# List of number-one hits of 1971 (Mexico)

This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Mexico in 1971, according to Billboard magazine with data provided by Radio Mil. Also included are the number-one songs according to the Record World magazine.

## Chart history (Billboard)

| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Label |
| January 9 | "Y volveré" | Los Ángeles Negros | Capitol |
| January 23 | "Yellow River" | Christie | Epic |
| January 30 | "Yellow River" | Christie | Epic |
| February 20 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| February 27 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| March 6 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| March 13 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| March 20 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| March 27 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| April 3 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | Apple |
| April 10 | "Nasty Sex" | La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata | Polydor |
| April 17 | "Nasty Sex" | La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata | Polydor |
| May 15 | "Nasty Sex" | La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata | Polydor |
| May 22 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada | Orfeón / RCA |
| May 29 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio | Orfeón |
| June 5 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada | Orfeón / RCA |
| June 12 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada | Orfeón / RCA |
| June 19 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada / Nicola Di Bari | Orfeón / RCA |
| June 26 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada / Nicola Di Bari | Orfeón / RCA |
| July 3 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada / Nicola Di Bari | Orfeón / RCA |
| July 17 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" | Lupita D'Alessio / Nada / Nicola Di Bari | Orfeón / RCA |
| July 31 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| August 7 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| August 14 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| August 21 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| September 4 | "Felicidad" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
| September 11 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| September 25 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| October 2 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan | CBS |
| October 23 | "Double Barrel" | Dave and Ansell Collins | Phillips |
| November 13 | "Rosa marchita" | Roberto Jordán | RCA |
| November 20 | "Rosa marchita" | Roberto Jordán | RCA |
| December 4 | "Porque yo te amo" | Sandro de América | CBS |
| December 11 | "Porque yo te amo" | Sandro de América | CBS |
| December 18 | "Porque yo te amo" | Sandro de América | CBS |
| December 25 | "Porque yo te amo" | Sandro de América | CBS |

### By country of origin

Number-one artists:
| Country of origin | Number of artists | Artists |
| Mexico | 4 | La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata |
| Mexico | 4 | Lupita D'Alessio |
| Mexico | 4 | Roberto Jordán |
| Mexico | 4 | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" |
| Argentina | 2 | Leo Dan |
| Argentina | 2 | Sandro de América |
| Italy | 2 | Nada |
| Italy | 2 | Nicola di Bari |
| United Kingdom | 2 | Christie |
| United Kingdom | 2 | George Harrison |
| Chile | 1 | Los Ángeles Negros |
| Jamaica | 1 | Dave and Ansell Collins |
Number-one compositions (it denotes the country of origin of the song's composer[s]; in case the song is a cover of another one, the name of the original composition is provided in parentheses):
| Country of origin | Number of compositions | Compositions |
| Argentina | 2 | "Mary es mi amor" |
| Argentina | 2 | "Porque yo te amo" |
| Mexico | 2 | "Felicidad" |
| Mexico | 2 | "Nasty Sex" |
| United Kingdom | 2 | "My Sweet Lord" |
| United Kingdom | 2 | "Yellow River" |
| France | 1 | "Y volveré" ("Emporte-moi") |
| Italy | 1 | "Mi corazón es un gitano" ("Il cuore è uno zingaro") |
| Jamaica | 1 | "Double Barrel" |
| United States | 1 | "Rosa marchita" ("Cracklin' Rosie") |

## Chart history (Record World)

| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| January 16 | "Cozumel" | Los Sonor's |
| April 10 | "Puente de piedra" | Los Chicanos |
| June 26 | "Puente de piedra" | Los Chicanos |
| August 14 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan |
| September 18 | "Mary es mi amor" | Leo Dan |
| October 23 | "Rosa marchita" | Roberto Jordán |
| November 13 | "Mi amor es para ti" | Los Solitarios |