** = funk/soul/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
no stars = something else

My top 8 of favorite songs of the year 1971 (out of 13 listed here):

1. Dave & Ansil Collins – Double barrel **
2. John Lennon – Imagine
3. Peret – Borriquito **
4. Slade – Coz’ I love you
5. Johnny Cash – A thing called love
6. The Fortunes – Here comes that rainy day feeling again
7. Manu Dibango – Biso **
8. Bill Withers – Ain’t no sunshine **

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Cher – Gypsys, tramps & thieves
• The Four Tops – Simple game **
• Lighthouse – One fine morning **
• Pharoah Sanders – Astral travelling **
• Sandy Coast – True love that’s a wonder