USA YEAR-END CHARTS: 1971
Top 100 Singles
1. JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
2. IT’S TOO LATE - Carole King (Ode)
3. INDIAN RESERVATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee) - The Raiders (Columbia)
4. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - The Bee Gees (Atco)
5. SHE’S A LADY - Tom Jones (Parrot)
6. ROSE GARDEN - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
7. JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations (Gordy)
8. GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL - Donny Osmond (MGM)
9. ONE BAD APPLE - The Osmonds (MGM)
10.
TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS - John Denver (RCA Victor)
11.
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
12.
DRAGGIN’ THE LINE - Tommy James (Roulette)
13.
DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED - The Partridge Family (Bell)
14.
TREAT HER LIKE A LADY - The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists)
15.
WANT ADS - The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)
16.
DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill)
17.
SIGNS - The Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)
18.
KNOCK THREE TIMES - Dawn (Bell)
19.
SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)
20.
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND - Ocean (Kama Sutra)
21.
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez (Vanguard)
22.
WHAT’S GOING ON - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
23.
MAGGIE MAY - Rod Stewart (Mercury)
24.
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Bill Withers (Sussex)
25.
IT DON’T COME EASY - Ringo Starr (Apple)
26.
MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
27.
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND - James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
28.
TEMPTATION EYES - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
29.
ME AND BOBBY McGEE - Janis Joplin (Columbia)
30.
UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY - Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple)
31.
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
32.
TIRED OF BEING ALONE - Al Green (Hi)
33.
RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS - Carpenters (A&M)
34.
MAMA’S PEARL - The Jackson 5 (Motown)
35.
I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - Dave Edmunds (MAM)
36.
FOR ALL WE KNOW - Carpenters (A&M)
37.
SUPERSTAR - Carpenters (A&M)
38.
BROWN SUGAR - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
39.
LONELY DAYS - The Bee Gees (Atco)
40.
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN - The Who (Decca)
41.
CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower)
42.
MR. BIG STUFF - Jean Knight (Stax)
43.
STICK-UP - The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)
44.
IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul)
45.
MR. BOJANGLES - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)
46.
SWEET AND INNOCENT - Donny Osmond (MGM)
47.
DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE (pt. 1) - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
48.
WHAT IS LIFE - George Harrison (Apple)
49.
I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING - The Partridge Family (Bell)
50.
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND - Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)
51.
ANOTHER DAY - Paul McCartney (Apple)
52.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN - Lee Michaels (A&M)
53.
GROOVE ME - King Floyd (Chimneyville)
54.
LIAR - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
55.
WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT - Jerry Reed (RCA Victor)
56.
PROUD MARY - Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty)
57.
SWEET CITY WOMAN - The Stampeders (Bell)
58.
BEGINNINGS - Chicago (Columbia)
59.
STAY AWHILE - The Bells (Polydor)
60.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
61.
WATCHING SCOTTY GROW - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
62.
I’LL MEET YOU HALFWAY - The Partridge Family (Bell)
63.
SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN - The 8th Day (Invictus)
64.
AMOS MOSES - Jerry Reed (RCA Victor)
65.
I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE - Rare Earth (Rare Earth)
66.
NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco)
67.
DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
68.
YO-YO - The Osmonds (MGM)
69.
PRECIOUS PRECIOUS - Jackie Moore (Atlantic)
70.
MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison (Apple)
71.
SUPERSTAR - Murray Head with The Trinidad Singers (Decca)
72.
ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE - Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra)
73.
(Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY - Andy Williams (Columbia)
74.
YOUR SONG - Elton John (Uni)
75.
REMEMBER ME - Diana Ross (Motown)
76.
SWEET HITCH-HIKER - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
77.
IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
78.
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT - Sammi Smith (Mega)
79.
SWEET MARY - Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex)
80.
AMAZING GRACE - Judy Collins (Elektra)
81.
CRIED LIKE A BABY - Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)
82.
THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE - Carly Simon (Elektra)
83.
LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
84.
I AM...I SAID - Neil Diamond (Uni)
85.
SOONER OR LATER - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
86.
RAIN DANCE - The Guess Who (RCA Victor)
87.
LOVE HER MADLY - The Doors (Elektra)
88.
BRING THE BOYS HOME - Freda Payne (Invictus)
89.
IF - Bread (Elektra)
90.
WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET - The Dramatics (Volt)
91.
ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER - The 5th Dimension (Bell)
92.
HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN - The Fortunes (Capitol)
93.
THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE - The Persuaders (Atco)
94.
ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO - Lobo (Big Tree)
95.
OYE COMO VA - Santana (Columbia)
96.
WE CAN WORK IT OUT - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
97.
THE STORY IN YOUR EYES - The Moody Blues (Threshold)
98.
WILD WORLD - Cat Stevens (A&M)
99.
STONEY END - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
100.
RIDERS ON THE STORM - The Doors (Elektra)
100.
IF NOT FOR YOU - Olivia Newton-John (Uni)