What was the biggest selling song in 1971?

Joy to the World
This is a list of Billboard magazine’s Top Hot 100 singles of 1971….Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night
2 “Maggie May”/”Reason to Believe” Rod Stewart
3 “It’s Too Late”/”I Feel the Earth Move” Carole King
4 “One Bad Apple” The Osmonds

What was in the UK charts in 1971?

Year-end charts

  • “My Sweet Lord” – George Harrison 890,000.
  • “Maggie May/Reason to Believe” – Rod Stewart 615,000 in total.
  • “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” – Middle of the Road 614,000 in total.
  • “Knock Three Times” – Dawn 531,500.
  • “Hot Love” – T.
  • “The Pushbike Song” – The Mixtures 500,000.

What was the number one song in the UK in 1971?

Former Beatles member George Harrison had the best-selling single of 1971 with “My Sweet Lord”, which spent five weeks at number-one.

What was the number 1 song in May of 1971?

List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1971

Issue Date Song Artist
May 1 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night
May 8
May 15
May 22

What was the biggest selling album of 1971?

Top Selling Albums: Early 1971

1 1.Carole King Tapestry (1971) #1 68 weeks *Top 40 Debut*
2 2.The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (1971) #1 26 weeks
#1 26 weeks
3 3.Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 4 Way Street (1971) #1 26 weeks
#1 26 weeks

What was No 1 in 1971?

UK Number Ones in 1971

Artist Song Title Weeks at Number One
Slade Cos I Luv You 4
Rod Stewart Maggie May 5
The Tams Hey Girl Dont Bother Me 3
Diana Ross Im Still Waiting 4

What was famous in 1971?

This timeline shows you all the biggest events from 1971, including the sentencing of Charles Manson and his followers for the Tate-LaBianca murders, and the anti-Vietnam War protest march in Washington D.C. It was also the year that Walt Disney World opened in Florida and an unidentified man known as “Dan Cooper” …