Billboard Hot 100 — August 28, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 28, 1971. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Make It Funky (Part 1)" by James Brown at #65, which would go on to peak at #22. The biggest climber was "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" by Denise LaSalle, up 22 places from #99 to #77.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting June 26, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by The Undisputed Truth (up from #12 to #8); "Spanish Harlem" by Aretha Franklin (up from #14 to #9); "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond (up from #24 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I'm Leavin'" by Elvis Presley, down 27 places from #36 to #63.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" by The Raiders, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't Pull Your Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds after 14 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 10 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Bee Gees |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | Signs Five Man Electrical Band |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | Liar Three Dog Night |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin |
| 10 | 24 | 10 | 4 | Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Beginnings/Colour My World Chicago |
| 12 | 21 | 12 | 3 | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Paul & Linda McCartney |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | 7 | Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 13 | You've Got A Friend James Taylor |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | Riders On The Storm The Doors |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 9 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | 12 | Draggin' The Line Tommy James |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 7 | I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | 21 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders |
| 20 | 17 | 8 | 8 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John Tom Clay |
| 21 | 13 | 1 | 17 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move Carole King |
| 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 7 | Won't Get Fooled Again The Who |
| 24 | 18 | 13 | 15 | Never Ending Song Of Love Delaney & Bonnie & Friends |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 3 | I Woke Up In Love This Morning The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 14 | If Not For You Olivia Newton-John |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 4 | Stick-Up The Honey Cone |
| 28 | 25 | 12 | 13 | Bring The Boys Home Freda Payne |
| 29 | 26 | 17 | 12 | Rings Cymarron |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | 8 | Maybe Tomorrow Jackson 5 |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 3 | Bangla-Desh/Deep Blue George Harrison |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 5 | Go Down Gamblin' Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 3 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Joan Baez |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Mighty Clouds Of Joy B.J. Thomas |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 7 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 37 | 28 | 18 | 11 | Love The One You're With The Isley Brothers |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 8 | Saturday Morning Confusion Bobby Russell |
| 39 | 29 | 29 | 12 | You've Got A Friend Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 6 | Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 4 | The Story In Your Eyes The Moody Blues |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | I Likes To Do It The People's Choice |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Paul Stookey |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 6 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Mac And Katie Kissoon |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 5 | Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels |
| 46 | 37 | 37 | 7 | Mother Freedom Bread |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 13 | Maggie Redbone |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 4 | All Day Music War |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 3 | Rain Dance The Guess Who |
| 51 | 32 | 30 | 10 | Moon Shadow Cat Stevens |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Ride With Me Steppenwolf |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 8 | K-Jee The Nite-Liters |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 3 | Surrender Diana Ross |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 5 | Where Evil Grows The Poppy Family |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 4 | Take Me Girl, I'm Ready Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 7 | I Ain't Got Time Anymore The Glass Bottle |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 2 | Marianne Stephen Stills |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 2 | Waiting At The Bus Stop Bobby Sherman |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 3 | The Breakdown (Part I) Rufus Thomas |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 3 | Sweet City Woman Stampeders |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 4 | Crazy Love Helen Reddy |
| 63 | 36 | 36 | 8 | I'm Leavin' Elvis Presley |
| 64 | 53 | 53 | 12 | I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing Dusk |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Make It Funky (Part 1) James Brown |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 2 | Stagger Lee Tommy Roe |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 13 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 12 | Them Changes Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express |
| 69 | 51 | 51 | 6 | It's Summer The Temptations |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 3 | The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) The Dells |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | So Far Away/Smackwater Jack Carole King |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 2 | Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson |
| 73 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Come Back Home Bobby Goldsboro |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Annabella Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Call My Name, I'll Be There Wilson Pickett |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 2 | Another Time, Another Place Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 77 | 99 | 77 | 2 | Trapped By A Thing Called Love Denise LaSalle |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 2 | Easy Loving Freddie Hart |
| 79 | NEW | 39 | 10 | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) The Stylistics |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 2 | How Can I Unlove You Lynn Anderson |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Gimme Shelter Grand Funk Railroad |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 4 | We Got A Dream Ocean |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Amanda Dionne Warwicke |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 4 | Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love Clarence Carter |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 2 | Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll John Baldry |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | A Natural Man Lou Rawls |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Is That The Way Tin Tin |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 2 | A Song For You Andy Williams |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 3 | I'd Rather Be Sorry Ray Price |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | All My Trials Ray Stevens |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 3 | Wear This Ring (With Love) Detroit Emeralds |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | The Year That Clayton Delaney Died Tom T. Hall |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Think His Name Johnny Rivers |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | I'm Just Me Charley Pride |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 2 | Roll On The New Colony Six |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Thin Line Between Love & Hate The Persuaders |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Hijackin' Love Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher) |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Lucky Me Moments |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Feel So Bad Ray Charles |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | A Part Of You Brenda & The Tabulations |
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