US number one songs in 1971

What songs were number one in 1971? This is the full list of the US number one songs from the year 1971. There were a total of 19 US #1 tracks in the year 1971 starting with My Sweet Lord by George Harrison which went to #1 on 26th December, 1970 and remained at the top spot for 4 weeks.

The US song that was number one for the longest single run in 1971 was Joy to the World by Three Dog Night which went to number one on 17th April, 1971 and stayed at the top slot for 6 weeks.

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