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“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Aretha Franklin

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Aretha Franklin finished No. 52 on the year-end Top 100 of 1971, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 521971
Year-end charts11971
ArtistAretha Franklin15 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1971 was “Joy To The World” by Three Dog Night. Aretha Franklin had 15 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1971 chart.

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Around it on the 1971 chart

#SongArtistListen
49Spanish HarlemAretha Franklin▶♪
50I Don't Know How To Love HimHelen Reddy▶♪
51Yo-yoThe Osmonds▶♪
52Bridge Over Troubled WaterAretha Franklin▶♪
53Doesn't Somebody Want To Be WantedThe Partridge Family▶♪
54Draggin' The LineTommy James▶♪
55Proud MaryIke and Tina Turner▶♪

More hits by Aretha Franklin

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)Aretha Franklin1974 #11▶♪
2RespectAretha Franklin1967 #13▶♪
3I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)Aretha Franklin and George Michael1987 #36▶♪
4Freeway Of LoveAretha Franklin1985 #43▶♪
5(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been GoneAretha Franklin1968 #46▶♪
6Spanish HarlemAretha Franklin1971 #49▶♪
7Baby I Love YouAretha Franklin1967 #59▶♪
8Day DreamingAretha Franklin1972 #61▶♪

Same title, different hit

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel (1970)

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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.