| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 25, 1971 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 1 | FREEDOM COMES, FREEDOM GOES
Fortunes (Capitol 3179) | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | SOLO
Billie Sans (Invictus 9102) | — | 1 |
| 3 | HOT PANTS—I’M COMING, I’M COMING, I’M COMING
Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4203) | — | 1 |
| 4 | GOTTA’ GET OVER THE HUMP
Simtec & Wylie (Mister Chand 8005) | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6829) | 17 | 5 |
| 6 | YOUR MOVE
Yes (Atlantic 2819) | — | 1 |
| 7 | DAY BY DAY (Godspell Medley)
Holly Sherwood (Carousel 30,057) | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | OLENA
Don Nix (Elektra 45746) | — | 1 |
| 9 | MONKEY SPANNER
Dave & Ansell Collins (Big Tree 125) | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY
Newcomers (Stax 0099) | — | 1 |
| 11 | A SONG FOR YOU
Jaye P. Morgan (Beverly Hills 9367) | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | SHE’S ALL I GOT
Freddie North (Mankind 12004) | — | 1 |
| 13 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
Road Home (Dunhill 4285) | — | 1 |
| 14 | I CAN’T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU
Vikki Carr (Columbia 45454) | — | 1 |
| 15 | I KNOW I’M IN LOVE
Chee-Chee & Peppy (Buddah 225) | — | 2 |
| 16 | SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1035) | 18 | 3 |
| 17 | FRIENDS OF MINE
McGuinness Flint (Capitol 3186) | — | 1 |
| 18 | THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE
Bad Habits (Paula 353) | — | 1 |
| 19 | I’M AN EASY RIDER
My Friends (Rare Earth 5036) | — | 1 |
| 20 | GIRL, I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU
Cherokee (Dunhill 11304) | — | 1 |