List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1971
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971.
That year, 16 acts hit number one for the first time, such as Dawn, The Osmonds, Janis Joplin, Honey Cone, Carole King, The Raiders, James Taylor, The Bee Gees, Linda McCartney, Donny Osmond, Rod Stewart, Isaac Hayes, and Melanie. Janis Joplin was the second artist to earn a number one song posthumously after her death in October 1970. Paul McCartney, Cher, and Donny Osmond, having already hit number one with The Beatles, Sonny & Cher, and The Osmonds, respectively, also earn their first number one songs as solo acts.
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1971 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| No. | Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | January 2 | "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | |
| January 9 | ||||
| January 16 | ||||
| 248 | January 23 | "Knock Three Times" | Dawn | |
| January 30 | ||||
| February 6 | ||||
| 249 | February 13 | "One Bad Apple" | The Osmonds | |
| February 20 | ||||
| February 27 | ||||
| March 6 | ||||
| March 13 | ||||
| 250 | March 20 | "Me and Bobby McGee" | Janis Joplin | |
| March 27 | ||||
| 251 | April 3 | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" | The Temptations | |
| April 10 | ||||
| 252 | April 17 | "Joy to the World" | Three Dog Night | |
| April 24 | ||||
| May 1 | ||||
| May 8 | ||||
| May 15 | ||||
| May 22 | ||||
| 253 | May 29 | "Brown Sugar" | The Rolling Stones | |
| June 5 | ||||
| 254 | June 12 | "Want Ads" | Honey Cone | |
| 255 | June 19 | "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" | Carole King | |
| June 26 | ||||
| July 3 | ||||
| July 10 | ||||
| July 17 | ||||
| 256 | July 24 | "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" | The Raiders | |
| 257 | July 31 | "You've Got a Friend" | James Taylor | |
| 258 | August 7 | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | Bee Gees | |
| August 14 | ||||
| August 21 | ||||
| August 28 | ||||
| 259 | September 4 | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | Paul & Linda McCartney | |
| 260 | September 11 | "Go Away Little Girl" | Donny Osmond | |
| September 18 | ||||
| September 25 | ||||
| 261 | October 2 | "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" | Rod Stewart | |
| October 9 | ||||
| October 16 | ||||
| October 23 | ||||
| October 30 | ||||
| 262 | November 6 | "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Cher | |
| November 13 | ||||
| 263 | November 20 | "Theme from Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | |
| November 27 | ||||
| 264 | December 4 | "Family Affair" | Sly and the Family Stone | |
| December 11 | ||||
| December 18 | ||||
| 265 | December 25 | "Brand New Key" | Melanie | |
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
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