Billboard Hot 100 — July 31, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 31, 1971. "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" by The Raiders. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Spanish Harlem" by Aretha Franklin at #69, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Where You Lead" by Barbra Streisand, up 22 places from #90 to #68.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting June 5, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" by Tom Clay (up from #26 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Change Partners" by Stephen Stills, down 16 places from #43 to #59.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" by The Raiders, 17 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Want Ads" by The Honey Cone after 16 weeks (peak #1); "When You're Hot, You're Hot" by Jerry Reed after 12 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 9 | You've Got A Friend James Taylor |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move Carole King |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Draggin' The Line Tommy James |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Bee Gees |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Sooner Or Later The Grass Roots |
| 10 | 26 | 10 | 4 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John Tom Clay |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 17 | Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Never Ending Song Of Love Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 9 | Bring The Boys Home Freda Payne |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again The Fortunes |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 6 | Beginnings/Colour My World Chicago |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | I Don't Want To Do Wrong Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 5 | Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 10 | Signs Five Man Electrical Band |
| 20 | 12 | 10 | 16 | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon |
| 21 | 14 | 11 | 12 | She's Not Just Another Woman The 8th Day |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 7 | Love The One You're With The Isley Brothers |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | Double Barrel Dave & Ansil Collins |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 11 | Get It On Chase |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | Rainy Days And Mondays Carpenters |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 4 | Liar Three Dog Night |
| 27 | 27 | 15 | 13 | Funky Nassau-Part I The Beginning Of The End |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 8 | Rings Cymarron |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 3 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 30 | 42 | 30 | 4 | Maybe Tomorrow Jackson 5 |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 8 | You've Got A Friend Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 6 | Moon Shadow Cat Stevens |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 7 | Summer Sand Dawn |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 10 | If Not For You Olivia Newton-John |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Chicago Graham Nash |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 5 | Riders On The Storm The Doors |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 6 | Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth |
| 38 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Wild Horses The Rolling Stones |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 10 | Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry) Sounds Of Sunshine |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Resurrection Shuffle Ashton, Gardner & Dyke |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 6 | Watching The River Flow Bob Dylan |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 5 | Mighty Clouds Of Joy B.J. Thomas |
| 44 | 30 | 22 | 11 | High Time We Went/Black-Eyed Blues Joe Cocker |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 4 | I'm Leavin' Elvis Presley |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 6 | She Didn't Do Magic/I'm The Only One Lobo |
| 47 | 66 | 47 | 3 | I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 3 | Mother Freedom Bread |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 3 | Won't Get Fooled Again The Who |
| 50 | 47 | 26 | 11 | Puppet Man/Resurrection Shuffle Tom Jones |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | I'm A Believer Neil Diamond |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 7 | Rainy Jane Davy Jones |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 6 | He's So Fine Jody Miller |
| 54 | 49 | 39 | 9 | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) The Stylistics |
| 55 | 74 | 55 | 3 | Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 5 | Crazy About The La La La Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 2 | It's Summer The Temptations |
| 58 | 58 | 52 | 7 | Hey! Love/Over And Over The Delfonics |
| 59 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Change Partners Stephen Stills |
| 60 | 51 | 51 | 10 | Walk Away The James Gang |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | The Last Time I Saw Her Glen Campbell |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 8 | I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing Dusk |
| 63 | 56 | 56 | 11 | Follow Me Mary Travers |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | Saturday Morning Confusion Bobby Russell |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 9 | Maggie Redbone |
| 66 | 64 | 64 | 7 | Talking In Your Sleep Gordon Lightfoot |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 2 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Ride With Me Steppenwolf |
| 71 | 67 | 67 | 7 | Mozart Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K.550, 1st Movement Waldo De Los Rios |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 6 | When My Little Girl Is Smiling Steve Alaimo |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 2 | I Likes To Do It The People's Choice |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 4 | He's Gonna Step On You Again John Kongos |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 5 | One-Way Ticket Tyrone Davis |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 5 | Hill Where The Lord Hides Chuck Mangione |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Where Evil Grows The Poppy Family |
| 78 | 100 | 78 | 2 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Mac And Katie Kissoon |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Come Back Home Bobby Goldsboro |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 3 | Indian Summer Audience |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 2 | We Are Neighbors The Chi-lites |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Like An Open Door The Fuzz |
| 83 | 91 | 83 | 3 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 4 | Gonna Be Alright Now Gayle McCormick |
| 85 | 94 | 85 | 3 | I Ain't Got Time Anymore The Glass Bottle |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 9 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Paul Stookey |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Go Down Gamblin' Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 2 | You're The One For Me Joe Simon |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | It's The Real Thing - Pt. I The Electric Express |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 3 | Bright Lights, Big City Sonny James |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | It's About Time The Dillards |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 5 | Love Is Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 2 | When You Get Right Down To It Ronnie Dyson |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Love Me The Impressions |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Mare, Take Me Home Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels |
| 98 | NEW | 92 | 4 | K-Jee The Nite-Liters |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | You've Got To Earn It The Staple Singers |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Good Enough To Be Your Wife Jeannie C. Riley |
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