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1971

THE GREATEST SONGS

MCMLXXI

 

As opposition to the war in Vietnam was mounting, Russia launched the first space station. Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in Paris. Idi Amin took control of Uganda. New technologies include: internet chat rooms, emails, pocket calculators and the microprocessor.

Here are 100 examples of the music that was the soundtrack for the year 1971:

 

11 VINCENT Don McLean

12 FAMILY AFFAIR Sly & The Family Stone

13 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & The Pips

14 INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)

Marvin Gaye

15 AMERICAN PIE Don McLean

16 IT’S TOO LATE Carole King

17 WITHOUT YOU Harry Nilsson

18 AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers

19 SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin

20 RESPECT YOURSELF The Staple Singers

 

21 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher

22 NATHAN JONES The Supremes

23 THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE

Carly Simon

24 TAPESTRY Carole King

25 FOR ALL WE KNOW The Carpenters   

26 NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER

Stevie Wonder

27 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

Gladys Knight & The Pips

28 SURRENDER Diana Ross

29 SUPERSTAR The Carpenters   

30 SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones

 

31 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?

Creedence Clearwater Revival

32 SO FAR AWAY Carole King

33 PROUD MARY Ike & Tina Turner

34 MOONSHADOW Cat Stevens

35 ROCK STEADY Aretha Franklin

36 I’M STILL WAITING Diana Ross

37 HOME AGAIN Carole King

38 REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart

39 A HORSE WITH NO NAME America

40 SWEET SWEET LOVE Russell Morris

 

41 L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye

42 GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) T. Rex

43 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder

44 I DID WHAT I DID FOR MARIA Tony Christie

45 LOVE HER MADLY The Doors

46 I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE Carole King

47 HAVE YOU SEEN HER? The Chi-Lites

48 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney     

49 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) The Stylistics

50 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? Carole King

 

51 STICK UP Honey Cone

52 JEEPSTER T. Rex

53 PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens   

54 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS The Carpenters   

55 (YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN Carole King

56 RIDERS ON THE STORM The Doors

57 POWER TO THE PEOPLE

John Lennon /Plastic Ono Band

58 MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens   

59 THE BANKS OF THE OHIO Olivia Newton-John

    60 MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5

 

61 EAGLE ROCK Daddy Cool   

    62 BEAUTIFUL Carole King

63 ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson   

64 HOT LOVE T. Rex   

65 BANGLA DESH George Harrison

66 SUPERSTAR The Temptations

    67 MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart   

68 IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John

69 RIGHT ON Marvin Gaye  

70 A SIMPLE GAME The Four Tops

 

71 WANT ADS Honey Cone

72 COZ I LUV YOU Slade

73 (FOR GOD’S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE

 The Chi-Lites

74 JACK IN THE BOX Clodagh Rodgers

75 GOT TO BE THERE Michael Jackson

   76 FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Ted Mulry  

     77 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Chairmen Of The Board

    78 CRY BABY Janis Joplin  

79 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees

80 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY

Paul & Linda McCartney     

 

81 IF Bread

     82 COME BACK AGAIN Daddy Cool

83 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who

84 KNOCK THREE TIMES Tony Orlando & Dawn

   85 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot

86 WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand

87 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING Partridge Family

88 I HEAR CHURCHBELLS RINGING

Billy Forrest & Sharon Tandy

89 WILD NIGHT Van Morrison

90 CHICK A BOOM Daddy Dewdrop

 

91 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES The Undisputed Truth

92 TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE Denise LaSalle

93 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Middle Of The Road

94 THE PUSHBIKE SONG The Mixtures

95 ONE BAD APPLE The Osmonds

96 IT DON’T COME EASY Ringo Starr

 97 CHERISH David Cassidy

98 BOM BOM Daddy Cool

99 TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green

100 SUPERSTAR Murray Head