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Regional Hits of 1971

Other Years: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978

The standard page for 1971 lists the biggest hit songs across the whole World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

The most distinctive songs of 1971 (that is the hits that only charted in one place) has been calculated.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Three Dog Night Joy to the World Moves -4 Moves -4 George Harrison My Sweet Lord Moves 0 Moves 0 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 1
2 Rod Stewart Maggie May Moves -1 Moves -7 John Lennon Imagine Moves 0 Moves 0 John Lennon Imagine 2
3 Carole King It's Too Late Moves -7 Moves 1 Rod Stewart Maggie May Moves -16 Moves -10 Pop Tops Mammy Blue 3
4 Isaac Hayes Theme From 'Shaft' Moves -3 Moves -16 Lynn Anderson I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) Moves 0 Moves 0 Lynn Anderson I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) 4
5 George Harrison My Sweet Lord Moves 4 Moves 4 Three Dog Night Joy to the World Moves -111 Moves -19 Middle of The Road Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep 5
6 The Osmonds One Bad Apple Moves -33 Moves -1 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Moves -12 Moves -24 The Sweet Co-Co 6
7 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Moves 1 Moves 3 Isaac Hayes Theme From 'Shaft' Moves -28 Moves -24 Danyel Gerard Butterfly 7
8 Bee Gees How Do You Mend a Broken Heart Moves -14 Moves -8 Tom Jones She's a Lady Moves -5 Moves -10 T Rex Get it On 8
9 John Lennon Imagine Moves 7 Moves -8 Tony Orlando & Dawn Knock Three Times Moves -21 Moves -18 Middle of The Road Soley, Soley 9
10 Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair Moves -2 Moves 7 Carole King It's Too Late Moves -160 Moves -39 Tony Christie (Is This the Way To) Amarillo 10
11 Janis Joplin Me & Bobby McGee Moves 0 Moves 0 Janis Joplin Me & Bobby McGee Moves -76 Moves -31 T Rex Hot Love 11
12 Donny Osmond Go Away Little Girl Moves -38 Moves 2 Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair Moves -55 Moves -8 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin' 12
13 James Taylor You've Got a Friend Moves -4 Moves -100 Pop Tops Mammy Blue Moves 10 Moves 5 Tom Jones She's a Lady 13
14 Cher Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves Moves -18 Moves -46 Paul McCartney Another Day Moves -7 Moves -80 Michel Delpech Pour Un Flirt 14
15 Wings Uncle Albert (Admiral Halsey) Moves -33 Moves -99 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Moves -1 Moves -81 Peret Borriquito 15
16 Tom Jones She's a Lady Moves 8 Moves -7 Ringo Starr It Don't Come Easy Moves -31 Moves 1 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven 16
17 Tony Orlando & Dawn Knock Three Times Moves 8 Moves 4 James Taylor You've Got a Friend Moves -119 Moves -64 Peter Maffay Du 17
18 John Denver Take Me Home, Country Roads Moves -42 Moves -61 T Rex Get it On Moves 10 Moves 12 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar 18
19 The Osmonds Yo-yo Moves -60 Moves -32 Creedence Clearwater Revival Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Moves -42 Moves 16 Rod Stewart Maggie May 19
20 Lynn Anderson I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) Moves 16 Moves -53 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin' Moves 8 Moves -62 Slade Coz I Luv You 20