American Songwriter's "The List" series highlights three one-hit wonders from 1971 that remain vividly remembered by those who grew up in the 1970s, celebrating tracks that captured a distinct moment in popular music. The piece reflects on how music from formative years leaves a lasting impression, using these three songs as examples of tunes still fondly recalled decades later.

The three tracks featured are Jean Knight's "Mr. Big Stuff," a wry putdown of an arrogant figure; Richie Havens' urgent acoustic cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun," originally from 1969's Abbey Road; and The Hillside Singers' "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)," which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became widely known through its use in an early-1970s Coca-Cola advertisement, later also featuring in the finale of Mad Men.