Top 100 songs for January 23, 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 “Knock Three Times” by Dawn. Meanwhile, “(Theme From) Love Story” by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra rises from No. 81 to No. 53. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- (Theme From) Love Story — Henry Mancini And His Orchestraup 28 places, No. 81 → No. 53
- When I'm Dead And Gone — McGuinness Flintup 25 places, No. 77 → No. 52
- Help Me Make It Through The Night — Sammi Smithup 25 places, No. 98 → No. 73
New to this week’s Top 10
- Your Song — Elton JohnNo. 8
- Rose Garden — Lynn AndersonNo. 9
- It's Impossible — Perry ComoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- One Bad Apple — The OsmondsNo. 34
- If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon LightfootNo. 36
- Precious, Precious — Jackie MooreNo. 39
- (Do The) Push And Pull Part I — Rufus ThomasNo. 40
First-week entries
- Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) — Four TopsNo. 79
- I Dig Everything About You — The MobNo. 83
- Whole Lotta Love — King Curtis & The KingpinsNo. 87
- I Love You For All Seasons — The FuzzNo. 88
- Ride A White Swan — Tyrannosaurus RexNo. 89
- (She's A) Very Lovely Woman/The Long Way Around — Linda RonstadtNo. 90
- You're The One — The Three DegreesNo. 93
- Freedom — The Isley BrothersNo. 94
- Solution For Pollution — Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm BandNo. 96
- I Need You — The Friends Of DistinctionNo. 97
- We'll Have It Made — The SpinnersNo. 98
- I'll Be Home — Vikki CarrNo. 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.
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