List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1971 explained

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1971, 21 different singles topped the chart, at the time published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports supplied by stores.[1]

The first number one of the year was Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden", which was in its second week at number one in the issue of Billboard dated January 2, and remained at the top for three further weeks before being displaced by "Flesh and Blood" by Johnny Cash. Charley Pride had the highest total number of weeks at number one in 1971, topping the chart for 11 weeks with "I'd Rather Love You", "I'm Just Me" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'". Lynn Anderson and Sonny James also each had three number ones during the year, as did Conway Twitty, who reached the top of the chart with one solo single and two duets with Loretta Lynn. The two singers would go on to achieve a string of duet hits in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] The longest unbroken run at number one in 1971 was achieved by Jerry Reed with "When You're Hot, You're Hot", which spent five consecutive weeks at number one during the summer.

In the issue of Billboard dated February 6, Dolly Parton reached number one for the first time with the single "Joshua".[3] Parton had risen to prominence when she began appearing alongside singer Porter Wagoner on his syndicated television show in 1967. She scored hits with duets with Wagoner as well as solo singles, and in 1971 achieved the first chart-topper of her career. She would go on to become the most successful female country performer of all time,[4] as well as achieving considerable success in pop music and acting. "Joshua" was replaced in the top spot by another debut chart-topper for a female vocalist, "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Sammi Smith, which was also a crossover hit, reaching the top 10 of Billboard all-genre singles chart, the Hot 100.[5] Freddie Hart also achieved his first country number one in 1971. Hart had signed his first recording contract in 1953 and gained his first Hot Country hit in 1959, but had never reached the top 10 until "Easy Loving" went to number one in September 1971. It began a consistent run of top 10 hits which lasted until 1975, when his chart placings fell away once again.[6] [7] The final number one of the year was Charley Pride's "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'", which was number one for the last four weeks of 1971.

Chart history

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scope=row"Rose Garden"[8]
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scope=row"Flesh and Blood"[12]
scope=row"Joshua"[13]
scope=row"Help Me Make It Through the Night"[14]
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scope=row"I'd Rather Love You"[17]
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scope=row"After the Fire Is Gone" and Loretta Lynn[20]
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scope=row"Empty Arms"[22]
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scope=row"How Much More Can She Stand"[26]
scope=row"I Won't Mention It Again"[27]
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scope=row"You're My Man"[30]
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scope=row"When You're Hot, You're Hot"[32]
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scope=row"Bright Lights, Big City"[37]
scope=row"I'm Just Me"[38]
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scope=row"Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)"[42]
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scope=row"Easy Loving"[44]
scope=row"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died"[45]
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scope=row"Easy Loving"[47]
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scope=row"How Can I Unlove You"[49]
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scope=row"Here Comes Honey Again"[52]
scope=row"Lead Me On" and Loretta Lynn[53]
scope=row"Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)"[54]
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scope=row"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"[56]
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944 - 2005. ix. Joel Whitburn. Record Research. 2005. 9780898201659.

  2. Web site: Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Duets: American Masters. PBS. April 17, 2018. March 4, 2016. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223005928/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/loretta-lynn-conway-twitty-duets/6630/. live.
  3. Web site: Dolly Parton Biography & History. AllMusic. David. Vinopal. April 17, 2018. April 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192427/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dolly-parton-mn0000175286/biography. live.
  4. Book: Miller, Stephen. https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_NtCQAAQBAJ&q=dolly+parton+%22most+successful+female+country+singer%22&pg=PT244. Smart Blonde: The Life of Dolly Parton. Omnibus Press. 2008. 9781783233915. Chapter 20.
  5. Web site: Sammi Smith Biography & History. AllMusic. Sandra. Brennan. April 17, 2018. April 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192421/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sammi-smith-mn0000246947/biography. live.
  6. Web site: Freddie Hart Biography & History. AllMusic. Greg. Adams. April 3, 2018. April 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180404000142/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/freddie-hart-mn0000797552. live.
  7. Freddie Hart Chart History. Billboard. April 3, 2018. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517052447/https://www.billboard.com/music/freddie-hart/chart-history/country-songs. live.
  8. Hot Country Songs chart for January 2, 1971 . . April 17, 2018 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094140/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-01-02 . live .
  9. Hot Country Songs chart for January 9, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044454/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-01-09 . live .
  10. Hot Country Songs chart for January 16, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044459/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-01-16 . live .
  11. News: Hot Country Songs chart for January 23, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044504/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-01-23 . live .
  12. Hot Country Songs chart for January 30, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044510/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-01-30 . live .
  13. Hot Country Songs chart for February 6, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094142/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-02-06 . live .
  14. Hot Country Songs chart for February 13, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044522/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-02-13 . live .
  15. Hot Country Songs chart for February 20, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094146/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-02-20 . live .
  16. Hot Country Songs chart for February 27, 1971 . Billboard . April 17, 2018 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094148/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-02-27 . live .
  17. Hot Country Songs chart for March 6, 1971. Billboard. April 17, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094151/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-03-06. live.
  18. Hot Country Songs chart for March 13, 1971. Billboard. April 17, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094154/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-03-13. live.
  19. Hot Country Songs chart for March 20, 1971. Billboard. April 17, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094156/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-03-20. live.
  20. News: Hot Country Songs chart for March 27, 1971. Billboard. April 17, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044557/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-03-27. live.
  21. Hot Country Songs chart for April 3, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044604/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-04-03. live.
  22. Hot Country Songs chart for April 10, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044610/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-04-10. live.
  23. Hot Country Songs chart for April 17, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094200/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-04-17. live.
  24. Hot Country Songs chart for April 24, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044621/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-04-24. live.
  25. Hot Country Songs chart for May 1, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044626/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-05-01. live.
  26. Hot Country Songs chart for May 8, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094203/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-05-08. live.
  27. Hot Country Songs chart for May 15, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094205/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-05-15. live.
  28. Hot Country Songs chart for May 22, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094209/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-05-22. live.
  29. Hot Country Songs chart for May 29, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094212/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-05-29. live.
  30. Hot Country Songs chart for June 5, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044704/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-06-05. live.
  31. News: Hot Country Songs chart for June 12, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044709/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-06-12. live.
  32. Hot Country Songs chart for June 19, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094215/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-06-19. live.
  33. Hot Country Songs chart for June 26, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094219/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-06-26. live.
  34. Hot Country Songs chart for July 3, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401095857/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-07-03. live.
  35. Hot Country Songs chart for July 10, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094230/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-07-10. live.
  36. Hot Country Songs chart for July 17, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094232/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-07-17. live.
  37. News: Hot Country Songs chart for July 24, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044746/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-07-24. live.
  38. Hot Country Songs chart for July 31, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094235/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-07-31. live.
  39. Hot Country Songs chart for August 7, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094239/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-08-07. live.
  40. Hot Country Songs chart for August 14, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094242/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-08-14. live.
  41. Hot Country Songs chart for August 21, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094245/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-08-21. live.
  42. Hot Country Songs chart for August 28, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044816/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-08-28. live.
  43. News: Hot Country Songs chart for September 4, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044822/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-09-04. live.
  44. Hot Country Songs chart for September 11, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094248/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-09-11. live.
  45. Hot Country Songs chart for September 18, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094251/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-09-18. live.
  46. News: Hot Country Songs chart for September 25, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094254/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-09-25. live.
  47. News: Hot Country Songs chart for October 2, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094257/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-10-02. live.
  48. Hot Country Songs chart for October 9, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094259/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-10-09. live.
  49. Hot Country Songs chart for October 16, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094302/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-10-16. live.
  50. Hot Country Songs chart for October 23, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094309/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-10-23. live.
  51. Hot Country Songs chart for October 30, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094311/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-10-30. live.
  52. News: Hot Country Songs chart for November 6, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044914/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-11-06. live.
  53. Hot Country Songs chart for November 13, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094314/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-11-13. live.
  54. Hot Country Songs chart for November 20, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044925/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-11-20. live.
  55. Hot Country Songs chart for November 27, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044929/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-11-27. live.
  56. Hot Country Songs chart for December 4, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-12-04. live.
  57. Hot Country Songs chart for December 11, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044936/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-12-11. live.
  58. Hot Country Songs chart for December 18, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044939/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-12-18. live.
  59. Hot Country Songs chart for December 25, 1971. Billboard. April 18, 2018. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329044943/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1971-12-25. live.

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