April 1971

 Time for the next in my ongoing series of reviewing the Top 40 songs from 50 years ago.  I've been doing this version of the review for over a year now, plan to continue indefinitely.  

  So what was April 1971 like?

During the 4 weeks of April 1971, there were 54 songs that spent time in the Top 40. As usual, lots of great stuff.  

As with March, Only 2 songs made it to #1 during the month.  The Temptation's "Just My Imagination" held the top spot for the first 2 weeks of April, and Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World finish the month.

Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks of the month:

• What's Going On - Marvin Gaye - 2.8
• Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations - 3.0
• Joy To The World - Three Dog Night - 4.0
• She's A Lady - Tom Jones - 5.3
• Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin - 6.8
• Another Day - Paul McCartney - 7.0
• For All We Know - Carpenters - 7.5
• Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - The Partridge Family - 9.5
• One Toke Over The Line - Brewer And Shipley - 11.8
• Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner - 12.3

Seventeen (17) songs made their Top 40 debut, a couple of pretty notable songs.  Here they are (listed by entering position):

• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin - 24
• I Am...I Said - Neil Diamond - 26
• I Play And Sing – Dawn - 30
• Me And You And A Dog Named Boo – Lobo - 30
• Timothy - The Buoys - 32 (anybody know who played on this record?)
• I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 37
• Love Her Madly - The Doors - 37
• Baby Let Me Kiss You - King Floyd - 38
• Friends - Elton John - 38
• Don't Change On Me - Ray Charles - 38
• If – Bread - 39
• Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop - 39
• I Love You For All Seasons - The Fuzz - 39
• Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens - 39
• Power To The People - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - 40
• Woodstock - Matthews' Southern Comfort - 40
• Ask Me No Questions - B.B. King - 40

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