Top 56 Music Albums of 1971 by AAL2014

I don’t think I’ve curated a chart with a more potently excellent top 15 or 16 than 1971.

A lot of classic heavy hitters dropping career defining masterpieces as well as many other off the beaten path choices. 1970 goes deeper in terms of overall quality, but ‘71 is a crazy year at its peak.

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• (Created: 06/02/2016 00:16).
• Chart size: 56 albums.

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,335 charts

Rank Score:

17,345

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

70

Average Rating:

 85 (1,454 votes)

Comments:

109

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,168

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,910 votes)

Comments:

301

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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,801 charts

Rank Score:

21,841

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,382 votes)

Comments:

159

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What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,571 charts

Rank Score:

19,767

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,892 votes)

Comments:

143

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

23,979

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,493 votes)

Comments:

200

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,596 charts

Rank Score:

18,980

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

134

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Tago Mago 

 Can

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 06/06/2022]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

905 charts

Rank Score:

10,288

Rank in 1971:

8

Rank in 1970s:

39

Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

 83 (1,020 votes)

Comments:

77

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Maggot Brain 

 Funkadelic

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

4,260

Rank in 1971:

19

Rank in 1970s:

100

Overall Rank:

420

Average Rating:

 82 (686 votes)

Comments:

46

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Ram 

 Paul & Linda McCartney

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A+ Tier [First added to this chart: 12/21/2021]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

556 charts

Rank Score:

5,187

Rank in 1971:

16

Rank in 1970s:

87

Overall Rank:

345

Average Rating:

 82 (725 votes)

Comments:

60

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Fragile 

 Yes

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A+ Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

6,952

Rank in 1971:

11

Rank in 1970s:

60

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

 84 (1,065 votes)

Comments:

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Top 56 Music Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Alice Cooper	2	4%
Uriah Heep	2	4%
Elton John	2	4%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	2	4%
Yes	2	4%
David Bowie	1	2%
Rod Stewart	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	26	46%
	23	41%
	3	5%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 56 Music Albums of 1971 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 13th to 14th There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
Down 1 from 14th to 15th The Yes Album by Yes
Down 1 from 15th to 16th Killer by Alice Cooper

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100/100	04/01/2021 15:02	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
90/100	11/25/2020 18:18	desh79	1,281	93/100

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