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In 1971 there were 52 weekly charts, with 370 different records. Of those, 338 entered the chart that year and 17 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was Borriquito by Peret: seven weeks. The record that stayed longest was Waarheen, Waarvoor by Mieke Telkamp: 24 weeks, with number 7 as its peak. The highest new entry was Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle Of The Road, straight in at 12 in week 10. Top of the year chart is Manuela by Jacques Herb, with 638 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1971

The top 10 of the 1971 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Manuela
    Jacques Herb · 638 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Waarheen, Waarvoor
    Mieke Telkamp · 631 points · 24 weeks · peak position 7
  3. 3Non non rien n'a changé
    Les Poppys · 602 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4Du
    Peter Maffay · 553 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5Soley Soley
    Middle Of The Road · 516 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  6. 6Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes
    Rod McKuen · 485 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7Zou Het Erg Zijn Lieve Opa
    Vader Abraham · 480 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8Soldier's Prayer
    Oscar Harris · 474 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2
  9. 9Proud Mary
    Tina Turner · 464 points · 18 weeks · peak position 6
  10. 10Borriquito
    Peret · 455 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1

The full 1971 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1–4My Sweet Lord
    George Harrison · 4 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 5–9Nothing Rhymed
    Gilbert O'Sullivan · 5 weeks at 1 · week 5
  3. wk 10–14Du
    Peter Maffay · 5 weeks at 1 · week 10
  4. wk 15–17Mozart - First Movement Symphony No. 40
    Waldo De Los Rios · 3 weeks at 1 · week 15
  5. wk 18–19Funny Funny
    Sweet · 2 weeks at 1 · week 18
  6. wk 20–21Underneath the Blanket Go
    Gilbert O'Sullivan · 2 weeks at 1 · week 20
  7. wk 22–23Brown Sugar
    The Rolling Stones · 2 weeks at 1 · week 22
  8. wk 24Rosetta
    Georgie Fame, Alan Price · 1 week at 1 · week 24
  9. wk 25–27Double Barrel
    Dave & Ansell Collins · 3 weeks at 1 · week 25
  10. wk 28–29Zou Het Erg Zijn Lieve Opa
    Vader Abraham · 2 weeks at 1 · week 28
  11. wk 30–32Manuela
    Jacques Herb · 3 weeks at 1 · week 30
  12. wk 33–39Borriquito
    Peret · 7 weeks at 1 · week 33
  13. wk 40–43Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes
    Rod McKuen · 4 weeks at 1 · week 40
  14. wk 44–47Soley Soley
    Middle Of The Road · 4 weeks at 1 · week 44
  15. wk 48Without a Worry in the World
    Rod McKuen · 1 week at 1 · week 48
  16. wk 49–50Non non rien n'a changé
    Les Poppys · 2 weeks at 1 · week 49
  17. wk 51–52How Do You Do?
    Mouth & MacNeal · 2 weeks at 1 · week 51

Longest in the chart

  1. 24Waarheen, Waarvoor
    Mieke Telkamp · weeks in 1971 · peak position 7 · from week 13
  2. 23Manuela
    Jacques Herb · weeks in 1971 · peak position 1 · from week 26
  3. 18Proud Mary
    Tina Turner · weeks in 1971 · peak position 6 · from week 9
  4. 17Du
    Peter Maffay · weeks in 1971 · peak position 1 · from week 6
  5. 17Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes
    Rod McKuen · weeks in 1971 · peak position 1 · from week 35
  6. 17Non non rien n'a changé
    Les Poppys · weeks in 1971 · peak position 1 · from week 36
  7. 16Soldier's Prayer
    Oscar Harris · weeks in 1971 · peak position 2 · from week 14
  8. 15Zou Het Erg Zijn Lieve Opa
    Vader Abraham · weeks in 1971 · peak position 1 · from week 23
  9. 15Soley Soley
    Middle Of The Road · weeks in 1971 · peak position 1 · from week 38
  10. 15Middernacht
    Gebroeders Brouwer · weeks in 1971 · peak position 7 · from week 21

Highest new entries

  1. 12Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
    Middle Of The Road · new at 12 in week 10
  2. 12Spanish Harlem
    Aretha Franklin · new at 12 in week 42
  3. 13Rozen Die Bloeien
    Corry en de Rekels, Corry Konings · new at 13 in week 5
  4. 13She Flies On Strange Wings
    Golden Earring · new at 13 in week 40
  5. 14Holy Holy Life
    Golden Earring · new at 14 in week 6

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 1971

1971 sounded more electric than 1970, at a tempo around 121 bpm.

Measured across 55 of the 370 records from 1971 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1971?

In total 17 different records, across 52 charts. The first was My Sweet Lord by George Harrison, the last How Do You Do? by Mouth & MacNeal.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1971?

Borriquito by Peret: seven weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1971?

Waarheen, Waarvoor by Mieke Telkamp: 24 weeks in 1971, peaking at number 7 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1971?

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle Of The Road, straight in at 12 in week 10.

Which record tops the 1971 year chart?

Manuela by Jacques Herb, with 638 points from 23 weeks. The top 3: 1. Manuela (Jacques Herb), 2. Waarheen, Waarvoor (Mieke Telkamp), 3. Non non rien n'a changé (Les Poppys).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 1971; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 1971.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1971?

In total 370 different records, spread over 52 charts. Of those, 338 entered the chart that year.