1971
- 02/01/71 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
- 09/01/71 Paul McCartney
- 16/01/71 Dave Edmunds, Andy Williams, and Clive Dunn
- 23/01/71 Jethro Tull, and The Mixtures
- 30/01/71 Cliff Richard
- 06/02/71 George Harrison, and Eric Burdon
- 13/02/71 Elvis Presley
- 20/02/71 Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
- 27/02/71 Mick Jagger, and Mungo Jerry
- 06/03/71 Elton John, and Atomic Rooster
- 20/03/71 Tom Jones
- 27/03/71 Marc Bolan
- 03/04/71 John Lennon
- 10/04/71 Neil Diamond
- 24/04/71 Ringo Starr
- 01/05/71 The Beatles
- 08/05/71 Carlos Santana
- 15/05/71 Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix
- 22/05/71 Keith Emerson, and Mick Jagger
- 29/05/71 Ringo Starr
- 12/06/71 Free
- 19/06/71 Steve Winwood
- 26/06/71 The Rolling Stones
- 03/07/71 James Taylor
- 10/07/71 Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 17/07/71 Sweet
- 24/07/71 The Who
- 31/07/71 John Lennon & Yoko Ono
- 07/08/71 Marc Bolan
- 14/08/71 Jethro Tull, and Marmalade
- 28/08/71 Mick Jagger
- 04/09/71 Faces
- 11/09/71 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 18/09/71 Ten Years After
- 25/09/71 Led Zeppelin
- 02/10/71 Neil Diamond
- 09/10/71 Rod Stewart
- 16/10/71 The Who
- 23/10/71 Crosby & Nash
- 30/10/71 Redbone, and The Hollies
- 06/11/71 Elton John
- 20/11/71 Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
- 27/11/71 The Rolling Stones
- 04/12/71 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 11/12/71 George Harrison
- 18/12/71 Free
- 25/12/71 Alvin Lee of Ten Years After
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