List of number one hits in the UK charts (1971)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1971. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 50 and Albums Chart Top 50 compiled by the Chart Information Network . There were 14 number one singles and 18 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1970 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1972 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 22, 1970 - January 2, 1971 6 weeks 6th Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knocking Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew - Jan. 3, 1971 - January 23, 1971 3 weeks 3 Clive Dunn Grandad Music: Herbie Flowers ; Text: Ken Pickett - January 24, 1971 - February 27, 1971 5 weeks 5 George Harrison My Sweet Lord George Harrison - February 28, 1971 - March 13, 1971 2 weeks 2 Mungo Jerry Baby Jump Ray Dorset - March 14, 1971 - April 24, 1971 6 weeks 6th T. rex Hot Love Marc Bolan - April 25, 1971 - May 8, 1971 2 weeks 2 Dave & Ansil Collins Double Barrel Ansel George Collins, David John Crooks, Winston Delano Riley - May 9, 1971 - June 12, 1971 5 weeks 5 Dawn Knock Three Times L. Russell Brown, Irwin Levine - June 13, 1971 - July 17, 1971 5 weeks 5 Middle of the Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Music: Harold Stott; Text: Giuseppe Cassia - July 18, 1971 - August 14, 1971 4 weeks 4th T. rex Get It On (Bang a Gong) Marc Bolan - August 15, 1971 - September 11, 1971 4 weeks 4th Diana Ross I'm Still Waiting Deke Richards - September 12, 1971 - October 2, 1971 3 weeks 3 The Tams Hey girl, Don't Bother Me Ray Robert Whitley - October 3, 1971 - November 6, 1971 5 weeks 5 Rod Stewart Maggie May / Reason to Believe Roderick David Stewart, Martin Quittenton / Tim Hardin - November 7, 1971 - December 4, 1971 4 weeks 4th Slade Coz I Luv You Neville Holder, James Lea - December 5, 1971 - January 1, 1972 4 weeks 4th Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) Benny Hill -
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Albums

← 1970 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1972 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 13, 1970 - January 9, 1971 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Andy Williams Greatest hits - January 10, 1971 - January 30, 1971 3 weeks (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - January 31, 1971 - March 27, 1971 8 weeks 8th George Harrison All Things Must Pass - March 28, 1971 - April 10, 1971 2 weeks 2 Andy Williams Home lovin 'man - April 11, 1971 - May 1, 1971 3 weeks 3 ( Various artists ) Motown Chartbusters, Volume 5 - May 2, 1971 - May 30, 1971 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers - May 31, 1971 - June 12, 1971 1 week 1 Paul & Linda McCartney R.A.M - June 13, 1971 - June 19, 1971 1 week (total 5) 5 Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers - June 20, 1971 - June 26, 1971 1 week 1 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tarkus - June 27, 1971 - July 31, 1971 5 weeks (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - August 1, 1971 - August 7, 1971 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Hot Hits 6 - August 8, 1971 - August 14, 1971 1 week 1 Moody blues Every Good Boy Deserves Favor - August 15, 1971 - September 4, 1971 3 weeks 3 ( Various artists ) Top of the Pops, Volume 18 - September 5, 1971 - September 11, 1971 1 week (total 33) 33 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water - September 12, 1971 - September 18, 1971 1 week 1 The Who Who's next - September 19, 1971 - September 25, 1971 1 week 1 Deep Purple Fireball - September 26, 1971 - October 23, 1971 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story - October 24, 1971 - November 6, 1971 2 weeks 2 John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Imagine - November 7, 1971 - November 20, 1971 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story - November 21, 1971 - November 27, 1971 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Top of the Pops, Volume 20 - November 28, 1971 - December 11, 1971 2 weeks 2 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV - December 12, 1971 - January 22, 1972 6 weeks (8 in total) 8th T. rex Electric warrior -
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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 1970 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1972 →
Singles position# Albums My Sweet Lord George Harrison George Harrison 1 Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel Maggie May / Reason to Believe Rod Stewart Roderick David Stewart, Martin Quittenton / Tim Hardin 2 Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Middle of the Road Music: Harold Stott; Text: Giuseppe Cassia 3 Sticky Fingers Rolling Stones Knock Three Times Dawn L. Russell Brown, Irwin Levine 4th Electric Warrior T. Rex Hot Love T. Rex Marc Bolan 5 Motown Chartbusters, Volume 5 ( Various Artists ) The Pushbike Song The Mixtures Idris Lloyd Jones , Evan Jones 6th Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon James Taylor Never Ending Song of Love The New Seekers Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Lynn Bramlett 7th Every Good Boy Deserves Favor Moody Blues I'm Still Waiting Diana Ross Deke Richards 8th Greatest hits Andy Williams Get It On (Bang a Gong) T. Rex Marc Bolan 9 Ram Paul & Linda McCartney Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me The Tams Ray Robert Whitley 10 Tapestry Carole King
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swell

• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1971
• everyhit: Top Hits of 1971 / Top Albums of 1971

See also: Number one hits in 1971 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Spain, and the United States .