Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 21, 1971

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY ALBUM AND TRACK SALES AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA FROM ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE.

see charts legends

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bee Gees

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

Foo Fighters Give Westboro Baptist Church a Drive-By Lesson in Disco Love

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 21, 1971

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
  Bee Gees
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

2
- Mr. Big Stuff
  Jean Knight
- 2
- 2
- 13
- - 2
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

3
- Take Me Home, Country Roads
  John Denver
- 3
- 3
- 18
- - 3
  - 3
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

4
- Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)
  Marvin Gaye
- 9
- 4
- 8
- - 9
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

5
- You've Got A Friend
  James Taylor
- 5
- 1
- 12
- - 5
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

6
- Sweet Hitch-Hiker
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 15
- 6
- 6
- - 15
  - 6
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

7
- Beginnings/Colour My World
  Chicago
- 7
- 7
- 9
- - 7
  - 7
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

8
- Signs
  Five Man Electrical Band
- 10
- 8
- 13
- - 10
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lionel

9
- Draggin' The Line
  Tommy James
- 4
- 4
- 11
- - 4
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

10
- Liar
  Three Dog Night
- 14
- 10
- 7
- - 14
  - 10
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

11
- Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)
  The Raiders
- 6
- 1
- 20
- - 6
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

12
- Smiling Faces Sometimes
  The Undisputed Truth
- 21
- 12
- 9
- - 21
  - 12
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

13
- It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move
  Carole King
- 11
- 1
- 16
- - 11
  - 1
  - 16

14
- Spanish Harlem
  Aretha Franklin
- 19
- 14
- 4
- - 19
  - 14
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

15
- Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1)
  James Brown
- 16
- 15
- 8
- - 16
  - 15
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

People

16
- Riders On The Storm
  The Doors
- 20
- 16
- 8
- - 20
  - 16
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

17
- What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John
  Tom Clay
- 8
- 8
- 7
- - 8
  - 8
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mowest

18
- Never Ending Song Of Love
  Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
- 13
- 13
- 14
- - 13
  - 13
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

19
- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
  The Dramatics
- 25
- 19
- 8
- - 25
  - 19
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

20
- Maybe Tomorrow
  Jackson 5
- 22
- 20
- 7
- - 22
  - 20
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

21
- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
  Paul & Linda McCartney
- 65
- 21
- 2
- - 65
  - 21
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

22
- I Just Want To Celebrate
  Rare Earth
- 26
- 22
- 6
- - 26
  - 22
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

23
- Ain't No Sunshine
  Bill Withers
- 27
- 23
- 6
- - 27
  - 23
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr.

Producer(s):

B.T.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

24
- Go Away Little Girl
  Donny Osmond
- 44
- 24
- 3
- - 44
  - 24
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

25
- Bring The Boys Home
  Freda Payne
- 12
- 12
- 12
- - 12
  - 12
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Invictus

26
- Rings
  Cymarron
- 17
- 17
- 11
- - 17
  - 17
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Entrance

27
- If Not For You
  Olivia Newton-John
- 31
- 27
- 13
- - 31
  - 27
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

28
- Love The One You're With
  The Isley Brothers
- 18
- 18
- 10
- - 18
  - 18
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

29
- You've Got A Friend
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 29
- 29
- 11
- - 29
  - 29
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

30
- Won't Get Fooled Again
  The Who
- 34
- 30
- 6
- - 34
  - 30
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

31
- Don't Pull Your Love
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
- 23
- 4
- 14
- - 23
  - 4
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

32
- Moon Shadow
  Cat Stevens
- 30
- 30
- 9
- - 30
  - 30
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

33
- Go Down Gamblin'
  Blood, Sweat & Tears
- 37
- 33
- 4
- - 37
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

34
- Mighty Clouds Of Joy
  B.J. Thomas
- 36
- 34
- 8
- - 36
  - 34
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

35
- I Woke Up In Love This Morning
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 63
- 35
- 2
- - 63
  - 35
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

36
- I'm Leavin'
  Elvis Presley
- 38
- 36
- 7
- - 38
  - 36
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

37
- Mother Freedom
  Bread
- 39
- 37
- 6
- - 39
  - 37
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

38
- Stick-Up
  The Honey Cone
- 42
- 38
- 3
- - 42
  - 38
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

39
- Tired Of Being Alone
  Al Green
- 41
- 39
- 5
- - 41
  - 39
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

40
- Double Barrel
  Dave & Ansil Collins
- 28
- 22
- 11
- - 28
  - 22
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

41
- Where You Lead
  Barbra Streisand
- 43
- 41
- 5
- - 43
  - 41
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

42
- I Likes To Do It
  The People's Choice
- 47
- 42
- 5
- - 47
  - 42
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phil-L.A. of Soul

43
- Bangla-Desh/Deep Blue
  George Harrison
- 67
- 43
- 2
- - 67
  - 43
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 21, 1971

Billboard Hot 100

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Foo Fighters Give Westboro Baptist Church a Drive-By Lesson in Disco Love

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mr. Big Stuff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You've Got A Friend

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sweet Hitch-Hiker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beginnings/Colour My World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Signs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Draggin' The Line

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smiling Faces Sometimes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move

Spanish Harlem

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riders On The Storm

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never Ending Song Of Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maybe Tomorrow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Just Want To Celebrate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ain't No Sunshine

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Go Away Little Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bring The Boys Home

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rings

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If Not For You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love The One You're With

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You've Got A Friend

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Won't Get Fooled Again

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Pull Your Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Moon Shadow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Go Down Gamblin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mighty Clouds Of Joy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Woke Up In Love This Morning

Imprint/Promotion Label: