Top 100 songs for May 1, 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, “Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1” by Wilson Pickett rises from No. 96 to No. 61. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1 — Wilson Pickettup 35 places, No. 96 → No. 61
- Want Ads — The Honey Coneup 27 places, No. 59 → No. 32
- I Don't Know How To Love Him — Yvonne Ellimanup 25 places, No. 80 → No. 55
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Brown Sugar — The Rolling StonesNo. 40
- It Don't Come Easy — Ringo StarrNo. 49
- Reach Out I'll Be There — Diana RossNo. 66
- Feelin' Alright — Grand Funk RailroadNo. 78
- Reach Out Your Hand — The Brotherhood Of ManNo. 80
- I'm Comin' Home — Dave EdmundsNo. 87
- A Mama And A Papa — Ray StevensNo. 88
- Jumpin' Jack Flash — Johnny WinterNo. 89
- The Drum — Bobby ShermanNo. 90
- Music Is Love — David CrosbyNo. 95
- The Electronic Magnetism (That's Heavy, Baby) — Solomon BurkeNo. 96
- Be Good To Me Baby — Luther IngramNo. 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.