Top 20 Song Chart for December 18, 1971 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Family Affair | ▲ |
| Sly & The Family Stone |
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| 2 | 2 | Got To Be There | ▲ |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 3 | 3 | Brand New Key | 1 |
| Melanie |
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| 7 | 4 | An Old Fashioned Love Song | ▲ |
| Three Dog Night |
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| 4 | 5 | Scorpio | 4 |
| Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band |
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| 8 | 6 | All I Ever Need Is You | ▲ |
| Sonny & Cher |
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| 13 | 7 | American Pie | 1 |
| Don McLean |
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| 6 | 8 | Theme From Shaft | 1 |
| Isaac Hayes |
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| 5 | 9 | Baby I'm-A Want You | 5 |
| Bread |
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| 9 | 10 | Cherish | 9 |
| David Cassidy |
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| 11 | 11 | Stones | ▲ |
| Neil Diamond |
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| - | 12 | Respect Yourself | ▲ |
| The Staple Singers |
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| 12 | 13 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | 1 |
| Cher |
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| 17 | 14 | You Are Everything | 5 |
| The Stylistics |
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| 16 | 15 | Hey, Girl | 13 |
| Donny Osmond |
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| - | 16 | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | ▲ |
| John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir |
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| - | 17 | Sunshine | 5 |
| Jonathan Edwards |
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| - | 18 | Let's Stay Together | 1 |
| Al Green |
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| - | 19 | Clean Up Woman | 4 |
| Betty Wright |
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| - | 20 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | 7 |
| The Honey Cone |
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