American Top 40 1971 May 22nd

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem aired on radio from July 4, 1970 until August 6, 1988. This recording is a rebroadcast from internet radio.

In this countdown:

Carole King sings her way into the top forty for the first time in nine years. Casey calls her the most successful singer/songwriter in the business.

There are two songs with the phrase "power to the people" in the title; one by the Plastic Ono Band (at number 31) and another by the Chi-Lites (at number 28).

The highest debuting song in the top 40 is "Rainy Days And Mondays" by The Carpenters (at number 20). This is only its second week in the hot 100.

One group in the countdown was home on break when the youngest member phoned a radio station to say thanks for playing his new solo record. When they didn't believe it was him, he got his big brother to call the station and prove it was him.

40: Nathan Jones - The Supremes
39: Another Day - Paul McCartney
38: It's Too Late - Carole King
37: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman
36: Booty Butt - Ray Charles Orchestra
35: Me And My Arrow - Nilsson
34: The Drum - Bobby Sherman
33: Cool-Aid - Paul Humphrey & The Cool-Aid Chemists
SPECIAL: Travelin' Man - Rick Nelson
32: We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
31: Power To The People - Plastic Ono Band
30: Reach Out, I'll Be There - Diana Ross
29: Don't Knock My Love - Wilson Pickett
28: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People - Chi-Lites
SPECIAL: You Got To Move - The Rolling Stones
27: I'll Meet You Halfway - The Partridge Family
26: It Was Right On The Tip Of My Tongue - Brenda & The Tabulations
25: Toast And Marmalade For Tea - Tin Tin
24: Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
SPECIAL: When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
23: Woodstock - Matthew's Southern Comfort
22: I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
21: I Love You For All Seasons - Fuzz
20: Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
19: Timothy - The Buoys
18: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
17: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Helen Reddy
16: Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens
15: Superstar - Murray Head w/ The Trinidad Singers
14: I Am I Said - Neil Diamond
13: Sweet And Innocent - Donny Osmond
12: Stay Awhile - The Bells
11: Love Her Madly - The Doors
10: Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop
9: If - Bread
SPECIAL: Money - Barrett Strong
8: It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
7: Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Aretha Franklin
6: Want-Ads - Honeycomb
5: Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo
4: Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
3: Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
2: Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson Five
1: Joy To The World - Three Dog Night