The following is an annual list of the year-end chart toppers of the Radio Ceylon radio show Binaca Geetmala for 1971. Binaca Geetmala was a very popular radio show that counted down the popular film songs from Indian cinema on a weekly basis, listened to by millions of Hindi music lovers, just like US Billboard Countdown Top 100 list of songs. It ran in various incarnations from 1952 to 1993. Annual lists of the most popular songs were played at year end. The list was compiled on the basis sales of records in India.[1]
It was the most popular radio program before Satellite television took over in India. The lines are the starting lyrics of Hindi songs, transcribed phonetically into English.
Songs are listed with the name of the song, name of the film from which the song was taken, and name of the music director of the film.
| No. | Song title | Film | Music director | Play Back Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yaari hai imaan mera yaar | Zanjeer | Kalyanji-Anandji | Manna Dey |
| 2. | Hum tum ik kamare mein | Bobby | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Lata Mangeshkar, Shailendra Singh |
| 3. | Do bechaare bina sahaare | Victoria No. 203 | Kalyanji-Anandji | Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor |
| 4. | Meri bheegi bheegi si palkon pe | Anamika | R D Burman | Kishor Kumar |
| 5. | Samjhauta ghamon se kar lo | Samjhauta | Kalyanji-Anandji | Kishor Kumar |
| 6. | Tere nainon ke main deep | Anuraag | S D Burman | Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 7. | Ab chaahe maa roothhe ya baaba | Daag | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 8. | Yaari ho gayi yaar se | Do Chor | RD Burman | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 9. | Dheere se jaana khatiyan mein | Chhupa Rustam | S D Burman | Kishor Kumar |
| 10. | Jab andhera hota hai | Raja Rani | R D Burman | Asha Bhosle |
| 11. | Hawa ke saath saath | Seeta Aur Geeta | R D Burman | Asha Bhosle, Kishor Kumar |
| 12. | A B C D chhodo naina se naina | Raja Jani | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 13. | O mere dil ke chain | Mere Jeevan Saathi | R D Burman | Kishor Kumar |
| 14. | Mera naam aao mere paas aao | Yeh Gulishtan Hamaara | S D Burman | Danny Denzongpa, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 15. | Muttu kodika waadi gada | Do Phool | R D Burman | Asha Bhosle, Mahmoud |
| 16. | Tere mere milan ki yeh raina | Abhimaan | S D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 17. | Dheere dheere bol koi sun na le | Gora Aur Kala | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 18. | Gir gaya jhumka girne do | Jugnu | S D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 19. | Kali palak teri gori khulne lagi | Do Chor | R D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 20. | Mere dil mein aaj kya hai | Daag | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Kishor Kumar |
| 21. | Main ek chor tu meri rani | Raja Rani | R D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 22. | Ek dhund se aana hai | Dhund | Ravi | Mahendra Kapoor |
| 23. | Meet na mile re man ka | Abhimaan | S D Burman | Kishor Kumar |
| 24. | Chal chalen ae dil | Jheel Ke Us Paar | R D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 25. | Musafir hoon yaaron | Parichay | R D Burman | Kishor Kumar |
| 26. | Tu na mili to hum jogi ban | Victoria No. 203 | Kalyanji-Anandji | Kishor Kumar |
| 27. | Gori gori gaon ki gori | Yeh Gulistan hamara | S D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 28. | Gum hai kisike pyar mein | Rampur Ka Lakshman | R D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar |
| 29. | Aaj mausam bara beimaan | Loafer | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Mohammad Rafi |
| 30. | Hum hain Banarasi babu | Banarasi Babu | Kalyanji-Anandji | Kishor Kumar |
| 31. | Sun ri pawan | Anuraag | S D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 32. | Jhoot bole kauwwa kate | Bobby | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Lata Mangeshkar, Shailendra Singh & Chorus |
| 33. | Deewane hai deewane ko | Zanjeer | Kalyanji-Anandji | Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 34. | Kis ne machaya shor | Shor | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | |
| 35. | Kai sadiyon se | Milaap | Brij Bhushan | Mukesh |
| 36. | Baahon mein chale aao | Anamika | R D Burman | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 37. | Thokar mein hai sara zamana | Shezaada | R D Burman |