List of Artists Who Reached Number One On The Billboard R&B Chart - 1971

1971

• James Brown (3 weeks)
• The Chi-Lites (2 weeks)
• King Floyd (4 weeks)
• Aretha Franklin (5 weeks)
• Marvin Gaye (9 weeks)
• The Honey Cone (5 weeks)
• The Jackson Five (3 weeks)
• Gladys Knight & The Pips (1 week)
• Jean Knight (5 weeks)
• Denise LaSalle (1 week)
• The Persuaders (2 weeks)
• Wilson Pickett (1 week)
• Sly & The Family Stone (5 weeks)
• Johnnie Taylor (2 weeks)
• The Temptations (3 weeks)
• Rufus Thomas (2 weeks)