The #1 R&B song on May 31, 1971

Bridge Over Troubled Water By Aretha Franklin

Other #1 songs on May 31, 1971

#1 Hit Song

Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones

UK #1 Song

Knock Three Times
Tony Orlando and Dawn

#1 Country Song

You're My Man
Lynn Anderson

Notable May 31 birthdays in the 1970s

Matt Harpring

Born May 31, 1976
Christian McBride

Born May 31, 1972