Teenagers were a major audience for new popular music in 1971, helping songs with singalong hooks, television tie-ins and youthful performers become radio successes. The article highlights three tracks that it says particularly resonated with young listeners, illustrating the influence of teenage fandom on the era’s pop charts.

Ocean’s gospel-tinged pop song “Put Your Hand In The Hand” reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also performed strongly in Canada. The Partridge Family’s “I Woke Up In Love This Morning” peaked at No. 13, while the Jackson 5’s “Never Can Say Goodbye”, led by a young Michael Jackson, spent three weeks at No. 2 and topped the US R&B chart.