In Memorium to one of the greatest MY SWEET LORD-GEORGE HARRISON

Major Economic Event of 1971

BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS Major Events of 1971 During the year of 1971 there were a lot of crime, music and a lot of things occurring. • Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys 16 to 3 on January 17 in Miami, Florida in Super Bowl V. • An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocks Los Angeles just after 6:00 am February 9, killing 51 and injuring 880. • On February 28, the Weather Underground bomb the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in March, causing $300,000 worth of damage. • On April 20 the Supreme Court said it's okay to bus schoolchildren to other schools in order to integrate schools in Charlotte-Mechlenburg Board of Education v. Swann. • On June 13 the New York Times publishes a series of articles based on a Pentagon study. The Pentagon Papers give details of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. More on the Pentagon Papers • 26th Amendment is passed on July 1. This is the first time U.S. citizens can vote at 18 instead of 21. • Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens September 8 with a performance of Leonard Bernstein's new mass. When complete, the center will seat 6100 in three halls. • On September 9, inmates at Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, NY stage a riot. They demand better living conditions, training, and education. Governor Nelson Rockefeller orders the State Police and National Guard to retake control of the prison. 43 are killed including 11 hostages. Most are killed by police. • Disney World opened on October 1 in Orlando, Florida. • The Electric Company makes it television debut in October. • The Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series by defeating the Baltimore Orioles four games to three on October 17. • Look magazine stops publishing on October 19. • The American League expansion Washington Senators become the Texas Rangers as Washington looses it baseball team for good. • Tapestry by the U.S. singer-songwriter Carole King includes her songs It's Too Late and You've Got a Friend. It also includes Poems, Prayers and Promises by John Denver. • Mariner 9 orbited the Earth. • Hot pants are popular. • National Women's Political Caucus was founded to encourage more women to get involved in politics. Its founders were Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm. • The film Shaft is released. It was one of the first films to feature a black hero. • Pierre Verdon invents the food processor. • Mariner 9 orbits Earth. • Intel Corporation built the first microprocessor. 44th Annual Academy Awards: Best Actor: Gene Hackman in The French Connection Best Actress: Jane Fonda in Klute Best Picture: The French Connection Emmy Awards: Outstanding Comedy: All in the Family (CBS) Outstanding Drama: Masterpiece Theater: Elizabeth R (PBS) 14th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: It's Too Late Album of the Year: Tapestry by Carole King Song of the Year: You've Got a Friend by Carole King Best New Artist: Carly Simon Voting age lowered by 26th amendment to 18. United Nations votes to seat Communist China and expels Nationalist China. Intel introduces the 4004, the first microprocessor. Britain adopts decimal currency Indo-Pakistan war. East Pakistan becomes the separate state of Bangladesh. First (and last) British launched satellite, "Prospero", launched from Woomera, Australia. Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President, Milton Obote. Supreme Court rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation. Anti-war militants attempt to disrupt government business in Washington. Police and military arrest as many as 12,000, most are later released. Pentagon Papers published. These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1971. January 2 My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity George Harrison January 9 My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity George Harrison January 16 My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity George Harrison January 23 Knock Three Times Dawn January 30 Knock Three Times Dawn February 6 Knock Three Times Dawn February 13 One Bad Apple The Osmonds February 20 One Bad Apple The Osmonds February 27 One Bad Apple The Osmonds March 6 One Bad Apple The Osmonds March 13 One Bad Apple The Osmonds March 20 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin March 27 Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin April 3 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) The Temptations April 10 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) The Temptations April 17 Joy To The World Three Dog Night April 24 Joy to the World Three Dog Night May 1 Joy to the World Three Dog Night May 8 Joy to the World Three Dog Night May 15 Joy to the World Three Dog Night May 22 Joy to the World Three Dog Night May 29 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones June 5 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones June 12 Want Ads The Honey Cone June 19 It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move Carole King June 26 It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move Carole King July 3 It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move Carole King July 10 It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move Carole King July 17 It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move Carole King 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 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? Bee Gees August 21 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? Bee Gees August 28 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? Bee Gees September 4 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney September 11 Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond September 18 Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond September 25 Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond October 2 Maggie May / Reason to Believe Rod Stewart October 9 Maggie May / Reason to Believe Rod Stewart October 16 Maggie May / Reason to Believe Rod Stewart October 23 Maggie May / Reason to Believe Rod Stewart October 30 Maggie May / Reason to Believe Rod Stewart November 6 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher November 13 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher November 20 Theme From "Shaft" Isaac Hayes November 27 Theme From "Shaft" Isaac Hayes December 4 Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone December 11 Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone December 18 Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone December 25 Brand New Key Melanie Top 100 Hits of 1971 / Top 100 Songs of 1971 1. Joy To The World, Three Dog Night 2. Maggie May / (Find A) Reason To Believe, Rod Stewart 3. It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move, Carole King 4. One Bad Apple, Osmonds 5. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Bee Gees 6. Indian Reservation, Raiders 7. Go Away Little Girl, Donny Osmond 8. Take Me Home, Country Roads, John Denver 9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), Temptations 10. Knock Three Times, Dawn 11. Me And Bobby Mcgee, Janis Joplin 12. Tired Of Being Alone, Al Green 13. Want Ads, Honey Cone 14. Smiling Faces Sometimes, Undisputed Truth 15. Treat Her Like A Lady, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose 16. You've Got A Friend, James Taylor 17. Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight 18. Brown Sugar, Rolling Stones 19. Do You Know What I Mean, Lee Michaels 20. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Joan Baez 21. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye 22. Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey, Paul McCartney 23. Aint No Sunshine, Bill Withers 24. Signs, Five Man Electrical Band 25. She's A Lady, Tom Jones 26. Superstar, Murray Head and The Trinidad Singers 27. I Found Someone Of My Own, Free Movement 28. Amos Moses, Jerry Reed 29. Temptation Eyes, The Grass Roots 30. Superstar, Carpenters 31. My Sweet Lord / Isn't It A Pity, George Harrison 32. Sweet And Innocent, Donny Osmond 33. Put Your Hand In The Hand, Ocean 34. Chick-a-boom, Daddy Dewdrop 35. For All We Know, Carpenters 36. Help Me Make It Through The Night, Sammi Smith 37. Rainy Days And Mondays, Carpenters 38. If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot 39. Gypsy, Tramps And Thieves, Cher 40. Never Can Say Goodbye, Jackson 5 41. Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson 42. Don't Pull Your Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds 43. It Don't Come Easy, Ringo Starr 44. Mr. Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 45. I Love You For All Seasons, Fuzz 46. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, Dramatics 47. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, Carly Simon 48. If You Really Love Me, Stevie Wonder 49. Spanish Harlem, Aretha Franklin 50. I Don't Know How To Love Him, Helen Reddy 51. Yo-yo, Osmonds 52. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Aretha Franklin 53. Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted, Partridge Family 54. Draggin' The Line, Tommy James 55. Proud Mary, Ike and Tina Turner 56. Beginnings / Color My World, Chicago 57. Stay Awhile, Bells 58. Sweet City Woman, Stampeders 59. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo, Lobo 60. Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why, Paul McCartney 61. If, Bread 62. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Marvin Gaye 63. One Toke Over The Line, Brewer and Shipley 64. She's Not Just Another Woman, 8th Day 65. Bring The Boys Home, Freda Payne 66. I Just Want To Celebrate, Rare Earth 67. Never Ending Song Of Love, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends 68. Easy Loving, Freddy Hart 69. Liar, Three Dog Night 70. Stick-up, Honey Cone 71. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Mac and Katie Kissoon 72. Love Story (Where Do I Begin), Andy Williams 73. Wild World, Cat Stevens 74. When You're Hot, You're Hot, Jerry Reed 75. Funky Nassau, Beginning Of The End 76. If Not For You, Olivia Newton-John 77. Groove Me, King Floyd 78. Watcmng Scoity Grow, Bobby Goldsboro 79. Woodstock, Matthews' Southern Comfort 80. Amazing Grace, Judy Collins 81. I Hear You Knocking, Dave Edmunds 82. Lonely Days, Bee Gees 83. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again, Fortunes 84. Won't Get Fooled Again, Who 85. Trapped By A Thing Called Love, Denise Lasalle 86. Mama's Pearl, Jackson 5 87. Timothy, Buoys 88. I Woke Up In Love This Morning, Partridge Family 89. Theme From "Shaft", Isaac Hayes 90. If I Were Your Woman, Gladys Knight and The Pips 91. I Am...I Said, Neil Diamond 92. Wedding Song (There Is Love), Paul Stookey 93. Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1, Wilson Pickett 94. Love Her Madly, The Doors 95. Here Comes The Sun, Richie Havens 96. Sweet Mary, Wadsworth Mansion 97. Right On The Tip Of My Tongue, Brenda and The Tabulations 98. One Less Bell To Answer, Fifth Dimension 99. Riders On The Storm, The Doors 100. It's Impossible, Perry Como