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The Year in Music

1971

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Joy to the World by Three Dog Night — cover art

1971 in music: “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night topped the year-end chart; Carpenters owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1971

Joy to the World by Three Dog Night — cover art
Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
1971
Maggie May by Rod Stewart — cover art
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
1971
I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King — cover art
I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
1971
One Bad Apple by The Osmonds — cover art
One Bad Apple
The Osmonds
1971
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees — cover art
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Bee Gees
1971
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by The Raiders — cover art
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
The Raiders
1971
Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond — cover art
Go Away Little Girl
Donny Osmond
1971
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version) by John Denver — cover art
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version)
John Denver
1971
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) by The Temptations — cover art
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
The Temptations
1971
Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando & Dawn — cover art
Knock Three Times
Tony Orlando & Dawn
1971
Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin — cover art
Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
1971
Tired of Being Alone by Al Green — cover art
Tired of Being Alone
Al Green
1971

At the movies

  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Willy Wonka
  • Dirty Harry

On TV

  • All in the Family
  • Columbo
  • Soul Train premieres

Headlines

  • Disney World opens
  • Intel ships the first microprocessor
  • Voting age lowered to 18

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