Billboard Hot 100 — December 4, 1971
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 4, 1971. "Family Affair" by Sly & The Family Stone climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" by The New Seekers at #61, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "Hey Girl/I Knew You When" by Donny Osmond, up 38 places from #70 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Family Affair" by Sly & The Family Stone — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting November 6, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "An Old Fashioned Love Song" by Three Dog Night (up from #14 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children" by Carpenters, down 68 places from #21 to #89.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Maggie May/Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "I've Found Someone Of My Own" by The Free Movement after 26 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Theme From Shaft Isaac Hayes |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Baby I'm - A Want You Bread |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Have You Seen Her The Chi-lites |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Got To Be There Michael Jackson |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | An Old Fashioned Love Song Three Dog Night |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Desiderata Les Crane |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Rock Steady Aretha Franklin |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Imagine John Lennon Plastic Ono Band |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | All I Ever Need Is You Sonny & Cher |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Everybody's Everything Santana |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | Cherish David Cassidy |
| 14 | 8 | 7 | 11 | Peace Train Cat Stevens |
| 15 | 33 | 15 | 6 | Brand New Key Melanie |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Two Divided By Love The Grass Roots |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | A Natural Man Lou Rawls |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Respect Yourself The Staple Singers |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 4 | Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite Neil Diamond |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 6 | Scorpio Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | Easy Loving Freddie Hart |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 8 | Where Did Our Love Go Donnie Elbert |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | 21 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe Rod Stewart |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 8 | Theme From "Summer Of '42" Peter Nero |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 5 | Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) The Temptations |
| 26 | 15 | 3 | 13 | Yo-Yo The Osmonds |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 5 | You Are Everything The Stylistics |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | Wild Night Van Morrison |
| 29 | 22 | 9 | 9 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye |
| 30 | 26 | 26 | 12 | One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack Coven |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 3 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Rod Stewart With Faces |
| 32 | 70 | 32 | 2 | Hey Girl/I Knew You When Donny Osmond |
| 33 | 24 | 24 | 9 | Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man Chicago |
| 34 | 69 | 34 | 2 | American Pie (Parts I & II) Don McLean |
| 35 | 32 | 26 | 8 | Absolutely Right Five Man Electrical Band |
| 36 | 52 | 36 | 4 | Sunshine Jonathan Edwards |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 5 | An American Trilogy Mickey Newbury |
| 38 | 48 | 38 | 5 | Behind Blue Eyes The Who |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 4 | I'm A Greedy Man - Part I James Brown |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 11 | Your Move (I've Seen All Good People) Yes |
| 41 | 39 | 39 | 10 | She's All I Got Freddie North |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 6 | Grandma's Hands Bill Withers |
| 43 | 80 | 43 | 2 | Drowning In The Sea Of Love Joe Simon |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 3 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I The Honey Cone |
| 45 | 59 | 45 | 3 | Can I Get A Witness Lee Michaels |
| 46 | 41 | 41 | 6 | Till Tom Jones |
| 47 | 40 | 40 | 11 | I'd Love To Change The World Ten Years After |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 4 | Hallelujah Sweathog |
| 49 | 42 | 42 | 9 | Love The Lettermen |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 5 | Friends With You John Denver |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 4 | Let It Be Joan Baez |
| 52 | 87 | 52 | 2 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) The Hillside Singers |
| 53 | 78 | 53 | 2 | Nothing To Hide Tommy James |
| 54 | 67 | 54 | 5 | White Lies, Blue Eyes Bullet |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' Charley Pride |
| 56 | 53 | 53 | 10 | Do I Love You Paul Anka |
| 57 | 76 | 57 | 2 | Clean Up Woman Betty Wright |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 3 | Satisfaction Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 59 | 44 | 44 | 12 | It's A Cryin' Shame Gayle McCormick |
| 60 | 77 | 60 | 2 | Hey Big Brother Rare Earth |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) The New Seekers |
| 62 | 58 | 52 | 9 | It's Impossible The New Birth |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 4 | Ain't Nobody Home B.B. King |
| 64 | 55 | 53 | 7 | Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself Bee Gees |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 5 | Long Ago Tomorrow B.J. Thomas |
| 66 | 57 | 57 | 9 | Mammy Blue Pop-Tops |
| 67 | 63 | 63 | 5 | I'm Still Waiting Diana Ross |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Let's Stay Together Al Green |
| 69 | 90 | 69 | 3 | Pretty As You Feel Jefferson Airplane |
| 70 | 83 | 70 | 3 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans Redbone |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 5 | For Ladies Only Steppenwolf |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 3 | My Boy Richard Harris |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 2 | Me And Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Day After Day Badfinger |
| 75 | 94 | 75 | 2 | Sour Suite The Guess Who |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 3 | Turn Your Radio On Ray Stevens |
| 77 | 74 | 74 | 7 | Dolly Dagger Jimi Hendrix |
| 78 | 68 | 68 | 7 | Gimme Some Lovin'-Pt. 1 Traffic, Etc. |
| 79 | 73 | 73 | 6 | Lisa, Listen To Me Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 5 | Fool Me Joe South |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 6 | Walk Right Up To The Sun The Delfonics |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Lay Lady Lay The Isley Brothers |
| 83 | 100 | 83 | 2 | Tightrope Ride The Doors |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 5 | Tell Mama Savoy Brown |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | Truckin' Grateful Dead |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Once You Understand Think |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Looking For A Love The J. Geils Band |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Carolyn Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 89 | 21 | 2 | 14 | Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children Carpenters |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | No Sad Song Helen Reddy |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 4 | Help Me Make It Through The Night O.C. Smith |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 4 | Get Down Curtis Mayfield |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | George Jackson Bob Dylan |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 3 | You Keep Me Holding On Tyrone Davis |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 3 | I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me) The Chi-lites |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Girl Who Loved Me When The Glass Bottle featuring Gary Criss |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Love Is Funny That Way Jackie Wilson |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Devil You Stampeders |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Daisy Mae Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
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