HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez finished No. 20 on the year-end Top 100 of 1971, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 201971
Year-end charts11971
ArtistJoan Baez1 year-end hit
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1971 was “Joy To The World” by Three Dog Night.
Play “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1971 chart.
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| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | You've Got A Friend | James Taylor | ▶♪ |
| 18 | Mr. Big Stuff | Jean Knight | ▶♪ |
| 19 | Do You Know What I Mean | Lee Michaels | ▶♪ |
| 20 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | Joan Baez | ▶♪ |
| 21 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | ▶♪ |
| 22 | Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey | Paul and Linda McCartney | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | ▶♪ |
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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.