Sunday 1 September 2013

1971 USA Hit Parade

JANUARY  2,  1971

1.  My sweet Lord  -  George Harrison
2.  Does anybody know what time it is?  -  Chicago
3.  Lonely days  -  Bee Gees 
4.  Groove me  -  King Floyd 
5.  Your song  -  Elton John 

6.  Domino  -  Van Morrison 
7.  Stoned love  -  The Supremes 
8.  Pay to the piper  -  The Chairmen of the Board
9.  Mother  -  John Lennon 
10. It's impossible (Somos novios)  -  Perry Como 


FEBRUARY  6,  1971

1.  Knock three times  -  Dawn
2.  Rose garden  -  Lynn Anderson 
3.  Mr. Bojangles  -  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4.  If you could read my mind  -  Gordon Lightfoot 
5.  I hear you knocking  -  Dave Edmunds

6.  If I were your woman  -  Gladys Knight & the Pips
7.  Sweet Mary  -  Wadsworth Mansion
8.  Stoney End  -  Barbra Streisand  
9.  Watching Scotty grow  -  Bobby Goldsboro 
10. Love the one you're with  -  Stephen Stills


M A R C H   6,  1971

1.  One bad apple  -  The Osmonds
2.  Just my imagination (Running away with me)  -  The Temptations
3.  She's a lady  -  Tom Jones 
4.  Mama's pearl  -  The Jackson 5
5.  Have you ever seen the rain?  -  Credence Clearwater Revival 

6.  What's going on?  -  Marvin Gaye
7.  What's life?  -  George Harrison 
8.  For all we know  -  Carpenters
9.  Amos Moses  -  Jerry Reed 
10. Doesn't somebody want to be wanted?  -  Partridge Family 


A P R I L   3,  1971

1.  Me and Bobby McGee  -  Janis Joplin
2.  Put your hand in the hand  -  Ocean    
3.  If  -  Bread 
4.  Another day  -  Paul McCartney 
5.  I am... I said  -  Neil Diamond 

6.  Wild world  -  Cat Stevens 
7.  Stay awhile  -  The Bells 
8.  One toke over the line  -  Brewer & Shipley 
9.  Where do I begin? (Love Story)  -  Andy Williams
10. Long ago tomorrow  -  B.J. Thomas 


M A Y   1,  1971

1.  Joy to the world  -  Three Dog Night 
2.  Want Ads  -  The Honey Cone 
3.  Never can say goodbye  -  The Jackson 5
4.  Me and you and a dog named Boo  -  Lobo 
5.  Rainy days and Mondays  -  Carpenters

6.  Power to the people  -  John Lennon 
7.  Love her madly  -  The Doors 
8.  Funky Nassau  -  The Beginning of the End 
9.  I don't know how to love him  -  Helen Reddy 
10. Chick-A-Boom  -  Daddy Dewdrop 


J U N E  5,  1971

1.  Brown sugar  -  The Rolling Stones
2.  It don't come easy  -  Ringo Starr
3.  Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Nation)  -  The Raiders
4.  Don't pull your love  -  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds 
5.  Treat her like a lady  -  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose 

6.  Sooner or later  -  The Grass Roots 
7.  Bridge over troubled water  -  Aretha Franklin 
8.  Bring the boys home  -  Freda Payne 
9.  That's the way I've always heard it should be  -  Carly Simon 
10. I know I'm in love  -  Chee-Chee & Peppy 


J U L Y  3,  1971

1.  It's too late  -  Carole King
2.  You've got a friend  -  James Taylor 
3.  Mercy, mercy (The ecology)  -  Marvin Gaye  
4.  Take me home country roads  -  John Denver 
5.  Hot pants (She got to use what she got to get what she wants)  -  James Brown 

6.  Wild horses  -  The Rolling Stones 
7.  Here comes that rainy day feeling again  -  The Fortunes 
8.  Moonshadow  -  Cat Stevens 
9.  When you're hot, you're hot  -  Jerry Reed 
10. She's not just another woman  -  The 8th Day  


AUGUST  7,  1971

1.  How can you mend a broken heart?
2.  Mr. Big Stuff  -  Jean Knight 
3.  Stick up  -  The Honey Cone 
4.  Sweet hitch-hiker  -  Credence Clearwater Revival 
5.  Liar  -  Three Dog Night 

6.  Signs  -  Five Man Electrical Band 
7.  Beginnings / Colour my world  -  Chicago 
8.  Bangla-Desh  -  George Harrison 
9.  What the world needs now/ Abraham, Martin and John  -  Tom Clay 
10. K-Jee (instr.)  -  The Nite Liters 

SEPTEMBER 4, 1971

1.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
2.  Go away little girl  -  Donny Osmond
3.  Smiling faces sometimes  -  The Undisputed Truth
4.  Do you know what I mean?  -  Lee Michaels
5.  Ain't no sunshine  -  Bill Withers
  
6.  Tired of being alone  -  Al Green    
7.  Aqualung  -  Jethero Tull 
8.  Whacha see is whacha got  -  Dramatics 
9.  If you really love me  -  Stevie Wonder 
10. I just want to celebrate  -  Rare Earth 


When I arrived in the US in October 1971, I went to live on top of a go-go bar on Wilson Avenue in Newark, N.J. At night in bed, before I fell asleep, I would listen to the 45rpms blaring in the bar's juke box just below me. 

OCTOBER 2,  1971

1.  Maggie May -  Rod Stewart
2.  Superstar  -  Carpenters 
3.  The night they drove Old Dixie down  -  Joan Baez
4.  Spanish Harlem  -  Aretha Franklin 
5.  Sweet city woman  -  Stampeders

6.  Never my love  -  The 5th Dimension
7.  So far away  -  Carole King
8.  Only you know and I know  -  Dave Mason
9.  Baba O'Riley (Teen age wasteland)  -  The Who 
10. Thin line between love and hate  -  The Persuaders


NOVEMBER 13,  1971

1.  Gypsys, tramps and thieves  -  Cher
2.  Theme from Shaft  -  Isaac Hayes
3.  Imagine  -  John Lennon
4.  Peace train  -  Cat Stevens
5.  Desiderata  -  Les Crane

6.  Have you seen her?  -  Chi Lites
7.  Everybody's everything  -  Santana
8.  Baby I'm-a want you - Bread
9.  Cherish  -  David Cassidy
10. Sunshine  -  Jonathan Edwards


DECEMBER 18,  1971

1.  Family affair  -  Sly & the Family Stone
2.  Brand new key  -  Melanie
3.  An old-fashioned love song  -  Three Dog Night
4.  Got to be there  -  Michael Jackson
5.  Happy Christmas / War is over  -  John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band

6.  All I ever need is you  -  Sonny & Cher
7.  I know I'm losing you  -  Rod Stewart
8.  You are everything  -  Stylistics
9.  Oh, Yoko  -  John Lennon
10. George Jackson  -  Bob Dylan


Yoko & John.

Billboard, 23rd January 1971 

Best selling albums: 

5.  The Partridge Family Album (Bell)
4.  Sly & the Family Stone Greatest Hits (Columbia)
3.  Jesus Christ Superstar - Original Cast (
2.  Abraxes - Santana (Columbia) 
1.  All things must pass - George Harrison (Apple)

45 rpm singles

40.  (Do the'  Push and pull - Rufus Thomas (Stax)
39.  Precious, precious - Jackie Moore  (Atlantic) debut 
38.  Most of all - B.J.Thomas (Scepter Records) 
37.  (Don't worry) If there's a hell below we're all going to go-  Curtis Mayfield (Curtom) 
36.  If you could read my love - Gordon Lightfoot (RCA) 

35.  Get up, get into it, get involved - James Brown (King)
34.  One bad apple - The Osmonds (MGM)  debut
33.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)
32.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)
31.  Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)

30.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)
29.  Domino - Van Morrison (WB) 
28.  One man band - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
27.  Games - Redeye (Pentagram)
26.  Stop the war now - Edwin Star (Gordy)

25.  Pay to the piper - Chairmen of the Board (Invictus)
24.  I don't really know / There goes my only possession - Elvis Presley (RCA)
23.  Born to wander - Rare Earth (Motown)
22.  We got to get you a woman - Runt (Ampex)  prod.: Todd Rundgren  
21.  Remember me - Diana Ross (Motown)

20.  For the good times - Ray Price (Columbia) 
19.  Does anybody know what time it is? - Chicago (Columbia)
18.  Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
17.  Tears of a clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (Motown)
16.  I hear you knocking - Dave Edmunds (MAM)

15.  Love the one you're with - Stephen Stills (Atlantic)
14.  River deep, mountain high - The Supremes & Four Tops (Motown) 
13.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
12.  Stoned love - The Supremes (Motown)
11.  I think I love you - Partridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)

10.  It's impossible (Somos novios) - Perry Como (RCA)
9.  Rose garden - Lynn Aderson (Columbia)
8.  Your song - Elton John  (Uni)
7.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
6.  Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)

5.  Black magic woman - Santana (Columbia)
4.  Lonely days - Bee Gees (Atco)
3.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell) 3rd wk at #3 
2.  Sweet Lord - George Harrison (Apple)
1.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)



Billboard, 6 February 1971

40.  Your time to cry - Joe Simon (Spring-Polydor) (debut)
39.  Don't let the green grass fool you - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) 
38.  Games - Redeye (Pentagram)
37.  Pay to the piper - Chairman of the Board (Invictus)
36.  Precious, precious - Jackie Moore (Atlantic)

35.  Nineteen hundred yesterday (1900 yesterday) - Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale)
34.  Get up, get into it, get involved - James Brown (King)
33.  Somebody's watching you - Little Sister (Stone Flower) prod.: Sly Stone
32.  Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) debut
31.  (Do the) Push and pull - Rufus Thomas (Stax)

30.  Theme from 'Love story' - Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus (RCA) debut
29.  Let your love go - Bread (Elektra)
28.  For the good times - Ray Price  (Columbia)  24 wks 
27.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)
26.  Stoned love - Supremes (Motown)

25.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown)  debut
24.  Black magic woman - Santana (Columbia)
23.  Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
22.  I think I love you - The Partridge Family (Bell)  15 wks
21.  I really don't want to know - Elvis Presley (RCA)

20.  We got to get you a woman - Runt (Ampex)  prod.: Todd Rundgren 
19.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)
18.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise) up 10 points
17.  Born to wander - Rare Earth (Motown)
16.  Remember me - Diana Ross (Motown) 

15.  Mr Boajangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)
14.  Love the one you're with - Stephen Stills (Atlantic) (8 wks) 
13.  It's impossible (Somos novios) - Perry Como (RCA)  10 wks 
12.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)
11.  Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 

10.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
9.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell)
8.  Your song - Elton John (Uni) 
7.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
6.  I hear you knocking - Dave Edmunds (MAM)

5.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
4.  Lonely days - Bee Gees (Atco)
3.  Isn't it a pity? / My sweet Lord - George Harrison (Apple)
2.  One bad apple  -  The Osmonds (MGM)
1.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)


Billboard, 20 February 1971 

best selling album:  'Jesus Christ Superstar' - original cast 

40.  Your time to cry - Joe Simon (Spring-Polydor)
39.  Help me make it through the night - Sammi Smith (debut)
38.  Love the one you're with - Stephen Stills (Atlantic)
37.  Doesn't somebody want to be wanted? - Partridge Family (Bell)
36.  Jody got your girl and gone - Johnny Taylor (Stax) Memphis-sound

35.  Born to wander - Rare Earth (Motown) 
34.  We got to get you a woman - Runt feat. Todd Rundgren (Ampex)
33.  Don't let the green grass fool you - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
32.  Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty) 
31.  I don't really want to know / There goes my everything - Elvis Presley (RCA)

30.  Precious, precious - Jackie Moore 
29.  Just my imagination (running away with me) - Temptations (Gordy)
28.  Let your love go - Bread (Elektra)
27.  (Do the) Push and the pull -  Rufus Thomas (Stax)
26.  Temptation eyes -  Grass Roots (Dunhill)

25.  Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia) debut 
24.  She's a lady - Tom Jones (Parrot)  debut
23.  Remember me - Diana Ross (Motown)
22.  For all we know - Carpenters (A&M)  fastest riser 
21.  Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 

20.  It's impossible (Somos novios) - Perry Como (RCA)
19.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell) 
18.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
17.  Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
16.  My sweet Lord / Isn't it a pity? - George Harrison (Apple) 

15.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)
14.  Theme from 'Love story' - Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus (RCA)
13.  Your song - Elton John (Uni)
12.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)
11.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)

10. Lonely days - Bee Gees (Atco)
9.  Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)
8.  Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)
7.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
6.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown)

5.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (RCA)
4.  I hear you knocking - Dave Edmunds (MAM)
3.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
2.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)
1.  One bad apple - The Osmonds (MGM)  2nd wk at #1


Billboard, 6 March 1971

best selling album:  'Pearl' - Janis Joplin 

40.  Just seven numbers (Can straighten out my life) - Four Tops (Motown)
39.  Blue money - Van Morrison (WB) debut
38.  You're all I need to get by - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
37.  Precious, precious - Jackie Moore 
36.  D.O.A (Dead on arrival) - Bloodrock (Capitol) 

35.  Wild world - Cat Stevens (A&M) debut
34.  Burning bridges - The Mike Curl Congregation (MGM) 2nd wk
33.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Motown)  12 wks
32.  Free - Chicago (Columbia) debut
31.  The theme from 'Love story' - Francis Lai (Paramount) 2nd  

30.  Do the) Push and pull - Rufus Thomas (Stax)
29.  What's going on? - Marvin Gaye  (Tamla) debut 
28.  Jody got your girl and gone - Johnny Taylor (Stax) 
27.  What's life? - George Harrison (Apple) debut
26.  Oye como va? - Santana (Columbia) debut

25.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
24.  Theme from 'Love story' (Where do I begin?) - Andy Willams  up 9 notches
23.  Cried like a baby - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia Records)
22.  Help me make through the night - Sami Smith   up 5 
21.  Temptation eyes - Grass Roots (Dunhill)

20.  I hear you knockin' - Dave Edmunds (MAM) drops from #6
19.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins  (Elektra) 
18.  Don't let the green grass fool you - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
17.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)
16.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)

15.  Doesn't somebody want to be wanted? - Partridge Family (Bell) up 4 notches
14.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell) falls from 10
13.  Theme from 'Love story' - Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus (RCA)
12.  Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty) 
11.  Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)

10.  Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex) 
9.  Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty) 3rd wk at #9
8.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)
7.  For all we know - Carpenters (A&M)
6.  She's a lady - Tom Jones (Parrot)

5.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (RCA)
4.  Just my imagination (Running away with me ) - Temptations (Gordy)
3.  Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia) up from #10
2.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown)
1.  One bad apple - The Osmonds (MGM) 4th wk at #1



Billboard, 20 March 1971 

#1 album of the week:  'Pearl' - Janis Joplin (Columbia) 

40.  Heavy makes you happy (Sha na boom boom) - Staple Singers (Stax)
39.  Burning bridges -  The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)
38.  Eighteen - Alice Cooper (WB)
37.  Country road - James Taylor (WB) debut
36.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)

35.  Theme from 'Love Story' - Francis Lai & His Orchestra (Paramount)
34.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)  (16 wks)
33.  Love's lines, angles and rhymes - 5th Dimension (Bell) 
32.  Soul power - James Brown (King)
31.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)

30.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
29.  Don't let the green grass fool you - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
28.  No love at all - B.J.Thomas (Scepter)
27.  You're all I need to get by - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
26.  One toke over the line - Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra)

25.  Blue money - Van Morrison (WB)
24.  Oye como va - Santana (Columbia)
23.  Free - Chicago (Columbia)
22.  Wild world - Cat Stevens (A&M)
21.  Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion  (Sussex)

20.  Another day - Paul McCartney (Apple)
19.  Theme from 'Love story' - Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus (RCA)
18.  Temptation eyes - Grass Roots (Dunhill)
17.  Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty) (dropped 5 notches)
16.  Cried like a baby - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia Records)

15.  What's life? - George Harrison (Apple)
14.  Where do I begin? (Theme from 'Love story') - Andy Williams (Columbia) (down from #3)
13.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown)
12.  Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival  (down from #8)
11.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)

10.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (RCA)
9.  Help me make it through the night - Sammi Smith (Mega)
8.  What's going on? - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
7.  Doesn't somebody want to be wanted? - The Partridge Family (Bell)
6.  Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty)

5.  For all we know - Carpenters (A&M)
4.  One bad apple - The Osmonds (MGM) (down from 5 wks at #1)
3.  Just my imagination - The Temptations (Motown)
2.  She's a lady - Tom Jones (Parrot)
1.  Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia)


BILLBOARD, 1st May 1971 

40. Brown sugar - Rolling Stones 
39. Love's lines, angles and rhymes - 5th Dimension (Dunhill)
38. Woodstock - Mathews Southern Comfort (Decca)
37. Battle hymn of Lieutenant Calley - Sea Company feat. Terry Nelson  (Plantation Records)
36. Don't change on me - Ray Charles (ABC)

35. Here comes the sun - Richie Havens (Stormy Forrest)
34. Friends - Elton John (Uni) 
33. Right on the tip of my tongue -  Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom Records)
32. Want ads - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) (debut)
31. Eighteen - Alice Cooper (WB)

30. I play and sing - Dawn (Bell)
29. Baby, let me kiss you - King Floyd (Chimneyville)
28. Help me make through the night - Sammi Smith (Mega)
27. For all we know - Carpenters (A&M)
26. No love at all - B.J.Thomas (Scepter Records)

25. I don't blame you at all - Smokye Robinson & the Miracles (Tamla)
24. Love story (Where do I begin?) - Andy Williams (Columbia)
23. I love you for all seasons - The Fuzz (Calla)
22. Sweet and innocent - Donny Osmond (MGM)
21. Wild world - Cat Stevens (A&M)

20. Doesn't someboy want to be wanted? - Partridge Family (Bell) 
19. Love her madly - The Doors (Elektra)
18. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia)
17. Timothy - The Buoys (Scepter Records)
16. Me and you and a dog named Boo - Lobo (Big Tree Records)

15. She's a lady - Tom Jones (Parrot Records) 
14. One toke over the line - Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra) 
13. We can work it out - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
12. Bridge troubled water - Aretha Franklin (Atco)
11. Power to the people - John Lennon (Apple)

10. Chick-a boom - Daddy Dewdrop (Sun Flower-MGM)
9.  Just my imagination running away with me - Temptations (Tamla)
8.  Another day - Paul McCartney (Apple)
7.  Stay awhile - The Bells (Polydor)
6.  If - Bread (Elektra)

5.  I am, I said - Neil Diamond (Uni)
4.  What's going on? - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
3.  Never can say goodbye - Jackson Five (Motown)
2.  Put your hand in the hand - Ocean (Kama Sutra) 
1.  Joy to the world - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) (3rd wk at # 1) 


BILLBOARD, 22nd May 1971

Top-selling albums in the USA:

5. Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon - James Taylor (WB) 
4. Up-to-date - The Partridge Family (Bell)
3. Four Way Street - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
2. Jesus Christ Superstar - Original Cast  (Decca)
1. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones (RS)

45 rpm singles:

40. Nathan Jones - The Supremes (Motown)
39. Another day - Paul McCartney (Apple)
38. It's too late - Carole King (Ode) (debut)
37. I don't know how to love him - Yvonne Elliman (Decca) (debut)
36. Booty Butt - Ray Charles (Tangerine Records)

35. Me and my Arrow - Harry Nilsson (RCA)
34. The drum - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia Records)
33. Cool aid - Paul Humphrey & his Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard) 
32. We can work it out - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
31. Power to the people - John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band (Apple) 

30. Reach out I'll be there - Diana Ross (Motown)
29. Don't knock my love - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
28. (For God's sake) Give more power to the people - The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)
27. I'll meet you half way - Partridge Family (Bell)
26. Right on the tip of my tongue - Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom Records)

25. Toast and marmalade for tea - Tin Tin (Atco)
24. Treat her like a lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rosie (UA) (2nd wk)
23. Woodstock - Matthew Southern Comfort (Decca-Uni)
22. I don't blame you at all - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (Tamla)
21. I love you for all seasons - Fuzz (Calla Records)

20. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down - Carpenters (A&M)  debut 
19. Timothy - The Buoys (Scepter)
18. What's going on - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) 12wks 
17. I don't know how to love him - Helen Reddy (Capitol)
16. Here comes the sun - Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)

15. Superstar - Murray Head & the Trinidad Singers (Decca-MCA) (3rd wk)
14. I am I said - Neil Diamond (A frog who dreamed of being a king and became one?) (Uni)
13. Sweet and innocent - Donny Osmond (MGM)
12. Stay awhile - The Bells (Polydor)
11. Lover her madly - The Doors (Elektra)

10. Chick-a boom - Daddy Dewdrop (Sun Flower-MGM)
9.  If - Bread (Elektra)
8.  It don't come easy - Ringo Starr (Apple) 3rd wk
7.  Bridge over troubled water - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
6.  Want ads - Honey Cone (Hot Wax)

5.  Me and you and a dog named Boo - Lobo (Big Tree Records)
4.  Put your hand in the hand - Ocean (Kama Sutra) 
3.  Brown sugar - Rolling Stones (RS)
2.  Never can say goodbye - Jackson Five (Motown)
1.  Joy to the world - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)  (6 wks at #1)

 
Billboard, 12 June 1971 

40.  Toast and marmalade for tea - Tin Tin (Atco) prod.: Maurice Gibb drops 6
39.  Reach out I'll be there - Diana Ross (Motown)
38.  (For God's sake) Give more power to the people - The Chi-Lites (Brunswick) 12  
37.  Puppet man - Tom Jones (Parrot) debut
36.  The drum - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia Records)

35.  Low down - Chicago (Columbia)
34.  Albert Flasher / Broken - Guess Who (RCA) debut
33.  Never can say goodbye - Isaac Hayes (Stax) debut
32.  Woodstock - Matthew Southern Comfort (Decca-Uni)
31.  That's the way I've always heard it should be - Carly Simon (Elektra) up 4

30.  Don't pull your love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds  (Dunhill) debut 
29.  Cool aid - Paul Humphrey & his Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard) 
28.  I don't know how to love him - Yvonne Elliman (Decca0
27.  She's not just another woman - The Eighth Day (Invictus) 
26.  Funky Nassau - The Beginning of the End (Alston) up from 40

25.  If - Bread (Elektra)  11 wks 
24.  Put your hand in the hand - Ocean (Kama Sutra) drops 12 notches
23.  Right on the tip of my tongue - Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)
22.  Here comes the sun - Richie Havens (Stormy Forest)
21.  Love her madly - Doors (Elektra)

20.  Chick-a boom - Daddy Dewdrop (Sun Flower-MGM)
19.  Nathan Jones - The Supremes (Motown)  
18.  When you're hot, you're hot - Jerry Reed (RCA) up 10
17.  Don't knock my love - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
16.  Double lovin' - The Osmonds (MGM)

15.  Superstar - Murray Head & the Trinidad Singers (Decca) 
14.  Never can say goodbye - Jackson Five (Motown) down 6 
13.  I don't know how to love him - Helen Reddy (Capitol)
12.  Me and you and a dog named Boo - Lobo (Big Tree)
11.  Indian reservation - The Raiders (Columbia) up 14 n

10.  Bridge over troubled water - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) down from #6
9.  I'll meet you half way - Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy (Bell)
8.  Treat her like a lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rosie (UA)
7.  Sweet and inocent - Donny Osmond (MGM)
6.  It's too late - Carole King (Ode) up from #9

5.  Joy to the world - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) 
4.  It don't come easy - Ringo Starr (Apple)
3.  Rainy days and Mondays - Carpenters (A&M)
2.  Brown sugar - Rolling Stones (RS) drop from #1 (2 wks0
1.  Want ads - The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)



Billboard, 3rd July 1971   (1 year of 'American Top 40') = 7 stations  (1970)  118 (1971)

best selling album: 'Tapestry' - Carole King (3 wks)

40.  Wild horses - Rolling Stones (RS)  debut 
39.  How can you bend a broken heart - Bee Gees (Atco) debut
38.  You've got a friend - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) debut
37.  Love the one you're with - Isley Brothers (T Neck) debut
36.  Double barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins (Big Tree Records) debut

35.  Escape-ism - James Brown (People)
34.  Get it on - Chase (Epic)
33.  Bridge over troubled water - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
32.  I don't know how to love him - Helen Reddy (Capitol)
31.  Joy to the world - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) 15 wks

30.  Take me home country roads - John Denver with Fat City (RCA)
29.  Albert Flasher - Guess Who? (RCA)
28.  High time we went / Black-eyed blues - Joe Cocker (A&M)
27.  Never ending song of love - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
26.  Puppet man - Tom Jone (Parrot)

25.  Draggin' the line - Tommy James (Roulette)
24.  Sooner or later - The Grass Roots (Dunhill) up 7 notches
23.  Bring the boys home - Freda Payne (Invictus)
22.  Never can say goodbye - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise) 
21.  I'll meet you half-way - Partridge Family (Bell)

20.  Here comes that rainy-day feeling again - The Fortunes (Capitol)
19.  I don't want to do wrong - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
18.  Nathan Jones - The Supremes (Motown)
17.  Funky Nassau -  The Beginning of the End (Alston-Atlantic)
16.  That's the way I've always heard it should be - Carly Simon (Elektra) 

15.  Don't knock my love - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
14.  Double lovin' - The Osmonds (MGM)
13.  Sweet and innocent - Donny Osmond (MGM)
12.  Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight (Stax)
11.  She's not just another woman - The 8th Day (Invictus)

10.  It don't come easy - Ringo Starr (Apple)  down 3 notches
9.  When you're hot, you're hot - Jerry Reed (RCA)
8.  You've got a friend - James Taylor (WB)
7.  Brown sugar - Rolling Stones (RS)
6.  Want ads - Honey Cones (Hot Wax) down from 3rd

5.  Don't pull your love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill)
4.  Rainy days and Mondays - Carpenters (A&M)
3.  Treat her like a lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (UA)
2.  Indian reservation - The Raiders (Columbia)
1.  It's too late - Carole King (Ode)  3rd wk at #1


Billboard, 7 August 1971     KPUG Bellingham, WA

best selling album: Tapestry - Carole King (Ode) 8 wks at #1

45 rpm singles:

40.  Ressurection shuffle -  Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (Capitol) debut
39.  Won't get fooled again - Who (Decca) debut
38.  Summer sand - Dawn (Bell) -5
37.  I've just want to celebrate - Rare Earth (Motown) debut
36.  She's not just another woman - The 8th Day (Invictus) -15

35.  That's the way I've always it should be - Carly Simon (Elektra) 
34.  Nassau Funky - The Beginning of the End (Alston) -7
33.  If not for you - Olivia Newton-John (Uni) (4th wk) +1
32.  Moon shadow - Cat Stevens (Island-A&M)  
31.  You've got a friend - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) 

30.  Watcha see is watcha get - Dramatics (Volt) +10
29.  Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) debut
28.  I don't want to do wrong - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown) 
27.  Get it on - Chase (Epic) -3
26.  Treat her like a lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (13 wks) 

25.  Smiling faces sometimes - The Undisputed Truth (Gordy) +12
24.  Maybe tomorrow - Jackson Five (Motown) +6
23.  Riders on the storm - Doors (Elektra) +13 late Jim Morrison
22.  Double barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins (Big Tree Records) +1
21.  Here comes that rainy-day feeling again - Fortunes (Capitol) -6

20.  Liar - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +6 
19.  Love the one you're with - Isley Brothers (T Neck) +3
18.  Sweet hitchhiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) 
17.  Rings - Cymarron (Entrance)  +11
16.  Hot pants - James Brown (King)

15.  Signs - Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel Records) +4
14.  Sooner of later - Grass Roots (Dunhill) -5
13.  Never ending song of love - Delaney & Bonnie (Atco) 
12.  Bring the boys home - Freda Payne (Invictus) +2
11.  Don't pull your love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (ABC) -4

10.  Mercy mercy me (The ecology) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) +1
9.  What the world needs now is love / Abrahm, Martin & John - Tom Clay (Mowest) +1
8.  Beginnings / Color my world - Chicago (Columbia) +8 
7.  It's too late - Carole King (Ode) 
6.  Take me home country roads - John Denver with Fat City (RCA) +2

5.  Draggin' the line - Tommy James (Roulette)
4.  Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight (Stax)
3.  You've got a friend - James Taylor (WB) -2
2.  Indian reservation - Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay (Columbia)
1.  How can you bend a broken heart? - Bee Gees (Atco) +5


Billboard, 21st August 1971

Best selling album:   'Tapestry' - Carole King (Ode)

45 rpm singles:

40.  Double barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins (Big Tree Records)  8 wks
39.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi)  debut
38.  Stick up - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) debut
37.  Mother freedom - Bread (Elektra)
36.  I'm leaving - Elvis Presley (RCA) 

35.  I woke up in love this morning - Partridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)
34.  Mighty clouds of joy - B.J.Thomas (Scepter Records)
33.  Go down gamblin' - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
32.  Moon shadow - Cat Stevens (A&M)
31.  Don't pull your love  - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill) 

30.  Won't get fooled again - The Who (Decca)
29.  You've got a friend - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)
28.  Love the one you're with - The Isley Brothers (T Neck)
27.  If not for you - Olivia Newton-John (Uni)
26.  Rings - Cymarron (Entrance) 

25.  Bring the boys home - Freda Payne (Invictus)
24.  Go away little girl - Donny Osmond (MGM)  debut 
23.  Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (Sussex) 2nd wk
22.  I just want to celebrate - Rare Earth (Motown)
21.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) debut

20.  Maybe tomorrow - Jackson Five (Motown)
19.  Whatcha see is whatcha get - Dramatics (Volt)
18.  Never ending song of love - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
17.  What the world needs now is love / Abraham, Martin & John - Tom Clay (Mowest) 
16.  Riders on the storm - Doors (Elektra)

15.  Hot pants - James Brown (King)
14.  Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) 3rd wk
13.  It's too late /  I feel the earth move - Carole King (Ode) 14 wks
12.  Smiling faces sometimes - The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)
11.  Indian reservation - The Raiders (Columbia)

10. Liar - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
9.  Draggin' the line - Tommy James (Roulette)
8.  Signs - Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel Records)
7.  Beginnings / Colour my world - Chicago (Columbia) 
6.  Sweet hitchhiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)

5.  You've got a friend - James Taylor (WB)
4.  Mercy, mercy me  (The ecology) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
3.  Take me home, country roads - John Denver with Fat City (RCA)
2.  Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight (Stax)
1.  How can you mend a broken heart? - Bee Gees (Atco)


Billboard, 11 September 1971

40.  Surrender - Diana Ross (Motown) debut
39.  K-Jee - The Nightliters (RCA) debut)
38.  I likes to do - People's Choice (Phil L.A. of Soul)
37.  Hot pants - James Brown (People) 
36.  Go down gambling - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia) 

35.  Sweet city woman - The Stampeders (Bell) debut 
34.  Wedding song (There is love) - Paul Stookey (WB) 2nd wk 
33.  Rain dance - Guess Who (RCA)
32.  So far away - Carole King (Ode) 2nd wk
31.  Saturday morning confusion - Bobby Russell (UA) 

30.  Make it funky - James Brown (People) debut 
29.  If not for you - Olivia Newton-John (MCA)  drops 4
28.  If you really love me - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
27.  Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep - Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC)
26.  The story in your eyes - Moody Blues (Deram) 

25.  Riders on the storm - Doors (Elektra) 
24.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi) +2
23.  Bangla-desh - George Harrison (Apple) +1
22.  Sweet hitchhiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) - 6
21.  Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight (Stax) 13 wks 

20.  Do you know what I mean? - Lee Michaels (A&M) +14
19.  Beginnings - Chicago (Columbia) -14
18.  I woke up in love this morning  - Patridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)
17.  Superstar - Carpenters (A&M) debut
16.  Won't get fooled again - The Who (Decca) +4 

15.  Mercy mercy me (The ecology) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) -2
14.  Stick up - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) +3
13.  Liar - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) 
12.  The night they drove Old Dixie down - Joan Baez (Vanguard) +6
11.  Watcha you see is watcha get - Dramatics (Volt)

10.  Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury) +9 
9.  Signs - Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel) 
8.  Take me home country roads - John Denver & Fat City (RCA) -1
7.  I just want to celebrate - Rare Earth (Motown) +3 
6.  How can you mend a broken heart? - Bee Gees (Atco) -4

5.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) -4 (from #1)
4.  Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (Sussex)  +2
3.  Smiling faces sometimes - Undisputed Truth (Gordy) 
2.  Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) +2
1.  Go away little girl - Donny Osmond (MGM)

 
Billboard, 2nd October 1971

best selling album: Every picture tells a story - Rod Stewart (Mercury) 
until previous week: Tapestry - Carole King (Ode) 15 wks at #1 

45 rpm singles:

40.  Mac Arthur Park (Part 1) - Four Tops (Motown) debut 
39.  Gypsys, tramps and thieves - Cher (Kapp) debut 
38.  Never my love - 5th Dimension (Bell) debut 
37.  Easy loving - Freddie Hart (Columbia) +3
36.  I ain't got time anymore - The Glass Bottle (Avco-Embassy) 

35.  All day music - War (UA) +4
34.  Stagger Lee - Tommy Roe (ABC) +3
33.  The love we had (Stays on my mind) - The Dells (Cadet-Chess) +1
32.  Birds of a feather - Raiders (Columbia) debut
31.  The breakdown (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas (Stax) +2

30.  Loving her was easier (Than anything I'll ever do again) - Kris Kristofferson (Monument) debut
29.  Saturday morning confusion - Bobby Russell (UA) -1
28.  How can you mend a broken heart? - Bee Gees (Atco) (14 wks) -11
27.  Wedding song (There is love) - Paul Stookey (WB) +5
26.  Won't get fooled again - The Who (Decca) -11

25.  Trapped by a thing called love - Denise LaSalle (Westbound Records) +10
24.  Thin line between love and hate - The Persuaders (Atco) +2
23.  The story in your eyes - Moody Blues (Deram) +1
22.  Make it funky - James Brown (Polydor) +1
21.  I've found someone of my own - The Free Movement (Decca) +9

20.  Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep -  Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC) +1
19.  Rain dance - Guess Who (RCA) +6
18.  Watcha you see is watcha get - Dramatics (Volt) -9
17.  I just want to celebrate - Rare Earth (Motown) -7 
16.  So far away - Carole King (Ode) +4

15.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi) +1 
14.  Sweet city woman - The Stampeders (Bell) +4
13.  I woke up in love this morning  - Patridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)
12.  If you really love me - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) +2
11.  Stick up - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) 3wks at #11

10.  Do you know what I mean? - Lee Michaels (A&M) 
9.  Yo-yo - The Osmonds (MGM) +10 
8.  Smiling faces sometimes - Undisputed Truth (Gordy) -1
7.  Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) -2
6.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) 2nd wk at #6

5.  Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (Succex) -2
4.  Superstar - Carpenters (A&M) +4
3.  The night they drove Old Dixie down - Joan Baez (Vanguard) +1
2.  Go away little girl - Donny Osmond (MGM) -1
1.  Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury) 


Billboard,  23rd October 1971

5. Tapestry - Carole King (Ode)
4.  Santana (Columbia)
3.  Music from the sound-track of 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes (Stax)
2.  Imagine - John Lennon (Apple)
1.  Every picture tells a story - Rod Stewart (Mercury) 4 wks at #1

45 rpm singles:

40.  I'm comin' home - Tommy James (Roulette) debut
39.  The love we had (Stays on my mind) - The Dells (Cadet-Chess) -6
38.  A natural man - Lou Rawls (MGM) +1
37.  Women's love right - Laura Lee (Hot Wax) 
36.  Long ago and far away - James Taylor (WB) +4

35.  Desiderata - Les Crane (WB) debut
34.  You've got to crawl (Before you walk)  - The 8th Day (Invictus)  +2
33.  Rain dance - Guess Who (RCA) -10
32.  Wedding song (There is love) - Paul Stookey (WB) -8
31.  I woke up in love this morning  - Patridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell) -13

30.  Smiling faces sometimes - Undisputed Truth (Gordy) -17
29.  Easy loving - Freddie Hart (Capitol) +2
28.  One fine morning - Lighthouse (Evolution) +4
27.  Only you know and I know - Delaney & Bonnie (Atco) +7
26.  Loving her was easier (Than anything I'll ever do again) - Kris Kristofferson (Monument) +1

25.  Stagger Lee - Tommy Roe (ABC) 
24.  Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep -  Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC) -2
23.  Birds of a feather - Raiders (Columbia) +5
22.  Stick up - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) 
21.  Inner city blues (Make me wanna holler) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) +14

20.  Imagine - John Lennon (Apple) debut 
19.  Never my love - 5th Dimension (Bell) 
18.  Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (Succex) -7
17.  Thin line between love and hate - The Persuaders (Atco) 
16.  So far away - Carole King (Ode) -2

15.  Peace train - Cat Stevens (A&M) +5
14.  Trapped by a thing called love - Denise LaSalle (Westbound Records) +2
13.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) -6
12.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi) +1
11.  I've found someone of my own - The Free Movement (Decca) +2

10.  If you really love me - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) -2
9.  Theme from 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes (Stax) debut 
8.  Sweet city woman - The Stampeders (Bell) +1
7.  Go away little girl - Donny Osmond (MGM) -2   
6.  Do you know what I mean? - Lee Michaels (A&M) 3 wks at #6

5.  The night they drove Old Dixie down - Joan Baez (Vanguard) -1 
4.  Gypsys, tramps and thieves - Cher (Kapp) +6
3.  Yo-yo - The Osmonds (MGM) 
2.  Superstar - Carpenters (A&M) 2nd wk at #2 
1.  Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury) 4 wks at #1


Billboard, 30 October 1971

best selling albums:

1. Imagine - John Lennon (Apple) 1st wk at #1
2. Every picture tells a story - Rod Stewart (Mercury)

First song ever to be #1 - I'll never smile again - Tommy Dorsey feat. Frank Sinatra (20 July 1940)

40.  Absolutely right - Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)
39.  One tin soldier (The legend of Billy Jack) - Cove (MGM) debut
38.  Two divided by love - Grass Roots (Dunhill) debut
37.  Loving her was easier (Than anything I'll ever do again) - Kris Kristofferson (Monument) -11
36.  Women's love right - Laura Lee (Hot Wax) +1

35.  Question 67 & 68 - Chicago (Columbia) debut (Tell me, tell me)
34.  A natural man - Lou Rawls (MGM) +4
33.  Wedding song (There is love) - Paul Stookey (WB) 
32.  Long ago and far away - James Taylor (WB) +4
31.  Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep -  Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC) 

30.  You've got to crawl (Before you walk)  - The 8th Day (Invictus) +4 
29.  Desiderata - Les Crane (WB) +6
28.  Everybody's everything - Santana (Columbia) debut 
27.  So far away - Carole King (Ode) -9
26.  One fine morning - Lighthouse (Evolution) +2 Canadian 

25.  Stagger Lee - Tommy Roe (ABC) 3rd wk at #25
24.  Only you know and I know - Delaney & Bonnie (Atco) +3
23.  Birds of a feather - Raiders (Columbia) prod.: Mark Lindsay
22.  Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (Sussex) -4 
21.  Have you seen her? - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) debut

20.  Easy loving - Freddie Hart (Capitol) +9
19.  Inner city blues (Make me wanna holler) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) +2
18.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) -5
17.  Never my love - 5th Dimension (Bell) +2
16.  Sweet city woman - The Stampeders (Bell) -8

15.  Thin line between love and hate - The Persuaders (Atco) +2
14.  If you really love me - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) -4
13.  Trapped by a thing called love - Denise LaSalle (Westbound Records) +1
12.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi) 12 wks
11.  Go away little girl - Donny Osmond (MGM) -4

10.  I've found someone of my own - The Free Movement (Decca) +1
9.  Peace train - Cat Stevens (A&M) +6
8.  The night they drove Old Dixie down - Joan Baez (Vanguard) -3 (7 wks at top 10)
7.  Do you know what I mean? - Lee Michaels (A&M) -1
6.  Imagine - John Lennon (Apple) +14

5.  Theme from 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes (Stax) +4 
4.  Superstar - Carpenters (A&M) -3
3.  Yo-yo - The Osmonds (MGM) 
2.  Gypsys, tramps and thieves - Cher (Kapp) +2
1.  Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury) 5 wk at #1


Billboard, 20 November 1971

best selling album: Santana (Columbia) 2nd wk at #1

45 rpm singles:

40.  I'd love to change the world - Ten Years After (Columbia) debut
39.  Just an old-fashioned love song - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) debut
38.  Trapped by a thing called love - Denise LaSalle (Westbound Records) -3
37.  You've got to crawl (Before you walk)  - The 8th Day (Invictus) -9 
36.  Wild night - Van Morrison (WB) debut

35.  Only you know and I know - Delaney & Bonnie (Atco) -15
34.  One fine morning - Lighthouse (Evolution) -10 
33.  Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) +5
32.  Superstar (Remember how you got where you are) - Temptations (Gordy) debut 
31.  Theme from 'Summer of '42' - Peter Nero (Columbia) debut 

30.  Where did our love go? -  Donni Elbert (All Platinum) debut
29.  Cherish - David Cassidy (Bell) +11
28.  The they drove old Dixie down - Joan Baez (Vanguard) -8
27.  One tin soldier (The legend of Billy Jack) - Cove (MGM) +2
26.  Absolutely right - Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel-MGM)

25.  All I ever need is you - Sonny & Cher (Kapp) +8
24.  Questions 67 & 68 - Chicago (Columbia) +1
23.  Respect yourself - Staple Singers +14
22.  Do you know what I mean? - Lee Michaels (A&M) -8
21.  A natural man - Lou Rawls (MGM) +10 

20.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi) -3
19.  Never my love - 5th Dimension (Bell) -7 
18.  Two divided by love - Grass Roots (Dunhill) +9 
17.  Easy loving - Freddie Hart (Capitol) +1
16.  Superstar - Carpenters (A&M) -6

15.  Rock steady - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) +7
14.  Everybody's everything - Santana (Columbia) +2
13.  Desiderata - Les Crane (WB) +2
12.  Inner city blues (Make me wanna holler) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) -3
11.  I've found someone of my own - The Free Movement (Decca) -6

10.  Yo-yo - The Osmonds (MGM) -4
9.  Got to be there - Michael Jackson (Motown) +4
8.  Family affair - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic) (2nd wk) +13 
7.  Peace train - Cat Stevens (Island-A&M) 3rd wk at #7
6.  Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury) -2 

5.  Have you seen her? - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) +3 
4.  Baby I'm a-want you - Bread (Elektra) 
3.  Imagine - John Lennon (Apple) 
2.  Gypsys, tramps & thieves - Cher (Kapp) -1
1.  Theme from 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes (Stax)


Billboard, best-selling singles of 1971

1st January 1972

100.  It's impossible (Somos novios) - Perry Como (RCA
99.  Riders on the storm - Doors (Elektra)
98.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell)
97.  Right on the tip of my tongue - Brenda & the Tabulations (Top and Bottom)
96.  Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion (A&M)

95.  Here comes the sun - Ritchie Havens (Stormy Forest)
94.  Love her madly - Doors (Elektra)
93.  Don't knock my love - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) 
92.  Wedding song (There is love) - Paul Stookye (WB)
91.  I am... I said - Neil Diamond (Uni) 

90.  If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
89.  Theme from 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes (Stax)
88.  I woke up in love this morning - Patridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)
87.  Timothy - The Buoys (Scepter)
86.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown) 

85.  Trapped by a thing called love - Denise LaSalle (Westbound)
84.  Won't get fooled again - The Who (Decca) 
83.  Here comes that rainy day feeling again - Fortunes (Capitol)
82.  Lonely days - Bee Gees (Atco)
81.  I hear you knocking - Dave Edmunds (MAM)

80.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)
79.  Woodstock - Matthews' South Comfort (Decca)
78.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA) 
77.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville)
76.  If not for you - Olivia Newton-John (Uni)

75.  Funky Nassau - The Beginning of the End (Alson)
74.  When you're hot, you're hot - Jerry Reed (RCA)
73.  Wild world - Cat Stevens (Island-A&M)
72.  Where do I begin? (Theme from 'Love story) - Andy Williams (Columbia)
71.  Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep - Mac & Katie Kissoon (ABC)

70.  Stick up - Honey Cone (Hot Wax)
69.  Liar - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
68.  Easy loving - Freddie Hart (Capitol)
67.  Never ending song of love - Delaney & Bonnie (Atco)
66.  I just want to celebrate - Rare Earth (Motown)

65.  Bring the boys home - Freda Payne (Invictus) 
64.  She's not just another woman - The 8th Day (Invictus)
63.  One toke over the line - The 8th Day (Invictus) 
62.  Mercy mercy me (The ecology) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
61.  If - Bread (Elektra)

60.  Another day - Paul McCartney (Apple) 
59.  Me and you and a dog named Boo - Lobo (Big Tree)
58.  Sweet city woman - The Stampeders (Bell)
57.  Stay awhile - The Bells (Polydor)
56.  Beginnings /Color my world - Chicago (Columbia) 

55.  Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty)
54.  Draggin' the line - Tommy James (Roulette)
53.  Doesn't somebody want to be wanted? - Partridge Family (Bell)
52.  Bridge over troubled water - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
51.  Yo yo - The Osmonds (MGM)

50.  I don't know how to love him - Helen Reddy (Capitol)
49.  Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
48.  If you really love me - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
47.  That's the way I've always heard it should be - Carly Simon (Elektra)
46.  Watcha see is whatcha get - Dramatics (Volt)

45.  I love you for all seasons - The Fuzz (Calla)
44.  Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)
43.  It don't come easy - Ringo Starr (Apple)
42.  Don't pull your love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill)
41.  (I never promised you a) Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia) 

40.  Never can say goodbye - Jackson Five (Motown)
39.  Gypsys, tramps and thieves - Cher (Kapp)
38.  Rainy days and Mondays - Carpenters (A&M)
37.  Help me make it through the night - Sammi Smith (Mega) 
36.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (RCA) 

35.  For all we know - Carpenters (A&M)
34.  Chick-a-boom (Don't ya jes' love it?) - Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)
33.  Put your hand in the hand - Ocean (Kama Sutra)
32.  Sweet and innocent - Donny Osmond (MGM)
31.  My sweet Lord - George Harrison (Apple)

30.  Superstar - Carpenters (A&M) 
29.  Temptation eyes - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
28.  Amos Moses -Jerry Reed (RCA) 
27.  Superstar (from Jesus Christ)  - Murray Head & the Trinidad Singers (Decca)
26.  I've found someone of my own - The Free Movement (Decca) 

25.  She's a lady - Tom Jones (Parrot)
24.  Signs - Five Man Electric Band (Lionel)
23.  Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (Sussex)
22.  Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) 
21.  What's going on? - Marvin Gaye (Tamla) false ending

20.  The night they drove Old Dixie down - Joan Baez (Vanguard)
19.  Do you know what I mean? - Lee Michaels (A&M)
18.  Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight (Stax)
17.  You've got a friend - James Taylor (WB)
16.  Brown sugar - Rolling Stones (RS)

15.  Treat her like a lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (UA)
14.  Smiling faces sometimes - The Undisputed Truth (Gordy) prod.: Norman Whitfield
13.  Want ads - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) 
12.  Tired of being alone - Al Green (Hi) 
11.  Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia)

10.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)
9.  Just my imagination (Running away with me) - Temptations (Gordy) prod.: N.Whitfield
8.  Take me home, country roads - John Denver with Fat City (RCA)
7.  Go away little girl - Donny Osmond (MGM)
6.  Indian reservation (The lament of the Cherokee reservation indian) - Raiders (Columbia) 

5.  How can you mend a broken heart? - Bee Gees (Atco)      
4.  One bad apple - The Osmond (MGM)
3.  It's too late - Carole King (Ode)
2.  Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Mercury) 
1.  Joy to the world - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)

for week ending 13 November 1971

2 comments:

  1. Of course this is blocked in the USA, so you will press the link at the top to listen to these hits on YouTube and get nothing but a notice. I would love to find another way to listen to these classics together. Is there a way?

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  2. dear KcKorner, unfortunately I can't do much about it... The only way is to try and find them at YouTube... sometimes you have the whole American Top 40 show... try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K64q_dV0iHs

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