Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971

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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1989
Recorded1971
Genre Pop, Rock
Length32:03
Label Rhino Records
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1971.

All tracks on the album reached the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, with seven of the songs going to No. 1 on the chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Joy to the World" Hoyt Axton Three Dog Night 3:17
2."Maggie May" Rod Stewart/Martin Quittenton Rod Stewart 5:15
3."One Bad Apple" George Jackson The Osmonds 2:46
4."Family Affair" Sly Stone Sly and the Family Stone 3:07
5."Knock Three Times" Irwin Levine/L. Russell Brown Tony Orlando and Dawn 3:01
6."Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" Bob Stone Cher 2:39
7."Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" John D. Loudermilk Raiders 2:55
8."Treat Her Like a Lady" Eddie Cornelius Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose 2:52
9."Black Magic Woman" Peter Green Santana 3:20
10."Draggin' the Line" Tommy James/Bob King Tommy James 2:51
Total length:32:03


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