Top 100 songs for April 17, 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 “Joy To The World” by Three Dog Night. Meanwhile, “Love Her Madly” by The Doors rises from No. 74 to No. 45. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Her Madly — The Doorsup 29 places, No. 74 → No. 45
- Right On The Tip Of My Tongue — Brenda & The Tabulationsup 25 places, No. 73 → No. 48
- Here Comes The Sun — Richie Havensup 20 places, No. 66 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
- Put Your Hand In The Hand — OceanNo. 6
New to this week’s Top 40
- Timothy — The BuoysNo. 32
- I Don't Blame You At All — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 37
- Don't Change On Me — Ray CharlesNo. 38
- I Love You For All Seasons — The FuzzNo. 39
First-week entries
- Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me — Aretha FranklinNo. 57
- Albert Flasher/Broken — The Guess WhoNo. 85
- Gotta See Jane — R. Dean TaylorNo. 86
- We Were Always Sweethearts — Boz ScaggsNo. 89
- Nevada Fighter — Michael Nesmith & The First National BandNo. 94
- That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be — Carly SimonNo. 98
- L.A. International Airport — Susan RayeNo. 99
- I'll Erase Away Your Pain — WhatnautsNo. 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.