Number 1 Singles in Ireland 1971 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of singles which topped the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

in 1971.

Note that prior to 1992, the Irish singles chart was compiled from trade shipments from the labels to record stores, rather than on consumer sales. The chart date moved from Friday to Saturday in late January, and then to Thursday in early August.

Issue Date	Song	Artist
1 January	If Those Lips Could Only Speak	Dermot Henry
8 January	If Those Lips Could Only Speak	Dermot Henry
15 January	If Those Lips Could Only Speak	Dermot Henry
23 January	If Those Lips Could Only Speak	Dermot Henry
30 January	My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord "My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna...	George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
6 February	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
13 February	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
20 February	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
27 February	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
6 March	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
13 March	My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
20 March	Another Day Another Day (Paul McCartney song) "Another Day" is a song recorded by Paul McCartney in New York in 1970, during the sessions for his album Ram. Although it was the first single of McCartney's solo career, "Another Day" was actually written and previewed during The Beatles' Let It Be Sessions in 1969. It was officially released on...	Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
27 March	Rose Garden	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
3 April	Hot Love	T. Rex T. Rex (band) T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
10 April	When We Were Young	Pat Lynch
17 April	Rose Garden	Lynn Anderson
24 April	Rose Garden	Lynn Anderson
1 May	Hot Love	T. Rex
8 May	When We Were Young	Pat Lynch
15 May	When We Were Young	Pat Lynch
22 May	When We Were Young	Pat Lynch
29 May	When We Were Young	Pat Lynch
5 June	I Am, I Said	Neil Diamond Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
12 June	I Am I Said	Neil Diamond
19 June	O'Brien Has No Place To Go	Brendan Shine Brendan Shine Brendan Shine is an Irish folk singer and accordion player from Athlone, best known for his songs about everyday Irish life such as "Do you Want your Old Lobby Washed Down" and "Spuds"....
26 June	O'Brien Has No Place To Go	Brendan Shine
3 July	O'Brien Has No Place To Go	Brendan Shine
10 July	Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in early 1971 by its composer Lally Stott, and made popular later that year by Scottish band Middle of the Road for whom it was a UK number one chart hit...	Middle of the Road
17 July	Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep	Middle of the Road
24 July	Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep	Middle of the Road
31 July	Sometimes	Red Hurley Red Hurley Brian 'Red' Hurley is an entertainer from Ireland whose singing career has spanned several decades. He is principally known as a solo artist, although he does perform with various bands, the members of which are prone to change.-Personal life:...
5 August	Sometimes	Red Hurley
12 August	Get It On Get It On (T. Rex song) "Get It On" was covered by the Power Station in 1985. Their version – titled "Get It On " – was released as their second single from their debut album. The track was a hit in both the UK, reaching number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, and the U.S., where the song peaked at number nine on the...	T. Rex T. Rex (band) T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
19 August	Get It On	T. Rex
26 August	Never Ending Song Of Love	The New Seekers The New Seekers The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
2 September	Never Ending Song Of Love	The New Seekers
9 September	Never Ending Song Of Love	The New Seekers
16 September	I'm Still Waiting I'm Still Waiting "I'm Still Waiting" is a popular song by Diana Ross which first appeared on her 1970 album Everything Is Everything.Written and produced by Deke Richards,"I'm Still Waiting" continued the vein of sophisticated soul as heard on her breakthrough solo hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Despite this,...	Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
23 September	What Are You Doing Sunday	Dawn Dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the sun itself is still below the horizon...
30 September	Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me" is a popular single by The Tams. Written by Ray Whitley, it was originally released in 1964 and reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100...	The Tams The Tams The Tams, sometimes later billed as 'The Joe Pope Tams' are an American vocal group from Atlanta, Georgia, who enjoyed their greatest chart success in the 1960s, and the 1970s, and most improbably in the 1980s. Two separate versions of the group continue to perform and record. One version features...
7 October	Did You Ever	Nancy Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".... and Lee Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewood , born Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s.Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added an ominous...
14 October	Did You Ever	Nancy and Lee
21 October	Did You Ever	Nancy and Lee
28 October	Did You Ever	Nancy and Lee
4 November	Did You Ever	Nancy and Lee
11 November	Did You Ever	Nancy and Lee
18 November	Kiss Me Goodbye	Red Hurley Red Hurley Brian 'Red' Hurley is an entertainer from Ireland whose singing career has spanned several decades. He is principally known as a solo artist, although he does perform with various bands, the members of which are prone to change.-Personal life:...
25 November	Coz I Luv You Coz I Luv You "Coz I Luv You" is a song by Slade, written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler. It was the band's second hit single in the UK and the first of six number one singles. It was released on 30/10/1971 and was last seen on the charts on 05/02/1972 at #44...	Slade Slade Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
2 December	Kiss Me Goodbye	Red Hurley
9 December	I Don't Know How to Love Him I Don't Know How to Love Him "I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a song from the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice , a torch ballad sung by the character of Mary Magdalene who in Jesus Christ Superstar is presented as bearing an unrequited love for the title character...	Tina & Real McCoy
16 December	I Don't Know How to Love Him	Tina & Real McCoy
23 December	O Holy Night O Holy Night "O Holy Night" is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" by Placide Cappeau , a wine merchant and poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a Christmas poem...	Tony Drennan
30 December	O Holy Night	Tony Drennan

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