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 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.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Isaac Hayes Theme From 'Shaft' Moves -5 Moves -4 John Lennon Imagine Moves -1 Moves -1 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 1
2 Three Dog Night Joy to the World Moves -6 Moves -6 George Harrison My Sweet Lord Moves 1 Moves 1 John Lennon Imagine 2
3 Carole King It's Too Late Moves -7 Moves -14 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) 3
4 Rod Stewart Maggie May Moves 0 Moves 0 Rod Stewart Maggie May Moves -15 Moves -17 Middle of The Road Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep 4
5 John Lennon Imagine Moves 4 Moves -2 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Moves -10 Moves -12 T Rex Get it On 5
6 James Taylor You've Got a Friend Moves -7 Moves 5 Isaac Hayes Theme From 'Shaft' Moves -36 Moves -22 The Sweet Co-Co 6
7 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Moves 2 Moves -13 Tony Orlando & Dawn Knock Three Times Moves -19 Moves -25 Danyel Gerard Butterfly 7
8 George Harrison My Sweet Lord Moves 6 Moves 6 Three Dog Night Joy to the World Moves -87 Moves -23 T Rex Hot Love 8
9 Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair Moves -5 Moves -10 Tom Jones She's a Lady Moves -13 Moves -26 Pop Tops Mammy Blue 9
10 The Osmonds One Bad Apple Moves -31 Moves 7 Carole King It's Too Late Moves -140 Moves -29 Middle of The Road Soley, Soley 10
11 Janis Joplin Me & Bobby McGee Moves 0 Moves 0 Janis Joplin Me & Bobby McGee Moves -60 Moves -4 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin' 11
12 Bee Gees How Do You Mend a Broken Heart Moves -17 Moves -42 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Moves -6 Moves -42 Tony Christie (Is This the Way To) Amarillo 12
13 Donny Osmond Go Away Little Girl Moves -38 Moves 7 James Taylor You've Got a Friend Moves -98 Moves -52 Peret Borriquito 13
14 John Denver Take Me Home, Country Roads Moves -33 Moves 5 Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair Moves -43 Moves -47 Peter Maffay Du 14
15 Cher Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves Moves -10 Moves -54 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin' Moves 4 Moves 10 The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar 15
16 Wings Uncle Albert (Admiral Halsey) Moves -18 Moves -56 Paul McCartney Another Day Moves -1 Moves -43 Slade Coz I Luv You 16
17 Lynn Anderson I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) Moves 14 Moves -128 T Rex Get it On Moves 12 Moves 1 Paul McCartney Another Day 17
18 Paul Revere & the Raiders Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) Moves -32 Moves -8 Elton John Your Song Moves -30 Moves 6 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven 18
19 Tom Jones She's a Lady Moves 10 Moves -15 Creedence Clearwater Revival Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Moves -34 Moves 15 Rod Stewart Maggie May 19
20 Tony Orlando & Dawn Knock Three Times Moves 13 Moves -4 Ringo Starr It Don't Come Easy Moves -19 Moves -2 Neil Diamond I Am... I Said 20

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