Poll April 1971 Songs

April 1971.  Not quite into American Top 40 at this point.  My musical tastes were evolving though. Plus I'm a couple months away from moving to Mannheim, Germany after living in North Carolina for 7 years. 

For this latest poll, 40 songs were picked to vote on.  My own rankings are at the end of each title. Listen to this countdown at popgoldradio.com.

"What's Going On", Marvin Gaye : 1

"Help Me Make It Through The Night", Sammi Smith : 2
"Oye Como Va", Santana : 3
"Me And Bobby McGee", Janis Joplin : 4
"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)", Temptations : 5
"Never Can Say Goodbye", Jackson 5 : 6
"Brown Sugar", Rolling Stones : 7
"Joy To The World", Three Dog Night : 8
"Wild World", Cat Stevens : 9
"What Is Life", George Harrison : 10
"One Toke Over The Line", Brewer & Shipley : 11
"I Am...I Said", Neil Diamond : 12
"She's A Lady", Tom Jones : 13
"For All We Know", Carpenters : 14
"Proud Mary", Ike & Tina Turner : 15
"Love Her Madly", Doors : 16
"Want Ads", Honey Cone : 17
"Amos Moses", Jerry Reed : 18
"One Bad Apple", Osmonds : 19
"If", Bread : 20
"(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People", Chi-Lites : 21
"Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted", Partridge Family : 22
"Another Day", Paul McCartney : 23
"Temptation Eyes", Grass Roots : 24
"We Can Work It Out", Stevie Wonder : 25
"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)", Daddy Dewdrop : 26
"Timothy", Buoys : 27
"Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)", Staple Singers : 28
"Booty Butt", Ray Charles Orchestra : 29
"Soul Power", James Brown : 30
"Bridge Over Troubled Water", Aretha Franklin : 31
"(Where Do I Begin) Love Story", Andy Williams : 32
"(I Just Want To Be) Free", Chicago : 33
"Put Your Hand In The Hand", Ocean : 34
"Stay Awhile", Bells : 35
"Friends (Making Friends For The World To See)", Elton John : 36
"Power To The People", John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band : 37
"Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes", 5th Dimension : 38
"You're All I Need To Get By", Aretha Franklin : 39
"No Love At All", B.J. Thomas : 40
"Cried Like A Baby", Bobby Sherman : 41

	What's Going On	Marvin Gaye	1
	Help Me Make It Through The Night	Sammi Smith	2
	Oye Como Va	Santana	3
	Me And Bobby McGee	Janis Joplin	4
	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)	Temptations	5
	Never Can Say Goodbye	Jackson 5	6
	Brown Sugar	Rolling Stones	7
	Joy To The World	Three Dog Night	8
	Wild World	Cat Stevens	9
	What Is Life	George Harrison	10
	One Toke Over The Line	Brewer & Shipley	11
	I Am...I Said	Neil Diamond	12
	She's A Lady	Tom Jones	13
	For All We Know	Carpenters	14
	Proud Mary	Ike & Tina Turner	15
	Love Her Madly	Doors	16
	Want Ads	Honey Cone	17
	Amos Moses	Jerry Reed	18
	One Bad Apple	Osmonds	19
	If	Bread	20
	(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People	Chi-Lites	21
	Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted	Partridge Family	22
	Another Day	Paul McCartney	23
	Temptation Eyes	Grass Roots	24
	We Can Work It Out	Stevie Wonder	25
	Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)	Daddy Dewdrop	26
	Timothy	Buoys	27
	Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)	Staple Singers	28
	Booty Butt	Ray Charles Orchestra	29
	Soul Power	James Brown	30
	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Aretha Franklin	31
	(Where Do I Begin) Love Story	Andy Williams	32
	(I Just Want To Be) Free	Chicago	33
	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Ocean	34
	Stay Awhile	Bells	35
	Friends (Making Friends For The World To See)	Elton John	36
	Power To The People	John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band	37
	Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes	5th Dimension	38
	You're All I Need To Get By	Aretha Franklin	39
	No Love At All	B.J. Thomas	40
	Cried Like A Baby