List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1971
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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971.
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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.
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Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1971 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
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Number-one artists
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
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
References
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