Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1971

There were 19 different songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971. Given the artist and their respective issue dates, can you name every song?
The weeks are listed as "issue date," meaning the song was at #1 when the list was published on that Saturday
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Issue Date
#1 Hit
Artist
January 2
My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity
George Harrison
January 9
January 16
January 23
Knock Three Times
Dawn
January 30
February 6
February 13
One Bad Apple
The Osmonds
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
March 27
April 3
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
The Temptations
April 10
April 17
Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones
June 5
June 12
Want Ads
Honey Cone
June 19
It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
The Raiders
July 31
You've Got a Friend
James Taylor
August 7
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Bee Gees
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Paul & Linda McCartney
September 11
Go Away Little Girl
Donny Osmond
September 18
September 25
October 2
Maggie May / Reason to Believe
Rod Stewart
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30
November 6
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Cher
November 13
November 20
Theme from "Shaft"
Isaac Hayes
November 27
December 4
Family Affair
Sly and the Family Stone
December 11
December 18
December 25
Brand New Key
Melanie
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