"Can you remember this?"
Music and History
Top 30 Hits of 1971
1. Joy to the World, Three Dog Night
2. Maggie May / Find a Reason to Believe, Rod Stewart
3. It's Too Late / /I Feel the Earth Move, Carole King
4. One Bad Apple, The Osmonds
5. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?, The Bee Gees
6. Indian Reservation, The Raiders
7. Go Away Little Girl, Donny Osmond
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads, John Denver
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), The Temptations
10. Knock Three Times, Dawn
11. Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
12. Tired of Being Alone, Al Green
13. Want Ads, Honey Cone
14. Smiling Faces Sometimes, The Undisputed Truth
15. Treat Her Like a Lady, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
16. You've Got a Friend, James Taylor
17. Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight
18. Brown Sugar, The Rolling Stones
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 McCartney
23. Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers
24. Signs, Five Man Electrical Band
25. She's a Lady, Tom Jones
26. Superstar, Murray Head and The Trinidad Singers
27. I Found Someone Of My Own, Free Movement
28. Amos Moses, Jerry Reed
29. Temptation Eyes , The Grass Roots
30. Superstar, The Carpenters
1971 This could well be the year that marked the start of the digital age when the Microprocessor was invented. We also saw the use of more and more of the transistor technology in use in things like hand held calculators which although are still very expensive over time will drop in price and increase in function to where we are today. It is also the first year North Sea Oil production begins in Norway. One other major change is the change to Decimalisation in the UK on and Ireland on February 15th . The birth of Greenpeace signals a need to question how we manage the resources entrusted to us and a means of organised questioning of governments around the world.
Cost Of Living 1971
How Much things cost in 1971
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 4.3%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 890
Average Cost of new house $25,250.00
Average Income per year $10,600.00
Average Monthly Rent $150.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
Datsun 1200 Sports Coupe $1,866.00
United States postage Stamp 8 cents
Ladies 2 piece knit suites $9.98
Movie Ticket $1.50
What was going on in 1971?