CASH BOX POP SINGLES – 1971 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1971 Charts! |
| 1971 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 2 | My Sweet Lord - George Harrison | 78. Solution For Pollution - Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| January 9 | My Sweet Lord - George Harrison | 56. Mother - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| January 16 | Knock Three Times - Dawn | 65. Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett |
| January 23 | Knock Three Times - Dawn | 38. Mama’s Pearl - Jackson 5 |
| January 30 | Lonely Days - Bee Gees | 56. She’s A Lady - Tom Jones |
| February 6 | Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson | 45. Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted - Partridge Family |
| February 13 | One Bad Apple - Osmonds | 71. Chairman Of The Board - Chairmen Of The Board |
| February 20 | One Bad Apple - Osmonds | 46. What Is Life - George Harrison |
| February 27 | One Bad Apple - Osmonds | 78. Tongue In Cheek - Sugarloaf |
| March 6 | Mama’s Pearl - Jackson 5 | 48. Another Day - Paul McCartney |
| March 13 | One Bad Apple - Osmonds | 64. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder |
| March 20 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations | 52. Friends - Elton John |
| March 27 | She’s A Lady - Tom Jones | 80. Warpath - Isley Brothers |
| April 3 | Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted - Partridge Family | 29. Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 |
| April 10 | What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye | 78. Want Ads - Honey Cone |
| April 17 | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | 47. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin |
| April 24 | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | 53. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones |
| May 1 | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | 49. The Drum - Bobby Sherman |
| May 8 | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | 54. I’ll Meet You Halfway - Partridge Family |
| May 15 | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | 56. Double Lovin’ - Osmonds |
| May 22 | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | 52. Puppet Man - Tom Jones |
| May 29 | Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 | 72. You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor |
| June 5 | Want Ads - Honey Cone | 72. Ajax Liquor Store - Hudson & Landry |
| June 12 | Want Ads - Honey Cone | 73. Summer Sand - Dawn |
| June 19 | It Don’t Come Easy - Ringo Starr | 68. Wild Horses - Rolling Stones |
| June 26 | It’s Too Late - Carole King | 67. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye |
| July 3 | It’s Too Late - Carole King | 69. Hot Pants (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - James Brown |
| July 10 | It’s Too Late - Carole King | 47. Maybe Tomorrow - Jackson 5 |
| July 17 | It’s Too Late - Carole King | 57. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| July 24 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee) - Raiders | 66. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth |
| July 31 | Don’t Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 54. Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin |
| August 7 | You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor | 59. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond |
| August 14 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees | 63. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney |
| August 21 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees | 63. Call My Name, I’ll Be There - Wilson Pickett |
| August 28 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees | 60. So Far Away - Carole King |
| September 4 | Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver | 78. Military Madness - Graham Nash |
| September 11 | Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin | 57. Yo-Yo - Osmonds |
| September 18 | Smiling Faces Sometimes - Undisputed Truth | 57. Birds Of A Feather - Raiders |
| September 25 | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney | 63. Peace Train - Cat Stevens |
| October 2 | Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond | 55. Long Ago And Far Away - James Taylor |
| October 9 | Maggie May - Rod Stewart | 67. Absolutely Right - Five Man Electrical Band |
| October 16 | Maggie May - Rod Stewart | 66. Imagine - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band |
| October 23 | Maggie May - Rod Stewart | 68. Till - Tom Jones |
| October 30 | Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves - Cher | 46. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin |
| November 6 | Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves - Cher | 69. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - Temptations |
| November 13 | Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 76. Pretty As You Feel - Jefferson Airplane |
| November 20 | Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 61. (I Know) I’m Losing You - Rod Stewart with Faces |
| November 27 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 70. American Pie - Don McLean |
| December 4 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 70. George Jackson - Bob Dylan |
| December 11 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 60. Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5 |
| December 18 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 63. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko & Plastic Ono Band with Harlem Community Choir |
| December 25 | Brand New Key - Melanie | 60. Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night |
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