Hot 100 number-one hits of 1971 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1971.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 2 | My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity | George Harrison |
| January 9 | My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity | George Harrison |
| January 16 | My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity | George Harrison |
| January 23 | Knock Three Times | Dawn |
| January 30 | Knock Three Times | Dawn |
| February 6 | Knock Three Times | Dawn |
| February 13 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| February 20 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| February 27 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| March 6 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| March 13 | One Bad Apple | The Osmonds |
| March 20 | Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin |
| March 27 | Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin |
| April 3 | Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) | The Temptations |
| April 10 | Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) | The Temptations |
| April 17 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| April 24 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| May 1 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| May 8 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| May 15 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| May 22 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night |
| May 29 | Brown Sugar | The Rolling Stones |
| June 5 | Brown Sugar | The Rolling Stones |
| June 12 | Want Ads | The Honey Cone |
| June 19 | It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move | Carole King |
| June 26 | It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move | Carole King |
| July 3 | It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move | Carole King |
| July 10 | It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move | Carole King |
| July 17 | It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move | Carole King |
| July 24 | Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) | The Raiders |
| July 31 | You've Got a Friend | James Taylor |
| August 7 | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? | Bee Gees |
| August 14 | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? | Bee Gees |
| August 21 | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? | Bee Gees |
| August 28 | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? | Bee Gees |
| September 4 | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney |
| September 11 | Go Away Little Girl | Donny Osmond |
| September 18 | Go Away Little Girl | Donny Osmond |
| September 25 | Go Away Little Girl | Donny Osmond |
| October 2 | Maggie May / Reason to Believe | Rod Stewart |
| October 9 | Maggie May / Reason to Believe | Rod Stewart |
| October 16 | Maggie May / Reason to Believe | Rod Stewart |
| October 23 | Maggie May / Reason to Believe | Rod Stewart |
| October 30 | Maggie May / Reason to Believe | Rod Stewart |
| November 6 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | Cher |
| November 13 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | Cher |
| November 20 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes |
| November 27 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes |
| December 4 | Family Affair | Sly & the Family Stone |
| December 11 | Family Affair | Sly & the Family Stone |
| December 18 | Family Affair | Sly & the Family Stone |
| December 25 | Brand New Key | Melanie |
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