Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 4, 1971

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Family Affair

Sly & The Family Stone

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

How Morrissey and Spirituality Inspired Culture Club's First Album In 19 Years

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 4, 1971

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Family Affair
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 5
- 1
- 5
- - 5
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

2
- Theme From Shaft
  Isaac Hayes
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

3
- Baby I'm - A Want You
  Bread
- 3
- 3
- 7
- - 3
  - 3
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

4
- Have You Seen Her
  The Chi-lites
- 4
- 4
- 7
- - 4
  - 4
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

5
- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
  Cher
- 2
- 1
- 12
- - 2
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

6
- Got To Be There
  Michael Jackson
- 7
- 6
- 6
- - 7
  - 6
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

7
- An Old Fashioned Love Song
  Three Dog Night
- 14
- 7
- 4
- - 14
  - 7
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

8
- Desiderata
  Les Crane
- 10
- 8
- 9
- - 10
  - 8
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

9
- Rock Steady
  Aretha Franklin
- 9
- 9
- 6
- - 9
  - 9
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

10
- Imagine
  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
- 6
- 3
- 7
- - 6
  - 3
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

11
- All I Ever Need Is You
  Sonny & Cher
- 12
- 11
- 8
- - 12
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

12
- Everybody's Everything
  Santana
- 13
- 12
- 8
- - 13
  - 12
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

13
- Cherish
  David Cassidy
- 18
- 13
- 5
- - 18
  - 13
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

14
- Peace Train
  Cat Stevens
- 8
- 7
- 11
- - 8
  - 7
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

15
- Brand New Key
  Melanie
- 33
- 15
- 6
- - 33
  - 15
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

16
- Two Divided By Love
  The Grass Roots
- 16
- 16
- 9
- - 16
  - 16
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

17
- A Natural Man
  Lou Rawls
- 19
- 17
- 15
- - 19
  - 17
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

18
- Respect Yourself
  The Staple Singers
- 20
- 18
- 8
- - 20
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

19
- Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite
  Neil Diamond
- 23
- 19
- 4
- - 23
  - 19
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

20
- Scorpio
  Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
- 25
- 20
- 6
- - 25
  - 20
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

21
- Easy Loving
  Freddie Hart
- 17
- 17
- 16
- - 17
  - 17
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

22
- Where Did Our Love Go
  Donnie Elbert
- 27
- 22
- 8
- - 27
  - 22
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Platinum

23
- Maggie May/Reason To Believe
  Rod Stewart
- 11
- 1
- 21
- - 11
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

24
- Theme From "Summer Of '42"
  Peter Nero
- 29
- 24
- 8
- - 29
  - 24
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

25
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
  The Temptations
- 28
- 25
- 5
- - 28
  - 25
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

26
- Yo-Yo
  The Osmonds
- 15
- 3
- 13
- - 15
  - 3
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

27
- You Are Everything
  The Stylistics
- 35
- 27
- 5
- - 35
  - 27
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

28
- Wild Night
  Van Morrison
- 30
- 28
- 9
- - 30
  - 28
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

29
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
  Marvin Gaye
- 22
- 9
- 9
- - 22
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

30
- One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack
  Coven
- 26
- 26
- 12
- - 26
  - 26
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

31
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
  Rod Stewart With Faces
- 38
- 31
- 3
- - 38
  - 31
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

32
- Hey Girl/I Knew You When
  Donny Osmond
- 70
- 32
- 2
- - 70
  - 32
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

33
- Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man
  Chicago
- 24
- 24
- 9
- - 24
  - 24
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

34
- American Pie (Parts I & II)
  Don McLean
- 69
- 34
- 2
- - 69
  - 34
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

35
- Absolutely Right
  Five Man Electrical Band
- 32
- 26
- 8
- - 32
  - 26
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lionel

36
- Sunshine
  Jonathan Edwards
- 52
- 36
- 4
- - 52
  - 36
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

37
- An American Trilogy
  Mickey Newbury
- 50
- 37
- 5
- - 50
  - 37
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

M.Newbury

Producer(s):

G.Humphrey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

38
- Behind Blue Eyes
  The Who
- 48
- 38
- 5
- - 48
  - 38
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

39
- I'm A Greedy Man - Part I
  James Brown
- 43
- 39
- 4
- - 43
  - 39
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

40
- Your Move (I've Seen All Good People)
  Yes
- 45
- 40
- 11
- - 45
  - 40
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

41
- She's All I Got
  Freddie North
- 39
- 39
- 10
- - 39
  - 39
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mankind

42
- Grandma's Hands
  Bill Withers
- 49
- 42
- 6
- - 49
  - 42
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 4, 1971

Billboard Hot 100

Family Affair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

How Morrissey and Spirituality Inspired Culture Club's First Album In 19 Years

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Family Affair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Theme From Shaft

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby I'm - A Want You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Have You Seen Her

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Got To Be There

Imprint/Promotion Label:

An Old Fashioned Love Song

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desiderata

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock Steady

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imagine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All I Ever Need Is You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everybody's Everything

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cherish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Peace Train

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brand New Key

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Two Divided By Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Natural Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Respect Yourself

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scorpio

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Easy Loving

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Where Did Our Love Go

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maggie May/Reason To Believe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Theme From "Summer Of '42"

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yo-Yo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Are Everything

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wild Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(I Know) I'm Losing You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hey Girl/I Knew You When

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Questions 67 And 68/I'm A Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Absolutely Right

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sunshine