Top 100 songs for July 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 “It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King. Meanwhile, “What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John” by Tom Clay rises from No. 84 to No. 49. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John — Tom Clayup 35 places, No. 84 → No. 49
- Liar — Three Dog Nightup 32 places, No. 72 → No. 40
- Maybe Tomorrow — Jackson 5up 29 places, No. 75 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Sweet Hitch-Hiker — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 68
- Mother Freedom — BreadNo. 75
- Won't Get Fooled Again — The WhoNo. 76
- I Just Want To Celebrate — Rare EarthNo. 79
- Indian Summer — AudienceNo. 87
- Ain't No Sunshine — Bill WithersNo. 88
- Ride With Me — SteppenwolfNo. 90
- I Ain't Got Time Anymore — The Glass BottleNo. 94
- Maggie May/Reason To Believe — Rod StewartNo. 98
- Bright Lights, Big City — Sonny JamesNo. 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.