| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 16, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 4 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 5 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 11 | 21 | 27 | 6 | |
| 9 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| 10 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| 11 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 12 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | 14 | 20 | 21 | 9 | |
| 13 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | 16 | 22 | 23 | 7 | |
| 14 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| 15 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| 16 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 17 | SPILL THE WINE Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932) | 23 | 30 | 39 | 5 | |
| 18 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 21 | 26 | 40 | 8 | |
| 19 | GHETTO WOMAN B. B. King (ABC 11310) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 20 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 16 | |
| 21 | A NICKEL AND A NAIL O.V. Wright (Back Beat 622) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 6 | |
| 22 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 19 | 17 | 19 | 7 | |
| 23 | ALL MY HARD TIMES Joe Simon (Spring 118) | 24 | 35 | 53 | 5 | |
| 24 | GIVE THE BABY ANYTHING THE BABY WANTS Joe Tex (Dial 1008) | 29 | 29 | 41 | 6 | |
| 25 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | 30 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 26 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | 27 | 33 | 46 | 4 | |
| 27 | HOT PANTS—I’M COMING, COMING, I’M COMING Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203) | 28 | 31 | 52 | 5 | |
| 28 | WALK EASY MY SON Jerry Butler (Mercury 73241) | 33 | 41 | 51 | 4 | |
| 29 | INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 31 | 32 | 33 | 7 | |
| 31 | I BET HE DON’T LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) Intruders (Gamble 4016) | 35 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | GROOVIN’ OUT ON LIFE Frederick II (Vulture 5002) | 41 | 48 | 50 | 6 | |
| 33 | RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | 49 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | BREEZIN’ Gabor Szabo/Bobby Womack (Blue Thumb 200) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 36 | PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers (Stax 0099) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 37 | LOOK WHAT WE’VE DONE TO LOVE Glass House (Invictus 9097) | 39 | 56 | 59 | 6 | |
| 38 | YOU BROUGHT THE JOY Freda Payne (Invictus 9100) | 43 | 45 | 48 | 4 | |
| 39 | I’M SO GLAD Fuzz (Calla 179) | 32 | 36 | 36 | 5 | |
| 40 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE (Medley) Honey & Bees (Josie 1030) | 42 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | YOU THINK YOU’RE HOT STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie (Soul 35087) | 45 | 49 | 54 | 4 | |
| 43 | TAKE ME GIRL, I’M READY Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35084) | 22 | 23 | 18 | 13 | |
| 44 | YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | BLESS YOU Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 5 | |
| 47 | I’LL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END Luther Ingram (KoKo 2108) | 52 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown 1188) | 36 | 24 | 24 | 6 | |
| 49 | SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7108) | 40 | 38 | 28 | 16 | |
| 50 | EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN Albert King (Stax 0101) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | MONKEY TAMARIND Beginning Of The End (Alston 4599) | 53 | 53 | 56 | 4 | |
| 52 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT O.C. Smith (Columbia 45435) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | IF THAT AIN’T A REASON (For Your Woman To Leave You) Little Milton (Stax 0100) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | CHOKIN’ KIND Z. Z. Hill (Mankind 12007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | DETERMINATION Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3510) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | DAYS GO BY Bobby Bennett (Philadelphia Int’l 3506) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | CAN YOU GET TO THAT Funkadelic (Westbound 185) | 51 | 52 | 55 | 6 | |
| 58 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44130) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | DON’T TURN AROUND Black Ivory (Today 1501) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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