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