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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1971

1970 <-1971-> 1972

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1.
12/1971

Without You by Nilsson

from Nilsson Sings Newman   Nilsson Sings Newman
456

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
[RCA 74-0604]
written by Pete Ham (as Peter Ham) & Tom Evans
2.
11/1971

American Pie by Don McLean

from American Pie   American Pie
426

✫1
US
✫1
AC




2
UK
[United Artists 50856]
written by Don McLean
3.
10/1971

Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes

from Shaft   Shaft
399

✫1
US
6
AC


2
R&B
4
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1971]
[Enterprise 9038]
written by Isaac Hayes
4.
12/1971

A Horse with No Name by America

from America   America
389

✫1
US
3
AC




3
UK
[Warner 7555]
written by Dewey Bunnell
5.
06/1971

You've Got a Friend by James Taylor

from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon   Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
386

✫1
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1972]
[Warner 7498]
written by Carole King
6.
10/1971

Brand New Key by Melanie

from Gather Me   
377

✫1
US
5
AC




4
UK
[Neighborhood 4201]
written by Melanie (as Melanie Safka)
7.
09/1971

Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves by Cher

from Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves   Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
374

✫1
US
6
AC




4
UK
[Kapp 2146]
written by Bob Stone
8.
05/1971

It's Too Late by Carole King

from Tapestry   Tapestry
365

✫1
US
✫1
AC




6
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1972]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #469]
in the US, B side I Feel The Earth Move charted from 12 june 1971; charted as It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move in the UK
[Ode 66015]
written by Carole King & Toni Stern
9.
12/1971

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

from Let's Stay Together   Let's Stay Together
355

✫1
US
36
AC


✫1
R&B
7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #60]
[Hi 2202]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
10.
02/1971

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) by The Temptations

from Sky's the Limit   Sky's the Limit
346

✫1
US
33
AC


✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #389]
[Gordy 7105]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
11.
02/1971

Another Day by Paul McCartney

332

5
US
4
AC




2
UK
[Apple 1829]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
12.
12/1971

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by The New Seekers

from We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing   We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
323

7
US
27
AC




✫1
UK
[Elektra 45762]
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Backer & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
13.
03/1971

I Am...I Said by Neil Diamond

from Stones   Stones
313

4
US
2
AC




4
UK
[Uni 55278]
written by Neil Diamond
14.
10/1971

Got to Be There by Michael Jackson

from Got to Be There   Got to Be There
306

4
US
14
AC


4
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1191]
written by Elliot Willensky
15.
08/1971

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Joan Baez

from Blessed Are…   Blessed Are…
304

3
US
✫1
AC




6
UK
[Vanguard 35138]
written by Robbie Robertson
16.
04/1971

Me and You and a Dog Named Boo by Lobo

from Introducing Lobo   
304

5
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Big Tree 112]
written by Lobo
17.
11/1971

Cherish by David Cassidy

from Cherish   Cherish
301

9
US
✫1
AC




2
UK
charted as Could It Be Forever / Cherish in UK charts
[Bell 45150]
written by Terry Kirkman
18.
07/1971

Spanish Harlem by Aretha Franklin

from Aretha's Greatest Hits   
298

2
US
6
AC


✫1
R&B
14
UK
[Atlantic 2817]
written by Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
19.
04/1971

It Don't Come Easy by Ringo Starr

295

4
US
24
AC




4
UK
produced by George Harrison
[Apple 1831]
written by Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)
20.
01/1971

She's a Lady by Tom Jones

from She's a Lady   
279

2
US
4
AC


42
R&B
13
UK

[Parrot 40058]
written by Paul Anka
21.
09/1971

Superstar by The Carpenters

from Carpenters   Carpenters
271

2
US
✫1
AC




18
UK
charted as Superstar / For All We Know in UK charts
[A&M 1289]
written by Bonnie Bramlett & Leon Russell
22.
02/1971

(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story by Andy Williams

from Love Story   
263

9
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Columbia 45317]
written by Francis Lai & Carl Sigman
23.
01/1971

One Bad Apple by The Osmonds

from Osmonds   
253

✫1
US
37
AC


6
R&B
51
UK
[MGM 14193]
written by George Jackson
24.
10/1971

Baby I'm-a Want You by Bread

from Baby I'm-a Want You   Baby I'm-a Want You
252

3
US
✫1
AC




14
UK
[Elektra 45751]
written by David Gates
25.
12/1971

Day After Day by Badfinger

from Straight Up   Straight Up
240

4
US
10
AC




10
UK
produced by George Harrison
[Apple 1841]
written by Pete Ham
26.
06/1971

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Bee Gees

from Trafalgar   Trafalgar
238

✫1
US
4
AC






[Atco 6824]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb
27.
10/1971

All I Ever Need Is You by Sonny and Cher

from All I Ever Need Is You   
236

7
US
✫1
AC




8
UK
[Kapp 2151]
written by Jimmy Holiday & Eddie Reeves
28.
05/1971

Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters

from Carpenters   Carpenters
230

2
US
✫1
AC




52
UK
[A&M 1260]
written by Roger Nichols & Paul Williams
29.
08/1971

Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney

from Ram   Ram
229

✫1
US
9
AC






as Paul & Linda McCartney
[Apple 1837]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
30.
04/1971

Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by Paul Revere & The Raiders

from Indian Reservation   
228

✫1
US
11
AC






as The Raiders
[Columbia 45332]
written by John D. Loudermilk
31.
10/1971

The Desiderata by Les Crane

from Desiderata   Desiderata
227

8
US
3
AC




7
UK
[spoken]
[Warner 7520]
written by Fred Werner
32.
08/1971

Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond

from To You with Love, Donny   
227

✫1
US
14
AC






[MGM 14285]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
33.
10/1971

Till by Tom Jones

218

41
US
4
AC




2
UK
[Parrot 40067]
written by Charles Danvers (as Charles Sananes) & Carl Sigman
34.
04/1971

Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver

from Poems, Prayers and Promises   Poems, Prayers and Promises
212

2
US
3
AC
50
country




with Fat City
[RCA Victor 74-0445]
written by John Denver, Bill Danoff & Taffy Nivert
35.
05/1971

Nathan Jones by The Supremes

from Touch   
209

16
US
29
AC


8
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1182]
written by Leonard Caston & Kathy Wakefield
36.
03/1971

Put Your Hand in the Hand by Ocean

from Put Your Hand in the Hand   Put Your Hand in the Hand
207

2
US
4
AC






[Kama Sutra 519]
written by Gene MacLellan
37.
01/1971

The Pushbike Song by The Mixtures

204

44
US
19
AC




2
UK
[Sire 350]
written by Idris Jones & Evan Jones
38.
07/1971

Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers

from Just as I Am   Just as I Am
200

3
US
2
AC


6
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #280]
[Sussex 219]
written by Bill Withers
39.
07/1971

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye

from What's Going On   What's Going On
195

4
US
34
AC


✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Tamla 54207]
written by Marvin Gaye
40.
02/1971

For All We Know by The Carpenters

from Carpenters   Carpenters
187

3
US
✫1
AC






[A&M 1243]
written by Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin & Robb Royer
41.
06/1971

Smiling Faces Sometimes by The Undisputed Truth

from The Undisputed Truth   
187

3
US
34
AC


2
R&B


[Gordy 7108]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
42.
08/1971

If You Really Love Me by Stevie Wonder

from Where I'm Coming From   Where I'm Coming From
181

8
US
10
AC


4
R&B
20
UK
[Tamla 54208]
written by Stevie Wonder & Syreeta
43.
07/1971

What Are You Doing Sunday by Dawn

from Dawn featuring Tony Orlando   
178

39
US
23
AC




3
UK
featuring Tony Orlando
[Bell 45141]
written by Irwin Levine & Toni Wine
44.
03/1971

If by Bread

from Manna   Manna
177

4
US
✫1
AC






[Elektra 45720]
written by David Gates
45.
03/1971

If Not for You by Olivia Newton-John

from If Not for You   If Not for You
177

25
US
✫1
AC




7
UK
[Uni 55281]
written by Bob Dylan
46.
11/1971

An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night

from Harmony   Harmony
177

4
US
✫1
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4294]
written by Paul Williams
47.
10/1971

Imagine by John Lennon

from Imagine   Imagine
172

3
US
7
AC






as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #3]
[Apple 1840]
written by John Lennon
48.
05/1971

Don't Pull Your Love by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

from Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds   
168

4
US
4
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4276]
written by Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert
49.
06/1971

Draggin' the Line by Tommy James

from Christian of the World   
164

4
US
6
AC






[Roulette 7103]
written by Tommy James & Bob King
50.
11/1971

Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards

from Jonathan Edwards   Jonathan Edwards
163

4
US
7
AC






[Capricorn 8021]
written by Jonathan Edwards
51.
05/1971

I've Found Someone of My Own by The Free Movement

from I've Found Someone of My Own   
156

5
US
7
AC


20
R&B


[Decca 32818]
written by Frank Robinson
52.
04/1971

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Aretha Franklin

from Aretha's Greatest Hits   
155

6
US
40
AC


✫1
R&B


charted as Bridge Over Troubled Water / Brand New Me in US Hot 100 charts and in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2796]
written by Paul Simon
53.
12/1971

It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) by The Partridge Family

from Shopping Bag   
154

20
US
2
AC




11
UK
starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 45160]
written by Tony Romeo
54.
11/1971

Stones by Neil Diamond

from Stones   Stones
148

14
US
2
AC




18
UK
[Uni 55310]
written by Neil Diamond
55.
12/1971

Joy by Apollo 100

from Joy   
148

6
US
2
AC






adaptation of Bach's jesu, joy of man's desiring [intrumental]
[Mega 0050]
written by Johann Sebastian Bach
56.
04/1971

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, 1st Movement by Waldo de los Rios

144

67
US
25
AC




5
UK
[instrumental]
[United Artists 50772]
written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
57.
10/1971

Scorpio by Dennis Coffey

from Evolution   
142

6
US
24
AC


9
R&B


as Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
[instrumental]
[Sussex 226]
written by Dennis Coffey
58.
12/1971

Never Been to Spain by Three Dog Night

from Harmony   Harmony
142

5
US
18
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4299]
written by Hoyt Axton
59.
09/1971

Peace Train by Cat Stevens

from Teaser and the Firecat   Teaser and the Firecat
140

7
US
✫1
AC






[A&M 1291]
written by Cat Stevens
60.
06/1971

Beginnings by Chicago

from The Chicago Transit Authority   The Chicago Transit Authority
140

7
US
✫1
AC






B side Color My World charted in US Hot 100 from 3 July 1971
[Columbia 45417]
written by Robert Lamm
61.
02/1971

Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted by The Partridge Family

from Up to Date   
139

6
US
6
AC






starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 963]
written by Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos & Wes Farrell
62.
09/1971

Freedom Come, Freedom Go by The Fortunes

137

72
US
12
AC




6
UK
[Capitol 3179]
written by Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
63.
05/1971

When You're Hot, You're Hot by Jerry Reed

from When You're Hot, You're Hot   
133

9
US
6
AC
✫1
country




[novelty]
[RCA Victor 47-9976]
written by Jerry Reed
64.
10/1971

Banks of the Ohio by Olivia Newton-John

from If Not for You   If Not for You
126

94
US
34
AC




6
UK
[Uni 55304]
written by traditional
65.
07/1971

Riders on the Storm by The Doors

from L.A. Woman   L.A. Woman
125

14
US
11
AC




22
UK
[Elektra 45738]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
66.
03/1971

Stay Awhile by The Bells

from Fly, Little White Dove, Fly   
125

7
US
8
AC






[Polydor 15023]
written by Ken Tobias
67.
08/1971

Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders

from The Stampeders   
119

8
US
5
AC






[Bell 45120]
written by Rich Dodson
68.
05/1971

I'll Meet You Halfway by The Partridge Family

from Up to Date   
112

9
US
4
AC






starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 996]
written by Wes Farrell & Gerry Goffin
69.
10/1971

You Are Everything by The Stylistics

from The Stylistics   The Stylistics
111

9
US
24
AC


10
R&B


[Avco 4581]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
70.
09/1971

Never My Love by The 5th Dimension

from The 5th Dimension Live!   The 5th Dimension Live!
109

12
US
✫1
AC


45
R&B


[live]
[Bell 45,134]
written by Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi
71.
08/1971

Another Time, Another Place by Engelbert Humperdinck

107

43
US
5
AC




13
UK
[Parrot 40065]
written by Mike Leander & Eddie Seago (as Ed Seago)
72.
04/1971

That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be by Carly Simon

from Carly Simon   Carly Simon
102

10
US
6
AC






[Elektra 45724]
written by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman
73.
12/1971

Sleepy Shores by Johnny Pearson Orchestra

102



23
AC




8
UK
[instrumental]
[Mercury 73270]
written by Johnny Pearson
74.
11/1971

Hey Girl by Donny Osmond

from Portrait of Donny   
100

9
US
21
AC






[MGM 14322]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
75.
03/1971

I Think of You by Perry Como

from I Think of You   
99

53
US
5
AC




14
UK
[RCA 74-0444]
written by Francis Lai & Rod McKuen
76.
06/1971

Sooner or Later by The Grass Roots

from Their 16 Greatest Hits   
96

9
US
37
AC






[Dunhill 4279]
written by Gary Zekley, Mitchell Bottler, Adeniyi Jacob Paris, Ekundayo Paris & Ted McNamara
77.
05/1971

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again by The Fortunes

from Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again   
96

15
US
8
AC




51
UK
[Capitol 3086]
written by Tony Macaulay, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
78.
12/1971

Anticipation by Carly Simon

from Anticipation   Anticipation
95

13
US
3
AC






[Elektra 45759]
written by Carly Simon
79.
07/1971

I'm Leavin' by Elvis Presley

93

36
US
2
AC




23
UK
[RCA 47-9998]
written by Sonny Charles & Michael Jarrett
80.
09/1971

Butterfly by Danyel Gérard

93

78
US
20
AC




11
UK

[MGM/Verve 10670]
written by Danyel Gérard, Howard Barnes & Ralph Bernet
81.
11/1971

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by The Hillside Singers

from I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing   
91

13
US
5
AC






[Metromedia 231]
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Backer & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
82.
08/1971

So Far Away / Smackwater Jack by Carole King

from Tapestry   Tapestry
90

14
US
3
AC






B side Smackwater Jack charted from 4 september 1971
[Ode 66019]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
83.
06/1971

Moon Shadow by Cat Stevens

from Teaser and the Firecat   Teaser and the Firecat
89

30
US
10
AC




22
UK
[A&M 1265]
written by Cat Stevens
84.
02/1971

What Is Life by George Harrison

from All Things Must Pass   All Things Must Pass
89

10
US
31
AC






[only released in the US]
[Apple 1828]
written by George Harrison
85.
10/1971

Kiss an Angel Good Morning by Charley Pride

from Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs   
88

21
US
7
AC
✫1
country




[RCA Victor 74-0550]
written by Ben Peters
86.
07/1971

Easy Loving by Freddie Hart

from Easy Loving   
88

17
US
28
AC
✫1
country




[Capitol 3115]
written by Freddie Hart
87.
02/1971

Oye Como Va by Santana

from Abraxas   Abraxas
88

13
US
11
AC


32
R&B


[Columbia 45330]
written by Tito Puente
88.
02/1971

Wild World by Cat Stevens

from Tea for the Tillerman   Tea for the Tillerman
88

11
US
21
AC






[A&M 1231]
written by Cat Stevens
89.
03/1971

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) by Glen Campbell

from The Last Time I Saw Her   
88

31
US
2
AC
7
country


39
UK
[Capitol 3062]
written by Cindy Walker
90.
05/1971

Neverending Song of Love by Delaney, Bonnie & Friends

from Motel Shot   Motel Shot
87

13
US
8
AC






[Atco 6804]
written by Delaney Bramlett
91.
06/1971

Don't Say You Don't Remember by Beverly Bremers

from I'll Make You Music   
86

15
US
5
AC






[Scepter 12315]
written by Estelle Levitt & Helen Miller
92.
04/1971

Love Her Madly by The Doors

from L.A. Woman   L.A. Woman
85

11
US
29
AC






[Elektra 45726]
written by Robby Krieger
93.
02/1971

I Don't Know How to Love Him by Helen Reddy

from I Don't Know How to Love Him   
84

13
US
12
AC






[Capitol 3027]
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
94.
02/1971

No Love at All by B.J. Thomas

from Most of All   
83

16
US
4
AC






[Scepter 12307]
written by Wayne Carson Thompson & Johnny Christopher
95.
06/1971

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Mac & Katie Kissoon

from Introducing   
83

20
US
10
AC




41
UK
[ABC 11306]
written by Lally Stott (as Harold Scott)
96.
08/1971

I Woke Up in Love This Morning by The Partridge Family

from Sound Magazine   Sound Magazine
82

13
US
14
AC






starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 45130]
written by L. Russell Brown & Irwin Levine
97.
08/1971

A Natural Man by Lou Rawls

from Natural Man   
77

17
US
14
AC


17
R&B


[MGM 14262]
written by Bobby Hebb & Sandy Baron
98.
02/1971

Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes by The 5th Dimension

from Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes   
77

19
US
6
AC


28
R&B


[Bell 965]
written by Dorothea Joyce
99.
06/1971

Rings by Cymarron

from Rings   
76

17
US
6
AC






[Entrance 7500]
written by Alex Harvey & Eddie Reeves
100.
02/1971

Cried Like a Baby by Bobby Sherman

from Portrait of Bobby   
76

16
US
9
AC






[Metromedia 206]
written by Craig Doerge & Paul Williams
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