Top 100 Songs of 1971
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- Joy to the World-Three Dog Night
- Knock Three Times-Dawn
- Maggie May/Reason to Believe-Rod Stewart
- It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move-Carole King
- Brand New Key-Melanie
- One Bad Apple-Osmonds
- Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)-The Raiders
- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?-Bee Gees
- Family Affair-Sly & the Family Stone
- Go Away Little Girl-Donny Osmond
- Theme from "Shaft"-Isaac Hayes
- Gypsys, Tramps, & Thieves-Cher
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)-The Temptations
- Me and Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin
- Brown Sugar-Rolling Stones
- Never Can Say Goodbye-Jackson 5
- Want Ads-The Honey Cone
- You've Got a Friend-James Taylor
- Superstar-Carpenters
- What's Going On?-Marvin Gaye
- Rainy Days and Mondays-Carpenters
- Put Your Hand in the Hand-Ocean
- Mr. Big Stuff-Jean Knight
- She's a Lady-Tom Jones
- Take Me Home, Country Roads-John Denver
- Have You Seen Her?-The Chi-Lites
- Spanish Harlem-Aretha Franklin
- Yo-Yo-Osmonds
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-Joan Baez
- Ain't No Sunshine-Bill Withers
- Rose Garden-Lynn Anderson
- Treat Her Like a Lady-Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey-Paul and Linda McCartney
- For All We Know-Carpenters
- Mama's Pearl-Jackson 5
- Smiling Face Sometimes-The Undisputed Truth
- Imagine-John Lennon
- Baby I'm a-Want You-Bread
- Lonely Days-Bee Gees
- Black Magic Woman-Santana
- It Don't Come Easy-Ringo Starr
- Signs-Five Man Electrical Band
- Got to Be There-Michael Jackson
- Groove Me-King Floyd
- Don't Pull Your Love-Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds
- An Old Fashioned Love Song-Three Dog Night
- Tired of Being Alone-Al Green
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)-Marvin Gaye
- Draggin' the Line-Tommy James
- If-Bread
- Do You Know What I Mean-Lee Michaels
- Sweet and Innocent-Donny Osmond
- Stoney End-Barbra Streisand
- I Hear You Knockin'-Dave Edmunds
- It's Impossible-Perry Como
- Proud Mary-Ike and Tina Turner
- Bridge Over Troubled Water-Aretha Franklin
- Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted-The Partridge Family
- For the Good Times-Ray Price
- Me and You and a Dog Named Boo-Lobo
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?-Chicago
- Cherish-David Cassidy
- Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)-Daddy Dewdrop
- Beginnings-Chicago
- Your Song-Elton John
- Help Me Make It Through the Night-Sammie Smith
- If I Were Your Woman-Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get-The Dramatics
- I Am...I Said-Neil Diamond
- If You Could Read My Mind-Gordon Lightfoot
- Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why-Paul McCartney
- Temptation Eyes-The Grass Roots
- Peace Train-Cat Stevens
- I've Found Someone of My Own-Free Movement
- All I Ever Need Is You-Sonny and Cher
- Amos Moses-Jerry Reed
- Mr. Bojangles-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- If You Really Love Me-Stevie Wonder
- Stay Awhile-The Bells
- I Just Want to Celebrate-Rare Earth
- Sweet City Woman-The Stampeders
- Liar-Three Dog Night
- Stick-Up-The Honey Cones
- (Where Do I Begin) Love Story-Andy Williams
- One Toke Over the Line-Brewer and Shipley
- Never Ending Song of Love-Delaney and Bonnie & Friends
- Respect Yourself-The Staple Singers
- Bring the Boys Home-Freda Payne
- When You're Hot, You're Hot-Jerry Reed
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain/Hey Tonight-Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Desiderata-Les Crane
- Love Her Madly-Doors
- She's Not Just Another Woman-The 8th Day
- I Woke Up in Love This Morning-The Partridge Family
- Wild World-Cat Stevens
- I Don't Know How to Love Him-Helen Reddy
- Superstar-Murray Head
- Domino-Van Morrison
- Theme from "Love Story"-Henry Mancini
- Don't Knock My Love-Wilson Pickett