CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1971 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1971 Charts! |
| 1971 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 2 | Stoned Love - Supremes | 45. A Woman’s Way - Rozetta Johnson |
| January 9 | If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & Pips | 56. Bad Water - Raeletts |
| January 16 | If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & Pips | 37. Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett |
| January 23 | (Do The) Push And Pull (pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas | 35. Mama’s Pearl - Jackson 5 |
| January 30 | (Do The) Push And Pull (pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas | 47. Triangle Of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle) - Presidents |
| February 6 | (Do The) Push And Pull (pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas | 33. One Bad Apple - Osmonds |
| February 13 | (Do The) Push And Pull (pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas | 45. Spinning Wheel (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| February 20 | Your Time To Cry - Joe Simon | 53. Confessin’ A Feeling - Tony Owens |
| February 27 | Mama’s Pearl - Jackson 5 | 43. Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin |
| March 6 | Mama’s Pearl - Jackson 5 | 44. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder |
| March 13 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations | 46. Melting Pot - Booker T. & MG’s |
| March 20 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations | 44. Could I Forget You - Tyrone Davis |
| March 27 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations | 43. Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 |
| April 3 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations | 51. (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People - Chi-Lites |
| April 10 | What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye | 37. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin |
| April 17 | What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye | 52. Stop Your Cryin’ - Chocolate Syrup |
| April 24 | Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 | 33. Don’t Knock My Love (pt. 1) - Wilson Pickett |
| May 1 | Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 | 47. Ain’t Nothing Gonna Change Me - Betty Everett |
| May 8 | Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin | 35. Reach Out I’ll Be There - Diana Ross |
| May 15 | Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin | 44. I’m Sorry - Bobby Bland |
| May 22 | Want Ads - Honey Cone | 35. Brand New Me - Aretha Franklin |
| May 29 | Want Ads - Honey Cone | 22. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight |
| June 5 | Want Ads - Honey Cone | 44. Escape-ism (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| June 12 | Want Ads - Honey Cone | 49. Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| June 19 | Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight | 46. I Want To Take You Higher - Kool & Gang |
| June 26 | Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight | 35. Hot Pants (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - James Brown |
| July 3 | Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight | 37. Smiling Faces Sometimes - Undisputed Truth |
| July 10 | Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight | 43. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - Dramatics |
| July 17 | Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight | 48. Make It With You - Ralfi Pagan |
| July 24 | I Don’t Want To Do Wrong - Gladys Knight & Pips | 44. Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin |
| July 31 | Hot Pants (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - James Brown | 45. Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love - Clarence Carter |
| August 7 | Hot Pants (pt. 1) (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - James Brown | 50. Thin Line Between Love And Hate - Persuaders |
| August 14 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye | 48. The Breakdown (pt. 1) - Rufus Thomas |
| August 21 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye | 39. Make It Funky (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| August 28 | Smiling Faces Sometimes - Undisputed Truth | 48. She’s All I Got - Freddie North |
| September 4 | Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin | 44. Ghetto Woman - B. |
| September 11 | Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin | 45. A Nickel And A Nail - O.V. Wright |
| September 18 | Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers | 44. Never My Love - 5th Dimension |
| September 25 | Stick-Up - Honey Cone | 44. Pin The Tail On The Donkey - Newcomers |
| October 2 | Make It Funky (pt. 1) - James Brown | 43. I Bet He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) - Intruders |
| October 9 | Make It Funky (pt. 1) - James Brown | 47. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye |
| October 16 | Thin Line Between Love And Hate - Persuaders | 41. You Think You’re Hot Stuff - Jean Knight |
| October 23 | Thin Line Between Love And Hate - Persuaders | 38. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes |
| October 30 | Trapped By A Thing Called Love - Denise LaSalle | 40. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin |
| November 6 | Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 43. Got To Be There - Michael Jackson |
| November 13 | Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 47. One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show (pt. 1) - Honey Cone |
| November 20 | Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 47. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (pt. 1) - Little Johnny Taylor |
| November 27 | Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes | 37. Lay Lady Lay - Isley Brothers |
| December 4 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 40. Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) - Persuaders |
| December 11 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 27. Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5 |
| December 18 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 42. Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett |
| December 25 | Family Affair - Sly & Family Stone | 41. Son Of Shaft - Bar-Kays |
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