| # |
Reached number one |
Artist(s) |
Single |
Weeks at |
| number one |
| 1 |
23-Jan-71 |
Tony Orlando and Dawn |
“Knock Three Times” |
3 |
| 2 |
13-Feb-71 |
The Osmonds |
“One Bad Apple” |
5 |
| 3 |
20-Mar-71 |
Janis Joplin |
“Me and Bobby McGee” |
2 |
| 4 |
3-Apr-71 |
The Temptations |
“Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” |
2 |
| 5 |
17-Apr-71 |
Three Dog Night |
“Joy to the World”♪ (1971) |
6 |
| 6 |
29-May-71 |
The Rolling Stones |
“Brown Sugar” |
2 |
| 7 |
12-Jun-71 |
The Honey Cone |
“Want Ads” |
1 |
| 8 |
19-Jun-71 |
Carole King |
“It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move” |
5 |
| 9 |
24-Jul-71 |
Paul Revere & the Raiders |
“Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” |
1 |
| 10 |
31-Jul-71 |
James Taylor |
“You’ve Got a Friend” |
1 |
| 11 |
7-Aug-71 |
Bee Gees |
“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” |
4 |
| 12 |
4-Sep-71 |
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney |
“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” |
1 |
| 13 |
11-Sep-71 |
Donny Osmond |
“Go Away Little Girl” |
3 |
| 14 |
2-Oct-71 |
Rod Stewart |
“Maggie May” / “Reason to Believe” |
5 |
| 15 |
6-Nov-71 |
Cher |
“Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” |
2 |
| 16 |
20-Nov-71 |
Isaac Hayes |
“Theme from Shaft” |
2 |
| 17 |
4-Dec-71 |
Sly and the Family Stone |
“Family Affair” |
3 |
| 18 |
25-Dec-71 |
Melanie |
“Brand New Key” |
3 |
