▸ the year you arrived
1971
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You will be 55 this year — a child of the '70s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1971
- 1
Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
- 2
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
- 3
I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
- 4
One Bad Apple
The Osmonds
- 5
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Bee Gees
- 6
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
The Raiders
- 7
Go Away Little Girl
Donny Osmond
- 8
Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver
- 9
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
The Temptations
- 10
Knock Three Times
Tony Orlando & Dawn
Your stats
Your generation
Gen X
1971 belonged to
Carpenters
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
1971 had a simple formula: Scooby-Doo, a Laffy Taffy, a pitcher of Kool-Aid, then circle the roller rink under a disco ball until somebody called you in.
📼 Saturday cartoons
- Scooby-Doo👕 tee →
- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- The Pink Panther Show
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Jetsons
- The Flintstones
How well do you remember 1971?
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💬 Memories from 1971
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