| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1971 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 25, 1971, issue) |
| POS |
TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 |
JOY TO THE WORLD – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
| 2 |
IT’S TOO LATE – Carole King (Ode) |
| 3 |
INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) – The Raiders (Columbia) |
| 4 |
HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
| 5 |
SHE’S A LADY – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
| 6 |
ROSE GARDEN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 7 |
JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 8 |
GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL – Donny Osmond (MGM) |
| 9 |
ONE BAD APPLE – The Osmonds (MGM) |
| 10 |
TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS – John Denver (RCA Victor) |
| 11 |
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 12 |
DRAGGIN’ THE LINE – Tommy James (Roulette) |
| 13 |
DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED – The Partridge Family (Bell) |
| 14 |
TREAT HER LIKE A LADY – The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists) |
| 15 |
WANT ADS – The Honey Cone (Hot Wax) |
| 16 |
DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill) |
| 17 |
SIGNS – The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel) |
| 18 |
KNOCK THREE TIMES – Dawn (Bell) |
| 19 |
SMILING FACES SOMETIMES – The Undisputed Truth (Gordy) |
| 20 |
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND – Ocean (Kama Sutra) |
| 21 |
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN – Joan Baez (Vanguard) |
| 22 |
WHAT’S GOING ON – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 23 |
MAGGIE MAY – Rod Stewart (Mercury) |
| 24 |
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE – Bill Withers (Sussex) |
| 25 |
IT DON’T COME EASY – Ringo Starr (Apple) |
| 26 |
MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 27 |
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – James Taylor (Warner Bros.) |
| 28 |
TEMPTATION EYES – The Grass Roots (Dunhill) |
| 29 |
ME AND BOBBY McGEE – Janis Joplin (Columbia) |
| 30 |
UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY – Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple) |
| 31 |
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 32 |
TIRED OF BEING ALONE – Al Green (Hi) |
| 33 |
RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS – Carpenters (A&M;) |
| 34 |
MAMA’S PEARL – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 35 |
I HEAR YOU KNOCKING – Dave Edmunds (MAM) |
| 36 |
FOR ALL WE KNOW – Carpenters (A&M;) |
| 37 |
SUPERSTAR – Carpenters (A&M;) |
| 38 |
BROWN SUGAR – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 39 |
LONELY DAYS – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
| 40 |
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN – The Who (Decca) |
| 41 |
CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) – Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower) |
| 42 |
MR. BIG STUFF – Jean Knight (Stax) |
| 43 |
STICK-UP – The Honey Cone (Hot Wax) |
| 44 |
IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 45 |
MR. BOJANGLES – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty) |
| 46 |
SWEET AND INNOCENT – Donny Osmond (MGM) |
| 47 |
DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 48 |
WHAT IS LIFE – George Harrison (Apple) |
| 49 |
I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING – The Partridge Family (Bell) |
| 50 |
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND – Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise) |
| 51 |
ANOTHER DAY – Paul McCartney (Apple) |
| 52 |
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN – Lee Michaels (A&M;) |
| 53 |
GROOVE ME – King Floyd (Chimneyville) |
| 54 |
LIAR – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
| 55 |
WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 56 |
PROUD MARY – Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty) |
| 57 |
SWEET CITY WOMAN – The Stampeders (Bell) |
| 58 |
BEGINNINGS – Chicago (Columbia) |
| 59 |
STAY AWHILE – The Bells (Polydor) |
| 60 |
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 61 |
WATCHING SCOTTY GROW – Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) |
| 62 |
I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY – The Partridge Family (Bell) |
| 63 |
SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN – The 8th Day (Invictus) |
| 64 |
AMOS MOSES – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 65 |
I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE – Rare Earth (Rare Earth) |
| 66 |
NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE – Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco) |
| 67 |
DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 68 |
YO-YO – The Osmonds (MGM) |
| 69 |
PRECIOUS PRECIOUS – Jackie Moore (Atlantic) |
| 70 |
MY SWEET LORD – George Harrison (Apple) |
| 71 |
SUPERSTAR – Murray Head with The Trinidad Singers (Decca) |
| 72 |
ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE – Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra) |
| 73 |
(Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 74 |
YOUR SONG – Elton John (Uni) |
| 75 |
REMEMBER ME – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 76 |
SWEET HITCH-HIKER – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 77 |
IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 78 |
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT – Sammi Smith (Mega) |
| 79 |
SWEET MARY – Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex) |
| 80 |
AMAZING GRACE – Judy Collins (Elektra) |
| 81 |
CRIED LIKE A BABY – Bobby Sherman (Metromedia) |
| 82 |
THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE – Carly Simon (Elektra) |
| 83 |
LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES – The 5th Dimension (Bell) |
| 84 |
I AM...I SAID – Neil Diamond (Uni) |
| 85 |
SOONER OR LATER – The Grass Roots (Dunhill) |
| 86 |
RAIN DANCE – The Guess Who (RCA Victor) |
| 87 |
LOVE HER MADLY – The Doors (Elektra) |
| 88 |
BRING THE BOYS HOME – Freda Payne (Invictus) |
| 89 |
IF – Bread (Elektra) |
| 90 |
WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET – The Dramatics (Volt) |
| 91 |
ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER – The 5th Dimension (Bell) |
| 92 |
HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN – The Fortunes (Capitol) |
| 93 |
THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE – The Persuaders (Atco) |
| 94 |
ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO – Lobo (Big Tree) |
| 95 |
OYE COMO VA – Santana (Columbia) |
| 96 |
WE CAN WORK IT OUT – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 97 |
THE STORY IN YOUR EYES – The Moody Blues (Threshold) |
| 98 |
WILD WORLD – Cat Stevens (A&M;) |
| 99 |
STONEY END – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 100 |
RIDERS ON THE STORM – The Doors (Elektra) |
| 100 |
IF NOT FOR YOU – Olivia Newton-John (Uni) |
