Top Songs of 1971 by Vote

The songs in the chart below are the most popular songs of 1971 by vote. Voting for these songs began at the end of the year. There are two end year charts, the one below, and the Top 10 Songs of 1971.

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Top Songs of 1971 by Vote -- Chart 1152
Rank Song Artist Votes
1EchoesPink Floyd940
2JeepsterT. Rex931
3Life On Mars?David Bowie911
4Let's Stay TogetherAl Green894
5Oh! You Pretty ThingsDavid Bowie891
6Walk AwayJames Gang858
7Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker b. Disillusion c. WurmYes820
8Behind Blue EyesThe Who777
9ChangesDavid Bowie728
10Right OffMiles Davis679
11Reason To BelieveRod Stewart244
12Fast TrainApril Wine240
13Eagle RockDaddy Cool187
14You Know You KnowThe Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin143
15Absolutely RightFive Man Electrical Band141
16Cross-Eyed MaryJethro Tull140
17EvilCactus131
18It's Too LateCarole King124
19Jesus Was A Cross MakerJudee Sill123
20Baby BlueBadfinger120
20Sweet City WomanStampeders120
22Circus MindThe Pretty Things118
23FearlessPink Floyd111
24Love Her MadlyThe Doors108
25The ChangelingThe Doors107
26Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who106
27TabooSantana103
28DianaComus99
28Whipping Post (Live)The Allman Brothers Band99
30Theme From ShaftIsaac Hayes98
31Melting PotBooker T. & The M.G.'s96
32AvalancheLeonard Cohen94
32Famous Blue RaincoatLeonard Cohen94
34Cosmic DancerT. Rex91
35Ah! MelodySerge Gainsbourg90
36Do Your ThingIsaac Hayes89
3710538 OvertureThe Electric Light Orchestra87
38I Feel The Earth MoveCarole King86
39'Til I DieThe Beach Boys81
40Hot Rod LincolnCommander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen80
41Bang A Gong (Get It On)T. Rex79
41DebrisFaces79
43Can't You Hear Me KnockingThe Rolling Stones78
43Every Picture Tells A StoryRod Stewart78
43Hocus PocusFocus78
43Lonesome MaryChilliwack78
47Oh What A FeelingCrowbar75
47Sour SuiteThe Guess Who75
49Baba O'RileyThe Who73
50My Impersonal LifeThe Blue Rose72
51Crayon AngelsJudee Sill71
52Go Down Gamblin'Blood, Sweat & Tears69
5320th Century ManThe Kinks68
54Simple SisterProcol Harum66
54Traveling ManDolly Parton66
56Day After DayBadfinger65
56When The Levee BreaksLed Zeppelin65
58Last Year's ManLeonard Cohen62
59A Horse With No NameAmerica61
60Related To WhatThe Last Poets59
61Maggot BrainFunkadelic58
61The SnakeThe Pink Fairies58
61Song To ComusComus58
64Surf's UpThe Beach Boys57
65It Don't Come EasyRingo Starr55
65Moment Of TruthEarth, Wind & Fire55
67Caroline GoodbyeColin Blunstone54
67MelodySerge Gainsbourg54
69Baby (1971 Version)Mutantes53
69Home Is Where The Hatred IsGil Scott-Heron53
71American PieDon McLean52
71AqualungJethro Tull52
71Do ItPink Fairies52
71Jealous GuyJohn Lennon Plastic Ono Band52
71Living Without YouManfred Mann52
76Stranger In Blue Suede ShoesKevin Ayers51
76TributeManfred Mann51
78AbracadabraJudee Sill50
79Ballade de Melody NelsonSerge Gainsbourg49
79Hold Your Head UpArgent49
79Right OnMarvin Gaye49
79Wild HorsesThe Rolling Stones49
83How Do You Do?Mouth & MacNeal48
83Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)Raiders48
83Riders On The StormThe Doors48
86She Loves The Way They Love HerColin Blunstone47
86Some Sing, Some DancePagliaro47
88Wild EyesStampeders46
89Rain DanceThe Guess Who45
89SunshineJonathan Edwards45
91George Jackson (Acoustic Version)Bob Dylan44
92Cowboy MovieDavid Crosby43
92El JusticieroMutantes43
92Little GreenJoni Mitchell43
92That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should BeCarly Simon43
92Yesterday's NumbersThe Flamin' Groovies43
97A Case Of YouJoni Mitchell42
97Everybody's Missin' The SunGrin42
97Good Love 6-9969Isaac Hayes42
97ImagineJohn Lennon Plastic Ono Band42
97Love Is LifeEarth, Wind & Fire42
97Lovin' You Ain't EasyPagliaro42
97Me & Bobby McGeeJanis Joplin42
97Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)Marvin Gaye42
97PerfectionBadfinger42
97SpoonCAN42
97YesternowMiles Davis42
108Baby I'm-A Want YouBread41
108Bangla DeshGeorge Harrison41
108Hello In ThereJohn Prine41
108One Of These DaysTen Years After41
108You & Your Folks, Me & My FolksFunkadelic41
108You've Got A FriendCarole King41
114Early Morning BreezeDolly Parton40
114Never Can Say GoodbyeIsaac Hayes40
114With TomorrowGene Clark40
114You Could Have Been A LadyApril Wine40
118CoconutNilsson39
118Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)The Hollies39
118One's On The WayLoretta Lynn39
118Spanish HarlemAretha Franklin39
118Sweet LeafBlack Sabbath39
123After ForeverBlack Sabbath38
123Back Street LuvCurved Air38
123Give Me Some Truth aka Gimme Some TruthJohn Lennon Plastic Ono Band38
123Grandma's HandsBill Withers38
123(I Know) I'm Losing YouRod Stewart38
123Monkberry Moon DelightPaul & Linda McCartney38
123Never Been To SpainThree Dog Night38
123ParadiseJohn Prine38
123Statesboro Blues (Live)The Allman Brothers Band38
123Yours Is No DisgraceYes38
133Ain't No SunshineBill Withers37
133Because Of YouGene Clark37
133HallelujahSweathog37
133Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me LoveIsaac Hayes37
133The Witch Queen Of New OrleansRedbone37
138BitchThe Rolling Stones36
138Family AffairSly & The Family Stone36
138Happy Xmas (War Is Over)John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir36
138Jump Into The FireNilsson36
138Luv N' HaightSly & The Family Stone36
138What's Going OnMarvin Gaye36
144Angel From MontgomeryJohn Prine35
144Brand New KeyMelanie35
144Halleluwah aka HalleluhwahCAN35
144LaughingDavid Crosby35
144Let The Sky FallTen Years After35
144Long Distance RunaroundYes35
144Madman Across The WaterElton John35
144Mercedes BenzJanis Joplin35
144Northern SkyNick Drake35
144Stay With MeFaces35
144Stone-Hearted MamaThe Pretty Things35
144True BluesThe Last Poets35
144Uncle Albert/Admiral HalseyPaul & Linda McCartney35
144Wild NightVan Morrison35
144Without YouNilsson35
144(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural WomanCarole King35
160BargainThe Who34
160Fallin' RainLink Wray34
160Gypsys, Tramps & ThievesChér34
160Heart Of The SunriseYes34
160I'd Love To Change The WorldTen Years After34
160Love Ain't For KeepingThe Who34
160Mandolin WindRod Stewart34
160The Noonward RaceThe Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin34
160She Flies On Strange WingsGolden Earring34
160Slippin' Into DarknessWar34
160Tiny DancerElton John34
171Black DogLed Zeppelin33
171Children Of The GraveBlack Sabbath33
171Do You Know What I MeanLee Michaels33
171Feel FlowsThe Beach Boys33
171Going To CaliforniaLed Zeppelin33
171I'd Swear There Was Somebody HereDavid Crosby33
171July MorningUriah Heep33
171L.A. WomanThe Doors33
171Locomotive BreathJethro Tull33
171Long Haired LadyPaul & Linda McCartney33
171Long Promised RoadThe Beach Boys33
171The Low Spark Of High-Heeled BoysTraffic33
171Man In BlackJohnny Cash33
171My Man On LoveJudee Sill33
171One Of These Things FirstNick Drake33
171The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedGil Scott-Heron33
171RiverJoni Mitchell33
171The Same Old RockRoy Harper33
171Smiling Faces SometimesThe Undisputed Truth33
171Stairway To HeavenLed Zeppelin33
171The Story In Your EyesThe Moody Blues33
171Too Many PeoplePaul & Linda McCartney33
171Tupelo HoneyVan Morrison33
171VincentDon McLean33
171When I Paint My MasterpieceThe Band33
196Brown SugarThe Rolling Stones32
196Can You Get To ThatFunkadelic32
196Cry BabyJanis Joplin32
196I Just Want To CelebrateRare Earth32
196Into The VoidBlack Sabbath32
196Joan Of ArcLeonard Cohen32
196Just Like A BabySly & The Family Stone32
196La De DaLink Wray32
196The Lamb Ran Away With The CrownJudee Sill32
196LevonElton John32
196Maggie MayRod Stewart32
196Mambo SunT. Rex32
196Morning Has BrokenCat Stevens32
196Move OverJanis Joplin32
196No One To Depend OnSantana32
196Oh YeahCAN32
196PaperhouseCAN32
196Poor BoyNick Drake32
196Respect YourselfThe Staple Singers32
196Sam StoneJohn Prine32
196Save The ChildrenMarvin Gaye32
196Tarkus 1. Eruption 2. Stones Of Years 3. Iconoclast 4. Mass 5. Manticore 6. Battlefield 7. AquatarkusEmerson, Lake & Palmer32
218CaliforniaJoni Mitchell31
218DesperadoAlice Cooper31
218Draggin' The LineTommy James31
218Fire & BrimstoneLink Wray31
218Hot LoveT. Rex31
218How Can You Mend A Broken HeartBee Gees31
218I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move b. All Good PeopleYes31
218In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Live)The Allman Brothers Band31
218Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)Marvin Gaye31
218Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)The Temptations31
218Lady Day & John ColtraneGil Scott-Heron31
218The Last Time I Saw RichardJoni Mitchell31
218Light Up Or Leave Me AloneTraffic31
218Me & My WomanRoy Harper31
218Meeting Of The SpiritsThe Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin31
218RoundaboutYes31
218Tired Of Being AloneAl Green31
235Coat Of Many ColorsDolly Parton4
236An Old Fashioned Love SongThree Dog Night3