Top 100 songs for August 14, 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, “Go Away Little Girl” by Donny Osmond rises from No. 89 to No. 44. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Go Away Little Girl — Donny Osmondup 45 places, No. 89 → No. 44
- Stick-Up — The Honey Coneup 26 places, No. 68 → No. 42
- The Story In Your Eyes — The Moody Bluesup 24 places, No. 88 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
- Signs — Five Man Electrical BandNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ain't No Sunshine — Bill WithersNo. 27
- Mighty Clouds Of Joy — B.J. ThomasNo. 36
- Go Down Gamblin' — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 37
- I'm Leavin' — Elvis PresleyNo. 38
- Mother Freedom — BreadNo. 39
First-week entries
- I Woke Up In Love This Morning — The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David CassidyNo. 63
- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey — Paul & Linda McCartneyNo. 65
- Bangla-Desh/Deep Blue — George HarrisonNo. 67
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down — Joan BaezNo. 72
- Rain Dance — The Guess WhoNo. 81
- Sweet City Woman — StampedersNo. 83
- If You Really Love Me — Stevie WonderNo. 86
- Surrender — Diana RossNo. 87
- The Breakdown (Part I) — Rufus ThomasNo. 88
- Hymn 43 — Jethro TullNo. 93
- The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) — The DellsNo. 95
- Wear This Ring (With Love) — Detroit EmeraldsNo. 98
- I'd Rather Be Sorry — Ray PriceNo. 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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