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