List of number-one singles of 1971 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which topped the Irish Singles Chart 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	Ref.
1 January	"If Those Lips Could Only Speak"	Dermot Henry
8 January
15 January
23 January
30 January	"My Sweet Lord"	George Harrison	[1]
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
6 March
13 March
20 March	"Another Day"	Paul McCartney
27 March	"Rose Garden"	Lynn Anderson
3 April	"Hot Love"	T. Rex
10 April	"When We Were Young"	Pat Lynch
17 April	"Rose Garden"	Lynn Anderson
24 April
1 May	"Hot Love"	T. Rex
8 May	"Un banc, un arbre, une rue"	Séverine
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 June	"I Am, I Said"	Neil Diamond
12 June
19 June	"O'Brien Has No Place to Go"	Brendan Shine
26 June
3 July
10 July	"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"	Middle of the Road
17 July
24 July
31 July	"Sometimes"	Red Hurley
5 August
12 August	"Get It On"	T. Rex
19 August
26 August	"Never Ending Song of Love"	The New Seekers
2 September
9 September
16 September	"I'm Still Waiting"	Diana Ross
23 September	"What Are You Doing Sunday"	Dawn
30 September	"Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"	The Tams
7 October	"Did You Ever"	Nancy and Lee
14 October
21 October
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November	"Kiss Me Goodbye"	Red Hurley
25 November	"Coz I Luv You"	Slade
2 December	"Kiss Me Goodbye"	Red Hurley
9 December	"I Don't Know How to Love Him"	Tina & Real McCoy
16 December
23 December	"O Holy Night"	Tommy Drennan and the Monarchs
30 December

See also

• 1971 in music
• Irish Singles Chart
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

Notes