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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971.
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.
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1971 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
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 |
![]() | This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (April 2020) |
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971.
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.
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1971 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
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 |