Top Artists of 1971 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

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	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Three Dog Night	948	03/1971 • Joy to the World • 360 pts • from Naturally 07/1971 • Liar • 151 pts • from Naturally 11/1971 • An Old Fashioned Love Song • 242 pts • from Harmony 12/1971 • Never Been to Spain • 194 pts • from Harmony
2.	Bread	669	01/1971 • Let Your Love Go • 49 pts • from Manna 03/1971 • If • 242 pts • from Manna 07/1971 • Mother Freedom • 33 pts • from Baby I'm-a Want You 10/1971 • Baby I'm-a Want You • 345 pts • from Baby I'm-a Want You
3.	James Taylor	647	02/1971 • Country Road • 50 pts • from Sweet Baby James 06/1971 • You've Got a Friend • 529 pts • from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon 10/1971 • Long Ago and Far Away • 68 pts • from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
4.	T. Rex	645	07/1971 • Get It On (Bang a Gong) • 401 pts • from Electric Warrior 11/1971 • Jeepster • 244 pts • from Electric Warrior
5.	Rod Stewart	644	07/1971 • Maggie May/Reason to Believe • 584 pts • from Every Picture Tells a Story 11/1971 • (I Know) I'm Losing You • 60 pts • from Every Picture Tells a Story
6.	The Rolling Stones	589	04/1971 • Brown Sugar • 540 pts • from Sticky Fingers 06/1971 • Wild Horses • 49 pts • from Sticky Fingers
7.	Mungo Jerry	552	02/1971 • Baby Jump • 283 pts • from Electronically Tested 05/1971 • Lady Rose • 174 pts • from Boot Power 09/1971 • You Don't Have to Be in the Army to Fight in the War • 95 pts • from You Don't Have to Be in the Army
8.	America	533	12/1971 • A Horse with No Name • 533 pts • from America
9.	Lobo	453	04/1971 • Me and You and a Dog Named Boo • 416 pts • from Introducing Lobo 06/1971 • She Didn't Do Magic/I'm the Only One • 37 pts • from Introducing Lobo
10.	Cat Stevens	433	02/1971 • Wild World • 120 pts • from Tea for the Tillerman 06/1971 • Moon Shadow • 122 pts • from Teaser and the Firecat 09/1971 • Peace Train • 192 pts • from Teaser and the Firecat
11.	Ringo Starr	403	04/1971 • It Don't Come Easy • 403 pts
12.	Elvis Presley	362	05/1971 • Life • 43 pts • from Love Letters from Elvis 07/1971 • I'm Leavin' • 128 pts 10/1971 • It's Only Love • 32 pts 12/1971 • I Just Can't Help Believing • 159 pts • from That's the Way It Is
13.	Paul McCartney	341	08/1971 • Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey • 313 pts • from Ram 08/1971 • Back Seat of My Car • 28 pts • from Ram
14.	Redbone	338	07/1971 • Maggie • 25 pts • from Potlatch 09/1971 • The Witch Queen of New Orleans • 312 pts • from Message from a Drum
15.	Janis Joplin	336	01/1971 • Me and Bobby McGee • 297 pts • from Pearl 05/1971 • Cry Baby • 27 pts • from Pearl 09/1971 • Get It While You Can • 12 pts • from Pearl
16.	The Who	333	07/1971 • Won't Get Fooled Again • 213 pts • from Who's Next 10/1971 • Let's See Action • 82 pts 11/1971 • Behind Blue Eyes • 37 pts • from Who's Next
17.	Badfinger	328	12/1971 • Day After Day • 328 pts • from Straight Up
18.	Sonny & Cher	322	10/1971 • All I Ever Need Is You • 322 pts • from All I Ever Need Is You
19.	The Carpenters	316	05/1971 • Rainy Days and Mondays • 316 pts • from Carpenters
20.	The Doors	302	04/1971 • Love Her Madly • 117 pts • from L.A. Woman 07/1971 • Riders on the Storm • 171 pts • from L.A. Woman 11/1971 • Tightrope Ride • 14 pts • from Other Voices
21.	George Harrison	294	02/1971 • What Is Life • 121 pts • from All Things Must Pass 08/1971 • Bangla Desh / Deep Blue • 172 pts • from The Concert for Bangla-Desh
22.	John Denver	289	04/1971 • Take Me Home, Country Roads • 289 pts • from Poems, Prayers and Promises
23.	Five Man Electrical Band	270	05/1971 • Signs • 216 pts • from Good-byes & Butterflies 10/1971 • Absolutely Right • 54 pts • from Coming of Age
24.	Carly Simon	269	04/1971 • That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be • 140 pts • from Carly Simon 12/1971 • Anticipation • 129 pts • from Anticipation
25.	John Lennon	262	01/1971 • Mother • 26 pts • from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 10/1971 • Imagine • 236 pts • from Imagine
26.	The Faces	240	12/1971 • Stay with Me • 240 pts • from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink…To a Blind Horse
27.	Rare Earth	237	07/1971 • I Just Want to Celebrate • 157 pts • from One World 11/1971 • Hey Big Brother • 80 pts • from Rare Earth in Concert
28.	Santana	229	02/1971 • Oye Como Va • 120 pts • from Abraxas 10/1971 • Everybody's Everything • 109 pts • from Santana III
29.	The Grass Roots	222	06/1971 • Sooner or Later • 131 pts • from Their 16 Greatest Hits 10/1971 • Two Divided By Love • 91 pts • from Move Along
30.	The Partridge Family	210	12/1971 • It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) • 210 pts • from Shopping Bag
31.	Family	192	07/1971 • In My Own Time • 192 pts • from Anyway [1971 american re-release]
32.	The Stampeders	181	08/1971 • Sweet City Woman • 163 pts • from The Stampeders 12/1971 • Devil You • 18 pts • from The Stampeders
33.	The Groundhogs	174	03/1971 • Split • 174 pts • from Split
34.	Derek and the Dominos	174	02/1971 • Bell Bottom Blues • 9 pts • from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 03/1971 • Layla • 166 pts • from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
35.	The Guess Who	171	01/1971 • Hang On to Your Life • 26 pts • from Share the Land 05/1971 • Albert Flasher • 46 pts 08/1971 • Rain Dance • 76 pts • from So Long Bannatyne 11/1971 • Sour Suite • 22 pts • from So Long Bannatyne
36.	Creedence Clearwater Revival	169	01/1971 • Have You Ever Seen the Rain • 169 pts • from Pendulum
37.	The Move	164	07/1971 • Tonight • 106 pts • from Message from the Country 10/1971 • Chinatown • 59 pts • from Message from the Country
38.	Bob Dylan	143	06/1971 • Watching the River Flow • 85 pts • from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 12/1971 • George Jackson • 59 pts
39.	Brewer & Shipley	137	02/1971 • One Toke Over the Line • 117 pts • from Tarkio 05/1971 • Tarkio Road • 20 pts • from Tarkio
40.	The Fortunes	131	05/1971 • Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again • 131 pts • from Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
41.	Jethro Tull	114	08/1971 • Hymn 43 • 9 pts • from Aqualung 09/1971 • Life Is a Long Song • 106 pts • from Living in the Past
42.	Tin Tin [1970's band]	109	04/1971 • Toast and Marmalade for Tea • 86 pts • from Tin Tin 08/1971 • Is That the Way • 23 pts • from Astral Taxi
43.	Chicago	106	02/1971 • Free • 70 pts • from Chicago III 05/1971 • Lowdown • 36 pts • from Chicago III
44.	Atomic Rooster	106	02/1971 • Tomorrow Night • 106 pts • from Death Walks Behind You
45.	Alice Cooper	95	02/1971 • I'm Eighteen • 68 pts • from Love It to Death 06/1971 • Caught in a Dream • 8 pts • from Love It to Death 12/1971 • Under My Wheels • 18 pts • from Killer
46.	Led Zeppelin	92	12/1971 • Black Dog • 92 pts • from Led Zeppelin IV
47.	Deep Purple	87	11/1971 • Fireball • 87 pts • from Fireball
48.	Stephen Stills	86	03/1971 • Sit Yourself Down • 32 pts • from Stephen Stills 06/1971 • Change Partners • 26 pts • from Stephen Stills 2 08/1971 • Marianne • 27 pts • from Stephen Stills 2
49.	Delaney, Bonnie & Friends	76	09/1971 • Only You Know and I Know • 76 pts • from Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour with Eric Clapton
50.	Joe Cocker	65	05/1971 • High Time We Went • 65 pts • from Joe Cocker