Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1971
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1971 — 52 charts in all. 19 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1971 was "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night (6 weeks on top). Three Dog Night held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
19different #1 songs
6weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
26weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1971
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 1970 (continued from 1970) | 4 | My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity | George Harrison |
| January 23, 1971 | 3 | Knock Three Times | Dawn |
| February 13, 1971 | 5 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| March 20, 1971 | 2 | Me And Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin |
| April 3, 1971 | 2 | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) | The Temptations |
| April 17, 1971 | 6 | Joy To The World | Three Dog Night |
| May 29, 1971 | 2 | Brown Sugar | The Rolling Stones |
| June 12, 1971 | 1 | Want Ads | The Honey Cone |
| June 19, 1971 | 5 | It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move | Carole King |
| July 24, 1971 | 1 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) | The Raiders |
| July 31, 1971 | 1 | You've Got A Friend | James Taylor |
| August 7, 1971 | 4 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart | Bee Gees |
| September 4, 1971 | 1 | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Paul & Linda McCartney |
| September 11, 1971 | 3 | Go Away Little Girl | Donny Osmond |
| October 2, 1971 | 5 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe | Rod Stewart |
| November 6, 1971 | 2 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | Cher |
| November 20, 1971 | 2 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes |
| December 4, 1971 | 3 | Family Affair | Sly & The Family Stone |
| December 25, 1971 | 3 | Brand New Key | Melanie |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1971
- Three Dog Night — 6 weeks
- The Osmonds — 5 weeks
- Carole King — 5 weeks
- Rod Stewart — 5 weeks
- Bee Gees — 4 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1971
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | #5 | I've Found Someone Of My Own | The Free Movement | May 22, 1971 |
| 25 | #10 | Layla | Derek & The Dominos | March 27, 1971 |
| 23 | #2 | Take Me Home, Country Roads | John Denver | April 10, 1971 |
| 22 | #1 | Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) | The Raiders | April 10, 1971 |
| 21 | #1 | Maggie May/Reason To Believe | Rod Stewart | July 17, 1971 |
| 21 | #2 | Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children | Carpenters | September 4, 1971 |
| 20 | #13 | I Don't Know How To Love Him | Helen Reddy | February 20, 1971 |
| 20 | #21 | I Love You For All Seasons | The Fuzz | January 23, 1971 |
| 19 | #1 | American Pie (Parts I & II) | Don McLean | November 27, 1971 |
| 19 | #1 | Without You | Nilsson | December 18, 1971 |
Every chart from 1971
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