July 9, 1971

2	1	Five Man Electrical Band--Signs
3	2	Carole King--It's Too Late
---	3	Paul & Linda McCartney--Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
5	4	Tommy James--Draggin' the Line
---	5	Tom Clay--What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin and John
1	6	Carole King--Tapestry LP
7	7	Bee Gees--How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
6	8	Hudson and Landry--Ajax Liquor Store
16	9	Ashton, Gardner & Dyke/Tom Jones--Resurrection Shuffle
8	10	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band--House at Pooh Corner
25	11	James Taylor--You've Got a Friend
10	12	Raiders--Indian Reservation
9	13	Ringo Starr--It Don't Come Easy
11	14	Delaney & Bonnie & Friends--Never Ending Song of Love
12	15	Grass Roots--Sooner or Later
19	16	Chuck Mangione--Hill Where the Lord Hides
23	17	John Denver--Take Me Home, Country Roads
27	18	Beginning of the End--Funky Nassau - Part 1
15	19	Carpenters--Rainy Days and Mondays
13	20	Three Dog Night--Joy to the World
14	21	Sounds of Sunshine--Love Means (You Never Have to Say You're Sorry)
17	22	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds--Don't Pull Your Love
33	23	Graham Nash--Chicago
39	24	Bobby Russell--Saturday Morning Confusion
32	25	Bread--Mother Freedom
21	26	Lobo--Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
26	27	Honey Cone--Want Ads
45	28	Jean Knight--Mr. Big Stuff
31	29	Guess Who--Albert Flasher
38	30	Creedence Clearwater Revival--Sweet Hitch-Hiker
24	31	Norman Greenbaum--California Earthquake
18	32	Davy Jones--Rainy Jane
28	33	Bobby Sherman--The Drum
36	34	Dave and Ansil Collins--Double Barrel
35	35	Gayle McCormick--Gonna Be Alright Now
20	36	Dawn--Summer Sand
40	37	Booker T. & the MG's--Melting Pot
41	38	Gordon Lightfoot--Talking in Your Sleep
---	39	Neil Diamond--I'm a Believer
---	40	Poppy Family--Where Evil Grows
50	41	Lobo--She Didn't Do Magic
46	42	B.J. Thomas--Mighty Clouds of Joy
---	43	Twiggy--Zoo De Zoo Zong
29	44	Joe Cocker--Black-Eyed Blues
30	45	Isaac Hayes--Never Can Say Goodbye
49	46	Elvis Presley--I'm Leavin'
47	47	Jack Gold Sound--Summer Symphony
44	48	Rolling Stones--Brown Sugar
---	49	Three Dog Night--Liar
22	50	Jerry Reed--When You're Hot, You're Hot

We’ve got two of the highest debuts we’ve seen, at least in a long time. Since the Ram LP drops off the survey from number four, it seems like “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” is sort of taking its place. The other one has the oddest survey trajectory ever. Tom Clay’s “What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin and John” debuts this week at number five, goes to number one next week, then drops completely off the survey. No idea why. (Nationally, “Uncle Albert” got to number one and “What the World Needs Now” to number eight.)

Twiggy’s “Zoo De Zoo Zong” was not a Billboard hit at all, but it’ll get to number eleven here. “Where Evil Grows” by the Poppy Family, number 45 BB, will be number one for two weeks and spend 19 weeks on the survey. Neil Diamond’s version of his own composition, “I’m a Believer,” was number 51 BB and will get up to number 20. That leaves Three Dog Night’s “Liar” (7BB/4KJR).

July 2, 1971

1	1	Carole King--Tapestry LP
3	2	Five Man Electrical Band--Signs
4	3	Carole King--It's Too Late
2	4	Paul McCartney--Ram LP
6	5	Tommy James--Draggin' the Line
9	6	Hudson and Landry--Ajax Liquor Store
23	7	Bee Gees--How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
5	8	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band--House at Pooh Corner
7	9	Ringo Starr--It Don't Come Easy
8	10	Raiders--Indian Reservation
13	11	Delaney & Bonnie & Friends--Never Ending Song of Love
19	12	Grass Roots--Sooner or Later
11	13	Three Dog Night--Joy to the World
12	14	Sounds of Sunshine--Love Means (You Never Have to Say You're Sorry)
14	15	Carpenters--Rainy Days and Mondays
21	16	Ashton, Gardner & Dyke/Tom Jones--Resurrection Shuffle
15	17	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds--Don't Pull Your Love
25	18	Davy Jones--Rainy Jane
28	19	Chuck Mangione--Hill Where the Lord Hides
24	20	Dawn--Summer Sand
17	21	Lobo--Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
18	22	Jerry Reed--When You're Hot, You're Hot
30	23	John Denver--Take Me Home, Country Roads
10	24	Norman Greenbaum--California Earthquake
32	25	James Taylor--You've Got a Friend
22	26	Honey Cone--Want Ads
33	27	Beginning of the End--Funky Nassau - Part 1
26	28	Bobby Sherman--The Drum
16	29	Joe Cocker--Black-Eyed Blues
31	30	Isaac Hayes--Never Can Say Goodbye
20	31	Guess Who--Albert Flasher
39	32	Bread--Mother Freedom
37	33	Graham Nash--Chicago
36	34	Boz Scaggs--Near You
43	35	Gayle McCormick--Gonna Be Alright Now
42	36	Dave and Ansil Collins--Double Barrel
29	37	Ocean--Put Your Hand in the Hand
---	38	Creedence Clearwater Revival--Sweet Hitch-Hiker
---	39	Bobby Russell--Saturday Morning Confusion
41	40	Booker T. & the MG's--Melting Pot
44	41	Gordon Lightfoot--Talking in Your Sleep
27	42	Bobby Bloom--We're All Goin' Home
34	43	Partridge Family--I'll Meet You Halfway
40	44	Rolling Stones--Brown Sugar
46	45	Jean Knight--Mr. Big Stuff
48	46	B.J. Thomas--Mighty Clouds of Joy
50	47	Jack Gold Sound--Summer Symphony
35	48	Donny Osmond--Sweet and Innocent
---	49	Elvis Presley--I'm Leavin'
---	50	Lobo--She Didn't Do Magic

Tom Jones’ version of “Resurrection Shuffle” joins the Ashton, Gardner & Dyke version as a single entry. The combined entry will get to number two; nationally Tom narrowly won out, 38 to 40.

Of the four other debuts, two will do much better here than in Billboard. Bobby Russell’s “Saturday Morning Confusion,” a gentle, whimsical piece of suburban family life similar to his 1968 “1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero,” will go to number four, whereas in BB it peaked at number 28 on the pop chart and number 24 on the country chart. “She Didn’t Do Magic,” Lobo’s follow-up to “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo” which only got to number 46 nationally, will get up to number five.

That leaves Elvis’s “I’m Leavin’” (36BB/40KJR) and Creedence’s “Sweet Hitch-Hiker” (number six on both).