| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Without You [article] Without You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30742.jpg) | 1. | 12/1971 | | 412
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 | written by Peter Ham, Tom Evans |
![American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) [article] American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_12653.jpg) | 2. | 11/1971 | | 374
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | written by Don McLean |
![Theme from Shaft [article] Theme from Shaft [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20175.jpg) | 3. | 10/1971 | | 334
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 6 US R&B 2 | [Academy Award for Best Original Song 1971] written by Isaac Hayes |
![It's Too Late [article] It's Too Late [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_7906.jpg) | 4. | 05/1971 | | 329
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC ✫1 | [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 ; charted as It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move is US Hot 100 charts written by Carole King, Toni Stern |
| 5. | 10/1971 | | 328
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 5 | |
![You've Got a Friend [article] You've Got a Friend [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20795.jpg) | 6. | 06/1971 | | 312
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC ✫1 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1972] written by Carole King |
![Another Day [article] Another Day [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31999.jpg) | 7. | 02/1971 | | 273
 | US 5 UK 2 US AC 4 | written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney |
| 8. | 08/1971 | | 264
 | US 3 UK 6 US AC ✫1 | written by Robbie Robertson written by Robbie Robertson |
| 9. | 04/1971 | | 253
 | US 5 UK 4 US AC ✫1 | |
![I Am...I Said [article] I Am...I Said [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30265.jpg) | 10. | 03/1971 | | 252
 | US 4 UK 4 US AC 2 | written by Neil Diamond |
| 11. | 11/1971 | | 250
 | US 9 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | charted as Could It Be Forever / Cherish in UK charts written by Terry Kirkman [Bell 45150] |
| 12. | 07/1971 | | 239
 | US 2 UK 14 US AC 6 US R&B ✫1 | written by Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector |
| 13. | 01/1971 | | 234
 | US 2 UK 13 US AC 4 US R&B 42 | written by Paul Anka |
| 14. | 09/1971 | | 224
 | US 2 UK 18 US AC ✫1 | charted as Superstar / For All We Know in UK charts written by Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell |
![How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? [article] How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41513.jpg) | 15. | 06/1971 | | 223
 | US ✫1 US AC 4 | written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb |
| 16. | 02/1971 | | 215
 | US 9 UK 4 US AC ✫1 | written by Francis Lai, Carl Sigman |
| 17. | 10/1971 | | 207
 | US 3 UK 14 US AC ✫1 | |
| 18. | 08/1971 | | 204
 | US ✫1 US AC 14 | written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King |
| 19. | 10/1971 | | 196
 | US 7 UK 8 US AC ✫1 | |
![Take Me Home, Country Roads [article] Take Me Home, Country Roads [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22558.jpg) | 20. | 04/1971 | | 190
 | US 2 US AC 3 US country 50 | written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver |
![Ain't No Sunshine [article] Ain't No Sunshine [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4789.jpg) | 21. | 07/1971 | | 176
 | US 3 US AC 2 US R&B 6 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #280] written by Bill Withers |
![Rainy Days and Mondays [article] Rainy Days and Mondays [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41800.jpg) | 22. | 05/1971 | | 176
 | US 2 US AC ✫1 | written by Roger Nichols, Paul Williams |
![Put Your Hand in the Hand [article] Put Your Hand in the Hand [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31047.jpg) | 23. | 03/1971 | | 173
 | US 2 US AC 4 | |
| 24. | 10/1971 | | 167
 | US 41 UK 2 US AC 4 | |
![For All We Know [article] For All We Know [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41799.jpg) | 25. | 02/1971 | | 166
 | US 3 US AC ✫1 | written by Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer |
![If You Really Love Me [article] If You Really Love Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_39479.jpg) | 26. | 08/1971 | | 160
 | US 8 UK 20 US AC 10 US R&B 4 | written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta [Tamla 54208] |
| 27. | 03/1971 | | 155
 | US 4 US AC ✫1 | |
![If Not for You [article] If Not for You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31148.jpg) | 28. | 03/1971 | | 154
 | US 25 UK 7 US AC ✫1 | written by Bob Dylan |
| 29. | 05/1971 | | 150
 | US 4 US AC 4 | |
![An Old Fashioned Love Song [article] An Old Fashioned Love Song [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_46001.jpg) | 30. | 11/1971 | | 150
 | US 4 US AC ✫1 | |
![Imagine [article] Imagine [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22645.jpg) | 31. | 10/1971 | | 147
 | US 3 US AC 7 | as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #3] written by John Lennon |
| 32. | 05/1971 | | 139
 | US 5 US AC 7 US R&B 20 | |
| 33. | 01/1971 | | 137
 | US 8 US AC 3 US country ✫1 | written by Kris Kristofferson |
| 34. | 02/1971 | | 130
 | US 6 US AC 6 | |
| 35. | 12/1971 | | 128
 | US 20 UK 11 US AC 2 | |
![Peace Train [article] Peace Train [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8002.jpg) | 36. | 09/1971 | | 126
 | US 7 US AC ✫1 | written by Cat Stevens |
![Beginnings/Colour My World [article] Beginnings/Colour My World [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8586.jpg) | 37. | 06/1971 | | 122
 | US 7 US AC ✫1 | only Beginnings charted in US AC charts |
| 38. | 11/1971 | | 120
 | US 14 UK 18 US AC 2 | written by Neil Diamond |
![Sweet City Woman [article] Sweet City Woman [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_45002.jpg) | 39. | 08/1971 | | 108
 | US 8 US AC 5 | |
| 40. | 10/1971 | | 101
 | US 94 UK 6 US AC 34 | |