Winding down 1971, here's the penultimate edition of my ongoing series of reviewing the Top 40 songs from 50 years ago. So what was November1971 like?
There were 4 weeks of November '71, and there were 57 songs that spent time in the Top 40. As usual, lots of great stuff, but a few that I'd thankfully forgotten. Still, 1971 was a pretty outstanding year!
Over the 4 weeks in November '71, 2 songs topped the charts: Cher's Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves was #1 over the first 2 weeks, and Isaac Hayes' Theme From Shaft was peak over the last 2 days.
Moving on: Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks of the month:
- Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes - 1.5
- Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves - Cher - 1.5
- Imagine - John Lennon - 4
- Maggie May - Rod Stewart - 6
- Peace Train - Cat Stevens - 7.25
- Have You Seen Her - The Chi-lites - 7.75
- Yo-Yo - The Osmonds - 9
- Baby I'm - A Want You - Bread - 10
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye - 13
- Superstar - Carpenters - 13.25
Nineteen (19) songs made their Top 40 debut, a couple of notable songs. Here they are (listed by entering position):
- Family Affair - Sly and The Family Stone - 21
- Baby I'm - A Want You - Bread - 22
- Stones - Neil Diamond - 23
- Where Did Our Love Go - Donnie Elbert - 30
- Theme From "Summer Of '42" - Peter Nero - 31
- Superstar - The Temptations - 32
- All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny and Cher - 33
- Brand New Key - Melanie - 33
- Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin - 34
- You Are Everything - The Stylistics - 35
- Wild Night - Van Morrison - 36
- Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers - 37
- Scorpio - Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band - 38
- (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart With Faces - 38
- Got To Be There - Michael Jackson - 39
- She's All I Got - Freddie North - 39
- An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night - 39
- I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After - 40
- Charity Ball - Fanny - 40
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