Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1971/archive1


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The list was promoted by Giants2008 via FACBot (talk) 22:13:18 22 December 2019 (UTC).

List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1971

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:37, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Here is the latest in my ongoing country number ones project, which has produced 35 FLs to date. I now present 1971, a year in which a little-known girl singer called Dolly first topped the chart. I wonder whatever became of her......? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:37, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Support Comments from Aoba47
Great work as always with the list. I hope that my comments are helpful. A majority of them are rather nitpicky suggestions on things that I noticed while reading through the lead. I am sure we will be hearing more about Dolly when the inevitable biopic/Oscar bait comes out lol. once my comments are addressed, I will be more than happy to support. Have a great start to your week! Aoba47 (talk) 17:44, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I am a little uncertain about this part (The first number one of the year was "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson, which was in its second week at number one) since "which" is placed directly after the singer's name rather than the song itself. Maybe change it to Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden" instead to avoid this?
 * For this part (and remained at the top for four weeks in 1971.), is it necessary to repeat the year? I think it could be understood from the context of the sentence.
 * I have a question about this part (Charley Pride spent the highest total number of weeks at number one in 1971, spending 11 weeks in the top spot with "I'd Rather Love You", "I'm Just Me" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'".). Would it be possible to avoid repeating spent/spending? Maybe condense the sentence somewhat to (Charley Pride had the highest total number of weeks at number one in 1971, with "I'd Rather Love You", "I'm Just Me" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" topping the chart for 11 weeks)? Just wanted to offer a suggestion.
 * For this part (She scored a number of hits with duets with Wagoner as well as solo singles), it might be better to just say (She scored hits with...) and remove the "a number of" as it could be seen as somewhat filler text.
 * This sentence (She scored a number of hits with duets with Wagoner as well as solo singles, and in 1971 achieved the first chart-topper of a career which would lead to her being regarded as the most successful female country performer of all time, as well as achieving considerable success in pop music and acting.) is quite long. Maybe it would be best to separate the part about Parton's later success into its own sentence?
 * For this part (Hart had been an active recording artist since the early 1950s), I do not think "active" is needed. I understand what you mean, but I feel like whenever someone is described as a recording artist or singer, then it is generally assumed that they are active and it is clarified when they are retired (or something similar). However, I could be wrong so let me know.
 * Thanks as ever for your comments, all of which I have addressed, hopefully to your satisfaction :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:58, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for addressing everything. I support this list for promotion. Aoba47 (talk) 22:23, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Apologies for the random message. Just wanted to add that I have seen some editors dislike the use of "hits". I do not have a strong opinion about it, and I am not saying you have to remove it, but I just wanted to raise it your attention. If you have used "hits" previous FLCs, then I think it should be fine here. Again, sorry for the randomness, and I still support the list for promotion. Aoba47 (talk) 04:54, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I suspect pretty much every one of the 34 previous FLs has used the word "hit" somewhere and nobody has ever had an issue with it......... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:33, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Understandable. Just thought I should point it out after I thought of it. Aoba47 (talk) 19:39, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries. Have a pleasant rest of your day -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:00, 21 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Support. Another fine list. Well done . Cheers – Ianblair23 (talk) 11:11, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Support – Great job as always. – zmbro (talk) 21:57, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Support Another one well done. —Ojorojo (talk) 15:16, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Source review – All of the references are reliable. The link-checker seems to be stumbling over some of the Billboard links, but the couple I tested were working fine so it's probably an issue with the tool. There is a small formatting issue to report: ref 1 needs an en dash for the year range in the title. Other than that the sourcing looks good in all respects. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 01:15, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Dash now fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:29, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * In that case, this source review is a pass. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 22:09, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

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