Top 100 songs for March 27, 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, “Put Your Hand In The Hand” by Ocean rises from No. 71 to No. 37. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Put Your Hand In The Hand — Oceanup 34 places, No. 71 → No. 37
- Baby Let Me Kiss You — King Floydup 21 places, No. 70 → No. 49
- I Don't Blame You At All — Smokey Robinson & The Miraclesup 19 places, No. 79 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- What Is Life — George HarrisonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Joy To The World — Three Dog NightNo. 34
- We Can Work It Out — Stevie WonderNo. 35
- Where Did They Go, Lord/Rags To Riches — Elvis PresleyNo. 36
- Put Your Hand In The Hand — OceanNo. 37
- Stay Awhile — The BellsNo. 38
- Sit Yourself Down — Stephen StillsNo. 39
- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) — Glen CampbellNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon — Neil DiamondNo. 45
- I Play And Sing — DawnNo. 71
- If — BreadNo. 72
- Someone Who Cares — Kenny Rogers & The First EditionNo. 81
- Sweet And Innocent — Donny Osmond of The OsmondsNo. 88
- Love Makes The World Go Round — Kiki DeeNo. 89
- C'mon — PocoNo. 97
- Layla — Derek & The DominosNo. 98
- I Wish I Were — Andy KimNo. 99
- The Animal Trainer And The Toad — MountainNo. 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.