AMERICAN TOP 40- WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1971

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The American Top 40 replay this week on the 70’s on 7- the week of September 2, 1971. A very strong week of singles. As long as they keep away from 1973…my grades are at the end.

1 2 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-12 (5 weeks at #1) (1)  A
2 3 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress) –•– The Hollies (Epic)-11 (2) A+
3 4 I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Al Green (Hi)-9 (3) A+
4 1 BRANDY (You’re a Fine Girl) –•– Looking Glass (Epic)-12 (1) A
5 5 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP –•– Argent (Epic)-12 (5) B
6 10 BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-10 (6) F
7 7 GOODBYE TO LOVE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (7)  B
8 9 YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-10 (8) A
9 17 ROCK AND ROLL (Part 2) –•– Gary Glitter (Bell)-7 (9) A-
10 14 BACK STABBERS –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-7 (10) A+

11 13 THE GUITAR MAN –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (11) B
12 12 MOTORCYCLE MAMA –•– Sailcat (Elektra)-13 (12) D-
13 6 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-14 (3) A
14 23 BLACK & WHITE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (14) B
15 20 SATURDAY IN THE PARK –•– Chicago (Columbia)-5 (15) A
16 16 LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (16) C+
17 8 COCONUT –•– Nilsson (RCA)-13 (8) B+
18 24 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY –•– Daniel Boone (Mercury)-14 (18) B
19 22 JOIN TOGETHER –•– The Who (Decca)-7 (19) A
20 28 GO ALL THE WAY –•– The Raspberries (Capitol)-10 (20) A+

21 11 THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. –•– Donna Fargo (Dot)-15 (11) B
22 27 POWER OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-9 (22) B
23 40 HONKY CAT –•– Elton John (Uni)-4 (23) A
24 25 BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-14 (24) B-
25 15 DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST –•– Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-20 (4) D
26 19 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-13 (19) C-
27 37 RUN TO ME –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (27) B
28 33 POPCORN –•– Hot Butter (Musicor)-9 (28)  B-
29 29 SMALL BEGINNINGS –•– Flash (Capitol)-11 (29) B-
30 34 POP THAT THANG –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-10 (30) B

31 18 WHERE IS THE LOVE –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-15 (5) A
32 42 EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-7 (32) A
33 44 PLAY ME –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (33)  B
34 36 YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-8 (34) B-
35 49 SPEAK TO THE SKY –•– Rick Springfield (Capitol)-5 (35) C
36 26 HOW DO YOU DO –•– Mouth and MacNeal (Philips)-19 (8) A
37 38 SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD (Medley) –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-11 (37) B-
38 39 THIS WORLD –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-5 (38) B
39 47 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN –•– The Moody Blues (Deram)-5 (39) A
40 32 WHEN YOU SAY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-9 (32)  B

 

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7 responses to “AMERICAN TOP 40- WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1971”

  1. So many great songs on this list, especially Nights in White Satin, Alone Again (Naturally), Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress), Where is the Love, Back Stabbers, Everybody Plays the Fool and Go All the Way. I also dislike Wayne Newton’s song, but think you’re being a bit harsh on Mac Davis. It’s a bland song, but I’d give it a ‘C’.

  2. Some great songs in the top 40 that week…Go All The Way, Long Cool Woman, Join Together etc…

    Rick Springfield… I didn’t know he charted something that early.

    • I havent either… I guess I thought he just showed up in the eighties… he has some strong female fans…I worked as a graphic artist in the 90s and I worked up something for a fan club. Those ladies lived and breathed Rick Springfield.

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