Billboard Hot 100 — November 20, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 20, 1971. "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I" by The Honey Cone at #74, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "An Old Fashioned Love Song" by Three Dog Night, up 38 places from #77 to #39.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting October 16, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Baby I'm - A Want You" by Bread (up from #11 to #4); "Family Affair" by Sly & The Family Stone (up from #21 to #8); "Got To Be There" by Michael Jackson (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Only You Know And I Know" by Delaney & Bonnie, down 15 places from #20 to #35.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I've Found Someone Of My Own" by The Free Movement, 25 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Sweet City Woman" by Stampeders after 14 weeks (peak #8); "If You Really Love Me" by Stevie Wonder after 14 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Theme From Shaft Isaac Hayes |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Imagine John Lennon Plastic Ono Band |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | Baby I'm - A Want You Bread |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Have You Seen Her The Chi-lites |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Peace Train Cat Stevens |
| 8 | 21 | 8 | 3 | Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | Got To Be There Michael Jackson |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Yo-Yo The Osmonds |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | Desiderata Les Crane |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | Everybody's Everything Santana |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 4 | Rock Steady Aretha Franklin |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children Carpenters |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | Easy Loving Freddie Hart |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 7 | Two Divided By Love The Grass Roots |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Never My Love The 5th Dimension |
| 20 | 17 | 11 | 18 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 13 | A Natural Man Lou Rawls |
| 22 | 14 | 6 | 17 | Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 6 | Respect Yourself The Staple Singers |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 7 | Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man Chicago |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 6 | All I Ever Need Is You Sonny & Cher |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | Absolutely Right Five Man Electrical Band |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 10 | One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack Coven |
| 28 | 19 | 3 | 15 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Joan Baez |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 3 | Cherish David Cassidy |
| 30 | 51 | 30 | 6 | Where Did Our Love Go Donnie Elbert |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 6 | Theme From "Summer Of '42" Peter Nero |
| 32 | 67 | 32 | 3 | Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) The Temptations |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 4 | Scorpio Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 34 | 24 | 24 | 11 | One Fine Morning Lighthouse |
| 35 | 20 | 20 | 9 | Only You Know And I Know Delaney & Bonnie |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 7 | Wild Night Van Morrison |
| 37 | 28 | 28 | 10 | You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) The 8th Day |
| 38 | 35 | 13 | 14 | Trapped By A Thing Called Love Denise LaSalle |
| 39 | 77 | 39 | 2 | An Old Fashioned Love Song Three Dog Night |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 9 | I'd Love To Change The World Ten Years After |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 8 | She's All I Got Freddie North |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 7 | Love The Lettermen |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 3 | You Are Everything The Stylistics |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 10 | It's A Cryin' Shame Gayle McCormick |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 4 | Till Tom Jones |
| 46 | 36 | 31 | 8 | Long Ago And Far Away James Taylor |
| 47 | 76 | 47 | 2 | Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite Neil Diamond |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 2 | I'm A Greedy Man - Part I James Brown |
| 49 | 39 | 39 | 8 | What Are You Doing Sunday Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 50 | 46 | 40 | 10 | Charity Ball Fanny |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 9 | Your Move (I've Seen All Good People) Yes |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 7 | It's Impossible The New Birth |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 5 | Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself Bee Gees |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 4 | Brand New Key Melanie |
| 55 | 69 | 55 | 4 | Grandma's Hands Bill Withers |
| 56 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Bless You Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 7 | Mammy Blue Pop-Tops |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 8 | Do I Love You Paul Anka |
| 59 | 57 | 52 | 8 | You Brought The Joy Freda Payne |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 6 | Jennifer Bobby Sherman |
| 61 | 89 | 61 | 3 | Behind Blue Eyes The Who |
| 62 | 75 | 62 | 3 | An American Trilogy Mickey Newbury |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 3 | I'm Still Waiting Diana Ross |
| 64 | 60 | 60 | 10 | It's For You Springwell |
| 65 | 82 | 65 | 3 | Friends With You John Denver |
| 66 | 100 | 66 | 2 | Hallelujah Sweathog |
| 67 | 65 | 65 | 8 | Rub It In Layng Martine |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 5 | Gimme Some Lovin'-Pt. 1 Traffic, Etc. |
| 69 | 90 | 69 | 2 | Sunshine Jonathan Edwards |
| 70 | 68 | 68 | 5 | My Part/Make It Funky (Part 3) James Brown |
| 71 | 99 | 71 | 2 | Let It Be Joan Baez |
| 72 | 71 | 71 | 5 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 73 | 87 | 73 | 2 | Ain't Nobody Home B.B. King |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I The Honey Cone |
| 75 | 72 | 72 | 6 | Life Is A Carnival The Band |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Can I Get A Witness Lee Michaels |
| 77 | 70 | 70 | 8 | I Like What You Give Nolan |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 4 | Lisa, Listen To Me Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rod Stewart With Faces |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 5 | Dolly Dagger Jimi Hendrix |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | Long Ago Tomorrow B.J. Thomas |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 4 | Walk Right Up To The Sun The Delfonics |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | For Ladies Only Steppenwolf |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Satisfaction Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 85 | 81 | 81 | 5 | I Say A Little Prayer/By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell/Anne Murray |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | White Lies, Blue Eyes Bullet |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 3 | Tell Mama Savoy Brown |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' Charley Pride |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 4 | Long Promised Road The Beach Boys |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | My Boy Richard Harris |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Turn Your Radio On Ray Stevens |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 4 | I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) The Intruders |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Help Me Make It Through The Night O.C. Smith |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Fool Me Joe South |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 2 | Get Down Curtis Mayfield |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | Show Me How The Emotions |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | You Keep Me Holding On Tyrone Davis |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Lookin' Back Bob Seger |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans Redbone |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Pretty As You Feel Jefferson Airplane |
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