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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Songs of 1971

1970 <-1971-> 1972
    

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1.
11/1971
426

✫1
US
✫1
AC




2
UK
[United Artists 50856]
written by Don McLean
2.
07/1971
425

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #130]
written by Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton & Tim Hardin
3.
04/1971
392

✫1
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #490]
charted as Brown Sugar / Bitch / Let It Rock in UK charts
[Rolling Stones 19100]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
4.
12/1971
387

✫1
US
3
AC




3
UK
[Warner 7555]
written by Dewey Bunnell
5.
06/1971
385

✫1
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1972]
[Warner 7498]
written by Carole King
6.
05/1971
363

✫1
US
✫1
AC




6
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1972]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #469]
in the US, B side I Feel The Earth Move charted from 12 june 1971; charted as It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move in the UK
[Ode 66015]
written by Carole King & Toni Stern
7.
07/1971
294

10
US






✫1
UK
written by Marc Bolan
8.
04/1971
294

4
US
24
AC




4
UK
produced by George Harrison
[Apple 1831]
written by Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)
9.
03/1971
259

✫1
US




46
R&B
24
UK
[Dunhill/ABC 4272]
written by Hoyt Axton
10.
10/1971
251

3
US
✫1
AC




14
UK
[Elektra 45751]
written by David Gates
11.
12/1971
238

4
US
10
AC




10
UK
produced by George Harrison
[Apple 1841]
written by Pete Ham
12.
10/1971
236

7
US
✫1
AC




8
UK
[Kapp 2151]
written by Jimmy Holiday & Eddie Reeves
13.
09/1971
230

21
US






2
UK
written by Pat Vegas & Lolly Vegas
14.
08/1971
224

✫1
US
9
AC






as Paul & Linda McCartney
[Apple 1837]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
15.
05/1971
214

✫1
US








charted as It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move is US Hot 100 charts
[Ode 66015]
written by Carole King
16.
01/1971
212

✫1
US








[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #148]
[Columbia 45314]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster
17.
02/1971
210









✫1
UK
[Janus 148]
written by Ray Dorset
18.
04/1971
209

2
US
3
AC
50
country




with Fat City
[RCA Victor 74-0445]
written by John Denver, Bill Danoff & Taffy Nivert
19.
06/1971
186

99
US






2
UK
[Bell 45126]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
20.
11/1971
181









2
UK
[Reprise 1056]
written by Marc Bolan
21.
12/1971
176

17
US






6
UK
written by Rod Stewart & Ron Wood (as Ronnie Wood)
22.
03/1971

If by Bread

from Manna   Manna
175

4
US
✫1
AC






[Elektra 45720]
written by David Gates
23.
11/1971
175

4
US
✫1
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4294]
written by Paul Williams
24.
10/1971
169

3
US
7
AC






as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #3]
[Apple 1840]
written by John Lennon
25.
11/1971
161

4
US
7
AC






[Capricorn 8021]
written by Jonathan Edwards
26.
07/1971
155

15
US






9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #133]
[Decca 32846]
written by Pete Townshend
27.
12/1971
155

20
US
2
AC




11
UK
starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 45160]
written by Tony Romeo
28.
07/1971
143









4
UK
[United Artists 50832]
written by Charlie Whitney (as John Whitney) & Roger Chapman
29.
07/1971
142

6
US






36
UK
[Fantasy 665]
written by John Fogerty
30.
09/1971
139

7
US
✫1
AC






[A&M 1291]
written by Cat Stevens
31.
12/1971
139

5
US
18
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4299]
written by Hoyt Axton
32.
08/1971
126

23
US






10
UK
B side Deep Blue charted in the US from 11 sept 1971
written by George Harrison
33.
07/1971
125

14
US
11
AC




22
UK
34.
03/1971
122

51
US






7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #27]
[Atco 6809]
written by Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon
35.
01/1971
122

8
US






36
UK
[Fantasy 655]
written by John Fogerty
36.
12/1971
118









6
UK
37.
07/1971
113

7
US




30
R&B


[Rare Earth 5031]
written by Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses
38.
07/1971
108

7
US








[Dunhill/ABC 4282]
written by Russ Ballard
39.
04/1971
101

10
US
6
AC






[Elektra 45724]
written by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman
40.
12/1971
94

13
US
3
AC






[Elektra 45759]
written by Carly Simon
41.
08/1971
90

14
US
3
AC






B side Smackwater Jack charted from 4 september 1971
[Ode 66019]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
42.
06/1971
89

30
US
10
AC




22
UK
[A&M 1265]
written by Cat Stevens
43.
02/1971
87

13
US
11
AC


32
R&B


[Columbia 45330]
written by Tito Puente
44.
02/1971
87

10
US
31
AC






[only released in the US]
[Apple 1828]
written by George Harrison
45.
02/1971
86

11
US
21
AC






[A&M 1231]
written by Cat Stevens
46.
05/1971
86

13
US
8
AC






[Atco 6804]
written by Delaney Bramlett
47.
04/1971
84

11
US
29
AC






[Elektra 45726]
written by Robby Krieger
48.
02/1971
83

10
US








49.
08/1971
81

13
US
14
AC






starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 45130]
written by L. Russell Brown & Irwin Levine
50.
10/1971
78

12
US




39
R&B


[Columbia 45472]
written by Milton Brown, Tyrone Moss & Carlos Santana
51.
02/1971
78









11
UK
[Elektra 45727]
written by Vincent Crane
52.
09/1971
78









11
UK
written by Ian Anderson
53.
03/1971
70









13
UK
54.
04/1971
67

14
US








as Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers
[R]
[Decca 32603]
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
55.
11/1971
65









15
UK
56.
06/1971
62

41
US






24
UK
[Columbia 45409]
written by Bob Dylan
57.
11/1971
57

19
US




40
R&B


[Rare Earth 5038]
written by Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses
58.
09/1971
54

20
US
32
AC






[Atco 6838]
written by Dave Mason
59.
08/1971
54

19
US








60.
10/1971
50

31
US
4
AC






[Warner 7521]
written by James Taylor
61.
02/1971

Free by Chicago

from Chicago III   Chicago III
50

20
US








[Columbia 45331]
written by Robert Lamm
62.
02/1971
49

21
US








63.
07/1971
47









21
UK
UK release
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
64.
05/1971
46

22
US








B side Black Eyed Blues charted from 12 june 1971 in US Hot 100
written by Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton
65.
08/1971
45

23
US








[Threshold 67006]
written by Justin Hayward
66.
07/1971
43

40
US
3
AC






[Columbia 45414]
written by Carole King & Toni Stern
67.
12/1971
43

24
US








[Uni 55314]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
68.
11/1971
43

24
US








as Rod Stewart with Faces
[Mercury 73244]
written by Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland Jr. & Cornelius Grant
69.
02/1971
36

37
US
9
AC






[Warner 7460]
written by James Taylor
70.
10/1971
35

28
US








[Warner 7518]
written by Van Morrison
71.
06/1971
35

28
US








[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #334]
[Rolling Stones 19101]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
72.
01/1971
35

28
US








[Elektra 45711]
written by David Gates
73.
04/1971
33

29
US








charted as Albert Flasher / Broken in US charts
written by Burton Cummings & Kurt Winter
74.
05/1971
33

53
US
8
AC
34
country




charted as Life / Only Believe in Australia charts
[RCA Victor 47-9985]
written by Shirl Milete & Paul Rader
75.
07/1971
28

32
US








76.
11/1971
27

34
US








[Decca 32888]
written by Pete Townshend
77.
06/1971
26

35
US








[Atlantic 2804]
written by Graham Nash
78.
05/1971
25

35
US








[Columbia 45370]
written by Peter Cetera & Danny Seraphine
79.
01/1971
24

36
US








[Capitol 3009]
written by Jim Rutledge, Nick Taylor, Lee Pickens, Stevie Hill, Eddie Grundy (as Ed Grundy) & Rick Cobb
80.
07/1971
23

37
US








[Elektra 45740]
written by David Gates
81.
03/1971
23

37
US








[Atlantic 2790]
written by Stephen Stills
82.
12/1971
21

39
US








83.
09/1971
21

40
US








84.
09/1971
21

40
US








[Columbia 45457]
written by Alvin Lee
85.
08/1971
21









39
UK
as Paul & Linda McCartney
written by Paul McCartney
86.
02/1971
20









40
UK
87.
08/1971
19

42
US








[Atlantic 2820]
written by Stephen Stills
88.
05/1971
19

42
US








[Columbia 45379]
written by Bert Russell & Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade)
89.
06/1971
19

43
US








[Atlantic 2806]
written by Stephen Stills
90.
01/1971
19

43
US








[RCA 414]
written by Burton Cummings & Kurt Winter
91.
01/1971
19

43
US








as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
[Apple 1827]
written by John Lennon
92.
07/1971

Maggie by Redbone

from Potlatch   Potlatch
18

45
US








[R]
[Epic 10670]
written by Lolly Vegas
93.
03/1971
17

48
US








written by Greg Lake
94.
11/1971
16

50
US








written by Burton Cummings
95.
05/1971
16

51
US








[ABC 11301]
written by Joe Walsh
96.
07/1971
15

52
US








[Dunhill 4283]
written by Mars Bonfire
97.
10/1971
15

79
US
24
AC






[Columbia 45471]
written by John Lennon
98.
05/1971
14

54
US








[Capitol 3095]
written by Dave Mason
99.
05/1971
14

55
US








[Kama Sutra 524]
written by Mike Brewer & Tom Shipley
100.
10/1971
14

73
US
33
AC






[Columbia 45477]
written by Dick Halligan & David Clayton-Thomas

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