Top 100 songs for May 15, 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, “It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King rises from No. 84 to No. 47. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move — Carole Kingup 37 places, No. 84 → No. 47
- I'll Meet You Halfway — The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidyup 36 places, No. 69 → No. 33
- Nathan Jones — The Supremesup 31 places, No. 88 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 10
- Brown Sugar — The Rolling StonesNo. 6
New to this week’s Top 40
- Treat Her Like A Lady — Cornelius Brothers & Sister RoseNo. 30
- Reach Out I'll Be There — Diana RossNo. 31
- Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1 — Wilson PickettNo. 32
- I'll Meet You Halfway — The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David CassidyNo. 33
- Cool Aid — Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid ChemistsNo. 35
- Booty Butt — The Ray Charles OrchestraNo. 37
- The Drum — Bobby ShermanNo. 39
First-week entries
- Rainy Days And Mondays — CarpentersNo. 46
- Cry Baby — Janis JoplinNo. 68
- She's Not Just Another Woman — The 8th DayNo. 69
- Your Love (Means Everything to Me) — Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm BandNo. 81
- You're My Man — Lynn AndersonNo. 85
- Life/Only Believe — Elvis PresleyNo. 87
- Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again — The FortunesNo. 89
- Double Lovin' — The OsmondsNo. 90
- Never Can Say Goodbye — Isaac HayesNo. 91
- Flim Flam Man — Barbra StreisandNo. 92
- Help Me Make It Through The Night — Joe SimonNo. 95
- Tarkio Road — Brewer And ShipleyNo. 96
- Ooh Poo Pah Doo — Ike & Tina TurnerNo. 97
- California Earthquake — Norman GreenbaumNo. 99
- Wholesale Love — Buddy MilesNo. 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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