THE TOP 71 RECORDS OF 1971
1 - Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
2 - It's Too Late - Carole King
3 - Maggie May - Rod Stewart
4 - Knock Three Times - Dawn
5 - Indian Reservation - Paul Revere and the Raiders
6 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
7 - One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
8 - Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
9 - Just My Imagination - The Temptations
10 - Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
11 - Want Ads - Honey Cone
12 - She's A Lady - Tom Jones
13 - Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
14 - You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
15 - Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
16 - Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
17 - What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
18 - Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson Five
19 - Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
20 - Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
21 - Superstar - The Carpenters
22 - Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
23 - Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
24 - The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down - Joan Baez
25 - Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves - Cher
26 - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney
27 - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
28 - Theme from "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
29 - Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
30 - Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
31 - Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
32 - It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
33 - Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
34 - My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
35 - Draggin' The Line - Tommy James
36 - Yo Yo - The Osmonds
37 - Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - The Partridge Family
38 - Mama's Pearl - The Jackson Five
39 - Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
40 - A Brand New Key - Melanie
41 - Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
42 - Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
43 - For All We Know - The Carpenter
44 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
45 - Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots
46 - Imagine - John Lennon
47 - Lonely Days - The Bee Gees
48 - One Less Bell To Answer - The Fifth Dimension
49 - Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
50 - Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop
51 - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin
52 - Sweet And Innocent - Donny Osmond
53 - Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
54 - I've Found Someone Of My Own - Free Movement
55 - I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
56 - If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
57 - Superstar - Murray Head
58 - Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
59 - Baby I'm-A Want You - Bread
60 - Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
61 - Black Magic Woman -Santana
62 - Groove Me - King Floyd
63 - If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight and the Pips
64 - An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
65 - Got To Be There - Jackson Five
66 - Whatcha See Is What You Get - The Dramatics
67 - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
68 - If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder
69 - That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon
70 - Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
71 - Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
And here are The Top Twenty Albums of 1971:
1 - TAPESTRY - Carole King (how could it NOT be?!?!)
2 - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Original Cast
3 - PEARL - Janis Joplin
4 - ABRAXAS - Santana
5 - CLOSE TO YOU - The Carpenters
6 - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM - The Partridge Family
7 - SWEET BABY JAMES - James Taylor
8 - CHICAGO III - Chicago
9 - ALL THINGS MUST PASS - George Harrison
10 - TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN - Cat Stevens
11 - GREATEST HITS - Sly and the Family Stone
12 - STICKY FINGERS - The Rolling Stones
13 - SANTANA 3 - Santana
14 - EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY - Rod Stewart
15 - LOVE STORY - Soundtrack
16 - IMAGINE - John Lennon
17 - CHAPTER TWO - Roberta Flack
18 - RAM - Paul McCartney
19 - SHAFT - Isaac Hayes / Soundtrack
20 - NATURALLY - Three Dog Night
More here:
https://bestclassicbands.com/number-one-albums-1971-3-14-20/
1 - Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
2 - It's Too Late - Carole King
3 - Maggie May - Rod Stewart
4 - Knock Three Times - Dawn
5 - Indian Reservation - Paul Revere and the Raiders
6 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
7 - One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
8 - Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
9 - Just My Imagination - The Temptations
10 - Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
11 - Want Ads - Honey Cone
12 - She's A Lady - Tom Jones
13 - Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
14 - You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
15 - Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
16 - Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
17 - What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
18 - Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson Five
19 - Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
20 - Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
21 - Superstar - The Carpenters
22 - Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
23 - Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
24 - The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down - Joan Baez
25 - Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves - Cher
26 - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney
27 - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
28 - Theme from "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
29 - Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
30 - Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
31 - Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
32 - It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
33 - Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
34 - My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
35 - Draggin' The Line - Tommy James
36 - Yo Yo - The Osmonds
37 - Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - The Partridge Family
38 - Mama's Pearl - The Jackson Five
39 - Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
40 - A Brand New Key - Melanie
41 - Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
42 - Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
43 - For All We Know - The Carpenter
44 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
45 - Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots
46 - Imagine - John Lennon
47 - Lonely Days - The Bee Gees
48 - One Less Bell To Answer - The Fifth Dimension
49 - Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
50 - Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop
51 - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin
52 - Sweet And Innocent - Donny Osmond
53 - Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
54 - I've Found Someone Of My Own - Free Movement
55 - I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
56 - If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
57 - Superstar - Murray Head
58 - Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
59 - Baby I'm-A Want You - Bread
60 - Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
61 - Black Magic Woman -Santana
62 - Groove Me - King Floyd
63 - If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight and the Pips
64 - An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
65 - Got To Be There - Jackson Five
66 - Whatcha See Is What You Get - The Dramatics
67 - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
68 - If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder
69 - That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon
70 - Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
71 - Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
And here are The Top Twenty Albums of 1971:
1 - TAPESTRY - Carole King (how could it NOT be?!?!)
2 - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Original Cast
3 - PEARL - Janis Joplin
4 - ABRAXAS - Santana
5 - CLOSE TO YOU - The Carpenters
6 - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM - The Partridge Family
7 - SWEET BABY JAMES - James Taylor
8 - CHICAGO III - Chicago
9 - ALL THINGS MUST PASS - George Harrison
10 - TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN - Cat Stevens
11 - GREATEST HITS - Sly and the Family Stone
12 - STICKY FINGERS - The Rolling Stones
13 - SANTANA 3 - Santana
14 - EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY - Rod Stewart
15 - LOVE STORY - Soundtrack
16 - IMAGINE - John Lennon
17 - CHAPTER TWO - Roberta Flack
18 - RAM - Paul McCartney
19 - SHAFT - Isaac Hayes / Soundtrack
20 - NATURALLY - Three Dog Night
More here:
https://bestclassicbands.com/number-one-albums-1971-3-14-20/
And THESE were The Top 40 Fan Favorites as voted on by Forgotten Hits Readers and the listeners of Phil Nee's WRCO "Those Were The Days" radio program (where we counted these down earlier this year):
1 - BROWN SUGAR - The Rolling Stones
2 - IT'S TOO LATE - Carole King
3 - L.A. GOODBYE - The Ides Of March
4 - MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY - B.J. Thomas
5 - JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night
6 - WHAT IS LIFE - George Harrison
7 - IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knight and the Pips
8 - IT DON'T COME EASY - Ringo Starr
9 - LUCKY MAN - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
10 - BELL BOTTOM BLUES - Derek and the Dominoes
11 - I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD - Ten Years After
12 - LONELY DAYS - The Bee Gees
13 - ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO - Lobo
14 - RIDERS ON THE STORM - The Doors
15 - DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN - Lee Michaels
16 - BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - Santana
17 - MAGGIE MAY - Rod Stewart
18 - BABY, I'M-A WANT YOU - Bread
19 - TEMPTATION EYES - The Grass Roots
20 - WOODSTOCK - Matthews' Southern Comfort
21 - JUST MY IMAGINATION - The Temptations
22 - WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN - Runt
23 - ROLL ON - The New Colony Six
24 - GET IT ON - Chase
25 - SOONER OR LATER - The Grass Roots
26 - FRESH AS A DAISY - Emitt Rhondes
27 - RINGS - Cymarron
28 - WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN - The Who
29 - EIGHTEEN - Alice Cooper
30 - HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites
31 - DRAGGIN' THE LINE - Tommy James
32 - LET YOUR LOVE GO - Bread
33 - I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE - Rare Earth
34 - AIN'T NO SUNSHINE - Bill Withers
35 - WILD WORLD - Cat Stevens
36 - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin
37 - INDIAN RESERVATION - Paul Revere and the Raiders
38 - WALK AWAY - The James Gang
39 - IT' A CRYIN' SHAME - Gayle McCormick
40 - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
