Billboard Hot 100 — November 27, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 27, 1971. "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "American Pie (Parts I & II)" by Don McLean at #69, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "(I Know) I'm Losing You" by Rod Stewart With Faces, up 41 places from #79 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting October 16, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin (up from #15 to #9); "Desiderata" by Les Crane (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I've Found Someone Of My Own" by The Free Movement, down 23 places from #11 to #34.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I've Found Someone Of My Own" by The Free Movement, 26 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by Joan Baez after 15 weeks (peak #3); "Do You Know What I Mean" by Lee Michaels after 17 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 7 | Theme From Shaft Isaac Hayes |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Baby I'm - A Want You Bread |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Have You Seen Her The Chi-lites |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Imagine John Lennon Plastic Ono Band |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Got To Be There Michael Jackson |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Peace Train Cat Stevens |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | Rock Steady Aretha Franklin |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Desiderata Les Crane |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 20 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 12 | 25 | 12 | 7 | All I Ever Need Is You Sonny & Cher |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | Everybody's Everything Santana |
| 14 | 39 | 14 | 3 | An Old Fashioned Love Song Three Dog Night |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | 12 | Yo-Yo The Osmonds |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | Two Divided By Love The Grass Roots |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | Easy Loving Freddie Hart |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 4 | Cherish David Cassidy |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | A Natural Man Lou Rawls |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 7 | Respect Yourself The Staple Singers |
| 21 | 16 | 2 | 13 | Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children Carpenters |
| 22 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye |
| 23 | 47 | 23 | 3 | Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite Neil Diamond |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man Chicago |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 5 | Scorpio Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 11 | One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack Coven |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 7 | Where Did Our Love Go Donnie Elbert |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 4 | Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) The Temptations |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 7 | Theme From "Summer Of '42" Peter Nero |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 8 | Wild Night Van Morrison |
| 31 | 19 | 12 | 11 | Never My Love The 5th Dimension |
| 32 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Absolutely Right Five Man Electrical Band |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 5 | Brand New Key Melanie |
| 34 | 11 | 5 | 26 | I've Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 4 | You Are Everything The Stylistics |
| 36 | 34 | 24 | 12 | One Fine Morning Lighthouse |
| 37 | 20 | 11 | 19 | Tired Of Being Alone Al Green |
| 38 | 79 | 38 | 2 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rod Stewart With Faces |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 9 | She's All I Got Freddie North |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 | I'd Love To Change The World Ten Years After |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 5 | Till Tom Jones |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Love The Lettermen |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 3 | I'm A Greedy Man - Part I James Brown |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 11 | It's A Cryin' Shame Gayle McCormick |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 10 | Your Move (I've Seen All Good People) Yes |
| 46 | 35 | 20 | 10 | Only You Know And I Know Delaney & Bonnie |
| 47 | 37 | 28 | 11 | You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) The 8th Day |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 4 | Behind Blue Eyes The Who |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 5 | Grandma's Hands Bill Withers |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 4 | An American Trilogy Mickey Newbury |
| 51 | 74 | 51 | 2 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I The Honey Cone |
| 52 | 69 | 52 | 3 | Sunshine Jonathan Edwards |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 9 | Do I Love You Paul Anka |
| 54 | 49 | 39 | 9 | What Are You Doing Sunday Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 55 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself Bee Gees |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | Hallelujah Sweathog |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 8 | Mammy Blue Pop-Tops |
| 58 | 52 | 52 | 8 | It's Impossible The New Birth |
| 59 | 76 | 59 | 2 | Can I Get A Witness Lee Michaels |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 4 | Friends With You John Denver |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Let It Be Joan Baez |
| 62 | 60 | 60 | 7 | Jennifer Bobby Sherman |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 4 | I'm Still Waiting Diana Ross |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 2 | Satisfaction Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 65 | 88 | 65 | 2 | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' Charley Pride |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 3 | Ain't Nobody Home B.B. King |
| 67 | 86 | 67 | 4 | White Lies, Blue Eyes Bullet |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 6 | Gimme Some Lovin'-Pt. 1 Traffic, Etc. |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | American Pie (Parts I & II) Don McLean |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Hey Girl/I Knew You When Donny Osmond |
| 71 | 70 | 68 | 6 | My Part/Make It Funky (Part 3) James Brown |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | Long Ago Tomorrow B.J. Thomas |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 5 | Lisa, Listen To Me Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 6 | Dolly Dagger Jimi Hendrix |
| 75 | 72 | 71 | 6 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Clean Up Woman Betty Wright |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Hey Big Brother Rare Earth |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Nothing To Hide Tommy James |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 4 | For Ladies Only Steppenwolf |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Drowning In The Sea Of Love Joe Simon |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Me And Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 5 | Walk Right Up To The Sun The Delfonics |
| 83 | 99 | 83 | 2 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans Redbone |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 2 | Turn Your Radio On Ray Stevens |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | My Boy Richard Harris |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 4 | Tell Mama Savoy Brown |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) The Hillside Singers |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 4 | Fool Me Joe South |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 5 | Long Promised Road The Beach Boys |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | Pretty As You Feel Jefferson Airplane |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Truckin' Grateful Dead |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Help Me Make It Through The Night O.C. Smith |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Get Down Curtis Mayfield |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Sour Suite The Guess Who |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 2 | I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me) The Chi-lites |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Lookin' Back Bob Seger |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | You Keep Me Holding On Tyrone Davis |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Love Is Funny That Way Jackie Wilson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Tightrope Ride The Doors |
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