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