Top 100 songs for April 3, 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 “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” by The Temptations. Meanwhile, “If” by Bread rises from No. 72 to No. 39. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- If — Breadup 33 places, No. 72 → No. 39
- I Play And Sing — Dawnup 30 places, No. 71 → No. 41
- Joy To The World — Three Dog Nightup 23 places, No. 34 → No. 11
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon — Neil DiamondNo. 26
- Baby Let Me Kiss You — King FloydNo. 38
- If — BreadNo. 39
- Ask Me No Questions — B.B. KingNo. 40
First-week entries
- Never Can Say Goodbye — Jackson 5No. 57
- Power To The People — John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono BandNo. 73
- 13 Questions — SeatrainNo. 76
- Toast And Marmalade For Tea — Tin TinNo. 80
- Right On The Tip Of My Tongue — Brenda & The TabulationsNo. 81
- Me And You And A Dog Named Boo — LoboNo. 82
- Oh, Singer — Jeannie C. RileyNo. 96
- Stop! In The Name Of Love — Margie JosephNo. 97
- Freedom — Jimi HendrixNo. 99
- I Was Wondering — The Poppy FamilyNo. 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.