Top 100 songs for January 2, 1971
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1971 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity” by George Harrison. Meanwhile, “I Hear You Knocking” by Dave Edmunds rises from No. 90 to No. 62. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Hear You Knocking — Dave Edmundsup 28 places, No. 90 → No. 62
- Remember Me — Diana Rossup 27 places, No. 74 → No. 47
- I Really Don't Want To Know/There Goes My Everything — Elvis Presleyup 21 places, No. 56 → No. 35
New to this week’s Top 10
- Domino — Van MorrisonNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Pt. 1) — James BrownNo. 53
- He Called Me Baby — Candi StatonNo. 75
- One Bad Apple — The OsmondsNo. 78
- Let Your Love Go — BreadNo. 79
- Apeman — The KinksNo. 88
- Timothy — The BuoysNo. 93
- D.O.A. — BloodrockNo. 94
- Cheryl Moana Marie — John RowlesNo. 96
- There It Goes Again — Barbara And The UniquesNo. 97
- You Just Can't Win (By Making The Same Mistake) — Gene & JerryNo. 98
- Now I'm A Woman — Nancy WilsonNo. 99
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.