Top 100 songs for August 7, 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 “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” by Bee Gees. Meanwhile, “Spanish Harlem” by Aretha Franklin rises from No. 69 to No. 29. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Spanish Harlem — Aretha Franklinup 40 places, No. 69 → No. 29
- Go Down Gamblin' — Blood, Sweat & Tearsup 33 places, No. 88 → No. 55
- Do You Know What I Mean — Lee Michaelsup 31 places, No. 97 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Spanish Harlem — Aretha FranklinNo. 29
- I Just Want To Celebrate — Rare EarthNo. 37
- Won't Get Fooled Again — The WhoNo. 39
- Resurrection Shuffle — Ashton, Gardner & DykeNo. 40
First-week entries
- Stick-Up — The Honey ConeNo. 68
- All Day Music — WarNo. 81
- Take Me Girl, I'm Ready — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 87
- The Story In Your Eyes — The Moody BluesNo. 88
- Go Away Little Girl — Donny OsmondNo. 89
- Top Forty — Sha Na NaNo. 90
- Crazy Love — Helen ReddyNo. 93
- We Got A Dream — OceanNo. 94
- Amanda — Dionne WarwickeNo. 96
- Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love — Clarence CarterNo. 98
- California On My Mind — Morning MistNo. 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.