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