These are the hits for the year 1971.
| W/E | Artist | Song | Weeks at No.1 | Comments |
9th Jan | Clive Dunn | Grandad | 3 | Only UK No 1 for this "Dad's Army" star who tapped a rich vein of seasonal sentimentality that Christmas & New Year. |
30th Jan | George Harrison | My Sweet Lord | 5 | First UK No 1 for this ex-Beatle, who was sued for plagiarism a few years later. |
6th Mar | Mungo Jerry | Baby Jump | 2 | Second and last UK No 1 for Mungo Jerry. Written by leader Ray Dorset |
20th Mar | T Rex | Hot Love | 6 | First UK No 1 for Marc Bolan, an acoustic folk hero who turned electric and became a glam rock star with his band, T Rex. |
1st May | Dave & Ansil Collins | Double Barrel | 2 | Jamaican duo who provided only the second West Indian reggae chart topper. This was their only UK No 1. |
15th May | Dawn | Knock Three Times | 5 | First UK No 1 for Dawn. Tony Orlando had retired from singing when he was persuaded to front Dawn for studio recordings. |
19th Jun | Middle Of The Road | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep | 5 | Only ever UK no 1 for this Scottish foursome. |
24th Jul | T Rex | Get It On | 4 | A second UK No 1 for the reinvented glam rocker Marc Bolan with the infectious "Get it On". |
21st Aug | Diana Ross | I'm Still Waiting | 4 | A first solo No 1 for Diana Ross, having previously hit the top stop with The Supremes. |
18th Sep | Tams | Hey Girl Don't Bother Me | 3 | Only ever UK no 1 for this American act whose US chart career was already over. This was a reissue of a 1964 US hit |
9th Oct | Rod Stewart | Maggie May | 5 | First UK No 1 for this veteran of several bands, most notably The Faces. |
13th Nov | Slade | Coz I Love You | 4 | First UK No 1 for the Wolverhampton glam rockers who launched a long and successful career with this. |
11th Dec | Benny Hill | Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) | 4 | Popular TV comic who recorded novelty songs over a number of years. Thankfully, this was the only one to hit the top of the charts. |
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