List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1971

[1] In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, "One Less Bell to Answer" by the 5th Dimension moved into the number one position, replacing "It's Impossible" by Perry Como.

[2] The song held the top spot for a single week before Bobby Goldsboro's "Watching Scotty Grow" took its place at number one.

Two of 1971's Easy Listening number ones also topped Billboard's pop singles chart, the Hot 100; both songs were written, solely or in part, by Carole King.

King spent five weeks atop the Easy Listening chart in June and July with "It's Too Late", for which she wrote the music but not the lyrics.

[4][5] It was immediately followed into the top spot by James Taylor's recording of "You've Got a Friend", written entirely by King,[4] which spent a single week at number one.

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Bread had two number ones in 1971.
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Bobby Goldsboro spent six consecutive weeks at number one with " Watching Scotty Grow ", the longest unbroken run of the year.
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Carole King spent five weeks in the top spot with " It's Too Late ".
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James Taylor replaced King at number one with his cover version of her song " You've Got a Friend ".