List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971.

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 2	"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity"	George Harrison
January 9
January 16
January 23	"Knock Three Times"	Dawn
January 30
February 6
February 13	"One Bad Apple"	The Osmonds
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20	"Me and Bobby McGee"	Janis Joplin
March 27
April 3	"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"	The Temptations
April 10
April 17	"Joy to the World"	Three Dog Night
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29	"Brown Sugar"	The Rolling Stones
June 5
June 12	"Want Ads"	The Honey Cone
June 19	"It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move"	Carole King
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24	"Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)"	The Raiders
July 31	"You've Got a Friend"	James Taylor
August 7	"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"	Bee Gees
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4	"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"	Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
September 11	"Go Away Little Girl"	Donny Osmond
September 18
September 25
October 2	"Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe"	Rod Stewart
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30
November 6	"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"	Cher
November 13
November 20	"Theme from Shaft"	Isaac Hayes
November 27
December 4	"Family Affair"	Sly and the Family Stone
December 11
December 18
December 25	"Brand New Key"	Melanie

See also

• 1971 in music
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• Cashbox Top 100 singles of 1971