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