Top 20 Song Chart for September 18, 1971 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Go Away Little Girl | ▲ |
| Donny Osmond |
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| 3 | 2 | Maggie May | 1 |
| Rod Stewart |
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| 1 | 3 | Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey | 1 |
| Paul & Linda McCartney |
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| 5 | 4 | Superstar | 2 |
| Carpenters |
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| 8 | 5 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | ▲ |
| Joan Baez |
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| 4 | 6 | Smiling Faces, Sometimes | 1 |
| The Undisputed Truth |
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| 7 | 7 | I Just Want To Celebrate | ▲ |
| Rare Earth |
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| 9 | 8 | Ain't No Sunshine | 5 |
| Bill Withers |
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| 10 | 9 | Make It Funky (Part 1) | ▲ |
| James Brown |
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| 6 | 10 | Spanish Harlem | 1 |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| - | 11 | Yo-Yo | 1 |
| The Osmonds |
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| 12 | 12 | I Woke Up In Love This Morning | ▲ |
| The Partridge Family |
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| - | 13 | Do You Know What I Mean | 9 |
| Lee Michaels |
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| 13 | 14 | If You Really Love Me | 8 |
| Stevie Wonder |
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| 15 | 15 | Thin Line Between Love & Hate | 8 |
| The Persuaders |
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| 19 | 16 | Tired Of Being Alone | 10 |
| Al Green |
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| 16 | 17 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep | 11 |
| Mac & Katie Kissoon |
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| 18 | 18 | So Far Away | 14 |
| Carole King |
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| - | 19 | Won't Get Fooled Again | ▲ |
| The Who |
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| - | 20 | Sweet City Woman | 15 |
| Stampeders |
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