List of RPM number-one country singles of 1971

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These are the Canadian number-one country songs of 1971, per the RPM Country Tracks chart.

Contents

Issue dateTitleArtist
January 9 Old Bill Jones Mercey Brothers
January 16 (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden Lynn Anderson
January 23 Flesh and Blood Johnny Cash
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20(I Never Promised You a) Rose GardenLynn Anderson
February 27 Sing High, Sing Low Anne Murray
March 6 A Woman Always Knows David Houston
March 13 Help Me Make It Through the Night Sammi Smith
March 20 A Stranger in My Place Anne Murray
March 27
April 3 I'd Rather Love You Charley Pride
April 10 Anyway George Hamilton IV
April 17 Empty Arms Sonny James
April 24Man from the City Humphrey and the Dumptrucks
May 1 We Sure Can Love Each Other Tammy Wynette
May 8
May 15 How Much More Can She Stand Conway Twitty
May 22 I Won't Mention It Again Ray Price
May 29
June 5 The Final Hour Hank Smith
June 12 I Wanna Be Free Loretta Lynn
June 19 Hello Mom Mercey Brothers
June 26
July 3 You're My Man Lynn Anderson
July 10 When You're Hot, You're Hot Jerry Reed
July 17 Rise 'n' Shine Dick Damron
July 24 Countryfied George Hamilton IV
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28 Sweet City Woman The Stampeders
September 4
September 11 I'm Just Me Charley Pride
September 18 Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) Tammy Wynette
September 25 When He Walks on You Jerry Lee Lewis
October 2 Easy Loving Freddie Hart
October 9 Who Wrote the Words Mercey Brothers
October 16
October 23 Talk It Over in the Morning Anne Murray
October 30 You're Lookin' at Country Loretta Lynn
November 6 How Can I Unlove You Lynn Anderson
November 13 Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms Buck Owens
November 20
November 27 Where Do We Go from Here Hank Smith
December 4 I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix Anne Murray and Glen Campbell
December 11 Lead Me On Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
December 18 Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' Charley Pride
December 25

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