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Week of August 21, 1971

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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  • 1

    • Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

      Marvin Gaye
    • 1
    • 1
    • 8
      • 1
      • 1
      • 8
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  • 2

    • Smiling Faces Sometimes

      The Undisputed Truth
    • 4
    • 2
    • 9
      • 4
      • 2
      • 9
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  • 3

    • Maybe Tomorrow

      Jackson 5
    • 3
    • 3
    • 5
      • 3
      • 3
      • 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

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  • 4

    • Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

      The Dramatics
    • 5
    • 4
    • 8
      • 5
      • 4
      • 8
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  • 5

    • Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got, To Get What She Want

      James Brown
    • 2
    • 1
    • 7
      • 2
      • 1
      • 7
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  • 6

    • Spanish Harlem

      Aretha Franklin
    • 11
    • 6
    • 3
      • 11
      • 6
      • 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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  • 7

    • Tired Of Being Alone

      Al Green
    • 8
    • 7
    • 7
      • 8
      • 7
      • 7
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  • 8

    • Ain't No Sunshine

      Bill Withers
    • 14
    • 8
    • 7
      • 14
      • 8
      • 7
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Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr.

Producer(s):

B.T.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Columbia/Legacy

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  • 9

    • I Likes To Do It

      The People's Choice
    • 9
    • 9
    • 8
      • 9
      • 9
      • 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phil-L.A. of Soul

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  • 10

    • Mr. Big Stuff

      Jean Knight
    • 6
    • 1
    • 14
      • 6
      • 1
      • 14
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  • 11

    • You've Got To Earn It

      The Staple Singers
    • 12
    • 11
    • 8
      • 12
      • 11
      • 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

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  • 12

    • You're The One For Me

      Joe Simon
    • 13
    • 12
    • 6
      • 13
      • 12
      • 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

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  • 13

    • You've Got A Friend

      Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
    • 10
    • 8
    • 11
      • 10
      • 8
      • 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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  • 14

    • Love The One You're With

      The Isley Brothers
    • 7
    • 3
    • 10
      • 7
      • 3
      • 10
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  • 15

    • It's The Real Thing - Pt. I

      The Electric Express
    • 15
    • 15
    • 6
      • 15
      • 15
      • 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Linco

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  • 16

    • Stick-Up

      The Honey Cone
    • 31
    • 16
    • 2
      • 31
      • 16
      • 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

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  • 17

    • We Are Neighbors

      The Chi-lites
    • 17
    • 17
    • 6
      • 17
      • 17
      • 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

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  • 18

    • K-Jee

      The Nite-Liters
    • 19
    • 18
    • 8
      • 19
      • 18
      • 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

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  • 19

    • The Breakdown (Part I)

      Rufus Thomas
    • 30
    • 19
    • 2
      • 30
      • 19
      • 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

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  • 20

    • The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)

      The Dells
    • 24
    • 20
    • 3
      • 24
      • 20
      • 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet

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  • 21

    • Wear This Ring (With Love)

      Detroit Emeralds
    • 39
    • 21
    • 5
      • 39
      • 21
      • 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

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  • 22

    • I Don't Want To Do Wrong

      Gladys Knight And The Pips
    • 18
    • 2
    • 12
      • 18
      • 2
      • 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

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  • 23

    • Bring The Boys Home

      Freda Payne
    • 16
    • 3
    • 12
      • 16
      • 3
      • 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Invictus

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  • 24

    • Crazy About The La La La

      Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
    • 20
    • 20
    • 6
      • 20
      • 20
      • 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

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  • 25

    • Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love

      Clarence Carter
    • 43
    • 25
    • 2
      • 43
      • 25
      • 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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  • 26

    • One-Way Ticket

      Tyrone Davis
    • 21
    • 18
    • 8
      • 21
      • 18
      • 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dakar

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  • 27

    • Thin Line Between Love & Hate

      The Persuaders
    • 44
    • 27
    • 2
      • 44
      • 27
      • 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

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  • 28

    • Love Me

      The Impressions
    • 25
    • 25
    • 5
      • 25
      • 25
      • 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

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  • 29

    • It's Summer

      The Temptations
    • 29
    • 29
    • 5
      • 29
      • 29
      • 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

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  • 30

    • Women's Love Rights

      Laura Lee
    • 32
    • 30
    • 3
      • 32
      • 30
      • 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

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  • 31 NEW
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    • Trapped By A Thing Called Love

      Denise LaSalle
    • -
    • 31
    • 1
      • -
      • 31
      • 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

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  • 32

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

      Tom Clay
    • 33
    • 32
    • 3
      • 33
      • 32
      • 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mowest

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  • 33

    • Lucky Me

      Moments
    • 36
    • 33
    • 2
      • 36
      • 33
      • 2
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Songwriter(s):

G.Kerr, S.Robinson

Producer(s):

G.Kerr, Sylvia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

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  • 34

    • Gotta' Get Over The Hump

      Simtec & Wylie
    • 35
    • 34
    • 5
      • 35
      • 34
      • 5
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  • 35

    • Breakdown

      Parliament
    • 37
    • 35
    • 3
      • 37
      • 35
      • 3
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  • 36

    • Chicken Heads

      Bobby Rush
    • 34
    • 34
    • 7
      • 34
      • 34
      • 7
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  • 37

    • Are You Lonely?

      Sisters
    • 27
    • 20
    • 11
      • 27
      • 20
      • 11
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  • 38 NEW
  • NEW

    • If You Really Love Me

      Stevie Wonder
    • -
    • 38
    • 1
      • -
      • 38
      • 1
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  • 39

    • (Until Then) I'll Suffer

      Barbara Lynn
    • 49
    • 39
    • 4
      • 49
      • 39
      • 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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  • 40 NEW
  • NEW

    • She's All I Got

      Freddie North
    • -
    • 40
    • 1
      • -
      • 40
      • 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mankind

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  • 41

    • Make It With You

      Ralfi Pagan
    • 41
    • 32
    • 7
      • 41
      • 32
      • 7
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  • 42

    • We're Friends By Day (And Lovers By Night)

      Whatnauts
    • 42
    • 42
    • 3
      • 42
      • 42
      • 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

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  • 43

    • Take Me Girl, I'm Ready

      Jr. Walker & The All Stars
    • 50
    • 43
    • 2
      • 50
      • 43
      • 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

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  • 44

    • How's Your Love Life Baby

      Ted Taylor
    • 45
    • 44
    • 2
      • 45
      • 44
      • 2