Top 20 Song Chart for August 28, 1971 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Spanish Harlem | ▲ |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| 1 | 2 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart | 1 |
| Bee Gees |
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| 8 | 3 | Smiling Faces, Sometimes | 1 |
| The Undisputed Truth |
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| 3 | 4 | Take Me Home, Country Roads | 3 |
| John Denver With Fat City |
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| 6 | 5 | Stick-Up | 4 |
| The Honey Cone |
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| 10 | 6 | Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey | 1 |
| Paul & Linda McCartney |
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| 4 | 7 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | 2 |
| Marvin Gaye |
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| 7 | 8 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get | 7 |
| The Dramatics |
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| 5 | 9 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John | 4 |
| Tom Clay |
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| - | 10 | Go Away Little Girl | 1 |
| Donny Osmond |
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| 12 | 11 | Signs | 7 |
| Five Man Electrical Band |
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| 15 | 12 | Ain't No Sunshine | 5 |
| Bill Withers |
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| 14 | 13 | I Just Want To Celebrate | 7 |
| Rare Earth |
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| 18 | 14 | Riders On The Storm | ▲ |
| The Doors |
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| 17 | 15 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker | 14 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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| 11 | 16 | Hot Pants Pt. 1 (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) | 10 |
| James Brown |
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| - | 17 | Liar | ▲ |
| Three Dog Night |
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| - | 18 | Thin Line Between Love & Hate | 8 |
| The Persuaders |
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| - | 19 | Make It Funky (Part 1) | 9 |
| James Brown |
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| - | 20 | Colour My World | 18 |
| Chicago |
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