Top 100 songs for October 2, 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 “Maggie May/Reason To Believe” by Rod Stewart. Meanwhile, “Peace Train” by Cat Stevens rises from No. 88 to No. 50. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Peace Train — Cat Stevensup 38 places, No. 88 → No. 50
- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves — Cherup 27 places, No. 66 → No. 39
- Never My Love — The 5th Dimensionup 23 places, No. 61 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 10
- Yo-Yo — The OsmondsNo. 9
- Do You Know What I Mean — Lee MichaelsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Spill The Wine — The Isley BrothersNo. 79
- She's All I Got — Freddie NorthNo. 81
- What Are You Doing Sunday — Dawn Featuring Tony OrlandoNo. 89
- Long Ago And Far Away — James TaylorNo. 90
- You Brought The Joy — Freda PayneNo. 92
- Rub It In — Layng MartineNo. 94
- Do I Love You — Paul AnkaNo. 97
- Freedom Comes, Freedom Goes — The FortunesNo. 98
- Co-Co — The SweetNo. 99
- Valerie — CymarronNo. 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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