| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Without You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30742.jpg "Without You [article]") | 1. | 12/1971 | | 412
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1 | written by Peter Ham, Tom Evans |
![American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_12653.jpg "American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) [article]") | 2. | 11/1971 | | 374
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1 | written by Don McLean |
![Theme from Shaft [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20175.jpg "Theme from Shaft [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_7906.jpg "It's Too Late [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20795.jpg "You've Got a Friend [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31999.jpg "Another Day [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30265.jpg "I Am...I Said [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41513.jpg "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22558.jpg "Take Me Home, Country Roads [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4789.jpg "Ain't No Sunshine [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41800.jpg "Rainy Days and Mondays [article]") | 22. | 05/1971 | | 176
| US 2
US AC ✫1 | written by Roger Nichols, Paul Williams |
![Put Your Hand in the Hand [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31047.jpg "Put Your Hand in the Hand [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41799.jpg "For All We Know [article]") | 25. | 02/1971 | | 166
| US 3
US AC ✫1 | written by Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer |
![If You Really Love Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_39479.jpg "If You Really Love Me [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31148.jpg "If Not for You [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_46001.jpg "An Old Fashioned Love Song [article]") | 30. | 11/1971 | | 150
| US 4
US AC ✫1 | |
![Imagine [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22645.jpg "Imagine [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8002.jpg "Peace Train [article]") | 36. | 09/1971 | | 126
| US 7
US AC ✫1 | written by Cat Stevens |
![Beginnings/Colour My World [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8586.jpg "Beginnings/Colour My World [article]") | 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]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_45002.jpg "Sweet City Woman [article]") | 39. | 08/1971 | | 108
| US 8
US AC 5 | |
| 40. | 10/1971 | | 101
| US 94
UK 6
US AC 34 | |
