Top 100 songs for March 20, 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 “Me And Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin. Meanwhile, “Stay Awhile” by The Bells rises from No. 76 to No. 56. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Stay Awhile — The Bellsup 20 places, No. 76 → No. 56
- Baby Let Me Kiss You — King Floydup 18 places, No. 88 → No. 70
- Don't Change On Me — Ray Charlesup 17 places, No. 75 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Country Road — James TaylorNo. 37
- Eighteen — Alice CooperNo. 38
- Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) — The Staple SingersNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Won't Mention It Again — Ray PriceNo. 72
- Friends — Elton JohnNo. 73
- Who Gets The Guy — Dionne WarwickNo. 74
- I Don't Blame You At All — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 79
- Man In Black — Johnny CashNo. 80
- Time And Love — Barbra StreisandNo. 82
- I Think Of You — Perry ComoNo. 86
- Could I Forget You — Tyrone DavisNo. 88
- Nickel Song — The New Seekers featuring Eve GrahamNo. 90
- Soldier's Last Letter — Merle Haggard And The StrangersNo. 91
- Booty Butt — The Ray Charles OrchestraNo. 92
- I'm Girl Scoutin' — The IntrudersNo. 93
- Melting Pot — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 94
- Adrienne — Tommy JamesNo. 95
- Here Comes The Sun — Richie HavensNo. 96
- I Don't Know How To Love Him/Everything's Alright — The KimberlysNo. 99
- Me And My Arrow — NilssonNo. 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.