Billboard Hot 100 — May 8, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 8, 1971. "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "When You're Hot, You're Hot" by Jerry Reed at #61, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "The Drum" by Bobby Sherman, up 40 places from #90 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night — 4 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting March 13, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me" by Aretha Franklin (up from #12 to #8); "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo" by Lobo (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "She's A Lady" by Tom Jones, down 11 places from #15 to #26.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Superstar" by Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers, 24 weeks and counting (peak #27).
- Gone from the chart: "For All We Know" by Carpenters after 13 weeks (peak #3); "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted" by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy after 12 weeks (peak #6); "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Sammi Smith after 16 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 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Joy To The World Three Dog Night |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Never Can Say Goodbye Jackson 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Put Your Hand In The Hand Ocean |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon Neil Diamond |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | If Bread |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | What's Going On Marvin Gaye |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Stay Awhile The Bells |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me Aretha Franklin |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) Daddy Dewdrop |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Lobo |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Power To The People John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | Love Her Madly The Doors |
| 13 | 40 | 13 | 2 | Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why Paul McCartney |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | Sweet And Innocent Donny Osmond of The Osmonds |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | Timothy The Buoys |
| 18 | 32 | 18 | 5 | Want Ads The Honey Cone |
| 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | We Can Work It Out Stevie Wonder |
| 20 | 14 | 10 | 13 | One Toke Over The Line Brewer And Shipley |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 8 | I Don't Blame You At All Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 16 | I Love You For All Seasons The Fuzz |
| 23 | 21 | 11 | 13 | Wild World Cat Stevens |
| 24 | 49 | 24 | 2 | It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 8 | Here Comes The Sun Richie Havens |
| 26 | 15 | 2 | 14 | She's A Lady Tom Jones |
| 27 | 41 | 27 | 24 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 28 | 47 | 28 | 12 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Helen Reddy |
| 29 | 18 | 1 | 15 | Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | Right On The Tip Of My Tongue Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 31 | 26 | 16 | 11 | No Love At All B.J. Thomas |
| 32 | 31 | 21 | 12 | Eighteen Alice Cooper |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 6 | Toast And Marmalade For Tea Tin Tin |
| 34 | 30 | 25 | 7 | I Play And Sing Dawn |
| 35 | 29 | 29 | 9 | Baby Let Me Kiss You King Floyd |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 10 | Woodstock Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 3 | Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley C Company Featuring Terry Nelson |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People The Chi-lites |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 8 | Me And My Arrow Nilsson |
| 40 | 36 | 36 | 9 | Don't Change On Me Ray Charles |
| 41 | 61 | 41 | 3 | Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1 Wilson Pickett |
| 42 | 34 | 34 | 8 | Friends Elton John |
| 43 | 66 | 43 | 2 | Reach Out I'll Be There Diana Ross |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 9 | Cool Aid Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists |
| 45 | 58 | 45 | 5 | Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 46 | 44 | 44 | 10 | Pushbike Song The Mixtures |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 8 | Booty Butt The Ray Charles Orchestra |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 3 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Yvonne Elliman |
| 49 | 42 | 42 | 8 | I Won't Mention It Again Ray Price |
| 50 | 90 | 50 | 2 | The Drum Bobby Sherman |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 52 | 48 | 48 | 9 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 8 | Melting Pot Booker T. & The MG's |
| 54 | 53 | 43 | 12 | Do Me Right Detroit Emeralds |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 4 | Albert Flasher/Broken The Guess Who |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 6 | 13 Questions Seatrain |
| 57 | 57 | 53 | 8 | I Think Of You Perry Como |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 9 | Bad Water The Raeletts |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 6 | Freedom Jimi Hendrix |
| 60 | 54 | 51 | 7 | Someone Who Cares Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | When You're Hot, You're Hot Jerry Reed |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 4 | We Were Always Sweethearts Boz Scaggs |
| 63 | 72 | 63 | 5 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 4 | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 4 | L.A. International Airport Susan Raye |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 2 | Feelin' Alright Grand Funk Railroad |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 4 | Gotta See Jane R. Dean Taylor |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 3 | Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On Edwin Starr |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | I'll Meet You Halfway The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 4 | Nevada Fighter Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | I Cried James Brown |
| 72 | 69 | 69 | 7 | C'mon Poco |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 9 | L.A. Goodbye The Ides Of March |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Oh, Singer Jeannie C. Riley |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | House At Pooh Corner Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 7 | The Animal Trainer And The Toad Mountain |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 2 | Reach Out Your Hand The Brotherhood Of Man |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | I'm Comin' Home Dave Edmunds |
| 79 | 86 | 79 | 3 | Ajax Liquor Store Hudson and Landry |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 4 | I'll Erase Away Your Pain Whatnauts |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 3 | Be Nice To Me Runt-Todd Rundgren |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 3 | Brownsville Joy Of Cooking |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Lowdown Chicago |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move Carole King |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 2 | A Mama And A Papa Ray Stevens |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 3 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Try Some, Buy Some Ronnie Spector |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Nathan Jones The Supremes |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | Jumpin' Jack Flash Johnny Winter |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Court Room Clarence Carter |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 5 | Can't Find The Time Rose Colored Glass |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Hot Love T. Rex |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) The Main Ingredient |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Funky Nassau-Part I The Beginning Of The End |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 3 | Red Eye Blues Red Eye |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | The Electronic Magnetism (That's Heavy, Baby) Solomon Burke |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Be Good To Me Baby Luther Ingram |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Sea Cruise Johnny Rivers |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | And I Love You So Bobby Goldsboro |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | There's So Much Love All Around Me The Three Degrees |
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