Billboard Hot 100 — April 17, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 17, 1971. "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" by The Temptations, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me" by Aretha Franklin at #57, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Love Her Madly" by The Doors, up 29 places from #74 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting March 13, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Put Your Hand In The Hand" by Ocean (up from #16 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Sit Yourself Down" by Stephen Stills, down 28 places from #48 to #76.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Superstar" by Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers, 21 weeks and counting (peak #60).
- Gone from the chart: "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed after 24 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Joy To The World Three Dog Night |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | What's Going On Marvin Gaye |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | She's A Lady Tom Jones |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why Paul McCartney |
| 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | Put Your Hand In The Hand Ocean |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | For All We Know Carpenters |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | One Toke Over The Line Brewer And Shipley |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 4 | I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon Neil Diamond |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 3 | Never Can Say Goodbye Jackson 5 |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Wild World Cat Stevens |
| 15 | 12 | 8 | 14 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | No Love At All B.J. Thomas |
| 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 | (Where Do I Begin) Love Story Andy Williams |
| 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | What Is Life George Harrison |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes The 5th Dimension |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 4 | If Bread |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | Stay Awhile The Bells |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Eighteen Alice Cooper |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 6 | We Can Work It Out Stevie Wonder |
| 24 | 20 | 15 | 17 | Temptation Eyes The Grass Roots |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | 7 | Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) Daddy Dewdrop |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 4 | I Play And Sing Dawn |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) The Staple Singers |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 3 | Power To The People John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band |
| 29 | 18 | 13 | 9 | Oye Como Va Santana |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Blue Money Van Morrison |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 6 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 10 | Timothy The Buoys |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Baby Let Me Kiss You King Floyd |
| 34 | 26 | 19 | 9 | You're All I Need To Get By Aretha Franklin |
| 35 | 29 | 29 | 8 | Soul Power (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 5 | Friends Elton John |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 5 | I Don't Blame You At All Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Don't Change On Me Ray Charles |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 13 | I Love You For All Seasons The Fuzz |
| 40 | 33 | 33 | 6 | Where Did They Go, Lord/Rags To Riches Elvis Presley |
| 41 | 37 | 20 | 9 | Free Chicago |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 7 | Woodstock Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 9 | Do Me Right Detroit Emeralds |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | I Won't Mention It Again Ray Price |
| 45 | 74 | 45 | 2 | Love Her Madly The Doors |
| 46 | 66 | 46 | 5 | Here Comes The Sun Richie Havens |
| 47 | 64 | 47 | 3 | Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Lobo |
| 48 | 73 | 48 | 3 | Right On The Tip Of My Tongue Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 7 | Pushbike Song The Mixtures |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 5 | Time And Love Barbra Streisand |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 4 | Someone Who Cares Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 5 | I Think Of You Perry Como |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Hot Pants Salvage |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 7 | Tongue In Cheek Sugarloaf |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 5 | Me And My Arrow Nilsson |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me Aretha Franklin |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Man In Black Johnny Cash |
| 59 | 77 | 59 | 4 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 5 | Could I Forget You Tyrone Davis |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 9 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Helen Reddy |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 4 | Sweet And Innocent Donny Osmond of The Osmonds |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 4 | I Wish I Were Andy Kim |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 3 | Toast And Marmalade For Tea Tin Tin |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 6 | Cool Aid Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 5 | Booty Butt The Ray Charles Orchestra |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 3 | 13 Questions Seatrain |
| 68 | 49 | 40 | 10 | Ask Me No Questions B.B. King |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 2 | (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People The Chi-lites |
| 70 | 45 | 45 | 7 | When There's No You Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 3 | Freedom Jimi Hendrix |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 6 | Bad Water The Raeletts |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 2 | Want Ads The Honey Cone |
| 74 | 86 | 60 | 21 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 4 | C'mon Poco |
| 76 | 48 | 37 | 6 | Sit Yourself Down Stephen Stills |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 5 | Melting Pot Booker T. & The MG's |
| 78 | 57 | 57 | 5 | Who Gets The Guy Dionne Warwick |
| 79 | 60 | 60 | 7 | Snow Blind Friend Steppenwolf |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 6 | L.A. Goodbye The Ides Of March |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 5 | Nickel Song The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | Oh, Singer Jeannie C. Riley |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 6 | Love Makes The World Go Round Odds & Ends |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 | The Animal Trainer And The Toad Mountain |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Albert Flasher/Broken The Guess Who |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Gotta See Jane R. Dean Taylor |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 6 | 1927 Kansas City Mike Reilly |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | We Were Always Sweethearts Boz Scaggs |
| 90 | 94 | 90 | 2 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks Funkadelic |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep Lally Stott |
| 93 | 96 | 69 | 6 | If It's Real What I Feel Jerry Butler Featuring Brenda Lee Eager |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Nevada Fighter Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Empty Arms Sonny James |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | Stop! In The Name Of Love Margie Joseph |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Can't Find The Time Rose Colored Glass |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | L.A. International Airport Susan Raye |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I'll Erase Away Your Pain Whatnauts |
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