1971 in music

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[edit] Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1971.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 John Lennon Imagine 1971 Flag of the United Kingdom UK 1 - Dec 1980, Éire 1 - Dec 1975, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Dec 1971, Virgin 1, OzNet 1, Switzerland 2 - Nov 1971, DDD 2 of 1971, WXPN 2, US BB 3 - Oct 1971, Canada 3 - Sep 1971, Norway 3 - Feb 1972, Italy 3 of 1972, Rolling Stone 3, RYM 4 of 1971, Holland 5 - Nov 1971, France 5 - Nov 1971, South Africa 5 of 1972, POP 5 of 1971, Austria 6 - Mar 1981, Europe 8 of the 1970s, TheQ 9, US BB 10 of 1971, Belgium 11 of all time, Germany 12 - Jan 1981, TOTP 16, Poland 17 of all time, Sweden (alt) 19 - Dec 1975, Australia 19 of 1972, Acclaimed 21, RIAA 30, Scrobulate 33 of classic rock, 86 in 2FM list
2 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 1971 Flag of the United Kingdom UK 1 - Jan 1971, US BB 1 - Dec 1970, Canada 1 - Nov 1970, Holland 1 - Dec 1970, France 1 - Mar 1971, Switzerland 1 - Jan 1971, Norway 1 - Feb 1971, Germany 1 - Jan 1971, Éire 1 - Jan 1971, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jul 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Jan 1971, Australia 2 of 1971, RYM 3 of 1970, Italy 4 of 1971, Virgin 5, Poland 7 - Feb 2002, DDD 11 of 1970, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1970, Germany 40 of the 1970s, US CashBox 70 of 1971, Europe 93 of the 1970s, OzNet 170, WXPN 339, Rolling Stone 454, TheQ 484, Acclaimed 604
3 Rod Stewart Maggie May 1971 Flag of the United Kingdom UK 1 - Sep 1971, US BB 1 - Aug 1971, Canada 1 - Aug 1971, Australia 1 for 4 weeks May 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1971, Peel list 1 of 1970, Holland 3 - Oct 1971, RYM 3 of 1971, Switzerland 5 - Dec 1971, DDD 5 of 1971, US BB 6 of 1971, France 10 - Nov 1971, POP 10 of 1971, Australia 13 of 1971, Germany 17 - Jan 1972, US CashBox 23 of 1971, TheQ 37, Virgin 53, Acclaimed 80, Rolling Stone 130, OzNet 149, RIAA 194, WXPN 218
4 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar 1971 Flag of the United Kingdom US BB 1 - May 1971, Canada 1 - May 1971, Holland 1 - May 1971, Switzerland 1 - May 1971, UK 2 - Apr 1971, US BB 3 of 1971, POP 3 of 1971, Norway 4 - May 1971, Germany 5 - May 1971, Australia Goset 5 - Jun 1971, DDD 8 of 1971, France 9 - Apr 1971, RYM 11 of 1971, Virgin 21, US CashBox 38 of 1971, TheQ 82, Scrobulate 89 of classic rock, Acclaimed 137, Germany 249 of the 1970s, WXPN 274, OzNet 412, Rolling Stone 490
5 Lynn Anderson I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) 1971 Flag of the United States Canada 1 - Dec 1970, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1971, Norway 1 - Mar 1971, Germany 1 - Mar 1971, Éire 1 - Mar 1971, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Oct 1971, Holland 2 - Jan 1971, France 2 - Apr 1971, Australia Goset 2 - Feb 1971, UK 3 - Feb 1971, US BB 3 - Dec 1970, US CashBox 6 of 1971, Germany 50 of the 1970s, DDD 57 of 1970, RYM 75 of 1970, Acclaimed 1217

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(Lally Stott's original was dubbed into French)

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