Top 100 songs for December 25, 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 “Brand New Key” by Melanie. Meanwhile, “Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To” by Gladys Knight And The Pips rises from No. 83 to No. 48. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
See debuts and biggest movers
This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To — Gladys Knight And The Pipsup 35 places, No. 83 → No. 48
- Levon — Elton Johnup 23 places, No. 80 → No. 57
- Without You — Nilssonup 23 places, No. 99 → No. 76
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sugar Daddy — Jackson 5No. 31
- George Jackson — Bob DylanNo. 38
- Can I Get A Witness — Lee MichaelsNo. 39
- White Lies, Blue Eyes — BulletNo. 40
First-week entries
- Black Dog — Led ZeppelinNo. 67
- Fire And Water — Wilson PickettNo. 79
- Never Been To Spain — Three Dog NightNo. 81
- What Am I Living For — Ray CharlesNo. 87
- Under My Wheels — Alice CooperNo. 88
- Son Of Shaft — The Bar-KaysNo. 92
- Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) — The PersuadersNo. 96
- Do The Funky Penguin Part I — Rufus ThomasNo. 97
- Pain (Part I) — Ohio PlayersNo. 99
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.