Billboard Hot 100 — July 17, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 17, 1971. "It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move" by Carole King held #1 for a 5th straight week, the last week of its run. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" by Creedence Clearwater Revival at #68, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" by Tom Clay, up 35 places from #84 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move" by Carole King — 5 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting May 8, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Draggin' The Line" by Tommy James (up from #14 to #8); "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees (up from #16 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones, down 18 places from #13 to #31.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" by The Raiders, 15 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Sweet And Innocent" by Donny Osmond of The Osmonds after 16 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 11 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move Carole King |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | You've Got A Friend James Taylor |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Rainy Days And Mondays Carpenters |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | Draggin' The Line Tommy James |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Bee Gees |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | She's Not Just Another Woman The 8th Day |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | 13 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | Sooner Or Later The Grass Roots |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | When You're Hot, You're Hot Jerry Reed |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Funky Nassau-Part I The Beginning Of The End |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again The Fortunes |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | I Don't Want To Do Wrong Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | Never Ending Song Of Love Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 7 | Bring The Boys Home Freda Payne |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Want Ads The Honey Cone |
| 21 | 33 | 21 | 8 | Signs Five Man Electrical Band |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | High Time We Went/Black-Eyed Blues Joe Cocker |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 4 | Beginnings/Colour My World Chicago |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 6 | Double Barrel Dave & Ansil Collins |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 9 | Get It On Chase |
| 26 | 46 | 26 | 3 | Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye |
| 27 | 49 | 27 | 3 | Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 5 | Love The One You're With The Isley Brothers |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 5 | Wild Horses The Rolling Stones |
| 31 | 13 | 1 | 12 | Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 6 | You've Got A Friend Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 6 | Rings Cymarron |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 5 | Summer Sand Dawn |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 4 | Moon Shadow Cat Stevens |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 7 | Chicago Graham Nash |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 8 | If Not For You Olivia Newton-John |
| 38 | 29 | 26 | 9 | Puppet Man/Resurrection Shuffle Tom Jones |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 7 | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) The Stylistics |
| 40 | 72 | 40 | 2 | Liar Three Dog Night |
| 41 | 35 | 35 | 6 | Escape-ism (Part 1) James Brown |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 5 | Resurrection Shuffle Ashton, Gardner & Dyke |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 13 | Ajax Liquor Store Hudson and Landry |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Change Partners Stephen Stills |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 8 | Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry) Sounds Of Sunshine |
| 46 | 75 | 46 | 2 | Maybe Tomorrow Jackson 5 |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 4 | Watching The River Flow Bob Dylan |
| 48 | 57 | 48 | 4 | She Didn't Do Magic/I'm The Only One Lobo |
| 49 | 84 | 49 | 2 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John Tom Clay |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 3 | Riders On The Storm The Doors |
| 51 | 69 | 51 | 4 | Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 5 | Hey! Love/Over And Over The Delfonics |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 3 | Mighty Clouds Of Joy B.J. Thomas |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 8 | Walk Away The James Gang |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 5 | Rainy Jane Davy Jones |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | I'm A Believer Neil Diamond |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 9 | Follow Me Mary Travers |
| 58 | 54 | 49 | 8 | I Know I'm In Love Chee-Chee & Peppy |
| 59 | 82 | 59 | 2 | I'm Leavin' Elvis Presley |
| 60 | 76 | 60 | 3 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 4 | He's So Fine Jody Miller |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Do You Know What Time It Is? P-Nut Gallery |
| 63 | 51 | 51 | 6 | You're The Reason Why The Ebonys |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 4 | I Love You Lady Dawn The Bells |
| 65 | 55 | 53 | 13 | House At Pooh Corner Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 3 | Crazy About The La La La Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 5 | Mozart Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K.550, 1st Movement Waldo De Los Rios |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 4 | The Last Time I Saw Her Glen Campbell |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 3 | In These Changing Times Four Tops |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Talking In Your Sleep Gordon Lightfoot |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 6 | I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing Dusk |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 4 | Deep Enough For Me Ocean |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 4 | When My Little Girl Is Smiling Steve Alaimo |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Mother Freedom Bread |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Won't Get Fooled Again The Who |
| 77 | 99 | 77 | 2 | Saturday Morning Confusion Bobby Russell |
| 78 | 86 | 78 | 3 | One-Way Ticket Tyrone Davis |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 3 | Hill Where The Lord Hides Chuck Mangione |
| 81 | 87 | 45 | 15 | Melting Pot Booker T. & The MG's |
| 82 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Suspicious Minds Dee Dee Warwick |
| 83 | 90 | 80 | 7 | Maggie Redbone |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 5 | Day By Day (Every Minute of The Hour) The Continental 4 |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | How Did We Lose It Baby Jerry Butler |
| 86 | NEW | 81 | 7 | Them Changes Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Indian Summer Audience |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers |
| 89 | 97 | 89 | 2 | Gonna Be Alright Now Gayle McCormick |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Ride With Me Steppenwolf |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 7 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | K-Jee The Nite-Liters |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | Love Is Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Ain't Got Time Anymore The Glass Bottle |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 4 | Love Me The Rascals |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | He's Gonna Step On You Again John Kongos |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | I Been Moved Andy Kim |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 99 | 93 | 93 | 4 | We're All Goin' Home Bobby Bloom |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Bright Lights, Big City Sonny James |
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