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