Top 100 songs for July 10, 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 “It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King. Meanwhile, “Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1)” by James Brown rises from No. 88 to No. 49. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) — James Brownup 39 places, No. 88 → No. 49
- Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) — Marvin Gayeup 24 places, No. 70 → No. 46
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart — Bee Geesup 23 places, No. 39 → No. 16
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Signs — Five Man Electrical BandNo. 33
- Beginnings/Colour My World — ChicagoNo. 37
- Summer Sand — DawnNo. 38
- Chicago — Graham NashNo. 39
- Moon Shadow — Cat StevensNo. 40
First-week entries
- Liar — Three Dog NightNo. 72
- Maybe Tomorrow — Jackson 5No. 75
- I'm Leavin' — Elvis PresleyNo. 82
- What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John — Tom ClayNo. 84
- How Did We Lose It Baby — Jerry ButlerNo. 89
- Gonna Be Alright Now — Gayle McCormickNo. 97
- He's Gonna Step On You Again — John KongosNo. 98
- Saturday Morning Confusion — Bobby RussellNo. 99
- I Been Moved — Andy KimNo. 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.