# 4 Unforgettable Hard Rock Hits From 1971 That Take Baby Boomers Back in Time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-unforgettable-hard-rock-hits-from-1971-that-take-baby-boomers-back-in-time/
- Published: 2026-10-26T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:53:39+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/every-baby-boomer-alive-remembers-these-4-incredible-hard-rock-hits-from-1971/
- Topics: Business, Entertainment, Markets, Music

## Key points

- Four rock hits from 1971 are revisited.
- “Brown Sugar” topped the US chart.
- “Hymn 43” gained retrospective appreciation.

## Summary

The article revisits four rock songs released in 1971 that it says remain memorable for many baby boomers. Their chart results and musical styles varied, while some gained appreciation over time.

The songs are the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar”, which reached No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK; Deep Purple’s “Strange Kind of Woman”, which peaked at No. 8 in the UK but did not chart in the US; Jethro Tull’s “Hymn 43”, which did not reach the US Top 40; and the Doors’ “Love Her Madly”, which peaked at No. 11 in the US and reached the Canadian and Australian Top 10.

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