List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971.

Issue Date Song Artist(s) Reference
January 2 "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison
January 9
January 16
January 23 "Knock Three Times" Dawn
January 30
February 6
February 13 "One Bad Apple" The Osmonds
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20 "Me and Bobby McGee" Janis Joplin
March 27
April 3 "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" The Temptations
April 10
April 17 "Joy to the World" Three Dog Night
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29 "Brown Sugar" The Rolling Stones
June 5
June 12 "Want Ads" The Honey Cone
June 19 "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" Carole King
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
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
August 21
August 28
September 4 "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
September 11 "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond
September 18
September 25
October 2 "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" Rod Stewart
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30
November 6 "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" Cher
November 13
November 20 "Theme from Shaft" Isaac Hayes
November 27
December 4 "Family Affair" Sly and the Family Stone
December 11
December 18
December 25 "Brand New Key" Melanie

See also

1940–1959
1960–1979
1980–1999
2000–present
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