Top 100 songs for October 23, 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, “Theme From Shaft” by Isaac Hayes rises from No. 50 to No. 9. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Theme From Shaft — Isaac Hayesup 41 places, No. 50 → No. 9
- Desiderata — Les Craneup 19 places, No. 54 → No. 35
- Absolutely Right — Five Man Electrical Bandup 16 places, No. 70 → No. 54
New to this week’s Top 10
- Theme From Shaft — Isaac HayesNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Imagine — John Lennon Plastic Ono BandNo. 20
- Desiderata — Les CraneNo. 35
- I'm Comin' Home — Tommy JamesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Imagine — John Lennon Plastic Ono BandNo. 20
- Have You Seen Her — The Chi-litesNo. 60
- Baby I'm - A Want You — BreadNo. 77
- Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself — Bee GeesNo. 83
- I Say A Little Prayer/By The Time I Get To Phoenix — Glen Campbell/Anne MurrayNo. 88
- Dolly Dagger — Jimi HendrixNo. 89
- Gimme Some Lovin'-Pt. 1 — Traffic, Etc.No. 90
- My Part/Make It Funky (Part 3) — James BrownNo. 93
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' — Roberta Flack & Donny HathawayNo. 96
- If It's Alright With You — Rose Colored GlassNo. 97
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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