Billboard Hot 100 — March 13, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 13, 1971. "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds held #1 for a 5th straight week, the last week of its run. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" by Glen Campbell at #53, which would go on to peak at #31. The biggest climber was "Stay Awhile" by The Bells, up 23 places from #99 to #76.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds — 5 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting January 2, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner (up from #12 to #7); "Have You Ever Seen The Rain/Hey Tonight" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (up from #11 to #8); "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted" by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Watching Scotty Grow" by Bobby Goldsboro, down 10 places from #17 to #27.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed, 20 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Lonely Days" by Bee Gees after 14 weeks (peak #3); "Groove Me" by King Floyd after 20 weeks (peak #6); "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight And The Pips after 15 weeks (peak #9).
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 | One Bad Apple The Osmonds |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | For All We Know Carpenters |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | She's A Lady Tom Jones |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Mama's Pearl Jackson 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Have You Ever Seen The Rain/Hey Tonight Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 20 | Amos Moses Jerry Reed |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 17 | Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | (Theme From) Love Story Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Sweet Mary Wadsworth Mansion |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 9 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 5 | Cried Like A Baby Bobby Sherman |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You Wilson Pickett |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 4 | What's Going On Marvin Gaye |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 3 | What Is Life George Harrison |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | Temptation Eyes The Grass Roots |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | 17 | Knock Three Times Dawn |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | 16 | Rose Garden Lynn Anderson |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 6 | (Where Do I Begin) Love Story Andy Williams |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 4 | Free Chicago |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 4 | Oye Como Va Santana |
| 26 | 20 | 4 | 12 | I Hear You Knocking Dave Edmunds |
| 27 | 17 | 11 | 12 | Watching Scotty Grow Bobby Goldsboro |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 6 | Blue Money Van Morrison |
| 29 | 19 | 15 | 14 | Amazing Grace Judy Collins |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 4 | You're All I Need To Get By Aretha Franklin |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Theme From Love Story Francis Lai And His Orchestra |
| 32 | 45 | 32 | 3 | No Love At All B.J. Thomas |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 5 | Wild World Cat Stevens |
| 34 | 28 | 28 | 9 | Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone Johnnie Taylor |
| 35 | 34 | 34 | 15 | Burning Bridges The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 36 | 55 | 36 | 2 | Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why Paul McCartney |
| 37 | 30 | 25 | 13 | (Do The) Push And Pull Part I Rufus Thomas |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 3 | Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes The 5th Dimension |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 5 | One Toke Over The Line Brewer And Shipley |
| 40 | 61 | 40 | 3 | Soul Power (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 41 | 36 | 36 | 11 | D.O.A. Bloodrock |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Country Road James Taylor |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 5 | Chairman Of The Board Chairman Of The Board |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 5 | Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near to You) Freda Payne |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 4 | Eighteen Alice Cooper |
| 46 | 37 | 30 | 15 | Precious, Precious Jackie Moore |
| 47 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops |
| 48 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Hang On To Your Life The Guess Who |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 6 | Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) The Staple Singers |
| 50 | 65 | 50 | 5 | Ask Me No Questions B.B. King |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 8 | I Love You For All Seasons The Fuzz |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 2 | When There's No You Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell |
| 54 | 50 | 40 | 13 | Your Time To Cry Joe Simon |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | Sit Yourself Down Stephen Stills |
| 56 | 53 | 33 | 12 | 1900 Yesterday Liz Damon's Orient Express |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | Ain't Got Time The Impressions |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Joy To The World Three Dog Night |
| 59 | 58 | 58 | 9 | Bed Of Rose's The Statler Brothers |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Where Did They Go, Lord/Rags To Riches Elvis Presley |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 5 | Lonely Teardrops Brian Hyland |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 5 | The Morning Of Our Lives Arkade |
| 63 | 60 | 60 | 18 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 6 | Angel Baby Dusk |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 4 | Do Me Right Detroit Emeralds |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 5 | Ain't It A Sad Thing R. Dean Taylor |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | We Can Work It Out Stevie Wonder |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 7 | Triangle Of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle) The Presidents |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | After The Fire Is Gone Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 3 | Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes Z.Z. Hill |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 2 | Tongue In Cheek Sugarloaf |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 2 | If It's Real What I Feel Jerry Butler Featuring Brenda Lee Eager |
| 73 | 95 | 73 | 5 | Timothy The Buoys |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 7 | Everything Is Good About You The Lettermen |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Don't Change On Me Ray Charles |
| 76 | 99 | 76 | 2 | Stay Awhile The Bells |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | Pushbike Song The Mixtures |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 2 | Woodstock Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 5 | The Look Of Love Isaac Hayes |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) Daddy Dewdrop |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 6 | Didn't It Look So Easy The Stairsteps |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 2 | Snow Blind Friend Steppenwolf |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Give It To Me The Mob |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 3 | Celia Of The Seals Donovan |
| 85 | 94 | 85 | 4 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Helen Reddy |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I'd Rather Love You Charley Pride |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Put Your Hand In The Hand Ocean |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Baby Let Me Kiss You King Floyd |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Hot Pants Salvage |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Spinning Wheel (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | I Pity The Fool Ann Peebles |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | L.A. Goodbye The Ides Of March |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Bad Water The Raeletts |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Love Makes The World Go Round Odds & Ends |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I Can't Stop The Osmond Brothers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Cool Aid Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | My Heart Is Yours Wilbert Harrison |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | 1927 Kansas City Mike Reilly |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | What About Me Quicksilver Messenger Service |
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