Billboard Hot 100 — January 30, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 30, 1971. "Knock Three Times" by Dawn held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Mama's Pearl" by Jackson 5 at #47, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds, up 25 places from #34 to #9.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Knock Three Times" by Dawn — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting November 21, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "I Hear You Knocking" by Dave Edmunds (up from #16 to #7); "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds (up from #34 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Most Of All" by B.J. Thomas, down 23 places from #38 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "For The Good Times" by Ray Price, 23 weeks and counting (peak #11).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Knock Three Times Dawn |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity George Harrison |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Lonely Days Bee Gees |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | One Less Bell To Answer The 5th Dimension |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Rose Garden Lynn Anderson |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | Groove Me King Floyd |
| 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | I Hear You Knocking Dave Edmunds |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Your Song Elton John |
| 9 | 34 | 9 | 5 | One Bad Apple The Osmonds |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Stoney End Barbra Streisand |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Black Magic Woman Santana |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | It's Impossible Perry Como |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | Love The One You're With Stephen Stills |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | I Think I Love You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | Born To Wander Rare Earth |
| 18 | 31 | 18 | 11 | Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | Remember Me Diana Ross |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 12 | We Gotta Get You A Woman Runt |
| 21 | 12 | 7 | 13 | Stoned Love The Supremes |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 6 | I Really Don't Want To Know/There Goes My Everything Elvis Presley |
| 23 | 20 | 11 | 23 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 24 | 19 | 7 | 13 | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 6 | Watching Scotty Grow Bobby Goldsboro |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 8 | Amazing Grace Judy Collins |
| 27 | 25 | 13 | 12 | Pay To The Piper Chairman Of The Board |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 6 | If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot |
| 29 | 14 | 14 | 10 | River Deep - Mountain High The Supremes & Four Tops |
| 30 | 28 | 19 | 11 | One Man Band Three Dog Night |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 14 | Amos Moses Jerry Reed |
| 32 | 29 | 9 | 12 | Domino Van Morrison |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 5 | Let Your Love Go Bread |
| 34 | 27 | 27 | 13 | Games Redeye |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 5 | Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | (Do The) Push And Pull Part I Rufus Thomas |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 1900 Yesterday Liz Damon's Orient Express |
| 38 | 17 | 1 | 16 | The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | Precious, Precious Jackie Moore |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 8 | Somebody's Watching You Little Sister |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 7 | Your Time To Cry Joe Simon |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 6 | Temptation Eyes The Grass Roots |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 4 | Mother John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band |
| 44 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Stop The War Now Edwin Starr |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 9 | Burning Bridges The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 6 | Sweet Mary Wadsworth Mansion |
| 47 | NEW | 47 | 1 | Mama's Pearl Jackson 5 |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 5 | Apeman The Kinks |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 3 | (Theme From) Love Story Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 7 | Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues) Ray Stevens |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 4 | When I'm Dead And Gone McGuinness Flint |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 5 | D.O.A. Bloodrock |
| 53 | 37 | 29 | 11 | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go Curtis Mayfield |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 3 | Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone Johnnie Taylor |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 3 | Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You Wilson Pickett |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | Have You Ever Seen The Rain/Hey Tonight Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 5 | He Called Me Baby Candi Staton |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 8 | I'm So Proud The Main Ingredient |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 7 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real Jackie Wilson |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 4 | Fresh As A Daisy Emitt Rhodes |
| 61 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Most Of All B.J. Thomas |
| 62 | 50 | 50 | 7 | They Can't Take Away Our Music Eric Burdon And War |
| 63 | 43 | 43 | 9 | The Green Grass Starts To Grow Dionne Warwick |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 3 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 7 | God Bless Whoever Sent You The Originals |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 2 | Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 6 | Shoes Brook Benton With The Dixie Flyers |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 3 | Bed Of Rose's The Statler Brothers |
| 69 | 54 | 41 | 18 | If You Were Mine Ray Charles |
| 70 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Mean Mistreater Grand Funk Railroad |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 5 | Cheryl Moana Marie John Rowles |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 4 | Beautiful People The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 3 | Mixed Up Guy Joey Scarbury |
| 74 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Church Street Soul Revival Tommy James |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Theme From Love Story Francis Lai And His Orchestra |
| 76 | 72 | 72 | 7 | Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So) The Chi-lites |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 4 | One Night Stand The Magic Lanterns |
| 78 | 78 | 74 | 12 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 4 | It's Up To You Petula Edison Lighthouse |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 4 | Problem Child Mark Lindsay |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 4 | You're A Big Girl Now The Stylistics |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Hang On To Your Life The Guess Who |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 2 | I Dig Everything About You The Mob |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 4 | Where Are We Going Bobby Bloom |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 2 | Whole Lotta Love King Curtis & The Kingpins |
| 86 | 93 | 86 | 2 | You're The One The Three Degrees |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 2 | I Love You For All Seasons The Fuzz |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | (She's A) Very Lovely Woman/The Long Way Around Linda Ronstadt |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | Ride A White Swan Tyrannosaurus Rex |
| 90 | 97 | 90 | 2 | I Need You The Friends Of Distinction |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Make Me Happy Bobby Bloom |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Triangle Of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle) The Presidents |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Freedom The Isley Brothers |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 4 | Fly Little White Dove Fly The Bells |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | We'll Have It Made The Spinners |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | I'll Be Home Vikki Carr |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Everything Is Good About You The Lettermen |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | San Bernadino Christie |
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