| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Persuaders (Atco 6822) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle (Westbound 182) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | MAKE IT FUNKY (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14088) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (Hi 2194) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | STICK-UP Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7106) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | YOU SEND ME Ponderosa Twins + One (Horoscope 102) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 7 | YOU’VE GOT TO CRAWL (Before You Walk) 8th Day (Invictus 9098) | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | |
| 8 | IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54208) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 9 | THE BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0098) | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |
| 10 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 11 | BLACK SEEDS KEEP ON GROWING Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0517) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 8 | |
| 12 | THE LOVE WE HAD (Stays On My Mind) Dells (Cadet 5683) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | |
| 13 | INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54209) | 29 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | WOMEN’S LOVE RIGHTS Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7105) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | |
| 15 | FEEL SO BAD Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11308) | 12 | 14 | 20 | 10 | |
| 16 | SPILL THE WINE Isley Brothers (T-Neck 932) | 17 | 23 | 30 | 6 | |
| 17 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists 50815) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 18 | SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2817) | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
| 19 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0520) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 7 | |
| 20 | HIJACKIN’ LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0096) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| 21 | AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (Sussex 219) | 20 | 13 | 9 | 17 | |
| 22 | GIVE THE BABY ANYTHING THE BABY WANTS Joe Tex (Dial 1008) | 24 | 29 | 29 | 7 | |
| 23 | RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | 33 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| 24 | MacARTHUR PARK (pt. 2) Four Tops (Motown 1189) | 26 | 27 | 33 | 5 | |
| 25 | WALK EASY MY SON Jerry Butler (Mercury 73241) | 28 | 33 | 41 | 5 | |
| 26 | HOT PANTS—I’M COMING, COMING, I’M COMING Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 6 | |
| 27 | GROOVIN’ OUT ON LIFE Frederick II (Vulture 5002) | 32 | 41 | 48 | 7 | |
| 28 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | 34 | 49 | 59 | 4 | |
| 29 | GHETTO WOMAN B. B. King (ABC 11310) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 30 | A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM 14262) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 8 | |
| 31 | I BET HE DON’T LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) Intruders (Gamble 4016) | 31 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 32 | CALL MY NAME, I’LL BE THERE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2824) | 22 | 19 | 17 | 8 | |
| 33 | PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers (Stax 0099) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 5 | |
| 34 | YOU THINK YOU’RE HOT STUFF Jean Knight (Stax 0105) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | BREEZIN’ Gabor Szabo/Bobby Womack (Blue Thumb 200) | 35 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 36 | YOU BROUGHT THE JOY Freda Payne (Invictus 9100) | 38 | 43 | 45 | 5 | |
| 37 | LOOK WHAT WE’VE DONE TO LOVE Glass House (Invictus 9097) | 37 | 39 | 56 | 7 | |
| 38 | THEME FROM SHAFT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | BLESS YOU Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7110) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE (Medley) Honey & Bees (Josie 1030) | 40 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 41 | ALL MY HARD TIMES Joe Simon (Spring 118) | 23 | 24 | 35 | 6 | |
| 42 | FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie (Soul 35087) | 42 | 45 | 49 | 5 | |
| 43 | YOU KEEP ME HOLDING ON Tyrone Davis (Dakar 626) | 44 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | SCORPIO Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I’LL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END Luther Ingram (KoKo 2108) | 47 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 46 | NEVER MY LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,134) | 46 | 26 | 28 | 6 | |
| 47 | WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN Delfonics (Philly Groove 169) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | A NICKEL AND A NAIL O.V. Wright (Back Beat 622) | 21 | 20 | 25 | 7 | |
| 49 | DETERMINATION Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3510) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT O.C. Smith (Columbia 45435) | 52 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN Albert King (Stax 0101) | 50 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | CHOKIN’ KIND Z. Z. Hill (Mankind 12007) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2837) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | I’M SO GLAD Fuzz (Calla 179) | 39 | 32 | 36 | 6 | |
| 55 | A CHILD OF GOD (It’s Hard To Believe) Millie Jackson (Spring 119) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Brook Benton with Dixie Flyers (Cotillion 44130) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | DON’T TURN AROUND Black Ivory (Today 1501) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | PAIN (pt. 1) Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | SHE’LL SNATCH HIM Brenda Jo Harris (Better 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | DADDY LOVE (pt. 1) Gi Gi (Sweet 001) | — | — | — | 5 | |
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