Here they are, the absolutely greatest hits from the history of popular music in the USA.
The very best music.
The Time is 1971

The 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman - 07-71 - Invictus
Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden - 01-71 - Columbia
Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 09-71 - Vanguard
The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - 07-71 - Atco
The Bee Gees - Lonely Days - 01-71 - Atco
The Bells - Stay Awhile - 04-71 - Polydor
Bread - Baby I'm A Want You - 11-71 - Elektra
Bread - If - 04-71 - Elektra
Brewer And Shipley - One Toke Over The Line - 04-71 - Kama Sutra
James Brown - Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - 08-71 - People
The Carpenters - For All We Know - 03-71 - A&M
The Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - 06-71 - A&M
The Carpenters - Superstar - 09-71 - A&M
David Cassidy - Cherish - 12-71 - Bell
The Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper - 01-71 - Invictus
Cher - Gipsies Tramps & Thieves - 10-71 - Kapp
The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her - 11-71 - Brunswick
Chicago - Beginnings/Color My World  - 08-71 - Columbia
Tom Clay - What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin & John - 08-71 - Mowest
Dennis Coffrey & The Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio - 12-71 - Sussex
Judy Collins - Amazing Grace - 02-71 - Elektra
Perry Como - It's Impossible - 01-71 - RCA
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like A Lady - 06-71 - UA
Les Crane - Desiderata - 11-71 - Warner
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - 02-71 - Fantasy
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker - 08-71 - Fantasy
Daddy Dewdrop - Chick-A-Boom - 05-71 - Sunflower
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Never Ending Song Of Love - 07-71 - Atco
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads - 07-71 - RCA
Neil Diamond - I Am ...I Said - 04-71 - Uni
Neil Diamond - Stones - 12-71 - Uni
The Doors - Love Her Madly - 05-71 - Elektra
The Doors - Riders On The Storm - 08-71 - Elektra
The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - 09-71 - Volt
Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking - 01-71 - MAM
Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go - 12-71 - All Platinum
The Fifth Dimension - Never My Love - 11-71 - Bell
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs - 08-71 - Lionel
The Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - 07-71 - Capitol
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady - 11-71 - Atlantic
Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me - 05-71 - Atlantic
Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem - 08-71 - Atlantic
Free Movement - I've Found Someone Of My Own - 10-71 - Decca
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) - 11-71 - Tamla
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - 08-71 - Tamla
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 03-71 - Tamla
Bobby Goldsboro - Watching Scotty Grow - 02-71 - UA
The Grass Roots - Sooner Or Later - 07-71 - Dunhill
The Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes - 03-71 - Dunhill
Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone - 10-71 - Hi
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love - 06-71 - Dunhill
George Harrison - What Is Life - 03-71 - Apple
Freddie Hart - Easy Loving - 11-71 - Capitol
Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun - 05-71 - Stormy Forest
Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'Shaft' - 10-71 - Enterprise
Murray Head - Superstar - 05-71 - Decca
The Honey Cone - Want Ads - 05-71 - Hot Wax
The Honey Cone - Stick-Up - 09-71 - Hot Wax
Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 11-71 - Motown
The Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl - 02-71 - Motown
The Jackson Five - Never Can Say Goodbye - 04-71 - Motown
Tommy James - Draggin' The Line - 07-71 - Roulette
Elton John - Your Song - 01-71 - Uni
Tom Jones - She's A Lady - 03-71 - Parrot
Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee - 03-71 - Columbia
Carole King - It's Too Late/IFeel The Earth Move - 06-71 - Ode
Carole King - So Far Away/Smackwater Jack - 10-71 - Ode
King Floyd - Groove Me - 01-71 - Chimneyville
Gladys Knight & The Pips - If I Were Your Woman - 01-71 - Soul
Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Don't Want To Do Wrong - 07-71 - Soul
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff - 07-71 - Stax
Denise LaSalle - Trapped By A Thing Called Love - 10-71 - Westbound
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Imagine - 11-71 - Apple
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Power To The People - 05-71 - Apple
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind - 02-71 - Reprise
Lobo - Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - 05-71 - Big Tree
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Theme From 'Love Story' - 02-71 - RCA
Paul McCartney & Wings - Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why Oh Why - 04-71 - Apple
Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - 09-71 - Apple
Don McLean - American Pie (Pts 1 & 2) - 12-71 - UA
Melanie - Brand New Key - 12-71 - Neighborhood
Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean - 09-71 - A&M
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles - 02-71 - Liberty
Ocean - Put Your Hand In The Hand - 04-71 - Kama Sutra
Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl - 08-71 - MGM
Donny Osmond - Hey Girl/I Knew You When - 12-71 - MGM
Donny Osmond - Sweet And Innocent - 05-71 - MGM
The Osmonds - Double Lovin' - 06-71 - MGM
The Osmonds - One Bad Apple - 02-71 - MGM
The Osmonds - Yo-Yo - 10-71 - MGM
The Partridge Family - Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - 03-71 - Bell
The Partridge Family - I'll Meet You Halfway - 06-71 - Bell
The Partridge Family - I Woke Up In Love This Morning - 09-71 - Bell
Freda Payne - Bring The Boys Home - 08-71 - Invivtus
Wilson Pickett - Don't Knock My Love (Pt. 1) - 06-71 - Atlantic
Ray Price - For The Good Times - 01-71 - Columbia
The Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) - 06-71 - Columbia
Rare Earth - I Just Want To Celebrate - 09-71 - Rare Earth
Helen Reddy - I Don't Know How To Love Him - 06-71 - Capitol
Jerry Reed - Amos Moses - 02-71 - RCA
Jerry Reed - When You're Hot, You're Hot - 06-71 - RCA
The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - 05-71 - Rolling Stone
Santana - Everybody's Everything - 11-71 - Columbia
Santana - Oye Como Va - 04-71 - Columbia
Bobby Sherman - Cried Like A Baby - 03-71 - Metromedia
Carly Simon - That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - 07-71 - Elektra
Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 11-71 - Epic
Sammi Smith - Help Me Make It Through The Night - 03-71 - Mega
Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You - 12-71 - Kapp
The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman - 10-71 - Bell
The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself - 12-71 - Stax
Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy - 05-71 - Apple
Cat Stevens - Peace Train - 10-71 - A&M
Cat Stevens - Wild World - 04-71 - A&M
Rod Stewart - Maggie May/Reason To Believe - 09-71 - Mercury
Barbara Streisand - Stoney End - 01-71 - Columbia
The Stylistics - You Are Everything - 12-71 - Avco
The Supremes - Nathan Jones - 06-71 - Motown
The Supremes & The Four Tops - River Deep-Mountain High - 01-71 - Motown
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend - 07-71 - Warner
The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - 03-71 - Gordy
Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song - 12-71 - Dunhill
Three Dog Night - Joy To The World - 04-71 - Dunhill
Three Dog Night - Liar - 08-71 - Dunhill
Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary - 03-71 - Liberty
The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes - 08-71 - Gordy
Wadsworth Mansion - Sweet Mary - 02-71 - Sussex
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again - 09-71 - Decca
Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - 03-71 - Columbia
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine - 09-71 - Sussex
Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me - 10-71 - Tamla
 

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