Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of September 4, 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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Spanish Harlem

Aretha Franklin

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Last week

1

Weeks at no. 1

2

Weeks on chart

5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of September 4, 1971

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1
- Spanish Harlem
  Aretha Franklin
- 1
- 1
- 5
- - 1
  - 1
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

2
- Smiling Faces Sometimes
  The Undisputed Truth
- 2
- 2
- 11
- - 2
  - 2
  - 11

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3
- The Breakdown (Part I)
  Rufus Thomas
- 5
- 3
- 4
- - 5
  - 3
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

4
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
  Marvin Gaye
- 4
- 1
- 10
- - 4
  - 1
  - 10

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5
- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
  The Dramatics
- 3
- 3
- 10
- - 3
  - 3
  - 10

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6
- Stick-Up
  The Honey Cone
- 10
- 6
- 4
- - 10
  - 6
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

7
- Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got, To Get What She Want
  James Brown
- 6
- 1
- 9
- - 6
  - 1
  - 9

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8
- Ain't No Sunshine
  Bill Withers
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

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Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr.

Producer(s):

B.T.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Columbia/Legacy

9
- Tired Of Being Alone
  Al Green
- 7
- 7
- 9
- - 7
  - 7
  - 9

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10
- If You Really Love Me
  Stevie Wonder
- 12
- 10
- 3
- - 12
  - 10
  - 3

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11
- The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)
  The Dells
- 13
- 11
- 5
- - 13
  - 11
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet

12
- I Likes To Do It
  The People's Choice
- 9
- 9
- 10
- - 9
  - 9
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phil-L.A. of Soul

13
- Maybe Tomorrow
  Jackson 5
- 11
- 3
- 7
- - 11
  - 3
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

14
- Thin Line Between Love & Hate
  The Persuaders
- 19
- 14
- 4
- - 19
  - 14
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

15
- You're The One For Me
  Joe Simon
- 14
- 12
- 8
- - 14
  - 12
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

16
- Make It Funky
  James Brown
- 47
- 16
- 2
- - 47
  - 16
  - 2

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17
- Love The One You're With
  The Isley Brothers
- 15
- 3
- 12
- - 15
  - 3
  - 12

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18
- Wear This Ring (With Love)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 18
- 18
- 7
- - 18
  - 18
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

19
- Women's Love Rights
  Laura Lee
- 22
- 19
- 5
- - 22
  - 19
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

20
- Call My Name, I'll Be There
  Wilson Pickett
- 27
- 20
- 2
- - 27
  - 20
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

21
- K-Jee
  The Nite-Liters
- 17
- 17
- 10
- - 17
  - 17
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

22
- Trapped By A Thing Called Love
  Denise LaSalle
- 24
- 22
- 3
- - 24
  - 22
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

23
- Hijackin' Love
  Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher)
- 46
- 23
- 2
- - 46
  - 23
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

24
- Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 26
- 24
- 4
- - 26
  - 24
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

25
- Mr. Big Stuff
  Jean Knight
- 16
- 1
- 16
- - 16
  - 1
  - 16

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26
- It's The Real Thing - Pt. I
  The Electric Express
- 21
- 15
- 8
- - 21
  - 15
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Linco

27
- Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love
  Clarence Carter
- 25
- 25
- 4
- - 25
  - 25
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

28
- A Part Of You
  Brenda & The Tabulations
- 37
- 28
- 3
- - 37
  - 28
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top & Bottom

29
- Gotta' Get Over The Hump
  Simtec & Wylie
- 29
- 29
- 7
- - 29
  - 29
  - 7

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30
- Breakdown
  Parliament
- 30
- 30
- 5
- - 30
  - 30
  - 5

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31
- She's All I Got
  Freddie North
- 36
- 31
- 3
- - 36
  - 31
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mankind

32
- You've Got A Friend
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 20
- 8
- 13
- - 20
  - 8
  - 13

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

33
- (Until Then) I'll Suffer
  Barbara Lynn
- 39
- 33
- 6
- - 39
  - 33
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

34
- A Nickel And A Nail
  O.V. Wright
- 49
- 34
- 2
- - 49
  - 34
  - 2

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35
- Got To Have Your Lovin'
  King Floyd
- 35
- 35
- 5
- - 35
  - 35
  - 5

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36
- Lucky Me
  Moments
- 31
- 31
- 4
- - 31
  - 31
  - 4

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Songwriter(s):

G.Kerr, S.Robinson

Producer(s):

G.Kerr, Sylvia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

37
- We're Friends By Day (And Lovers By Night)
  Whatnauts
- 41
- 37
- 5
- - 41
  - 37
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

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- I Just Want To Celebrate
  Rare Earth
- -
- 38
- 1
- - -
  - 38
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

39
- Make It With You
  Ralfi Pagan
- 40
- 32
- 9
- - 40
  - 32
  - 9

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40
- 1-2-3-4
  Lucky Peterson
- 42
- 40
- 3
- - 42
  - 40
  - 3

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41
- All Day Music/Get Down
  War
- 48
- 41
- 3
- - 48
  - 41
  - 3

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42
- It's Summer
  The Temptations
- 33
- 29
- 7
- - 33
  - 29
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

43 NEW
NEW
- Feel So Bad
  Ray Charles
- -
- 43
- 1
- - -
  - 43
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

44
- I Love The Way You Love
  Betty Wright
- 44
- 44
- 6
- - 44
  - 44
  - 6