1971 SUPER CHARTS: Week Ending November 6th

"Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" holds on to the #1 spot for another week, holding "Theme from 'Shaft'" and John Lennon's "Imagine" at bay for now.  ("Imagine is already at #4 in only its third week on the chart!  "Shaft," in its fourth week, has already climbed to #2, thanks to a 53 point jump a couple of weeks ago.  Amazing!)

Other big movers within The Top 40 this week include "Have You Seen Her" by The Chi-Lites, up another 11 points from #24 to #13, "Baby I'm-A Want You" by Bread (#38 to #19), "Desiderata" by Les Crane (#47 to #32), "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin (#58 to #33) and "One Tin Solider" by Coven (#44 to #34).

One of our pick hits last week, "Got To Be There" by Michael Jackson, skyrockets 29 places from #72 to #43.  Sonny and Cher are right behind him at #44 with their comeback hit, "All I Ever Need Is You," up ten spots from the week before.

This week's top debut belongs to Sly and the Family Stone, who premier at #59 with "Family Affair."  

David Cassidy's remake of The Association's #1 Hit "Cherish" debuts at #72.

Playing Favorites:

This week I've got to go with "White Lies, Blue Eyes" by Bullet (new at #83) and "Stones" by Neil Diamond, which premiers at #90.

This Week in 1971:   

November 5^th – After a concert in Minneapolis, announcer Al Dvorin utters for the very first time “Elvis has left the building” in an effort to quiet down the fans who were sticking around, demanding an encore.  That phrase would follow Elvis for the rest of his live performances.