George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" and Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water top the best-selling charts of 1971 as published in Sounds, January 1, 1972. Simon & Garfunkel released Bridge Over Troubled Water , their fifth and final studio album, in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Recorded in 1969 primarily at Columbia’s New York studios, with additional sessions in Los Angeles, it was produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, and Roy Halee. The album blends folk, rock

Bolan’s glam juggernaut stalls at #2 – so close, yet so far! T. Rex’s Jeepster and Electric Warrior both held the number two position on their New Musical Express, December 25, 1971. More T.Rex chart near-misses added weekly.

Slade’s "Coz I Luv You" remains at the top spot on the 50 Singles Chart, as published in Record Mirror on December 4, 1971. Slade...

Rod Stewart rules the UK with single and album at #1! Rod Stewart’s Maggie May and Every Picture Tells a Story, held the number one spot on their respective UK charts as published in New Musical Express magazine, November 6, 1971. Rod Stewart released "Maggie May" in July 1971 as a single from his album Every Picture Tells a Story  on Mercury Records. Co-written by Stewart and Martin Quittenton, the folk-rock ballad tells the story of a young man’s complicated romance with an