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