Sunday 5 May 2019

Billboard, 6 February 1971


40.  Your time to cry - Joe Simon (Spring-Polydor)  debut
39.  Don't let the green grass fool you - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
38.  Games - Redeye ((Pentagram)
37.  Pay to the piper - Chairman of the Board (Invictus)
36.  Precious, precious - Jackie Moore (Atlantic)

35.  1900 yesterday - Liz Damon's Orient Express (White Whale)
34.  Get up, get into it, get involved - James Brown (King)
33.  Somebody's watching you - Little Sister (Stone Flower) p.: Sly Stone
32.  Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) debut
31.  (Do the) Push and pull - Rufus Thomas (Stax)

30.  Theme from 'Love story' - Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus (RCA)
29.  Let your love go - Bread (Elektra)
28.  For the good times - Ray Price (Columbia) writer: Kris Kristopherson - 24 wks
27.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)
26.  Stoned love - Supremes (Motown)

25.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown)
24.  Black magic woman - Santana (Columbia)
23.  Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
22.  I think I love you - Partridge Family (Bell)  15 wks
21.  I reall don't want to know - Elvis Presley (RCA)

20.  We got to get you a woman - Runt (Ampex) p.: Todd Rundgren
19.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)
18.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)  up 10 notches
17.  Born to wander - Rare Earth (Motown)
16.  Remember me - Diana Ross (Motown)

15.  Mr Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)
14.  Love the one you're with - Stephen Stills (Atlantic)  8 wks
13.  It's impossible (Somos novios) - Perry Como (RCA)  10 wks
12.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)
11.  Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)

10. If I were your woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)
9.  One less bell to answer - 5th Dimension (Bell)
8.  Your song - Elton John (Uni)
7.  Groove me - King Floyd (Chimneyville-Atlantic)
6.  I hear you knocking - Dave Edmunds (MAM)

5.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
4.  Lonely days - Bee Gees (Atco)
3.  Isn't it a pity? / My sweet Lord - George Harrison (Apple)
2.  One bad apple - The Osmonds (MGM)
1.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)


Billboard, 20 March 1971

Billboard, 20 March 1971

#1 album of the week:  'Pearl' - Janis Joplin (Columbia)

40.  Heavy makes you happy (Sha na boom boom) - Staple Singers (Stax)
39.  Burning bridges -  The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)
38.  Eighteen - Alice Cooper (WB)
37.  Country road - James Taylor (WB) debut
36.  Watching Scotty grow - Bobby Goldsboro (UA)

35.  Theme from 'Love Story' - Francis Lai & His Orchestra (Paramount)
34.  Knock three times - Dawn (Bell)  (16 wks)
33.  Love's lines, angles and rhymes - 5th Dimension (Bell)
32.  Soul power - James Brown (King)
31.  Amazing grace - Judy Collins (Elektra)

30.  Rose garden - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
29.  Don't let the green grass fool you - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
28.  No love at all - B.J.Thomas (Scepter)
27.  You're all I need to get by - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
26.  One toke over the line - Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra)

25.  Blue money - Van Morrison (WB)
24.  Oye como va - Santana (Columbia)
23.  Free - Chicago (Columbia)
22.  Wild world - Cat Stevens (A&M)
21.  Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion  (Sussex)

20.  Another day - Paul McCartney (Apple)
19.  Theme from 'Love story' - Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus (RCA)
18.  Temptation eyes - Grass Roots (Dunhill)
17.  Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty) (dropped 5 notches)
16.  Cried like a baby - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia Records)

15.  What's life? - George Harrison (Apple)
14.  Where do I begin? (Theme from 'Love story') - Andy Williams (Columbia) (down from #3)
13.  Mama's pearl - Jackson Five (Motown)
12.  Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) (down from #8)
11.  Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (RCA)

10.  If you could read my mind - Gordon Lightfoot (RCA)
9.  Help me make it through the night - Sammi Smith (Mega)
8.  What's going on? - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
7.  Doesn't somebody want to be wanted? - The Partridge Family (Bell)
6.  Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty)

5.  For all we know - Carpenters (A&M)
4.  One bad apple - The Osmonds (MGM) (down from 5 wks at #1)
3.  Just my imagination - The Temptations (Motown)
2.  She's a lady - Tom Jones (Parrot)
1.  Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Columbia)