December 4, 1971

----- DROPOUTS -----
I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After ----- 40 (2) / 2
She's All I Got - Freddie North ----- 39 / 1
Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green ----- 11 / 15
One Fine Morning - Lighthouse ----- 24 (2) / 8
I've Found Someone Of My Own - The Free Movement ----- 5 / 11
Never My Love - The 5th Dimension ----- 12 / 9
Superstar - The Carpenters ----- 2 (2) / 12


 40 --- Your Move (I've Seen All Good People) - Yes (45)
 39 --- I'm A Greedy Man - Part I - James Brown (43)
 38 --- Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (48 )
 37 --- An American Trilogy - Mickey Newbury (50)
 36 --- Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (52)
32 35 --- Absolutely Right - Five Man Electrical Band
 34 --- American Pie (Parts I & II) - Don McLean (69)
24 33 --- Questions 67 And 68 - Chicago
 32 --- Hey Girl / I Knew You When - Donny Osmond (70)
38 31 --- (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart w/ Faces

26 30 --- One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) - Coven
22 29 --- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye
30 28 --- Wild Night - Van Morrison
35 27 --- You Are Everything - The Stylistics
15 26 --- Yo-Yo - The Osmonds
28 25 --- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - The Temptations
29 24 --- Theme From "Summer Of '42" - Peter Nero
11 23 --- Maggie May - Rod Stewart            
27 22 --- Where Did Our Love Go - Donnie Elbert
17 21 --- Easy Loving - Freddie Hart

25 20 --- Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
23 19 --- Stones - Neil Diamond
20 18 --- Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
19 17 --- A Natural Man - Lou Rawls
16 16 --- Two Divided By Love - The Grass Roots
33 15 --- Brand New Key - Melanie
08 14 --- Peace Train - Cat Stevens
18 13 --- Cherish - David Cassidy
13 12 --- Everybody's Everything - Santana
12 11 --- All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher

06 10 --- Imagine - John Lennon
09 09 --- Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
10 08 --- Desiderata - Les Crane
14 07 --- An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
07 06 --- Got To Be There - Michael Jackson
02 05 --- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher      
04 04 --- Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
03 03 --- Baby I'm-A Want You - Bread
01 02 --- Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes      
05 01 --- Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone    


Big week for new names entering the countdown. Mickey Newbury and Jonathan Edwards make their debuts. What truly lights up this chart are the first appearances of Don McLean and Yes.