| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Melanie | Brand New Key | | |
| 2 | 12 | | Don McLean | American Pie (Parts I & II) | | |
| 3 | 3 | | Three Dog Night | An Old Fashioned Love Song | | |
| 4 | 7 | | Jonathan Edwards | Sunshine | | |
| 5 | 2 | | The Association | Cherish (this original version got renewed 1971 airplay due to David Cassidy's hit remake) | | |
| 6 | 5 | | Sonny & Cher | All I Ever Need Is You | | |
| 7 | 4 | | Donny Osmond | Hey Girl | | |
| 8 | 9 | | The New Seekers | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | | |
| 9 | 11 | | Michael Jackson | Got To Be There | | |
| 10 | 10 | | Neil Diamond | Stones | | |
| 11 | 20 | | Badfinger | Day After Day | | |
| 12 | 13 | | The Stylistics | You Are Everything | | |
| 13 | 6 | | Sly & The Family Stone | Family Affair | | |
| 14 | 8 | | Bread | Baby I'm - A Want You | | |
| 15 | 18 | | Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band | Scorpio | | |
| 16 | 15 | | The Chi-Lites | Have You Seen Her | | |
| 17 | 39 | | Isaac Hayes | Theme From Shaft | | |
| 18 | 19 | | John Denver | Friends With You | | |
| 19 | 14 | | Donnie Elbert | Where Did Our Love Go | | |
| 20 | 17 | | Peter Nero | Theme From "Summer Of '42" | | |
| 21 | 20 | | Apollo 100 | Joy | | |
| 22 | 26 | | Mickey Newbury | An American Trilogy | | |
| 23 | 30 | | Al Green | Let's Stay Together | | |
| 24 | 22 | | Joan Baez | Let It Be | | |
| 25 | 27 | | The Jackson 5 | Sugar Daddy | | |
| 26 | 21 | | Les Crane | Desiderata | | |
| 27 | 25 | | Cher | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | | |
| 28 | 40 | | Carly Simon | Anticipation | | |
| 29 | -- | | The Partridge Family | It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) | | |
| 30 | 34 | | Joe Simon | Drowning In The Sea Of Love | | |
| 31 | 29 | | Henry Mancini And His Orchestra | Theme From "Cade's County" | | |
| 32 | 28 | | The Guess Who | Sour Suite | | |
| 33 | 16 | | The Bells | For Better For Worse | | |
| 34 | 43 | | Charley Pride | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' | | |
| 35 | 36 | | The Mystic Moods Orchestra | Sensuous Woman | | |
| 36 | -- | | Tommy James | Nothing To Hide | | |
| 37 | 31 | | Lou Rawls | A Natural Man | | |
| 38 | 46 | | Elton John | Levon | | |
| 39 | 23 | | Cat Stevens | Peace Train | | |
| 40 | 45 | | Bobby Womack & Peace | That's The Way I Feel About Cha | | |
| 41 | 35 | | Ray Stevens | Turn Your Radio On | | |
| 42 | -- | | Merle Haggard And The Strangers | Carolyn | | |
| 43 | -- | | The Poppy Family | No Good To Cry | | |
| 44 | -- | | Three Dog Night | Never Been To Spain | | |
| 45 | 47 | | Andy Williams | Love Is All | | |
| 46 | -- | | The Free Movement | The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get) | | |
| 47 | 41 | | Van Morrison | Wild Night | | |