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