| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 15, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Jackson 5 (Motown 1179) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Ocean (Kama Sutra 519) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | STAY AWHILE Bells (Polydor 15023) | 4 | 5 | 15 | 11 | |
| 5 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5 | |
| 6 | IF Bread (Elektra 45720) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| 7 | CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | 8 | 18 | 24 | 11 | |
| 8 | LOVE HER MADLY Doors (Elektra 45726) | 12 | 14 | 33 | 7 | |
| 9 | BROWN SUGAR Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19100) | 14 | 28 | 53 | 4 | |
| 10 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 11 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO Lobo (Big Tree 112) | 17 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
| 12 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 31 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| 13 | TIMOTHY Buoys (Scepter 12275) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 14 | IT DON’T COME EASY Ringo Starr (Apple 1831) | 25 | 53 | 64 | 4 | |
| 15 | POWER TO THE PEOPLE John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1830) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 16 | SUPERSTAR Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | 23 | 56 | 69 | 23 | |
| 17 | SWEET AND INNOCENT Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | 22 | 42 | 51 | 9 | |
| 18 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | 18 | 19 | 27 | 10 | |
| 19 | WOODSTOCK Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | 20 | 23 | 25 | 11 | |
| 20 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 16 | |
| 21 | TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA Tin Tin (Atco 6794) | 24 | 33 | 41 | 7 | |
| 22 | HERE COMES THE SUN Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656) | 26 | 39 | 47 | 8 | |
| 23 | I AM...I SAID Neil Diamond (Uni 55278) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 24 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 407) | 30 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 25 | BOOTY BUTT Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 9 | |
| 26 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | 28 | 35 | 70 | 5 | |
| 27 | THE DRUM Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 217) | 33 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 11 | |
| 29 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | 49 | 64 | 76 | 6 | |
| 30 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2797) | 39 | 52 | 66 | 4 | |
| 31 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | 37 | 46 | 54 | 11 | |
| 32 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 13 | |
| 33 | NATHAN JONES Supremes (Motown 1182) | 50 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Diana Ross (Motown 1184) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY Partridge Family (Bell 996) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | ME AND MY ARROW Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443) | 38 | 41 | 44 | 8 | |
| 37 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 45 | 54 | 65 | 10 | |
| 38 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman (Decca 32785) | 52 | 79 | 97 | 5 | |
| 39 | COOL AID Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | 43 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| 40 | ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney (Apple 1829) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 41 | RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS Carpenters (A&M 1260) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | 16 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 43 | CRY BABY Janis Joplin (Columbia 45379) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 45 | ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516) | 32 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
| 46 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 36 | 15 | 9 | 16 | |
| 47 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | 58 | 68 | 84 | 4 | |
| 48 | GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026) | 51 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 49 | LOWDOWN Chicago (Columbia 45370) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | I CRIED James Brown (King 6363) | 60 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353) | 56 | 66 | 78 | 5 | |
| 52 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 53 | 59 | 62 | 9 | |
| 53 | MELTING POT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082) | 55 | 57 | 58 | 10 | |
| 54 | FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Edwin Starr (Gordy 7107) | 57 | 62 | 71 | 4 | |
| 55 | FEELIN’ ALRIGHT Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3095) | 66 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | DOUBLE LOVIN’ Osmonds (MGM 14259) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I’M COMIN’ HOME Dave Edmunds (MAM 3608) | 67 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | 63 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LIGHT SINGS 5th Dimension (Bell 999) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | LIFE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9985) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | 64 | 65 | 72 | 6 | |
| 62 | INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Raiders (Columbia 45332) | 89 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 8th Day (Invictus 9087) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | THE COURT ROOM Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2801) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | HOUSE AT POOH CORNER Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50769) | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | A MAMA AND A PAPA Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2029) | 70 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | OOH POO PAH DOO Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50782) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon (Elektra 45724) | 74 | 84 | 93 | 4 | |
| 69 | ALBERT FLASHER Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | 75 | 82 | 89 | 5 | |
| 70 | TRY SOME, BUY SOME Ronnie Spector (Apple 1832) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | HOT LOVE T. Rex (Reprise 1006) | 77 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | 13 QUESTIONS Seatrain (Capitol 3067) | 79 | 81 | 87 | 6 | |
| 73 | REACH OUT YOUR HAND Brotherhood Of Man (Deram 85073) | 76 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
| 74 | IT’S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY GOOD-BYE Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | I’LL ERASE AWAY YOUR PAIN Whatnauts (Stang 5023) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | FUNKY NASSAU (pt. 1) Beginning Of The End (Alston 4595) | 86 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Joe Simon (Spring 113) | 84 | 96 | 98 | 4 | |
| 78 | HIGH TIME WE WENT Joe Cocker (A&M 1258) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | TARKIO ROAD Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 524) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9031) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | RED EYE BLUES Redeye (Pentagram 206) | 85 | 86 | 91 | 6 | |
| 82 | FLIM FLAM MAN Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45384) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MR. AND MRS. UNTRUE Candi Staton (Fame 1478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | IT’S TOO LATE Carole King (Ode ’70 66015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4276) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BE MY BABY Cissy Houston (Janus 145) | 92 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| 87 | CAN’T FIND THE TIME Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584) | 88 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| 88 | SPINNING AROUND (I Must Be Falling In Love) Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0456) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | SEA CRUISE Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50778) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | BE NICE TO ME Runt—Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 31002) | 91 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | SOMETIMES IT’S GOT TO RAIN (In Your Love Life) Jackie Moore with Dixie Flyers (Atlantic 2798) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | AND I LOVE YOU SO Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50776) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver with Fat City (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | ONLY ONE SONG Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra 522) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | BAD WATER Raeletts (Tangerine 1014) | 98 | — | — | 3 | |
| 97 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Fortunes (Capitol 3086) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | BE GOOD TO ME BABY Luther Ingram (KoKo 2107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | THERE’S SO MUCH LOVE ALL AROUND ME Three Degrees (Roulette 7102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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