THE MBG TOP FORTY
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NOVEMBER 1, 1970 THRU OCTOBER 24, 1971
THE 2ND CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October; 183 singles qualified during the 1971 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion | #14 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 99. | Be My Baby - Andy Kim | #14 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 98. | After Midnight - Eric Clapton | #13 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 97. | Loves Lines Angles and Rhymes - 5th Dimension |
#13 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 96. | Never Ending Song Of Love - Delaney & Bonnie | #12 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 95. | Right On The Tip Of My Tongue - Brenda & The Tabulations |
#12 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 94. | Amazing Grace - Judy Collins | #12 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 93. | I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman |
#11 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 92. | I Don't Know How To Love Him - Helen Reddy | #11 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 91. | What Is Life - George Harrison | #10 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | Share The Land - Guess Who | #10 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 89. | Domino - Van Morrison | #10 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 88. | Wild World - Cat Stevens | #10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 87. | Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens | #10 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 86. | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - Fortunes | #10 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 85. | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney & Wings |
#10 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 84. | Oye Como Va - Santana | #10 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 83. | Beginnings - Chicago | #9 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 82. | Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Credence Clearwater Revival |
#9 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 81. | If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips |
#9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | Heaven Help Us - Stevie Wonder | #9 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 79. | Love Her Madly - Doors | #9 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 78. | I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth | #8 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 77. | Desiderata - Les Crane | #8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 76. | Sweet City Woman - Stampeders | #8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 75. | River Deep, Mountain High - The Supremes & The Four Tops | #8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 74. | If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder | #8 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 73. | Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers | #8 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 72. | Sooner Or Later - Grass Roots | #8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 71. | Stop, Look, Listen - Stylistics | #7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | Power To The People - John Lennon | #7 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 69. | One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley | #7 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 68. | Mercy, Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye | #6 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 67. | That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon | #6 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 66. | Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith |
#6 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 65. | Chick-A-Boom, Don't Ya Jes' Love It - Daddy Dewdrop |
#6 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 64. | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago | #6 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 63. | I Hear You Knockin' - Dave Edmonds | #5 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 62. | Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels | #5 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 61. | Mama's Pearl - Jackson 5 | #5 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | Where You Lead - Barbra Streisand | #5 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 59. | Peace Train - Cat Stevens | #5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 58. | Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
#4 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 57. | Stoned Love - The Supremes | #4 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 56. | Draggin' The Line - Tommy James | #4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 55. | It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr | #4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 54. | Got To Be There - Michael Jackson | #4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 53. | Another Day - Paul McCartney & Wings | #4 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 52. | Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver | #4 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 51. | Reach Out, I'll Be There - Diana Ross | #4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites | #3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 49. | Black Magic Woman - Santana | #3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 48. | Lonely Days - Bee Gees | #3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 47. | I've Found Someone Of My Own - Free Movement |
#3 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 46. | Baby I'm A Want You - Bread | #3 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 45. | Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin | #3 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 44. | Smiling Faces Sometimes - Undisputed Truth | #3 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 43. | Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
#3 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 42. | If - Bread | #2 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 41. | Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando & Dawn | #2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | Theme from 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes | #2 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 39. | Indian Reservation - The Raiders | #2 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 38. | Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean | #2 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 37. | What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye | #2 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 36. | Imagine - John Lennon | #2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 35. | Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight | #2 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 34. | Surrender - Diana Ross | #2 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 33. | Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner | #2 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 32. | Rainy Days & Mondays - Carpenters | #2 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 31. | Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo | #2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone | #1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 29. | Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5 | #1 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 28. | Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones | #1 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 27. | I Am, I Said - Neil Diamond | #1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 26. | One Bad Apple - Osmonds | #1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 25. | Liar - Three Dog Night | #1 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 24. | Superstar - Carpenters | #1 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 23. | Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson | #1 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 22. | So Far Away - Carole King | #1 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 21. | She's A Lady - Tom Jones | #1 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | #1 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 19. | Timothy - The Buoys | #1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 18. | How Can You Mend The Broken Heart - Bee Gees |
#1 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 17. | Stoney End - Barbra Streisand | #1 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 16. | For All We Know - Carpenters | #1 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 15. | If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot | #1 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 14. | Riders On The Storm - Doors | #1 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 13. | Want Ads - Honey Cone | #1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12. | Just My Imagination - The Temptations | #1 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 11. | You've Got A Friend - James Taylor | #1 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | Your Song - Elton John | #1 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 9. | Maggie May/Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart | #1 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8. | Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin | #1 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7. | Brand New Key - Melanie | #1 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 6. | My Sweet Lord - George Harrison | #1 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 5. | If Not For You - Olivia Newton·John | #1 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 4. | Joy To The World - Three Dog Night | #1 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 3. | Gypsys, Tramps, & Thieves - Cher | #1 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 2. | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez |
#1 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 1. | It's Too Late - Carole King | #1 | 6 | 13 | 23 |
