| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 16, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (Bell 938) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | MY SWEET LORD George Harrison (Apple 2995) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5th Dimension (Bell 940) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | GROOVE ME King Floyd (Chimneyville 435) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| 5 | STONED LOVE Supremes (Motown 1172) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 6 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Santana (Columbia 45270) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | LONELY DAYS Bee Gees (Atco 6795) | 12 | 20 | 26 | 8 | |
| 8 | IMMIGRANT SONG Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2777) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 9 | YOUR SONG Elton John (Uni 55265) | 11 | 13 | 19 | 9 | |
| 10 | PAY TO THE PIPER Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 9081) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 11 | |
| 11 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35078) | 14 | 16 | 28 | 9 | |
| 12 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 13 | ONE MAN BAND Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4262) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 14 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 20 | |
| 15 | I THINK I LOVE YOU Partridge Family (Bell 910) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
| 16 | DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? Chicago (Columbia 45264) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 17 | STONEY END Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45236) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 14 | |
| 18 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0387) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 12 | |
| 19 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2778) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 7 | |
| 20 | BORN TO WANDER Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5021) | 23 | 28 | 38 | 6 | |
| 21 | REMEMBER ME Diana Ross (Motown 1176) | 25 | 36 | 53 | 4 | |
| 22 | DOMINO Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7434) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 23 | I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 26 | 39 | 57 | 4 | |
| 24 | STOP THE WAR NOW Edwin Starr (Gordy 7104) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 6 | |
| 25 | GAMES Redeye (Pentagram 204) | 27 | 33 | 37 | 10 | |
| 26 | (Don’t Worry) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW WE’RE ALL GOING TO GO Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1955) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 8 | |
| 27 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2681) | 30 | 37 | 43 | 9 | |
| 28 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH Supremes & Four Tops (Motown 1173) | 18 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 29 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds (MAM 3601) | 33 | 42 | 55 | 5 | |
| 30 | SILVER MOON Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0399) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 31 | MOST OF ALL B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12299) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| 32 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU Little Sister (Stone Flower 9001) | 36 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| 33 | WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN Runt (Ampex 31001) | 37 | 44 | 46 | 11 | |
| 34 | THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54199) | 17 | 7 | 3 | 15 | |
| 35 | MOTHER John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1827) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 62 | 72 | 82 | 5 | |
| 37 | MR. BOJANGLES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 56197) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 12 | |
| 38 | THEY CAN’T TAKE AWAY OUR MUSIC Eric Burdon & War (MGM 14196) | 40 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| 39 | GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6347) | 42 | 50 | 63 | 4 | |
| 40 | YOUR TIME TO CRY Joe Simon (Spring 108) | 41 | 45 | 50 | 6 | |
| 41 | AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins (Elektra 45709) | 48 | 59 | 68 | 5 | |
| 42 | LET YOUR LOVE GO Bread (Elektra 45711) | 54 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 43 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 0974) | 51 | 56 | 69 | 4 | |
| 44 | TEMPTATION EYES Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263) | 49 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| 45 | THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12300) | 46 | 47 | 49 | 7 | |
| 46 | MEAN MISTREATER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 2996) | 50 | 53 | 58 | 5 | |
| 47 | WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3014) | 57 | 68 | 77 | 4 | |
| 48 | NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger (Apple 1822) | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 49 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 53 | 55 | 60 | 5 | |
| 50 | HE CALLED ME BABY Candi Staton (Fame 1476) | 52 | 63 | 73 | 4 | |
| 51 | SWEET MARY Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex 209) | 59 | 69 | 81 | 6 | |
| 52 | 1900 YESTERDAY Liz Damon’s Orient Express (White Whale 368) | 71 | 76 | 88 | 5 | |
| 53 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Frijid Pink (Parrot 352) | 55 | 54 | 56 | 7 | |
| 54 | (Do The) PUSH AND PULL (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0079) | 64 | 67 | 67 | 6 | |
| 55 | BE MY BABY Andy Kim (Steed 729) | 45 | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
| 56 | BRIDGET THE MIDGET (The Queen Of The Blues) Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2024) | 61 | 62 | 66 | 5 | |
| 57 | ONE BAD APPLE Osmonds (MGM 14193) | 77 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| 58 | FRESH AS A DAISY Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill 4267) | 69 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| 59 | MORNING Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 7 | |
| 60 | APEMAN Kinks (Reprise 0979) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | SOLUTION FOR POLLUTION Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7451) | 66 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | SHOES Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44093) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 63 | PROBLEM CHILD Mark Lindsay (Columbia 45286) | 67 | 71 | 83 | 4 | |
| 64 | CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL Tommy James (Roulette 7093) | 70 | 75 | 86 | 4 | |
| 65 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2781) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | GYPSY QUEEN (pt. 1) Gypsy (Metromedia 202) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 6 | |
| 67 | HOLLY HOLY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35081) | 75 | 81 | 85 | 4 | |
| 68 | I’M SO PROUD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0401) | 92 | 99 | 96 | 5 | |
| 69 | JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops (Motown 1175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU Originals (Soul 35079) | 74 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 71 | AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | 83 | 88 | — | 7 | |
| 72 | MAGGIE Redbone (Epic 10670) | 79 | 77 | 78 | 6 | |
| 73 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE New Seekers (Elektra 45710) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | IF YOU WERE MINE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11271) | 81 | 86 | 92 | 15 | |
| 75 | D.O.A. Bloodrock (Capitol 3009) | 86 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| 76 | YOU JUST CAN’T WIN (By Making The Same Mistake) Gene & Jerry (Mercury 73163) | 80 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | JODY’S GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0085) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) THIS LOVE IS REAL Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55443) | — | — | 97 | 2 | |
| 79 | WAY BACK HOME Jazz Crusaders (Chisa 8010) | 87 | 92 | — | 4 | |
| 80 | THE LONG WAY AROUND Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER (pt. 1) Buddy Miles (Mercury 73159) | 89 | 91 | 90 | 6 | |
| 82 | YOU’RE THE ONE Three Degrees (Roulette 7091) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | BURNING BRIDGES Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14151) | 90 | 95 | 93 | 6 | |
| 84 | YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4555) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | CHERYL MOANA MARIE John Rowles (Kapp 2102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | FREEDOM Isley Brothers (T-Neck 927) | 99 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | WE’LL HAVE IT MADE Spinners (V.I.P. 25060) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | RIDE A WHITE SWAN Tyrannosaurus Rex (Blue Thumb 7121) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | I NEED YOU Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0416) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I DIG EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU The Mob (Colossus 130) | 93 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| 91 | THERE IT GOES AGAIN Barbara & Uniques (Arden 3001) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY Bells (Polydor 15016) | 97 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| 93 | MIXED UP GUY Joey Scarbury (Lionel 3208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WHO’S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT (pt. 1) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 538) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | (Theme From) LOVE STORY Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor 47-9927) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SUPERSTAR Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | 98 | — | — | 9 | |
| 97 | IT’S UP TO YOU PETULA Edison Lighthouse (Bell 960) | 100 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | BACK TO THE RIVER Damnation Of Adam Blessing (United Artists 50726) | 85 | 85 | 89 | 5 | |
| 99 | THE GLORY OF LOVE Dells (Cadet 5679) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY Betty Everett (Fantasy 652) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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