Billboard Hot 100 — September 11, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 11, 1971. "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Paul & Linda McCartney, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse at #75, which would go on to peak at #24. The biggest climber was "Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children" by Carpenters, up 32 places from #49 to #17.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting August 7, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Maggie May/Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart (up from #19 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Mother Freedom" by Bread, down 17 places from #50 to #67.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, 21 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" by The Raiders after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Draggin' The Line" by Tommy James after 13 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 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Paul & Linda McCartney |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Bee Gees |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 | Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | Signs Five Man Electrical Band |
| 10 | 19 | 10 | 9 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Joan Baez |
| 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Liar Three Dog Night |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 6 | Stick-Up The Honey Cone |
| 15 | 13 | 4 | 11 | Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 9 | Won't Get Fooled Again The Who |
| 17 | 49 | 17 | 2 | Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children Carpenters |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 5 | I Woke Up In Love This Morning The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 19 | 15 | 7 | 12 | Beginnings/Colour My World Chicago |
| 20 | 34 | 20 | 7 | Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | 16 | Mr. Big Stuff Jean Knight |
| 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 5 | Bangla-Desh/Deep Blue George Harrison |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 25 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Riders On The Storm The Doors |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | The Story In Your Eyes The Moody Blues |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 8 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Mac And Katie Kissoon |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | 5 | If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder |
| 29 | 25 | 25 | 16 | If Not For You Olivia Newton-John |
| 30 | 56 | 30 | 3 | Make It Funky (Part 1) James Brown |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 10 | Saturday Morning Confusion Bobby Russell |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 3 | So Far Away/Smackwater Jack Carole King |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 5 | Rain Dance The Guess Who |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 7 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Paul Stookey |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 5 | Sweet City Woman Stampeders |
| 36 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Go Down Gamblin' Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 37 | 23 | 15 | 11 | Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) James Brown |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 8 | I Likes To Do It The People's Choice |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 10 | K-Jee The Nite-Liters |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | Surrender Diana Ross |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 9 | I Ain't Got Time Anymore The Glass Bottle |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 6 | All Day Music War |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | The Breakdown (Part I) Rufus Thomas |
| 44 | 58 | 44 | 15 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 15 | Maggie Redbone |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 4 | Marianne Stephen Stills |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 5 | The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) The Dells |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 7 | Where Evil Grows The Poppy Family |
| 49 | 62 | 39 | 12 | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) The Stylistics |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 6 | Take Me Girl, I'm Ready Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 4 | Easy Loving Freddie Hart |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 4 | Stagger Lee Tommy Roe |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 6 | Crazy Love Helen Reddy |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 4 | Waiting At The Bus Stop Bobby Sherman |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 4 | Another Time, Another Place Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 3 | Call My Name, I'll Be There Wilson Pickett |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | Thin Line Between Love & Hate The Persuaders |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 4 | Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 4 | Trapped By A Thing Called Love Denise LaSalle |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 3 | Annabella Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Gimme Shelter Grand Funk Railroad |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 2 | Ko-Ko Joe Jerry Reed |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Is That The Way Tin Tin |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 14 | Them Changes Buddy Miles & The Freedom Express |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 4 | How Can I Unlove You Lynn Anderson |
| 66 | 89 | 66 | 3 | Hijackin' Love Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher) |
| 67 | 50 | 37 | 9 | Mother Freedom Bread |
| 68 | 77 | 68 | 3 | A Natural Man Lou Rawls |
| 69 | 59 | 40 | 8 | Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 5 | I'd Rather Be Sorry Ray Price |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 3 | Think His Name Johnny Rivers |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 2 | California Kid And Reemo Lobo |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 4 | Roll On The New Colony Six |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 4 | Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll John Baldry |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | One Fine Morning Lighthouse |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Talk It Over In The Morning Anne Murray |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 3 | All My Trials Ray Stevens |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | MacArthur Park (Part II) Four Tops |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Ghetto Woman B.B. King |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Get It While You Can Janis Joplin |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Birds Of A Feather The Raiders |
| 82 | 97 | 82 | 2 | Military Madness Graham Nash |
| 83 | 82 | 82 | 4 | A Song For You Andy Williams |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 2 | He'd Rather Have The Rain Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Yo-Yo The Osmonds |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 3 | Feel So Bad Ray Charles |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Pin The Tail On The Donkey The Newcomers |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 4 | The Year That Clayton Delaney Died Tom T. Hall |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 2 | Women's Love Rights Laura Lee |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Some Of Shelly's Blues Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 91 | NEW | 49 | 9 | I Know I'm In Love Chee-Chee & Peppy |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | A Long Time, A Long Way To Go Runt-Todd Rundgren |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | That's The Way A Woman Is Messengers |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | Desdemona The Searchers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Handbags And Gladrags Chase |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Can You Get To That Funkadelic |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 3 | A Part Of You Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Solo Billie Sans |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Summer Side Of Life Gordon Lightfoot |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Black Seeds Keep On Growing The Main Ingredient |
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