HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“What's Going On” by Marvin Gaye
“What's Going On” by Marvin Gaye finished No. 21 on the year-end Top 100 of 1971, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 211971
Year-end charts11971
ArtistMarvin Gaye13 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1971 was “Joy To The World” by Three Dog Night. Marvin Gaye had 13 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “What's Going On”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1971 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1971 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Signs | Five Man Electrical Band | ▶♪ |
More hits by Marvin Gaye
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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.