| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Theme from Shaft [article] Theme from Shaft [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20175.jpg) | 1. | 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 |
![Let's Stay Together [article] Let's Stay Together [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_1300.jpg) | 2. | 12/1971 | | 296
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #60] written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr. |
![Have You Seen Her [article] Have You Seen Her [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41929.jpg) | 3. | 10/1971 | | 294
 | US 3 UK 3 US R&B ✫1 | written by Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record |
![Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [article] Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_45286.jpg) | 4. | 02/1971 | | 288
 | US ✫1 UK 8 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #389] [Gordy 7105] |
![Family Affair [article] Family Affair [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_38190.jpg) | 5. | 11/1971 | | 271
 | US ✫1 UK 15 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #138] written by Sly Stone |
![Got to Be There [article] Got to Be There [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28758.jpg) | 6. | 10/1971 | | 265
 | US 4 UK 5 US R&B 4 | written by Elliot Willensky [Motown 1191] |
| 7. | 03/1971 | | 263
 | US ✫1 UK 24 US R&B 46 | written by Hoyt Axton |
| 8. | 07/1971 | | 239
 | US 2 UK 14 US AC 6 US R&B ✫1 | written by Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector |
| 9. | 01/1971 | | 234
 | US 2 UK 13 US AC 4 US R&B 42 | written by Paul Anka |
| 10. | 01/1971 | | 222
 | US ✫1 US R&B 6 | written by George Jackson |
![Tired of Being Alone [article] Tired of Being Alone [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_1299.jpg) | 11. | 07/1971 | | 206
 | US 11 UK 4 US R&B 7 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #293] written by Al Green |
![Want Ads [article] Want Ads [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_19320.jpg) | 12. | 04/1971 | | 205
 | US ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Hot Wax 7011] |
![Mama's Pearl [article] Mama's Pearl [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20466.jpg) | 13. | 01/1971 | | 202
 | US 2 UK 25 US R&B 2 | written by Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy [Motown 1177] |
| 14. | 04/1971 | | 200
 | US 2 UK 33 US R&B ✫1 | written by Clifton Davis [Motown 1179] |
![I'm Still Waiting [article] I'm Still Waiting [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_11780.jpg) | 15. | 07/1971 | | 187
 | US 63 UK ✫1 US R&B 40 | written by Deke Richards [Motown 1192] |
| 16. | 05/1971 | | 187
 | US 2 US R&B ✫1 | |
![What's Going On [article] What's Going On [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27886.jpg) | 17. | 02/1971 | | 186
 | US 2 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #4] written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Marvin Gaye [Tamla 54201] |
![Ain't No Sunshine [article] Ain't No Sunshine [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4789.jpg) | 18. | 07/1971 | | 176
 | US 3 US AC 2 US R&B 6 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #280] written by Bill Withers |
![Nathan Jones [article] Nathan Jones [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_45181.jpg) | 19. | 05/1971 | | 169
 | US 16 UK 5 US R&B 8 | [Motown 1182] |
| 20. | 06/1971 | | 167
 | US 3 US R&B 2 | [Gordy 7108] |
![If You Really Love Me [article] If You Really Love Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_39479.jpg) | 21. | 08/1971 | | 160
 | US 8 UK 20 US AC 10 US R&B 4 | written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta [Tamla 54208] |
| 22. | 04/1971 | | 154
 | US 3 US R&B 20 | written by Eddie Cornelius |
| 23. | 07/1971 | | 149
 | US 4 US R&B ✫1 | written by Marvin Gaye [Tamla 54207] |
![Where Did Our Love Go [article] Where Did Our Love Go [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_12787.jpg) | 24. | 10/1971 | | 148
 | US 15 UK 8 US R&B 6 | written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. |
![Proud Mary [article] Proud Mary [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_19837.jpg) | 25. | 01/1971 | | 147
 | US 4 US R&B 5 | written by John Fogerty |
![Bridge Over Troubled Water / Brand New Me [article] Bridge Over Troubled Water / Brand New Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_2855.jpg) | 26. | 04/1971 | | 141
 | US 6 US R&B ✫1 | written by Paul Simon |
| 27. | 05/1971 | | 139
 | US 5 US AC 7 US R&B 20 | |
| 28. | 10/1971 | | 137
 | US 6 US R&B 9 | |
![Clean Up Woman [article] Clean Up Woman [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4497.jpg) | 29. | 11/1971 | | 132
 | US 6 US R&B 2 | |
| 30. | 03/1971 | | 131
 | US 18 UK 11 US R&B 7 | as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles [Tamla 54205] |
| 31. | 09/1971 | | 130
 | US 90 UK 3 US R&B 34 | [Motown 1196] |
| 32. | 07/1971 | | 126
 | US 9 US country 3 US R&B 3 | |
![We Can Work It Out [article] We Can Work It Out [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_39477.jpg) | 33. | 03/1971 | | 110
 | US 13 UK 27 US R&B 3 | written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney [Tamla 54202] |
| 34. | 07/1971 | | 106
 | US 7 US R&B 30 | written by Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses [Rare Earth 5031] |
| 35. | 10/1971 | | 104
 | US 9 US R&B ✫1 | written by Marvin Gaye, James Nyx [Tamla 54209] |
| 36. | 05/1971 | | 102
 | US 15 UK 31 US R&B 7 | |
| 37. | 10/1971 | | 102
 | US 9 US R&B 2 | written by Aretha Franklin |
| 38. | 11/1971 | | 101
 | US 9 US R&B 10 | written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed [Avco 4581] |
![Sugar Daddy [article] Sugar Daddy [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_20469.jpg) | 39. | 12/1971 | | 95
 | US 10 US R&B 3 | written by Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy [Motown 1194] |
| 40. | 08/1971 | | 95
 | US 11 US R&B ✫1 | [Hot Wax 7106] |