Top-rated albums of 1971

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1971 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,304

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,903 votes)

Comments:

300

2.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,800 charts

Rank Score:

21,956

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,378 votes)

Comments:

159

3.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

24,023

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,489 votes)

Comments:

200

4.

Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,595 charts

Rank Score:

19,115

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (1,866 votes)

Comments:

134

5.

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,569 charts

Rank Score:

19,679

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,888 votes)

Comments:

143

6.

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,330 charts

Rank Score:

17,117

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

75

Average Rating:

 85 (1,451 votes)

Comments:

108

7.

Meddle 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,093 charts

Rank Score:

10,411

Rank in 1971:

7

Rank in 1970s:

37

Overall Rank:

145

Average Rating:

 84 (1,925 votes)

Comments:

103

8.

Hot Rocks 1964–1971 
Compilation

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

813

Rank in 1971:

47

Rank in 1970s:

393

Overall Rank:

2,044

Average Rating:

 84 (263 votes)

Comments:

9

9.

Fragile 

 Yes

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

6,988

Rank in 1971:

11

Rank in 1970s:

60

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

 84 (1,064 votes)

Comments:

56

10.

Master Of Reality 

 Black Sabbath

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

675 charts

Rank Score:

5,699

Rank in 1971:

13

Rank in 1970s:

80

Overall Rank:

315

Average Rating:

 84 (1,010 votes)

Comments:

49

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).