Top Artists of 1971 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1970 <-

1971

-> 1972

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Tom Jones	795	01/1971 • She's a Lady • 295 pts • from She's a Lady 06/1971 • Resurrection Shuffle • 212 pts • from She's a Lady 10/1971 • Till • 230 pts
2.	The Carpenters	744	02/1971 • For All We Know • 198 pts • from Carpenters 05/1971 • Rainy Days and Mondays • 243 pts • from Carpenters 09/1971 • Superstar • 286 pts • from Carpenters
3.	Three Dog Night	730	03/1971 • Joy to the World • 278 pts • from Naturally 07/1971 • Liar • 117 pts • from Naturally 11/1971 • An Old Fashioned Love Song • 187 pts • from Harmony 12/1971 • Never Been to Spain • 149 pts • from Harmony
4.	T. Rex	727	02/1971 • Hot Love • 230 pts 07/1971 • Get It On (Bang a Gong) • 309 pts • from Electric Warrior 11/1971 • Jeepster • 188 pts • from Electric Warrior
5.	Carole King	711	05/1971 • I Feel the Earth Move • 232 pts • from Tapestry 05/1971 • It's Too Late • 384 pts • from Tapestry 08/1971 • So Far Away / Smackwater Jack • 95 pts • from Tapestry
6.	Jackson 5	709	01/1971 • Mama's Pearl • 265 pts • from Third Album 04/1971 • Never Can Say Goodbye • 256 pts • from Maybe Tomorrow 12/1971 • Sugar Daddy • 112 pts • from Greatest Hits
7.	Aretha Franklin	683	04/1971 • Bridge Over Troubled Water • 164 pts • from Aretha's Greatest Hits 07/1971 • Spanish Harlem • 314 pts • from Aretha's Greatest Hits 10/1971 • Rock Steady • 124 pts • from Young, Gifted and Black
8.	Al Green	631	07/1971 • Tired of Being Alone • 250 pts • from Al Green Gets Next to You 12/1971 • Let's Stay Together • 374 pts • from Let's Stay Together
9.	Neil Diamond	624	02/1971 • Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) • 101 pts • from Hot August Night 03/1971 • I Am...I Said • 330 pts • from Stones 11/1971 • Stones • 157 pts • from Stones
10.	Paul McCartney	614	02/1971 • Another Day • 351 pts 08/1971 • Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey • 241 pts • from Ram
11.	Marvin Gaye	583	02/1971 • What's Going On • 229 pts • from What's Going On 07/1971 • Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) • 206 pts • from What's Going On 10/1971 • Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) • 129 pts • from What's Going On
12.	The New Seekers	575	07/1971 • Never Ending Song of Love • 188 pts • from Beautiful People 12/1971 • I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) • 341 pts • from We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
13.	Elvis Presley	545	03/1971 • Rags to Riches • 122 pts 07/1971 • I'm Leavin' • 98 pts 12/1971 • I Just Can't Help Believing • 123 pts • from That's the Way It Is
14.	Middle of the Road	542	06/1971 • Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep • 219 pts • from Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 09/1971 • Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum • 188 pts • from Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 12/1971 • Soley, Soley • 134 pts • from Acceleration
15.	Nilsson	532	12/1971 • Without You • 480 pts • from Nilsson Sings Newman
16.	Bread	515	03/1971 • If • 187 pts • from Manna 10/1971 • Baby I'm-a Want You • 266 pts • from Baby I'm-a Want You
17.	The Partridge Family	515	02/1971 • Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted • 147 pts • from Up to Date 05/1971 • I'll Meet You Halfway • 119 pts • from Up to Date 12/1971 • It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) • 162 pts • from Shopping Bag
18.	The Osmonds	512	01/1971 • One Bad Apple • 267 pts • from Osmonds 09/1971 • Yo-Yo • 167 pts • from Phase-III
19.	Isaac Hayes	507	10/1971 • Theme from Shaft • 421 pts • from Shaft
20.	The Rolling Stones	503	04/1971 • Brown Sugar • 416 pts • from Sticky Fingers
21.	James Taylor	498	06/1971 • You've Got a Friend • 408 pts • from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
22.	Rod Stewart	496	07/1971 • Maggie May/Reason to Believe • 450 pts • from Every Picture Tells a Story
23.	The Temptations	490	02/1971 • Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) • 365 pts • from Sky's the Limit 11/1971 • Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) • 104 pts • from Solid Rock
24.	The Chi-Lites	477	04/1971 • (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People • 92 pts • from (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People 10/1971 • Have You Seen Her • 356 pts • from (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
25.	The Honey Cone	466	04/1971 • Want Ads • 259 pts • from Sweet Replies 08/1971 • Stick-Up • 116 pts • from Soulful Tapestry
26.	Donny Osmond	462	03/1971 • Sweet and Innocent • 117 pts • from The Donny Osmond Album 08/1971 • Go Away Little Girl • 239 pts • from To You with Love, Donny 11/1971 • Hey Girl • 105 pts • from Portrait of Donny
27.	Don McLean	453	11/1971 • American Pie • 450 pts • from American Pie
28.	James Brown	439	07/1971 • Hot Pants (Pt. 1) (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) • 118 pts • from Hot Pants
29.	Mungo Jerry	426	02/1971 • Baby Jump • 218 pts • from Electronically Tested 05/1971 • Lady Rose • 134 pts • from Boot Power
30.	Melanie	419	10/1971 • Brand New Key • 397 pts • from Gather Me
31.	America	410	12/1971 • A Horse with No Name • 410 pts • from America
32.	Diana Ross	406	07/1971 • I'm Still Waiting • 235 pts • from Everything Is Everything 08/1971 • Surrender • 118 pts • from Surrender
33.	John Lennon	397	03/1971 • Power to the People • 196 pts 10/1971 • Imagine • 182 pts • from Imagine
34.	Cher	395	09/1971 • Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves • 395 pts • from Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
35.	Dave and Ansil Collins	379	03/1971 • Double Barrel • 269 pts 06/1971 • Monkey Spanner • 111 pts
36.	Lobo	368	04/1971 • Me and You and a Dog Named Boo • 321 pts • from Introducing Lobo
37.	Joan Baez	357	08/1971 • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down • 321 pts • from Blessed Are…
38.	Stevie Wonder	353	03/1971 • We Can Work It Out • 137 pts • from Signed, Sealed & Delivered 08/1971 • If You Really Love Me • 191 pts • from Where I'm Coming From
39.	Cat Stevens	334	02/1971 • Wild World • 92 pts • from Tea for the Tillerman 06/1971 • Moon Shadow • 94 pts • from Teaser and the Firecat 09/1971 • Peace Train • 148 pts • from Teaser and the Firecat
40.	Sly & the Family Stone	328	11/1971 • Family Affair • 328 pts • from There's a Riot Goin' On
41.	Michael Jackson	323	10/1971 • Got to Be There • 323 pts • from Got to Be There
42.	Olivia Newton-John	319	03/1971 • If Not for You • 187 pts • from If Not for You 10/1971 • Banks of the Ohio • 133 pts • from If Not for You
43.	David Cassidy	317	11/1971 • Cherish • 317 pts • from Cherish
44.	John Kongos	311	05/1971 • He's Gonna Step on You Again • 159 pts • from Kongos 11/1971 • Tokoloshe Man • 152 pts • from Kongos
45.	Ringo Starr	311	04/1971 • It Don't Come Easy • 311 pts
46.	Andy Williams	311	02/1971 • (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story • 277 pts • from Love Story
47.	Paul Revere & The Raiders	301	04/1971 • Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) • 241 pts • from Indian Reservation
48.	Wilson Pickett	299	04/1971 • Don't Knock My Love--Part 1 • 108 pts • from Don't Knock My Love
49.	Tony Christie	298	05/1971 • I Did What I Did for Maria • 188 pts • from Tony Christie
50.	The Sweet	294	06/1971 • Co-Co • 193 pts • from Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be