POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 14, 1971
1

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bee Gees

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

Mr. Big Stuff

Jean Knight

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

3

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 6

4

Draggin' The Line

Tommy James

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

5

You've Got A Friend

James Taylor

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

6

Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)

The Raiders

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 2

7

Beginnings/Colour My World

Chicago

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

8

What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John

Tom Clay

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 9 wks • Prev: 9

9

Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Marvin Gaye

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

10

Signs

Five Man Electrical Band

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 15

11

It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move

Carole King

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

12

Bring The Boys Home

Freda Payne

—

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

13

Never Ending Song Of Love

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

—

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

14

Liar

Three Dog Night

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

15

Sweet Hitch-Hiker

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 3

Peak: 6 • 9 wks • Prev: 18

16

Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1)

James Brown

—

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

17

Rings

Cymarron

—

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

18

Love The One You're With

The Isley Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

19

Spanish Harlem

Aretha Franklin

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

20

Riders On The Storm

The Doors

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

21

Smiling Faces Sometimes

The Undisputed Truth

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

22

Maybe Tomorrow

Jackson 5

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 9 wks • Prev: 24

23

Don't Pull Your Love

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

↓ 12

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

24

Sooner Or Later

The Grass Roots

↓ 10

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 14

25

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

The Dramatics

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

26

I Just Want To Celebrate

Rare Earth

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

27

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers

↑ 21

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 48

28

Double Barrel

Dave & Ansil Collins

↓ 6

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

29

You've Got A Friend

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

30

Moon Shadow

Cat Stevens

↑ 2

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

31

If Not For You

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 33

32

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again

The Fortunes

↓ 11

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

33

I Don't Want To Do Wrong

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 5

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

34

Won't Get Fooled Again

The Who

↑ 5

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

35

Get It On

Chase

↓ 8

Peak: 24 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

36

Mighty Clouds Of Joy

B.J. Thomas

↑ 6

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

37

Go Down Gamblin'

Blood, Sweat & Tears

↑ 18

Peak: 32 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

38

I'm Leavin'

Elvis Presley

↑ 6

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

39

Mother Freedom

Bread

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

40

Summer Sand

Dawn

↓ 2

Peak: 33 • 10 wks • Prev: 38

41

Tired Of Being Alone

Al Green

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 50

42

Stick-Up

The Honey Cone

↑ 26

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 68

43

Where You Lead

Barbra Streisand

↑ 14

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

44

Go Away Little Girl

Donny Osmond

↑ 45

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 89

45

Resurrection Shuffle

Ashton, Gardner & Dyke

↓ 5

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

46

Chicago

Graham Nash

↓ 3

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

47

I Likes To Do It

The People's Choice

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

48

Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry)

Sounds Of Sunshine

↓ 1

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

49

She Didn't Do Magic/I'm The Only One

Lobo

↓ 3

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

50

Watching The River Flow

Bob Dylan

↓ 9

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 41

51

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

Mac And Katie Kissoon

↑ 13

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 64

52

Saturday Morning Confusion

Bobby Russell

↑ 8

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

53

Rainy Jane

Davy Jones

↓ 1

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

54

It's Summer

The Temptations

—

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

55

Ride With Me

Steppenwolf

↑ 3

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

56

He's So Fine

Jody Miller

↓ 3

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

57

Maggie

Redbone

↑ 5

Peak: 45 • 17 wks • Prev: 62

58

Crazy About The La La La

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

↓ 2

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

59

I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing

Dusk

—

Peak: 53 • 13 wks • Prev: 59

60

Do You Know What I Mean

Lee Michaels

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 66

61

Wedding Song (There Is Love)

Paul Stookey

↑ 11

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 72

62

Maggie May/Reason To Believe

Rod Stewart

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 65

63

I Woke Up In Love This Morning

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 11 wks

64

The Story In Your Eyes

The Moody Blues

↑ 24

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 88

65

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

Paul & Linda McCartney

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 13 wks

66

I'm A Believer

Neil Diamond

↓ 5

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

67

Bangla-Desh/Deep Blue

George Harrison

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 7 wks

68

Where Evil Grows

The Poppy Family

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

69

Come Back Home

Bobby Goldsboro

↑ 4

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

70

K-Jee

The Nite-Liters

↑ 15

Peak: 39 • 16 wks • Prev: 85

71

All Day Music

War

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 81

72

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Joan Baez

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 15 wks

73

Take Me Girl, I'm Ready

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 14

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

74

Indian Summer

Audience

↑ 5

Peak: 74 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

75

I Ain't Got Time Anymore

The Glass Bottle

↑ 7

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 82

76

We Are Neighbors

The Chi-lites

—

Peak: 70 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

77

Like An Open Door

The Fuzz

—

Peak: 77 • 3 wks • Prev: 77

78

One-Way Ticket

Tyrone Davis

↓ 3

Peak: 75 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

79

He's Gonna Step On You Again

John Kongos

↓ 9

Peak: 70 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

80

You're The One For Me

Joe Simon

—

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

81

Rain Dance

The Guess Who

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 12 wks

82

I've Found Someone Of My Own

The Free Movement

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 26 wks • Prev: 83

83

Sweet City Woman

Stampeders

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 14 wks

84

It's The Real Thing - Pt. I

The Electric Express

↑ 2

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

85

Them Changes

Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express

↑ 6

Peak: 62 • 17 wks • Prev: 91

86

If You Really Love Me

Stevie Wonder

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 14 wks

87

Surrender

Diana Ross

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 8 wks

88

The Breakdown (Part I)

Rufus Thomas

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 10 wks

89

Top Forty

Sha Na Na

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

90

Amanda

Dionne Warwicke

↑ 6

Peak: 83 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

91

Crazy Love

Helen Reddy

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 93

92

We Got A Dream

Ocean

↑ 2

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 94

93

Hymn 43

Jethro Tull

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

94

Love Me

The Impressions

↑ 1

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

95

The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)

The Dells

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 12 wks

96

Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love

Clarence Carter

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

97

California On My Mind

Morning Mist

↑ 3

Peak: 96 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

98

Wear This Ring (With Love)

Detroit Emeralds

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

99

Good Enough To Be Your Wife

Jeannie C. Riley

—

Peak: 97 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

100

I'd Rather Be Sorry

Ray Price

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 6 wks

Billboard Hot 100 Historical Chart