POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 11, 1971
1

Family Affair

Sly & The Family Stone

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Theme From Shaft

Isaac Hayes

—

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 2

3

Have You Seen Her

The Chi-lites

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

4

Got To Be There

Michael Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

5

An Old Fashioned Love Song

Three Dog Night

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

6

Baby I'm - A Want You

Bread

↓ 3

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

7

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Cher

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

8

All I Ever Need Is You

Sonny & Cher

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 11

9

Brand New Key

Melanie

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 15

10

Desiderata

Les Crane

↓ 2

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

11

Cherish

David Cassidy

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

12

Rock Steady

Aretha Franklin

↓ 3

Peak: 9 • 9 wks • Prev: 9

13

Imagine

John Lennon Plastic Ono Band

↓ 3

Peak: 3 • 9 wks • Prev: 10

14

Scorpio

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

15

Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite

Neil Diamond

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

16

Respect Yourself

The Staple Singers

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

17

A Natural Man

Lou Rawls

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Peak: 17 • 18 wks • Prev: 17

18

You Are Everything

The Stylistics

↑ 9

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 27

19

Hey Girl/I Knew You When

Donny Osmond

↑ 13

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 32

20

Where Did Our Love Go

Donnie Elbert

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

21

Theme From "Summer Of '42"

Peter Nero

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

22

Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)

The Temptations

↑ 3

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

23

Everybody's Everything

Santana

↓ 11

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 12

24

Two Divided By Love

The Grass Roots

↓ 8

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

25

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Don McLean

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 34

26

Peace Train

Cat Stevens

↓ 12

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

27

Sunshine

Jonathan Edwards

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 36

28

(I Know) I'm Losing You

Rod Stewart With Faces

↑ 3

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

29

Easy Loving

Freddie Hart

↓ 8

Peak: 17 • 17 wks • Prev: 21

30

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I

The Honey Cone

↑ 14

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

31

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

The Hillside Singers

↑ 21

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 52

32

Clean Up Woman

Betty Wright

↑ 25

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 57

33

Wild Night

Van Morrison

↓ 5

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

34

An American Trilogy

Mickey Newbury

↑ 3

Peak: 26 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

35

I'm A Greedy Man - Part I

James Brown

↑ 4

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

36

Behind Blue Eyes

The Who

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

37

Drowning In The Sea Of Love

Joe Simon

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

38

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

↑ 30

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 68

39

Hallelujah

Sweathog

↑ 9

Peak: 33 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

40

Your Move (I've Seen All Good People)

Yes

—

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

41

She's All I Got

Freddie North

—

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

42

Grandma's Hands

Bill Withers

—

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

43

Can I Get A Witness

Lee Michaels

↑ 2

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

44

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

The New Seekers

↑ 17

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

45

Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

Charley Pride

↑ 10

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

46

Hey Big Brother

Rare Earth

↑ 14

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 60

47

Nothing To Hide

Tommy James

↑ 6

Peak: 41 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

48

Friends With You

John Denver

↑ 2

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 50

49

White Lies, Blue Eyes

Bullet

↑ 5

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 54

50

Let It Be

Joan Baez

↑ 1

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

51

Day After Day

Badfinger

↑ 23

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 74

52

Love

The Lettermen

↓ 3

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 49

53

Satisfaction

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

↑ 5

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

54

Till

Tom Jones

↓ 8

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 46

55

Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man

Chicago

↓ 22

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

56

George Jackson

Bob Dylan

↑ 37

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

57

Do I Love You

Paul Anka

↓ 1

Peak: 53 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

58

Ain't Nobody Home

B.B. King

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 63

59

I'd Love To Change The World

Ten Years After

↓ 12

Peak: 40 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

60

The Witch Queen Of New Orleans

Redbone

↑ 10

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 70

61

Anticipation

Carly Simon

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 13 wks

62

Sour Suite

The Guess Who

↑ 13

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

63

Pretty As You Feel

Jefferson Airplane

↑ 6

Peak: 60 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

64

For Ladies Only

Steppenwolf

↑ 7

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

65

Long Ago Tomorrow

B.J. Thomas

—

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

66

Me And Bobby McGee

Jerry Lee Lewis

↑ 7

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

67

My Boy

Richard Harris

↑ 5

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 72

68

Mammy Blue

Pop-Tops

↓ 2

Peak: 57 • 10 wks • Prev: 66

69

Carolyn

Merle Haggard And The Strangers

↑ 19

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 88

70

Looking For A Love

The J. Geils Band

↑ 17

Peak: 39 • 10 wks • Prev: 87

71

Turn Your Radio On

Ray Stevens

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

72

Sugar Daddy

Jackson 5

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 10 wks

73

Those Were The Days

Carroll O'Connor And Jean Stapleton (As The Bunkers)

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 9 wks

74

Get Down

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 18

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 92

75

Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children

Carpenters

↑ 14

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 89

76

Devil You

Stampeders

↑ 22

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 98

77

Tightrope Ride

The Doors

↑ 6

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

78

Lay Lady Lay

The Isley Brothers

↑ 4

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

79

Truckin'

Grateful Dead

↑ 6

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 85

80

Fool Me

Joe South

—

Peak: 78 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

81

No Sad Song

Helen Reddy

↑ 9

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 90

82

Once You Understand

Think

↑ 4

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 86

83

Tell Mama

Savoy Brown

↑ 1

Peak: 83 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

84

After All This Time

Merry Clayton

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 7 wks

85

Way Back Home

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 9 wks

86

Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Pt. 1

Little Johnny Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 8 wks

87

The Girl Who Loved Me When

The Glass Bottle featuring Gary Criss

↑ 9

Peak: 87 • 2 wks • Prev: 96

88

Love Potion Number Nine

The Coasters

★ NEW

Peak: 76 • 6 wks

89

Take It Slow (Out In The Country)

Lighthouse

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 7 wks

90

Daisy Mae

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

↑ 10

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 100

91

That's The Way I Feel About Cha

Bobby Womack & Peace

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 13 wks

92

Get Up And Get Down

The Dramatics

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 7 wks

93

I Don't Need No Doctor

Humble Pie

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 8 wks

94

Five Hundred Miles

Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 9 wks

95

Love Is Funny That Way

Jackie Wilson

↑ 2

Peak: 95 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

96

No Good To Cry

The Poppy Family

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 4 wks

97

Ain't Understanding Mellow

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 18 wks

98

I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again

Buffy Sainte-Marie

↑ 1

Peak: 98 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

99

Long Time To Be Alone

The New Colony Six

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 4 wks

100

The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)

Free Movement

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 10 wks

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