PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1971*

https://playback.fm/year/1971

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 MY SWEET LORD-GEORGE HARRISON-JANUARY
  2 IMAGINE-JOHN LENNON-November
  3 ROSE GARDEN-LYNN ANDERSON-March
  4 MAGGIE MAY-ROD STEWART-October
  5 BROWN SUGAR-THE ROLLING STONES-June
  6 THEME FROM "SHAFT"-ISAAC HAYES-December
  7 SHE'S A LADY-TOM JONES-April
  8 JOY TO THE WORLD-Three Dog Night-May
  9 IT'S TOO LATE-Carole King-July
 10 KNOCK THREE TIMES-Tony Orlando & Dawn-January
 11 Mammy Blue-Pop-Tops-December
 12 Me & Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin-March
 13 Family Affair-Sly & The Family Stone-November
 14 Get It On-T.Rex-October
 15 Stairway To Heaven-Led Zeppelin-November	
 16 I Hear You Knockin'-Dave Edmunds-January
 17 Another Day-Paul McCartney-April
 18 It Don't Come Easy-Ringo Starr-June
 19 Have You Ever Seen The Rain-Creedence Clearwater Revival-March
 20 You've Got A Friend-James Taylor-July
 21 Chirpy,Chirpy,Cheep,Cheep-Middle Of The Road-March
 22 Co-co-The Sweet-October
 23 Riders On The Storm-The Doors-August 
 24 Your Song-Elton John-January
 25 What's Going On-Marvin Gaye-April
 26 Put Your Hand In The Hand-Ocean-May
 27 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart-Bee Gees-August
 28 I Am...I Said-Neil Diamond-May 
 29 Soley Soley-Middle Of The Road-April
 30 Butterfly-Danyel Gerard-November
 31 Ain't No Sunshine-Bill Withers-September
 32 Gypsys,Tramps & Thieves-Cher-Kapp-November
 33 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)-The Temptations-March
 34 Sweet Hitch-Hiker-Creedence Clearwater Revival-August
 35 What Is Life-George Harrison-April
 36 Spanish Harlem-Aretha Franklin-August
 37 Hot Love-T.Rex-June
 38 Superstar-The Carpenters-October
 39 One Bad Apple-The Osmonds-February
 40 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)-Marvin Gaye-September
 41 Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who-September
 42 Lonely Days-Bee Gees-January
 43 Me And You And A Dog Named Boo-Lobo-June
 44 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey-Paul & Linda McCartney-Apple-September
 45 (Is This The Way To)Amarillo-Tony Christie-March
 46 Go Away Little Girl-Donny Osmond-September
 47 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-Joan Baez--September
 48 Proud Mary-Ike & Tina Turner-April
 49 Don't Pull Your Love-Hamilton,Joe,Frank & Reynolds-July
 50 Mozart Symphony No 40 in G Minor-Waldo De Los Rios-August	
 51 Mr.Big Stuff-Jean Knight-July
 52 Take Me Home,Country Roads-John Denver-September
 53 Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee)-Raiders-July	
 54 Du-Peter Maffay-January	
 55 Immigrant Song-Led Zeppelin-January
 56 Have You Seen Her-The Chi-Lites-November
 57 I Did What I Did For Maria-Tony Christie-August
 58 Witch Queen Of New Orleans-Redbone-October
 59 For All We Know-The Carpenters-March
 60 Pour Un Flirt-Michel Delpech-December	
 61 Never Can Say Goodbye-The Jackson 5-May
 62 Power To The People-John "Ono" Lennon-April
 63 Funny,Funny-The Sweet-May
 64 Borriquito-Peret-July	
 65 Respect Yourself-The Staple Singers-December
 66 Want Ads-Honey Cone-June
 67 Superstar-Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers-May
 68 If You Could Read My Mind-Gordon Lightfoot-March
 69 Woodstock-Matthews' Southern Comfort-May
 70 Tired Of Being Alone-Al Green-November 
 71 Baby I'm A Want You-Bread-December
 72 The Pushbike Song-The Mixtures-April
 73 Theme From Love Story-Francis Lai-February
 74 Yo-Yo-The Osmonds-October
 75 Coz I Luv You-Slade-November
 76 Got To Be There-Michael Jackson-December
 77 Oye Como Va-Santana-April
 78 If-Bread-Elektra-May	
 79 Mr.Bojangles-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-March
 80 Double Barrel-Dave & Ansil Collins-July
 81 Un Banc,Un Arbre,Un Rue-Severine-May	
 82 Rainy Days & Mondays-The Carpenters-June
 83 Stay Awhile-The Bells-May 
 84 Hey Tonight-Creedence Clearwater Revival-March
 85 Reason To Believe-Rod Stewart-October
 86 If Not For You-Olivia Newton-John-September
 87 Help Me Make It Through The Night-Sammi Smith-April
 88 Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted-The Partridge Family-March
 89 Smiling Faces Sometimes-The Undisputed Truth-September
 90 Draggin' The Line-Tommy James-August
 91 Sweet City Woman-The Stampeders-October 
 92 Signs-Five Man Electrical Band-September
 93 I Will Return-Springwater-November
 94 Lady Rose-Mungo Jerry-August
 95 Love The One You're With-Stephen Stills-January
 96 He's Gonna Step On You Again-John Kongos-October
 97 Wild World-Cat Stevens-May
 98 Love Her Madly-The Doors-May
 99 Amazing Grace-Judy Collins-February
100 Peace Train-Cat Stevens-November  

*This list was compiled with charts from various 
western industrialized  nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia).