Billboard Hot 100 — August 7, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 7, 1971. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees climbed from #6 to take over the #1 spot from "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Stick-Up" by The Honey Cone at #68, which would go on to peak at #11. The biggest climber was "Spanish Harlem" by Aretha Franklin, up 40 places from #69 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting June 26, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Beginnings/Colour My World" by Chicago (up from #16 to #8); "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" by Carly Simon, down 15 places from #20 to #35.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" by The Raiders, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Rainy Days And Mondays" by Carpenters after 12 weeks (peak #2).
- Stories that mention this week: Six for Six: The Bee Gees' Unbroken Run at Number One, 1977-1979.
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 | 6 | 1 | 7 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Bee Gees |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | You've Got A Friend James Taylor |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Draggin' The Line Tommy James |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move Carole King |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | Beginnings/Colour My World Chicago |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John Tom Clay |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | Bring The Boys Home Freda Payne |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Never Ending Song Of Love Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Sooner Or Later The Grass Roots |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 11 | Signs Five Man Electrical Band |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 | Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 17 | 28 | 17 | 9 | Rings Cymarron |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 4 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 8 | Love The One You're With The Isley Brothers |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 5 | Liar Three Dog Night |
| 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again The Fortunes |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 9 | Double Barrel Dave & Ansil Collins |
| 23 | 36 | 23 | 6 | Riders On The Storm The Doors |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 5 | Maybe Tomorrow Jackson 5 |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 7 | Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | 18 | Treat Her Like A Lady Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 27 | 24 | 24 | 12 | Get It On Chase |
| 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | I Don't Want To Do Wrong Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 29 | 69 | 29 | 2 | Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 6 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | You've Got A Friend Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Moon Shadow Cat Stevens |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 11 | If Not For You Olivia Newton-John |
| 34 | 27 | 15 | 14 | Funky Nassau-Part I The Beginning Of The End |
| 35 | 20 | 10 | 17 | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon |
| 36 | 21 | 11 | 13 | She's Not Just Another Woman The 8th Day |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 4 | I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth |
| 38 | 33 | 33 | 8 | Summer Sand Dawn |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 4 | Won't Get Fooled Again The Who |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 8 | Resurrection Shuffle Ashton, Gardner & Dyke |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 7 | Watching The River Flow Bob Dylan |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 6 | Mighty Clouds Of Joy B.J. Thomas |
| 43 | 35 | 35 | 10 | Chicago Graham Nash |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 5 | I'm Leavin' Elvis Presley |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 4 | Mother Freedom Bread |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | She Didn't Do Magic/I'm The Only One Lobo |
| 47 | 39 | 39 | 11 | Love Means (You Never Have To Say You're Sorry) Sounds Of Sunshine |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 4 | Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers |
| 49 | 38 | 28 | 8 | Wild Horses The Rolling Stones |
| 50 | 67 | 50 | 3 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 51 | 73 | 51 | 3 | I Likes To Do It The People's Choice |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Rainy Jane Davy Jones |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 7 | He's So Fine Jody Miller |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 3 | It's Summer The Temptations |
| 55 | 88 | 55 | 2 | Go Down Gamblin' Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Crazy About The La La La Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 3 | Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 4 | Ride With Me Steppenwolf |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 9 | I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing Dusk |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 5 | Saturday Morning Confusion Bobby Russell |
| 61 | 51 | 51 | 7 | I'm A Believer Neil Diamond |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 10 | Maggie Redbone |
| 63 | 58 | 52 | 8 | Hey! Love/Over And Over The Delfonics |
| 64 | 78 | 64 | 3 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Mac And Katie Kissoon |
| 65 | 83 | 65 | 4 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 66 | 97 | 66 | 2 | Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels |
| 67 | 59 | 43 | 9 | Change Partners Stephen Stills |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Stick-Up The Honey Cone |
| 69 | 61 | 61 | 7 | The Last Time I Saw Her Glen Campbell |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 5 | He's Gonna Step On You Again John Kongos |
| 71 | 71 | 67 | 8 | Mozart Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K.550, 1st Movement Waldo De Los Rios |
| 72 | 87 | 72 | 2 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Paul Stookey |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | Come Back Home Bobby Goldsboro |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 2 | Where Evil Grows The Poppy Family |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 6 | One-Way Ticket Tyrone Davis |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | We Are Neighbors The Chi-lites |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 2 | Like An Open Door The Fuzz |
| 78 | 76 | 76 | 6 | Hill Where The Lord Hides Chuck Mangione |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 4 | Indian Summer Audience |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 3 | You're The One For Me Joe Simon |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | All Day Music War |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 4 | I Ain't Got Time Anymore The Glass Bottle |
| 83 | 86 | 83 | 10 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 5 | Gonna Be Alright Now Gayle McCormick |
| 85 | 98 | 85 | 5 | K-Jee The Nite-Liters |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | It's The Real Thing - Pt. I The Electric Express |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Take Me Girl, I'm Ready Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Story In Your Eyes The Moody Blues |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Top Forty Sha Na Na |
| 91 | NEW | 81 | 9 | Them Changes Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | It's About Time The Dillards |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Crazy Love Helen Reddy |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | We Got A Dream Ocean |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Love Me The Impressions |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Amanda Dionne Warwicke |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | You've Got To Earn It The Staple Singers |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love Clarence Carter |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Good Enough To Be Your Wife Jeannie C. Riley |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | California On My Mind Morning Mist |
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