| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 3 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown 1186) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| 6 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 8 | 12 | 17 | 10 | |
| 7 | I LIKES TO DO IT People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 349) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt 4058) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 9 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 13 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| 10 | (Until Then) I’LL SUFFER Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2812) | 11 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| 11 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 27 | 31 | 41 | 5 | |
| 12 | K-JEE Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0461) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 13 | MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54207) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 14 | WEAR THIS RING (With Love) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 181) | 18 | 22 | 30 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 24 | 28 | 48 | 4 | |
| 16 | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 930) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 17 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0088) | 14 | 13 | 6 | 15 | |
| 18 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 6 | |
| 19 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 23 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| 20 | GOTTA GET OVER THE HUMP Simtec & Wylie (Mister Chand 8005) | 22 | 26 | 36 | 7 | |
| 21 | IT’S THE REAL THING Electric Express (Linco 1001) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 22 | HOT PANTS (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) James Brown (People 2501) | 9 | 8 | 2 | 11 | |
| 23 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 25 | 29 | 39 | 5 | |
| 24 | YOU’VE GOT TO EARN IT Staple Singers (Stax 0093) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| 25 | SLIPPED, TRIPPED AND FELL IN LOVE Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2818) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 6 | |
| 26 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 34 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME Joe Simon (Spring 115) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
| 28 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2808) | 21 | 14 | 9 | 15 | |
| 29 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| 30 | WE ARE NEIGHBORS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55455) | 26 | 24 | 27 | 8 | |
| 31 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 4594) | 33 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 32 | LUCKY ME Moments (Stang 5031) | 37 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| 33 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Ralfi Pagan (Wand/Fania 11236) | 35 | 36 | 33 | 8 | |
| 34 | A PART OF YOU Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 408) | 42 | 50 | 52 | 4 | |
| 35 | BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (Invictus 9092) | 30 | 19 | 12 | 13 | |
| 36 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | 40 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | FUNKY L. A. Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 1009) | 39 | 40 | 40 | 11 | |
| 38 | 1-2-3-4 Lucky Peterson Blues Band (Today 1503) | 41 | 47 | 46 | 11 | |
| 39 | LOVE ME Impressions (Curtom 1959) | 36 | 37 | 29 | 6 | |
| 40 | CHICKEN HEADS Bobby Rush (Galaxy 778) | 38 | 38 | 34 | 10 | |
| 41 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | JUST MY WAY OF LOVING YOU Garland Green (Cotillion 44126) | 43 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | WE’RE FRIENDS BY DAY (And Lovers By Night) Whatnauts (Stang 5030) | 45 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 44 | GHETTO WOMAN B. B. King (ABC 11310) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | HOW’S YOUR LOVE LIFE BABY Ted Taylor (Ronn 52) | 46 | 49 | 50 | 7 | |
| 46 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | 50 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | MISS JACKSON’S DAUGHTER Randolph Walker (Law-Ton 1552) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | I WASN’T THERE Roy “C” (Alaga 1007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | DADDY LOVE (pt. 1) Gi Gi (Sweet 001) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I’M TOO TUFF FOR MR. BIG STUFF (Hot Pants) Vicki Anderson (BrownStone 4202) | 55 | 55 | 58 | 4 | |
| 56 | (Do It) THE FUNKY DANCE Dave “Baby” Cortez & We The People (Sound Pak 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | BREEZIN’ Gabor Szabo/Bobby Womack (Blue Thumb 200) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | COMMUNICATION Bobby Womack (United Artists 50816) | 58 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | MY LUCKY DAY (pt. 1) Frankie Newsome (GWP 515) | 57 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | LEAVE MY MAN (Woman) ALONE Raeletts (Tangerine 1017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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