| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending OCTOBER 16, 1971 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 1 | GIMME SOME LOVIN’ (pt. 1)
Traffic, Etc. (United Artists 50841) | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | SOLEDAD
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon (MGM 14296) | — | 1 |
| 3 | I CAN’T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU
Vikki Carr (Columbia 45454) | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | MOTHER
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45471) | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | I’VE JUST BEGUN TO CARE (Propinquity)
Michael Nesmith & First National Band
(RCA Victor 74-0540) | — | 1 |
| 6 | OLENA
Don Nix (Elektra 45746) | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | CO-CO
Sweet (Bell 45,126) | — | 1 |
| 8 | FUNKY RUBBER BAND
Popcorn Wylie (Soul 35087) | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (For Loving Me)
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55458) | — | 2 |
| 10 | LOOKIN’ BACK
Bob Seger (Capitol 3187) | — | 1 |
| 11 | PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY
Newcomers (Stax 0099) | — | 3 |
| 12 | WALK EASY MY SON
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73241) | — | 1 |
| 13 | I’M AN EASY RIDER
My Friends (Rare Earth 5036) | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | I REALLY LOVE YOU
Davy Jones (Bell 45,136) | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | TONIGHT
New Seekers (Elektra 45747) | — | 1 |
| 16 | SAUNDERS’ FERRY LINE
Sammi Smith (Mega 0039) | 16 | 3 |
| 17 | GIRL, I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU
Cherokee (Dunhill 11304) | 11 | 4 |
| 18 | THEME FROM “SUMMER OF ’42”
Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | 20 | 2 |
| 19 | FOR ALL WE KNOW
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50833) | — | 1 |
| 20 | PLEASE MRS. HENRY
Manfred Mann (Polydor 14097) | — | 1 |