JANUARY
Top hit
My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity · George Harrison
Top album
All Things Must Pass · George Harrison
Enter the Year
Year
1971
Rock Gets Bigger
Singer-songwriters, soul, and FM ambition share the spotlight. The albums grow longer, the feelings get louder, and every hit feels like a statement.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Knock Three Times · Dawn
Top album
All Things Must Pass · George Harrison
MARCH
Top hit
One Bad Apple · The Osmonds
Top album
Pearl · Janis Joplin
APRIL
Top hit
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) · The Temptations
Top album
Pearl · Janis Joplin
MAY
Top hit
Joy To The World · Three Dog Night
Top album
Jesus Christ Superstar · Various Artists
JUNE
Top hit
Brown Sugar · The Rolling Stones
Top album
Sticky Fingers · The Rolling Stones
JULY
Top hit
It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move · Carole King
Top album
Tapestry · Carole King
AUGUST
Top hit
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart · Bee Gees
Top album
Tapestry · Carole King
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey · Paul
Top album
Tapestry · Carole King
OCTOBER
Top hit
Maggie May/Reason To Believe · Rod Stewart
Top album
Every Picture Tells A Story · Rod Stewart
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves · Cher
Top album
Santana III · Santana
DECEMBER
Top hit
Family Affair · Sly
Top album
Santana III · Santana