Music VF

Music VF
Contact us
I like MVF
US & UK hits charts

Support Music VF

Music VF.com

Rock VF.com

Music VF.fr
by year
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
by decade
2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s
by artist
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 OtherTop 1000

Top Songs of 1971

1970 <-1971-> 1972

Video playlist


Cover
 
 
 
 
 
Date
down  up
 
Title down  up
Album
 
Points
down  up
 
Comment
 
 
Video
 
 
1.
12/1971
456

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
[RCA 74-0604]
written by Pete Ham (as Peter Ham) & Tom Evans
2.
07/1971
427

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #130]
written by Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton & Tim Hardin
3.
11/1971
426

✫1
US
✫1
AC




2
UK
[United Artists 50856]
written by Don McLean
4.
10/1971
399

✫1
US
6
AC


2
R&B
4
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1971]
[Enterprise 9038]
written by Isaac Hayes
5.
04/1971
395

✫1
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #490]
charted as Brown Sugar / Bitch / Let It Rock in UK charts
[Rolling Stones 19100]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
6.
12/1971
389

✫1
US
3
AC




3
UK
[Warner 7555]
written by Dewey Bunnell
7.
06/1971
386

✫1
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1972]
[Warner 7498]
written by Carole King
8.
10/1971
377

✫1
US
5
AC




4
UK
[Neighborhood 4201]
written by Melanie (as Melanie Safka)
9.
09/1971
374

✫1
US
6
AC




4
UK
[Kapp 2146]
written by Bob Stone
10.
05/1971
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
11.
12/1971
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.
12.
02/1971
346

✫1
US
33
AC


✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #389]
[Gordy 7105]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
13.
10/1971
338

3
US




✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Brunswick 55462]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
14.
02/1971
332

5
US
4
AC




2
UK
[Apple 1829]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
15.
12/1971
323

7
US
27
AC




✫1
UK
16.
03/1971
313

4
US
2
AC




4
UK
[Uni 55278]
written by Neil Diamond
17.
11/1971
311

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
15
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #138]
[Epic 10805]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
18.
10/1971
306

4
US
14
AC


4
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1191]
written by Elliot Willensky
19.
08/1971
304

3
US
✫1
AC




6
UK
[Vanguard 35138]
written by Robbie Robertson
20.
04/1971
304

5
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Big Tree 112]
written by Lobo
21.
11/1971
301

9
US
✫1
AC




2
UK
charted as Could It Be Forever / Cherish in UK charts
[Bell 45150]
written by Terry Kirkman
22.
07/1971
298

2
US
6
AC


✫1
R&B
14
UK
[Atlantic 2817]
written by Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
23.
04/1971
295

4
US
24
AC




4
UK
produced by George Harrison
[Apple 1831]
written by Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)
24.
07/1971
293

10
US






✫1
UK
written by Marc Bolan
25.
01/1971
279

2
US
4
AC


42
R&B
13
UK

[Parrot 40058]
written by Paul Anka
26.
09/1971
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
27.
03/1971
263

✫1
US




46
R&B
24
UK
[Dunhill/ABC 4272]
written by Hoyt Axton
28.
02/1971
263

9
US
✫1
AC




4
UK
[Columbia 45317]
written by Francis Lai & Carl Sigman
29.
03/1971
255

22
US






✫1
UK
written by Ansil Collins (as Ansell Collins)
30.
01/1971
253

✫1
US
37
AC


6
R&B
51
UK
[MGM 14193]
written by George Jackson
31.
10/1971
252

3
US
✫1
AC




14
UK
[Elektra 45751]
written by David Gates
32.
01/1971
251

2
US




2
R&B
25
UK
[Motown 1177]
written by Berry Gordy (as part of The Corporation), Freddie Perren (as part of The Corporation), Deke Richards (as part of The Corporation) & Fonce Mizell (as part of The Corporation)
33.
04/1971
246

✫1
US




✫1
R&B


[Hot Wax 7011]
written by Greg Perry, Barney Perkins & General Johnson
34.
04/1971
242

2
US




✫1
R&B
33
UK
[Motown 1179]
written by Clifton Davis
35.
12/1971
240

4
US
10
AC




10
UK
produced by George Harrison
[Apple 1841]
written by Pete Ham
36.
06/1971
238

✫1
US
4
AC






[Atco 6824]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb
37.
07/1971
237

11
US




7
R&B
4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #293]
[Hi 2194]
written by Al Green
38.
10/1971
236

7
US
✫1
AC




8
UK
[Kapp 2151]
written by Jimmy Holiday & Eddie Reeves
39.
05/1971
230

2
US
✫1
AC




52
UK
[A&M 1260]
written by Roger Nichols & Paul Williams
40.
08/1971
229

✫1
US
9
AC






as Paul & Linda McCartney
[Apple 1837]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
41.
04/1971
228

✫1
US
11
AC






as The Raiders
[Columbia 45332]
written by John D. Loudermilk
42.
09/1971
228

21
US






2
UK
written by Pat Vegas & Lolly Vegas
43.
10/1971
227

8
US
3
AC




7
UK
[spoken]
[Warner 7520]
written by Fred Werner
44.
08/1971
227

✫1
US
14
AC






[MGM 14285]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
45.
07/1971
222

63
US




40
R&B
✫1
UK
[Motown 1192]
written by Deke Richards
46.
05/1971
220

✫1
US








charted as It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move is US Hot 100 charts
[Ode 66015]
written by Carole King
47.
10/1971
218

41
US
4
AC




2
UK
[Parrot 40067]
written by Charles Danvers (as Charles Sananes) & Carl Sigman
48.
02/1971
218

72
US






✫1
UK
[Reprise 1006]
written by Marc Bolan
49.
01/1971
217

✫1
US








[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #148]
[Columbia 45314]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster
50.
05/1971
217

2
US




✫1
R&B


[Stax 0088]
written by Joe Broussard (as Joseph Broussard), Ralph Williams & Carrol Washington
51.
02/1971
217

2
US




✫1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #4]
[Tamla 54201]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
52.
04/1971
212

2
US
3
AC
50
country




with Fat City
[RCA Victor 74-0445]
written by John Denver, Bill Danoff & Taffy Nivert
53.
05/1971
209

16
US
29
AC


8
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1182]
written by Leonard Caston & Kathy Wakefield
54.
06/1971
208









✫1
UK
written by Lally Stott (as Harold Scott)
55.
11/1971
207









✫1
UK
written by Benny Hill
56.
10/1971
207









✫1
UK
written by Jim Lea & Noddy Holder
57.
07/1971
207









✫1
UK
written by Ray Whitley
58.
03/1971
207

2
US
4
AC






[Kama Sutra 519]
written by Gene MacLellan
59.
02/1971
207









✫1
UK
[Janus 148]
written by Ray Dorset
60.
01/1971
204

44
US
19
AC




2
UK
[Sire 350]
written by Idris Jones & Evan Jones
61.
06/1971
201

38
US






2
UK
Puppet Man/Resurrection Shuffle charted as a double A side in the UK
[Parrot 40064]
written by Tony Ashton
62.
07/1971
200

3
US
2
AC


6
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #280]
[Sussex 219]
written by Bill Withers
63.
07/1971
195

4
US
34
AC


✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Tamla 54207]
written by Marvin Gaye
64.
02/1971
187

3
US
✫1
AC






[A&M 1243]
written by Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin & Robb Royer
65.
06/1971
187

3
US
34
AC


2
R&B


[Gordy 7108]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
66.
03/1971
185

11
US






7
UK
as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
[Apple 1830]
written by John Lennon
67.
06/1971
183

99
US






2
UK
[Bell 45126]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
68.
08/1971
181

8
US
10
AC


4
R&B
20
UK
[Tamla 54208]
written by Stevie Wonder & Syreeta
69.
12/1971
179

92
US


✫1
country


3
UK
[Mercury 73250]
written by Jerry Chesnut
70.
10/1971
179

15
US




6
R&B
8
UK
[All Platinum 2330]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
71.
09/1971
178









2
UK
72.
07/1971
178









2
UK
[Elektra 45734 (u)]
written by Delaney Bramlett
73.
11/1971
178









2
UK
[Reprise 1056]
written by Marc Bolan
74.
05/1971
178









2
UK
75.
06/1971
178









2
UK
[Capitol 3148]
written by Hurricane Smith
76.
08/1971
178









2
UK
as Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
written by Bobby Braddock
77.
07/1971
178

39
US
23
AC




3
UK
featuring Tony Orlando
[Bell 45141]
written by Irwin Levine & Toni Wine
78.
03/1971

If by Bread

from Manna   Manna
177

4
US
✫1
AC






[Elektra 45720]
written by David Gates
79.
03/1971
177

25
US
✫1
AC




7
UK
[Uni 55281]
written by Bob Dylan
80.
11/1971
177

4
US
✫1
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4294]
written by Paul Williams
81.
12/1971
176

17
US






6
UK
written by Rod Stewart & Ron Wood (as Ronnie Wood)
82.
10/1971
172

3
US
7
AC






as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #3]
[Apple 1840]
written by John Lennon
83.
01/1971
171

40
US






3
UK
written by Tony Ashton
84.
05/1971
168

4
US
4
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4276]
written by Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert
85.
01/1971
166

4
US




5
R&B



[Liberty 56216]
written by John Fogerty
86.
04/1971
165

3
US




20
R&B


[United Artists 50721]
written by Eddie Cornelius
87.
06/1971
164

4
US
6
AC






[Roulette 7103]
written by Tommy James & Bob King
88.
11/1971
163

4
US
7
AC






[Capricorn 8021]
written by Jonathan Edwards
89.
09/1971
160

90
US




34
R&B
3
UK
[Motown 1196]
written by Mike Pinder
90.
09/1971
158

3
US








[MGM 14295]
written by Joe South
91.
05/1971
158

3
US








[Lionel 3213]
written by Les Emmerson
92.
05/1971
156

5
US
7
AC


20
R&B


[Decca 32818]
written by Frank Robinson
93.
07/1971
156

15
US






9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #133]
[Decca 32846]
written by Pete Townshend
94.
04/1971
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
95.
12/1971
154

20
US
2
AC




11
UK
starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
[Bell 45160]
written by Tony Romeo
96.
05/1971
151

70
US






4
UK
[Elektra 45729]
written by John Kongos & Christos Demetriou
97.
05/1971
150









3
UK
98.
11/1971
150









3
UK
99.
11/1971
150









3
UK
written by Jonathan King
100.
05/1971
150









3
UK
UK rerelease
[VIP 25065]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

Contact us
I like MVF
Music VF
US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts   •   UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts
Music VF  © 2007-2024 Howard Drake / VF Entertainment
  Music VF.com, music hits charts   •   Rock VF.com, rock music hits charts   •   Music VF.fr, tous les tubes   •