| Top 40 Hits of October 1971 |
| 1 |
Rod Stewart | Maggie May / Reason To Believe |
| 2 |
Redbone | Witch Queen Of New Orleans |
| 3 |
Middle Of The Road | Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum |
| 4 |
Tams | Hey Girl Don't Bother Me |
| 5 |
James Taylor | You've Got A Friend |
| 6 |
Four Tops | Simple Game |
| 7 |
Shirley Bassey | For All We Know |
| 8 |
Nancy & Lee | Did You Ever |
| 9 |
Fortunes | Freedom Come, Freedom Go |
| 10 |
Titanic | Sultana |
| 11 |
CCS | Tap Turns On The Water |
| 12 |
Marmalade | Cousin Norman |
| 13 |
Al Green | Tired Of Being Alone |
| 14 |
Joan Baez | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down |
| 15 |
Danyel Gerard | Butterfly |
| 16 |
Bay City Rollers | Keep On Dancing |
| 17 |
Jethro Tull | Life Is A Long Song / Up The Pool |
| 18 |
Engelbert Humperdinck | Another Time, Another Place |
| 19 |
Aretha Franklin | Spanish Harlem |
| 20 |
Tom Jones | Till |
| 21 |
Vince Hill | Look Around |
| 22 |
Mungo Jerry | You Don't Have To Be In The Army |
| 23 |
Hot Chocolate | I Believe (In Love) |
| 24 |
Carpenters | Superstar / For All We Know |
| 25 |
Supremes & Four Tops | Nathan Jones |
| 26 |
Daniel Boone | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast |
| 27 |
Scott English | Brandy |
| 28 |
Elvis Presley | I'm Leavin' |
| 29 |
Slade | Coz I Luv You |
| 30 |
Buffy Sainte-Marie | Soldier Blue |
| 31 |
Springwater | I Will Return |
| 32 |
Elgins | Put Yourself In My Place |
| 33 |
Diana Ross | I'm Still Waiting |
| 34 |
Cat Stevens | Moon Shadow |
| 35 |
New Seekers | Never Ending Song Of Love |
| 36 |
Roger Whittaker | Mammy Blue |
| 37 |
Curved Air | Back Street Luv |
| 38 |
Clodagh Rodgers | Lady Love Bug |
| 39 |
Judy Collins | Amazing Grace |
| 40 |
Middle Of The Road | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep |
