Billboard Hot 100 — May 29, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 29, 1971. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night, which had held it for 6 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Walk Away" by The James Gang at #89, which would go on to peak at #51. The biggest climber was "Puppet Man/Resurrection Shuffle" by Tom Jones, up 31 places from #88 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting May 1, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Sweet And Innocent" by Donny Osmond of The Osmonds (up from #13 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon" by Neil Diamond, down 27 places from #14 to #41.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Superstar" by Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers, 27 weeks and counting (peak #14).
- Gone from the chart: "Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why" by Paul McCartney after 12 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 5 | Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Joy To The World Three Dog Night |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Never Can Say Goodbye Jackson 5 |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Want Ads The Honey Cone |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Put Your Hand In The Hand Ocean |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me Aretha Franklin |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 | Sweet And Innocent Donny Osmond of The Osmonds |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Lobo |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) Daddy Dewdrop |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | 3 | Rainy Days And Mondays Carpenters |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Love Her Madly The Doors |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | 10 | If Bread |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 27 | Superstar Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Helen Reddy |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | Here Comes The Sun Richie Havens |
| 17 | 12 | 7 | 13 | Stay Awhile The Bells |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 4 | I'll Meet You Halfway The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 9 | Toast And Marmalade For Tea Tin Tin |
| 21 | 38 | 21 | 4 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move Carole King |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 6 | Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1 Wilson Pickett |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Woodstock Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | Right On The Tip Of My Tongue Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 25 | 22 | 18 | 11 | I Don't Blame You At All Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 8 | (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People The Chi-lites |
| 27 | 40 | 27 | 4 | Nathan Jones The Supremes |
| 28 | 21 | 21 | 19 | I Love You For All Seasons The Fuzz |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 5 | Reach Out I'll Be There Diana Ross |
| 30 | 19 | 17 | 16 | Timothy The Buoys |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 5 | The Drum Bobby Sherman |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 4 | When You're Hot, You're Hot Jerry Reed |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | Cool Aid Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 11 | Me And My Arrow Nilsson |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 6 | I Don't Know How To Love Him Yvonne Elliman |
| 36 | 18 | 2 | 15 | What's Going On Marvin Gaye |
| 37 | 31 | 11 | 9 | Power To The People John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 8 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 39 | 53 | 39 | 3 | Double Lovin' The Osmonds |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 4 | Lowdown Chicago |
| 41 | 14 | 4 | 10 | I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon Neil Diamond |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | Albert Flasher/Broken The Guess Who |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 7 | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 4 | Funky Nassau-Part I The Beginning Of The End |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 3 | She's Not Just Another Woman The 8th Day |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 3 | Cry Baby Janis Joplin |
| 47 | 36 | 36 | 11 | Booty Butt The Ray Charles Orchestra |
| 48 | 54 | 42 | 11 | I Won't Mention It Again Ray Price |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 9 | 13 Questions Seatrain |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 4 | I Cried James Brown |
| 51 | 65 | 51 | 3 | Never Can Say Goodbye Isaac Hayes |
| 52 | 45 | 45 | 11 | Melting Pot Booker T. & The MG's |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 6 | Ajax Liquor Store Hudson and Landry |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 5 | Feelin' Alright Grand Funk Railroad |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 7 | L.A. International Airport Susan Raye |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 6 | House At Pooh Corner Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 57 | 88 | 57 | 2 | Puppet Man/Resurrection Shuffle Tom Jones |
| 58 | 79 | 58 | 2 | High Time We Went/Black-Eyed Blues Joe Cocker |
| 59 | 74 | 59 | 4 | Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) The Main Ingredient |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 3 | Life/Only Believe Elvis Presley |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 4 | The Court Room Clarence Carter |
| 62 | 82 | 62 | 2 | Light Sings The 5th Dimension |
| 63 | 56 | 51 | 10 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 64 | 87 | 64 | 3 | Tarkio Road Brewer And Shipley |
| 65 | 60 | 48 | 12 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 6 | Brownsville Joy Of Cooking |
| 67 | 67 | 58 | 12 | Bad Water The Raeletts |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 3 | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again The Fortunes |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 3 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Joe Simon |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 6 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 71 | 72 | 71 | 7 | I'll Erase Away Your Pain Whatnauts |
| 72 | 90 | 72 | 2 | Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 73 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On Edwin Starr |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 8 | Can't Find The Time Rose Colored Glass |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | You're My Man Lynn Anderson |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 3 | Your Love (Means Everything to Me) Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 4 | Try Some, Buy Some Ronnie Spector |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 6 | Red Eye Blues Red Eye |
| 79 | 98 | 79 | 2 | What You See Is What You Get Stoney & Meatloaf |
| 80 | 97 | 80 | 3 | Wholesale Love Buddy Miles |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 3 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo Ike & Tina Turner |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 4 | Hot Love T. Rex |
| 83 | 96 | 83 | 2 | Get It On Chase |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 4 | Sea Cruise Johnny Rivers |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 3 | Flim Flam Man Barbra Streisand |
| 86 | 93 | 86 | 4 | And I Love You So Bobby Goldsboro |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 2 | Never Ending Song Of Love Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 88 | 95 | 88 | 2 | Follow Me Mary Travers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Walk Away The James Gang |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | It's So Hard For Me To Say Good-Bye Eddie Kendricks |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | I Don't Wanna Lose You Johnnie Taylor |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | I Know I'm In Love Chee-Chee & Peppy |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Your Love Is So Doggone Good The Whispers |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 3 | California Earthquake Norman Greenbaum |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Signs Five Man Electrical Band |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | If Not For You Olivia Newton-John |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Love's Made A Fool Of You Cochise |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry) Sounds Of Sunshine |
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