Top 20 Song Chart for October 23, 1971 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Yo-Yo | ▲ |
| The Osmonds |
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| 7 | 2 | Imagine | 1 |
| John Lennon Plastic Ono Band |
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| 1 | 3 | Maggie May | 1 |
| Rod Stewart |
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| 13 | 4 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | 1 |
| Cher |
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| 12 | 5 | Theme From Shaft | 1 |
| Isaac Hayes |
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| 3 | 6 | Go Away Little Girl | 1 |
| Donny Osmond |
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| 11 | 7 | I've Found Someone Of My Own | ▲ |
| The Free Movement |
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| 4 | 8 | Superstar | 2 |
| Carpenters |
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| 18 | 9 | Peace Train | 4 |
| Cat Stevens |
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| 9 | 10 | Trapped By A Thing Called Love | 9 |
| Denise La Salle |
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| 16 | 11 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Hollar) | 8 |
| Marvin Gaye |
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| 17 | 12 | You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) | 6 |
| The 8th Day |
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| 14 | 13 | Tired Of Being Alone | 10 |
| Al Green |
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| 10 | 14 | Do You Know What I Mean | 9 |
| Lee Michaels |
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| - | 15 | Have You Seen Her | 4 |
| The Chi-Lites |
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| 5 | 16 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | 5 |
| Joan Baez |
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| - | 17 | Rock Steady | 9 |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| 15 | 18 | If You Really Love Me | 8 |
| Stevie Wonder |
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| 8 | 19 | Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey | 1 |
| Paul & Linda McCartney |
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| 19 | 20 | Sweet City Woman | 15 |
| Stampeders |
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