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George Harrison became the first post-Beatles solo act to hit #1 with "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" in 1970 and 1971.

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

That year, 16 acts hit number one for the first time, such as Dawn, the Osmonds, Janis Joplin, Honey Cone, Carole King, the Raiders, James Taylor, the Bee Gees, Linda McCartney, Donny Osmond, Rod Stewart, Isaac Hayes, and Melanie. Janis Joplin became the second artist to earn a number one song posthumously after her death in October 1970. Paul McCartney, Cher, and Donny Osmond, having already hit number one with the Beatles, Sonny & Cher, and the Osmonds, respectively, also earn their first number one songs as solo acts.

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1971 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Reference
247 January 2 "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison [1]
January 9 [2]
January 16 [3]
248 January 23 "Knock Three Times" Dawn [4]
January 30 [5]
February 6 [6]
249 February 13 "One Bad Apple" The Osmonds [7]
February 20 [8]
February 27 [9]
March 6 [10]
March 13 [11]
250 March 20 "Me and Bobby McGee" Janis Joplin [12]
March 27 [13]
251 April 3 "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" The Temptations [14]
April 10 [15]
252 April 17 "Joy to the World" Three Dog Night [16]
April 24 [17]
May 1 [18]
May 8 [19]
May 15 [20]
May 22 [21]
253 May 29 "Brown Sugar" The Rolling Stones [22]
June 5 [23]
254 June 12 "Want Ads" Honey Cone [24]
255 June 19 "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" Carole King [25]
June 26 [26]
July 3 [27]
July 10 [28]
July 17 [29]
256 July 24 "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" The Raiders [30]
257 July 31 "You've Got a Friend" James Taylor [31]
258 August 7 "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" Bee Gees [32]
August 14 [33]
August 21 [34]
August 28 [35]
259 September 4 "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Paul & Linda McCartney [36]
260 September 11 "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond [37]
September 18 [38]
September 25 [39]
261 October 2 "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" Rod Stewart [40]
October 9 [41]
October 16 [42]
October 23 [43]
October 30 [44]
262 November 6 "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" Cher [45]
November 13 [46]
263 November 20 "Theme from Shaft" Isaac Hayes [47]
November 27 [48]
264 December 4 "Family Affair" Sly and the Family Stone [49]
December 11 [50]
December 18 [51]
265 December 25 "Brand New Key" Melanie [52]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Three Dog Night 6
2 The Osmonds 5
Carole King
Rod Stewart
5 Bee Gees 4
6 George Harrison 3
Dawn
Donny Osmond
Sly and the Family Stone
10 Janis Joplin 2
The Temptations
The Rolling Stones
Cher
Isaac Hayes
15 Honey Cone 1
The Raiders
James Taylor
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
Melanie

See also

Sources

References

  1. ^ "January 2, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ "January 9, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 16, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 23, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "January 30, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "February 6, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 13, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 20, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "February 27, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "March 6, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 13, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 20, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "March 27, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "April 3, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 10, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 17, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 24, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "May 1, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 8, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 15, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 22, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "May 29, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "June 5, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 12, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 19, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "June 26, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "July 3, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 10, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 17, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 24, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "July 31, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 7, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 14, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 21, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "August 28, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "September 4, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 11, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ "September 18, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ "September 25, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ "October 2, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ "October 9, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 16, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ "October 23, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  44. ^ "October 30, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ "November 6, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  46. ^ "November 13, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ "November 20, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  48. ^ "November 27, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "December 4, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ "December 11, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ "December 18, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ "December 25, 1971". Billboard Hot 100.
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