Answer
If the base is $1$, then for $\log_1 x$, apart from $x=1$, there would be no solution and if $x=1$ then all real numbers would be solutions which wouldn't make a lot of sense to use.
Work Step by Step
If the base is $1$, then for $\log_1 x$, apart from $x=1$, there would be no solution and if $x=1$ then all real numbers would be solutions which wouldn't make a lot of sense to use.