| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 18, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2 | UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple 1837) | 3 | 9 | 28 | 6 | |
| 3 | GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (MGM 14285) | 4 | 6 | 15 | 7 | |
| 4 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (Vanguard 35138) | 6 | 14 | 30 | 7 | |
| 5 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |
| 7 | I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5031) | 9 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 8 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver with Fat City (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| 9 | WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who (Decca 32846) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 10 | MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73224) | 18 | 38 | 66 | 6 | |
| 11 | I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family (Bell 45,130) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 12 | SUPERSTAR Carpenters (A&M 1289) | 19 | 37 | 68 | 4 | |
| 13 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 16 | 19 | 27 | 8 | |
| 14 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 14 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE STORY IN YOUR EYES Moody Blues (Threshold 67006) | 17 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| 16 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (Atco 6824) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 17 | SO FAR AWAY Carole King (Ode 66019) | 24 | 39 | 60 | 4 | |
| 18 | SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3213) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| 19 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 22 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 20 | RAIN DANCE Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0522) | 23 | 27 | 33 | 6 | |
| 21 | LIAR Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4282) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 22 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 15 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 23 | CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC 11306) | 27 | 36 | 44 | 8 | |
| 24 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Stampeders (Bell 45,120) | 28 | 34 | 43 | 8 | |
| 25 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. 7511) | 29 | 35 | 42 | 8 | |
| 26 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 31 | 41 | 49 | 7 | |
| 27 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (A&M 1262) | 33 | 42 | 51 | 7 | |
| 28 | I AIN’T GOT TIME ANYMORE Glass Bottle (Avco Embassy 4575) | 32 | 40 | 48 | 11 | |
| 29 | YO-YO Osmonds (MGM 14295) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 36 | 43 | 53 | 7 | |
| 31 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 37 | 48 | 59 | 5 | |
| 32 | GO DOWN GAMBLIN’ Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45427) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 33 | BANGLA-DESH George Harrison (Apple 1836) | 20 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 34 | RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors (Elektra 45738) | 26 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 35 | IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John (Uni 55281) | 25 | 23 | 24 | 15 | |
| 36 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 40 | 44 | 47 | 11 | |
| 37 | SWEET HITCH-HIKER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 665) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 10 | |
| 38 | MARIANNE Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2820) | 41 | 53 | 63 | 6 | |
| 39 | CRAZY LOVE Helen Reddy (Capitol 3138) | 42 | 50 | 58 | 9 | |
| 40 | STAGGER LEE Tommy Roe (ABC 11307) | 43 | 52 | 61 | 6 | |
| 41 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 48 | 56 | 67 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 58 | 62 | 73 | 7 | |
| 43 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 47 | 54 | 78 | 5 | |
| 44 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40065) | 49 | 59 | 70 | 5 | |
| 45 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 46 | 49 | 52 | 5 | |
| 46 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 44 | 45 | 46 | 7 | |
| 47 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 54 | 64 | 75 | 5 | |
| 48 | ANNABELLA Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4287) | 56 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| 49 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 5 | |
| 50 | BEGINNINGS Chicago (Columbia 45417) | 38 | 28 | 11 | 13 | |
| 51 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | 61 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| 52 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | 62 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 53 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 59 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| 54 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 39 | 46 | 56 | 8 | |
| 55 | WHERE EVIL GROWS Poppy Family (London 148) | 60 | 63 | 65 | 8 | |
| 56 | ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse (Evolution 1048) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | BIRDS OF A FEATHER Raiders (Columbia 45453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 222) | 45 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| 60 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement (Decca 32818) | 69 | 94 | 100 | 10 | |
| 61 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 50 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| 62 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 73 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | GIMME SHELTER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3160) | 68 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| 64 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 66 | 68 | 72 | 5 | |
| 65 | GET IT WHILE YOU CAN Janis Joplin (Columbia 45433) | 70 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 66 | STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (To Your Heart) Stylistics (Avco Embassy 4572) | 76 | 86 | 94 | 14 | |
| 67 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 63 | 65 | 69 | 7 | |
| 68 | I’M COMIN’ HOME Tommy James (Roulette 7110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | GHETTO WOMAN B.B. King (ABC 11310) | 72 | 76 | 88 | 4 | |
| 70 | MILITARY MADNESS Graham Nash (Atlantic 2827) | 75 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | GLORY, GLORY Byrds (Columbia 45440) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | CAN YOU GET TO THAT Funkadelic (Westbound 185) | 80 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 81 | 89 | 98 | 4 | |
| 75 | ROLL ON New Colony Six (Sunlight 1001) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD Ten Years After (Columbia 45457) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 83 | 85 | 93 | 4 | |
| 78 | THAT’S THE WAY A WOMAN IS Messengers (Rare Earth 5032) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | IS THAT THE WAY Tin Tin (Atco 6821) | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS Chase (Epic 10775) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (Kapp 2146) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) Coven (Warner Bros. 7509) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | THINK HIS NAME Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50822) | 89 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | STONE OF YEARS Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44131) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50817) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | CALIFORNIA KID AND REEMO Lobo (Big Tree 119) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | 93 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | HE’D RATHER HAVE THE RAIN Heaven Bound With Tony Scotti (MGM 14284) | 91 | 93 | 97 | 5 | |
| 89 | DON’T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL John Baldry (Warner Bros. 7506) | 90 | 90 | 99 | 4 | |
| 90 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 408) | 94 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | BEND ME, SHAPE ME Storm (Sunflower 113) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles (Mercury 73228) | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | ALL MY HARD TIMES Joe Simon (Spring 118) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | I’M SO GLAD Fuzz (Calla 179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING Anne Murray (Capitol 3159) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | IT’S FOR YOU Springwell (Parrot 359) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | I KNOW I’M IN LOVE Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225) | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 100 | RUB IT IN Layng Martine (Barnaby 2041) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s LOOKING AHEAD Chart
| << GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >> RETURN TO 1971 |