Mar 24 | This week in 1971

#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Just My Imagination” by the Temptations, edging out Tom Jones’ “She’s A Lady,” which holds at #2 for a third week.

Among the big jumpers this week:

Kris Kristofferson wrote two hits that climb into the top five this week: “Help Me Make It Through The Night” by Sammi Smith (#3), and “Me And Bobby McGee” (#5) by Janis Joplin.

Other famous cover tunes include the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Mr. Bojangles” (#28), written by Phoenix concert favorite Jerry Jeff Walker, and Ike & Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” (#14), written by John Fogerty and originally a 1969 hit for his group Creedence Clearwater Revival. Meanwhile, Fogerty and Creedence fall to #9 with yet another of their two-sided hits, “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” and “Hey Tonight.”

Other notable songs include:

  • Temptation Eyes” (#6) by the Grass Roots, which would become an inescapable mainstay in oldies radio;
  • What Is Life” (#12), George Harrison’s second hit from his landmark album, All Things Must Pass;
  • Eighteen” (#16), first national hit by Phoenix’s Alice Cooper band;
  • Nature’s Way” (#21), a haunting tune by Spirit.

Among the debuts:

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