Top 100 songs for March 6, 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 “One Bad Apple” by The Osmonds. Meanwhile, “What Is Life” by George Harrison rises from No. 66 to No. 27. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What Is Life — George Harrisonup 39 places, No. 66 → No. 27
- Oye Como Va — Santanaup 27 places, No. 53 → No. 26
- Eighteen — Alice Cooperup 26 places, No. 77 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Oye Como Va — SantanaNo. 26
- What Is Life — George HarrisonNo. 27
- What's Going On — Marvin GayeNo. 29
- Free — ChicagoNo. 32
- Wild World — Cat StevensNo. 35
- You're All I Need To Get By — Aretha FranklinNo. 38
- Blue Money — Van MorrisonNo. 39
First-week entries
- Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why — Paul McCartneyNo. 55
- When There's No You — Engelbert HumperdinckNo. 67
- If It's Real What I Feel — Jerry Butler Featuring Brenda Lee EagerNo. 72
- Tongue In Cheek — SugarloafNo. 73
- Woodstock — Matthews' Southern ComfortNo. 83
- Pushbike Song — The MixturesNo. 84
- Snow Blind Friend — SteppenwolfNo. 85
- Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) — Daddy DewdropNo. 87
- Spinning Wheel (Pt. 1) — James BrownNo. 90
- I Pity The Fool — Ann PeeblesNo. 92
- Stay Awhile — The BellsNo. 99
- What About Me — Quicksilver Messenger ServiceNo. 100
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.