43 | ESCAPE-ISM (pt. 1) – James Brown (People) |
| 44 | BOOTY BUTT – The Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine) |
| 45 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 46 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – Isaac Hayes (Enterprise) |
| 47 | SOUL POWER (pt. 1) – James Brown (King) |
| 48 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) – The Beginning Of The End (Alston) |
| 49 | SHE’S ALL I GOT – Freddie North (Mankind) |
| 50 | (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO – Curtis Mayfield (Curtom) |
| 51 | HE CALLED ME BABY – Candi Staton (Fame) |
| 52 | I KNOW I’M IN LOVE – Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah) |
| 53 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) – The Staple Singers (Stax) |
| 54 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW – The Stylistics (Avco) |
| 55 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH – The Supremes & Four Tops (Motown) |
| 56 | ONE BAD APPLE – The Osmonds (MGM) |
| 57 | MAYBE TOMORROW – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 58 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET – The Dramatics (Volt) |
| 59 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) – The Stylistics (Avco) |
| 60 | DON’T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES – Z. Z. Hill (Hill) |
| 61 | I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN – The Whatnauts (Stang) |
| 62 | YOU SEND ME – The Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope) |
| 63 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) – The 8th Day (Invictus) |
| 64 | THE BELLS – Bobby Powell (Whit) |
| 65 | SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love) – The Main Ingredient (RCA Victor) |
| 66 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS – Laura Lee (Hot Wax) |
| 67 | REMEMBER ME – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 68 | NATHAN JONES – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 69 | K-JEE – The Nite-Liters (RCA Victor) |
| 70 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 71 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) – The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound) |
| 72 | FREEDOM – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 73 | STONED LOVE – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 74 | GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT – Bill Coday (Crajon) |
| 75 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 76 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 77 | (Until Then) I’LL SUFFER – Barbara Lynn (Atlantic) |
| 78 | YOU’RE THE REASON WHY – The Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 79 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU – The Originals (Soul) |
| 80 | I’M SO PROUD – The Main Ingredient (RCA Victor) |
| 81 | IT’S THE REAL THING – Electric Express (Linco) |
| 82 | COOL AID – Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard) |
| 83 | STOP THE WAR NOW – Edwin Starr (Gordy) |
| 84 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 85 | THERE IT GOES AGAIN – Barbara & The Uniques (Arden) |
| 86 | FEEL SO BAD – Ray Charles (ABC/TRC) |
| 87 | MELTING POT – Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax) |
| 88 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS – The Fuzz (Calla) |
| 89 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME – Ray Charles (ABC/TRC) |
| 90 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
| 91 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD – The Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus) |
| 92 | INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 93 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 94 | IF IT’S REAL WHAT I FEEL – Jerry Butler (Mercury) |
| 95 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING – The Main Ingredient (RCA Victor) |
| 96 | THEME FROM SHAFT – Isaac Hayes (Enterprise) |
| 97 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE – The New Birth (RCA Victor) |
| 98 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY – The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists) |
| 99 | RESPECT YOURSELF – The Staple Singers (Stax) |
| 100 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER – The 5th Dimension (Bell) |