Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 by replacementlevel

Just a phenomenal year. 20+ all-timers and well over 50 albums that would have cracked my top 20 any year in the late '70s.

• Chart updated: 04/28/2023 16:15
• (Created: 07/12/2017 13:23).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

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 (1,455 votes)

Comments:

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,597 charts

Rank Score:

19,062

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

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3. (6) 3

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

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:

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Bryter Layter 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

701 charts

Rank Score:

6,231

Rank in 1971:

12

Rank in 1970s:

71

Overall Rank:

284

Average Rating:

 83 (873 votes)

Comments:

68

5. (3) 2

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

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

6. (5) 1

Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

23,980

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,493 votes)

Comments:

200

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The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend 

 Baby Huey

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

385

Rank in 1971:

72

Rank in 1970s:

657

Overall Rank:

3,767

Average Rating:

 77 (65 votes)

Comments:

3

8. (7) 1

Pearl 

 Janis Joplin

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

485 charts

Rank Score:

2,867

Rank in 1971:

24

Rank in 1970s:

146

Overall Rank:

618

Average Rating:

 80 (552 votes)

Comments:

30

9. (4) 5

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

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:

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10. (9) 1

Meddle 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,090 charts

Rank Score:

10,324

Rank in 1971:

7

Rank in 1970s:

38

Overall Rank:

146

Average Rating:

 84 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

103

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Sly & The Family Stone	1	2%
Shuggie Otis	1	2%
Cat Stevens	1	2%
Baby Huey	1	2%
Leonard Cohen	1	2%
Bonnie Raitt	1	2%
Karen Dalton	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	44%
	20	40%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 6th to 3rd What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Up 2 from 15th to 13th Jack Johnson (Original Soundtrack Recording) by Miles Davis

Biggest fallers
Down 21 from 24th to 45th L.A. Woman by The Doors
Down 14 from 25th to 39th Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
Down 12 from 18th to 30th A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse by Faces

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Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend by Baby Huey
Journey In Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane
Music To Eat by Hampton Grease Band
Bonnie Raitt by Bonnie Raitt
Kazemachi Roman by はっぴいえんど [Happy End]
Imagine by John Lennon
Roots by Curtis Mayfield
Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Construção by Chico Buarque
Joshua by Dolly Parton
Teenage Head by The Flamin' Groovies
Melting Pot by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Judee Sill by Judee Sill
First Utterance by Comus
In The Land Of Grey And Pink by Caravan
The Yes Album by Yes
Stormcock by Roy Harper
Link Wray by Link Wray
Santana III by Santana
Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin
Time Of The Last Persecution by Bill Fay
Freedom Flight by Shuggie Otis
In My Own Time by Karen Dalton

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