Top 100 songs for May 8, 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, “The Drum” by Bobby Sherman rises from No. 90 to No. 50. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Drum — Bobby Shermanup 40 places, No. 90 → No. 50
- Brown Sugar — The Rolling Stonesup 27 places, No. 40 → No. 13
- It Don't Come Easy — Ringo Starrup 25 places, No. 49 → No. 24
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- When You're Hot, You're Hot — Jerry ReedNo. 61
- I'll Meet You Halfway — The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David CassidyNo. 69
- I Cried — James BrownNo. 71
- Lowdown — ChicagoNo. 83
- It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move — Carole KingNo. 84
- Try Some, Buy Some — Ronnie SpectorNo. 87
- Nathan Jones — The SupremesNo. 88
- The Court Room — Clarence CarterNo. 90
- Hot Love — T. RexNo. 92
- Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) — The Main IngredientNo. 93
- Funky Nassau-Part I — The Beginning Of The EndNo. 94
- Sea Cruise — Johnny RiversNo. 98
- And I Love You So — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 99
- There's So Much Love All Around Me — The Three DegreesNo. 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.
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