Billboard Hot 100 — February 20, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 20, 1971. "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye at #81, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" by The Temptations, up 22 places from #51 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting January 2, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot (up from #11 to #5); "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion (up from #15 to #8); "Mr. Bojangles" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "1900 Yesterday" by Liz Damon's Orient Express, down 17 places from #33 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Groove Me" by King Floyd, 18 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy after 19 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 8 | One Bad Apple The Osmonds |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Knock Three Times Dawn |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Rose Garden Lynn Anderson |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | I Hear You Knocking Dave Edmunds |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | Mama's Pearl Jackson 5 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | Groove Me King Floyd |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | Sweet Mary Wadsworth Mansion |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Lonely Days Bee Gees |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Watching Scotty Grow Bobby Goldsboro |
| 12 | 23 | 12 | 17 | Amos Moses Jerry Reed |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Your Song Elton John |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 6 | (Theme From) Love Story Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | Amazing Grace Judy Collins |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | 13 | My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity George Harrison |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 4 | Have You Ever Seen The Rain/Hey Tonight Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 19 | 13 | 2 | 18 | One Less Bell To Answer The 5th Dimension |
| 20 | 19 | 10 | 15 | It's Impossible Perry Como |
| 21 | 17 | 6 | 17 | Stoney End Barbra Streisand |
| 22 | 39 | 22 | 3 | For All We Know Carpenters |
| 23 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Remember Me Diana Ross |
| 24 | 43 | 24 | 3 | She's A Lady Tom Jones |
| 25 | 42 | 25 | 4 | Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 9 | Temptation Eyes The Grass Roots |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 | (Do The) Push And Pull Part I Rufus Thomas |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 8 | Let Your Love Go Bread |
| 29 | 51 | 29 | 3 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | Precious, Precious Jackie Moore |
| 31 | 28 | 21 | 9 | I Really Don't Want To Know/There Goes My Everything Elvis Presley |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 4 | Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You Wilson Pickett |
| 34 | 20 | 20 | 15 | We Gotta Get You A Woman Runt |
| 35 | 26 | 17 | 11 | Born To Wander Rare Earth |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 6 | Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone Johnnie Taylor |
| 37 | 57 | 37 | 2 | Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 38 | 22 | 14 | 11 | Love The One You're With Stephen Stills |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 6 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 | Your Time To Cry Joe Simon |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | Burning Bridges The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 42 | 32 | 32 | 11 | Somebody's Watching You Little Sister |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 2 | Cried Like A Baby Bobby Sherman |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 5 | Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 8 | D.O.A. Bloodrock |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 4 | Theme From Love Story Francis Lai And His Orchestra |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 7 | When I'm Dead And Gone McGuinness Flint |
| 48 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 11 | I'm So Proud The Main Ingredient |
| 50 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 1900 Yesterday Liz Damon's Orient Express |
| 51 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Apeman The Kinks |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 3 | Blue Money Van Morrison |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 3 | (Where Do I Begin) Love Story Andy Williams |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Fresh As A Daisy Emitt Rhodes |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 3 | Country Road James Taylor |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 4 | Hang On To Your Life The Guess Who |
| 57 | 53 | 53 | 10 | God Bless Whoever Sent You The Originals |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 3 | Whole Lotta Love C.C.S. |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 6 | Bed Of Rose's The Statler Brothers |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 8 | He Called Me Baby Candi Staton |
| 61 | 56 | 56 | 10 | (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real Jackie Wilson |
| 62 | 60 | 50 | 10 | Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues) Ray Stevens |
| 63 | 83 | 63 | 2 | Wild World Cat Stevens |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 5 | Whole Lotta Love King Curtis & The Kingpins |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 15 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 66 | 64 | 64 | 8 | Cheryl Moana Marie John Rowles |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 2 | Chairman Of The Board Chairman Of The Board |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 5 | I Love You For All Seasons The Fuzz |
| 69 | 69 | 67 | 7 | Beautiful People The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 70 | 85 | 70 | 2 | Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near to You) Freda Payne |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 2 | One Toke Over The Line Brewer And Shipley |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 5 | Freedom The Isley Brothers |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 3 | Keep The Customer Satisfied Gary Puckett |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 4 | Triangle Of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle) The Presidents |
| 75 | 70 | 70 | 5 | (She's A) Very Lovely Woman/The Long Way Around Linda Ronstadt |
| 76 | 73 | 73 | 7 | You're A Big Girl Now The Stylistics |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 5 | You're The One The Three Degrees |
| 78 | 91 | 78 | 3 | Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) The Staple Singers |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 2 | Ain't It A Sad Thing R. Dean Taylor |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 6 | Make Me Happy Bobby Bloom |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | What's Going On Marvin Gaye |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Oye Como Va Santana |
| 83 | 79 | 79 | 5 | I Need You The Friends Of Distinction |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 4 | Everything Is Good About You The Lettermen |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Free Chicago |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | Lonely Teardrops Brian Hyland |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | The Morning Of Our Lives Arkade |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 3 | Angel Baby Dusk |
| 89 | 76 | 76 | 5 | Ride A White Swan Tyrannosaurus Rex |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Eighteen Alice Cooper |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | You're All I Need To Get By Aretha Franklin |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Do Me Right Detroit Emeralds |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Didn't It Look So Easy The Stairsteps |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | My Sweet Lord Billy Preston |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Tulsa Billy Joe Royal |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | The Look Of Love Isaac Hayes |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Maria (You Were The Only One) Jimmy Ruffin |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Ask Me No Questions B.B. King |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Helen Reddy |
| 100 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Super Highway Ballin' Jack |
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