The year in music

Best Songs of 1971

John Lennon’s “Imagine”, Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”, and Carole King’s “Tapestry”.

What's Going On
Play 1971

37 songs

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me

Mercy Mercy Me

Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Marvin Gaye
Save the Children

Save the Children

Marvin Gaye
What’s Going On

What’s Going On

Marvin Gaye
Changes

Changes

David Bowie
Life on Mars?

Life on Mars?

David Bowie
Coat of Many Colors

Coat of Many Colors

Dolly Parton
Cosmic Dancer

Cosmic Dancer

T. Rex
Get It On

Get It On

T. Rex
Life’s a Gas

Life’s a Gas

T. Rex
Planet Queen

Planet Queen

T. Rex
Rip Off

Rip Off

T. Rex
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)

The Temptations
Tiny Dancer

Tiny Dancer

Elton John
Tupelo Honey

Tupelo Honey

Van Morrison
Life Is a Carnival

Life Is a Carnival

The Band
Angel from Montgomery

Angel from Montgomery

John Prine
Baba O'Riley

Baba O'Riley

The Who
Hello in There

Hello in There

John Prine
L.A. Woman

L.A. Woman

The Doors
Paradise

Paradise

John Prine
Sam Stone

Sam Stone

John Prine
Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin
Sweet Leaf

Sweet Leaf

Black Sabbath
Ain't No Sunshine

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers
Imagine

Imagine

John Lennon
Jealous Guy

Jealous Guy

John Lennon
Journey in Satchidananda

Journey in Satchidananda

Alice Coltrane
Universal Consciousness

Universal Consciousness

Alice Coltrane
A Case of You

A Case of You

Joni Mitchell
A Song for You

A Song for You

Donny Hathaway
Aqualung

Aqualung

Jethro Tull
It’s Too Late

It’s Too Late

Carole King
Let's Stay Together

Let's Stay Together

Al Green
Locomotive Breath

Locomotive Breath

Jethro Tull
You’ve Got a Friend

You’ve Got a Friend

Carole King

1971 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 37 songs first released in 1971. Rock, Soul and R&B lead the year. Marvin Gaye, T. Rex and John Prine are among the voices of 1971.

Artists of 1971

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