Top 20 Song Chart for September 4, 1971 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 3 | 1 | Smiling Faces, Sometimes | ▲ |
| The Undisputed Truth |
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| 6 | 2 | Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey | 1 |
| Paul & Linda McCartney |
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| 1 | 3 | Spanish Harlem | 1 |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| 5 | 4 | Stick-Up | ▲ |
| The Honey Cone |
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| 10 | 5 | Go Away Little Girl | 1 |
| Donny Osmond |
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| 4 | 6 | Take Me Home, Country Roads | 3 |
| John Denver With Fat City |
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| 2 | 7 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart | 1 |
| Bee Gees |
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| 12 | 8 | Ain't No Sunshine | 5 |
| Bill Withers |
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| - | 9 | Superstar | 2 |
| Carpenters |
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| 13 | 10 | I Just Want To Celebrate | 7 |
| Rare Earth |
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| 19 | 11 | Make It Funky (Part 1) | 9 |
| James Brown |
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| 18 | 12 | Thin Line Between Love & Hate | 8 |
| The Persuaders |
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| 8 | 13 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get | 7 |
| The Dramatics |
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| - | 14 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | 5 |
| Joan Baez |
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| - | 15 | Maggie May | 1 |
| Rod Stewart |
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| 15 | 16 | Sweet Hitch-Hiker | 14 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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| - | 17 | I Woke Up In Love This Morning | 12 |
| The Partridge Family |
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| 14 | 18 | Riders On The Storm | 14 |
| The Doors |
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| - | 19 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep | 11 |
| Mac & Katie Kissoon |
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| 11 | 20 | Signs | 7 |
| Five Man Electrical Band |
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