Billboard Hot 100 — October 9, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 9, 1971. "Maggie May/Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye at #62, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "What Are You Doing Sunday" by Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando, up 38 places from #89 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Maggie May/Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting July 17, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "If You Really Love Me" by Stevie Wonder (up from #12 to #9); "Sweet City Woman" by Stampeders (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Ko-Ko Joe" by Jerry Reed, down 10 places from #51 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I've Found Someone Of My Own" by The Free Movement, 19 weeks and counting (peak #17).
- Gone from the chart: "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Bee Gees after 15 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 13 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children Carpenters |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Joan Baez |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Yo-Yo The Osmonds |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Paul & Linda McCartney |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Sweet City Woman Stampeders |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 16 | Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 11 | Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | So Far Away/Smackwater Jack Carole King |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Stick-Up The Honey Cone |
| 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | I Woke Up In Love This Morning The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 8 | Trapped By A Thing Called Love Denise LaSalle |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Rain Dance The Guess Who |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Mac And Katie Kissoon |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 7 | Thin Line Between Love & Hate The Persuaders |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Make It Funky (Part 1) James Brown |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | The Story In Your Eyes The Moody Blues |
| 24 | 18 | 9 | 15 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 11 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Paul Stookey |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | 13 | I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 8 | Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 4 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 5 | Birds Of A Feather The Raiders |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 4 | Never My Love The 5th Dimension |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 8 | Stagger Lee Tommy Roe |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 9 | The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) The Dells |
| 33 | 26 | 15 | 13 | Won't Get Fooled Again The Who |
| 34 | 50 | 34 | 3 | Peace Train Cat Stevens |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 8 | Easy Loving Freddie Hart |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 5 | One Fine Morning Lighthouse |
| 37 | 29 | 28 | 14 | Saturday Morning Confusion Bobby Russell |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 5 | MacArthur Park (Part II) Four Tops |
| 39 | 31 | 31 | 9 | The Breakdown (Part I) Rufus Thomas |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 3 | Only You Know And I Know Delaney & Bonnie |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 6 | Women's Love Rights Laura Lee |
| 42 | 35 | 35 | 10 | All Day Music War |
| 43 | 36 | 36 | 13 | I Ain't Got Time Anymore The Glass Bottle |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 3 | I'm Comin' Home Tommy James |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 7 | A Natural Man Lou Rawls |
| 46 | 48 | 39 | 14 | K-Jee The Nite-Liters |
| 47 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Marianne Stephen Stills |
| 48 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Annabella Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 49 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Another Time, Another Place Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 8 | The Year That Clayton Delaney Died Tom T. Hall |
| 51 | 89 | 51 | 2 | What Are You Doing Sunday Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack Coven |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 4 | Charity Ball Fanny |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 4 | You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) The 8th Day |
| 55 | 55 | 45 | 11 | Where Evil Grows The Poppy Family |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 8 | Roll On The New Colony Six |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | Talk It Over In The Morning Anne Murray |
| 58 | 90 | 58 | 2 | Long Ago And Far Away James Taylor |
| 59 | 53 | 39 | 16 | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) The Stylistics |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Call My Name, I'll Be There Wilson Pickett |
| 61 | 51 | 51 | 6 | Ko-Ko Joe Jerry Reed |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye |
| 63 | 86 | 63 | 3 | I'd Love To Change The World Ten Years After |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 4 | It's A Cryin' Shame Gayle McCormick |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 4 | It's For You Springwell |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man Chicago |
| 67 | 81 | 67 | 2 | She's All I Got Freddie North |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 7 | Feel So Bad Ray Charles |
| 69 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Ghetto Woman B.B. King |
| 70 | 78 | 70 | 5 | Some Of Shelly's Blues Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 2 | Spill The Wine The Isley Brothers |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 5 | That's The Way A Woman Is Messengers |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Love The Lettermen |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 3 | I Don't Need No Doctor Humble Pie |
| 75 | 92 | 75 | 2 | You Brought The Joy Freda Payne |
| 76 | 98 | 76 | 2 | Freedom Comes, Freedom Goes The Fortunes |
| 77 | 74 | 74 | 5 | Pin The Tail On The Donkey The Newcomers |
| 78 | 73 | 73 | 6 | Military Madness Graham Nash |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Two Divided By Love The Grass Roots |
| 80 | 94 | 80 | 2 | Rub It In Layng Martine |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | It's Impossible The New Birth |
| 82 | 97 | 82 | 2 | Do I Love You Paul Anka |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Wild Night Van Morrison |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 5 | Handbags And Gladrags Chase |
| 85 | 85 | 49 | 13 | I Know I'm In Love Chee-Chee & Peppy |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 3 | You Send Me Ponderosa Twins + One |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Desiderata Les Crane |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 3 | Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming Bobby Byrd |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Midnight Man James Gang |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | It's Only Love Elvis Presley |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 3 | Your Move (I've Seen All Good People) Yes |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Mammy Blue Pop-Tops |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Everything's Alright Yvonne Elliman |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Walk Easy My Son Jerry Butler |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | I'm So Glad The Fuzz |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Valerie Cymarron |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Touch The Supremes |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Olena Don Nix |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Co-Co The Sweet |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Baby, I'm Yours Jody Miller |
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