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Albums in the Year 1971

This page lists the top albums of 1971 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1971 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Led Zeppelin	Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin 4)	1971	UK 1 - Nov 1971, RYM 1 of 1971, Australia Goset 2 - Jan 1972, Norway 3 - Nov 1971, Fox101 3, RIAA 4 - 22 M claimed, NARM 4, Defin200 4, US CashBox 10 of 1972, Global 12 - 25 M claimed, Internet 12 - 30 M claimed 1971, UK Radio2 15, Channel4 17, WXPN 28, Acclaimed 28, Guiness 38, Virgin 42, Rolling Stone 66
2	Carole King	Tapestry	1971	US CashBox 1 of 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Aug 1971, Grammy in 1971, US 2 of 1971, UK 4 - Jul 1971, NARM 7, Defin200 7, Norway 8 - Aug 1971, WXPN 23, RYM 26 of 1971, Rolling Stone 36, Internet 38 - 22 M claimed 1971, Acclaimed 61, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, Virgin 74
3	The Rolling Stones	Sticky Fingers	1971	UK 1 - May 1971, Norway 1 - Apr 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Jul 1971, RYM 3 of 1971, US CashBox 5 of 1971, Guiness 11, Fox101 20, Italy 21 of 1971, WXPN 37, Acclaimed 48, NARM 49, Defin200 49, Rolling Stone 63, UK Radio2 65, Virgin 84
4	John Lennon	Imagine	1971	UK 1 - Oct 1971, Norway 1 - Oct 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Dec 1971, Italy 6 of 1972, Channel4 21, RYM 27 of 1971, Sweden 34 - Feb 1981, US CashBox 49 of 1972, UK Radio2 49, Guiness 66, Rolling Stone 76, Acclaimed 95, Defin200 144, WXPN 309
5	The Who	Who's Next	1971	UK 1 - Sep 1971, RYM 2 of 1971, Australia Goset 4 - Oct 1971, Norway 6 - Sep 1971, Fox101 10, WXPN 11, NARM 22, Defin200 22, UK Radio2 25, Rolling Stone 28, US CashBox 32 of 1971, Acclaimed 34, Virgin 48
6	Rod Stewart	Every Picture Tells A Story	1971	UK 1 - Jul 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1971, Norway 9 - Sep 1971, US CashBox 16 of 1971, RYM 43 of 1971, Italy 75 of 1971, Channel4 99, Acclaimed 152, Rolling Stone 172, WXPN 184
7	Janis Joplin	Pearl	1971	Norway 1 - Mar 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Apr 1971, US 4 of 1971, US CashBox 6 of 1971, RYM 35 of 1971, Fox101 62, Rolling Stone 122, WXPN 153, Acclaimed 199
8	Cat Stevens	Teaser & The Firecat	1971	Australia Goset 1 - Nov 1971, Norway 2 - Oct 1971, UK 3 - Oct 1971, US 4 of 1972, US CashBox 5 of 1972, RYM 44 of 1971, Italy 57 of 1972, WXPN 355, Acclaimed 1664
9	Joni Mitchell	Blue	1971	UK 3 - Jul 1971, RYM 11 of 1971, WXPN 13, Norway 24 - Oct 1971, Virgin 24, Rolling Stone 30, Acclaimed 45, US CashBox 49 of 1971, NARM 52, Defin200 52, Channel4 66, Guiness 89
10	Paul McCartney	Ram	1971	UK 1 - Jun 1971, Norway 1 - Jun 1971, Australia Goset 2 - Jul 1971, US CashBox 9 of 1971, Italy 17 of 1971, RYM 39 of 1971, WXPN 715, Acclaimed 1410
11	Jethro Tull	Aqualung	1971	Norway 3 - Apr 1971, Australia Goset 3 - Jul 1971, UK 4 - Apr 1971, US CashBox 14 of 1971, Italy 15 of 1971, RYM 23 of 1971, Fox101 26, WXPN 100, Defin200 169, Rolling Stone 337, Acclaimed 448
12	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Pendulum	1971	Norway 1 - Jan 1971, Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1971, Italy 5 of 1971, US CashBox 20 of 1971, UK 23 - Jan 1971, RYM 175 of 1970, Acclaimed 2793
13	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On?	1971	Rolling Stone 6, RYM 7 of 1971, Acclaimed 8, Guiness 9, US CashBox 29 of 1971, NARM 38, Defin200 38, Virgin 39, WXPN 57, Channel4 78
14	John Lennon	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	1971	Australia Goset 3 - May 1971, RYM 5 of 1970, UK 11 - Jan 1971, Norway 13 - Apr 1971, Rolling Stone 22, Italy 36 of 1971, US CashBox 40 of 1971, Acclaimed 57, WXPN 369
15	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	Tarkus	1971	UK 1 - Jun 1971, Australia Goset 6 - Sep 1971, Norway 7 - Jul 1971, Italy 14 of 1971, US CashBox 45 of 1971, RYM 142 of 1971, Acclaimed 1791
16	David Bowie	Hunky Dory	1971	UK 3 - Sep 1972, RYM 5 of 1971, Virgin 23, Norway 33 - Jul 2002, Guiness 34, Acclaimed 59, Rolling Stone 107, WXPN 162
17	T Rex	Electric Warrior	1971	UK 1 - Oct 1971, Norway 12 - Nov 1971, RYM 20 of 1971, Guiness 69, Rolling Stone 160, Acclaimed 176, WXPN 381
18	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1971	UK 4 - Dec 1970, Australia Goset 7 - Jul 1971, Norway 18 - Feb 1971, US CashBox 25 of 1971, Italy 69 of 1971, RYM 104 of 1970, WXPN 636, Acclaimed 2375
19	The Moody Blues	Every Good Boy Deserves Favour	1971	UK 1 - Aug 1971, Norway 5 - Aug 1971, Australia Goset 5 - Nov 1971, US CashBox 35 of 1971, Italy 46 of 1971, RYM 141 of 1971
20	Deep Purple	Fireball	1971	UK 1 - Sep 1971, Norway 2 - Oct 1971, Australia Goset 4 - Nov 1971, Italy 16 of 1971, RYM 72 of 1971
21	The Doors	LA Woman	1971	Australia Goset 9 - Aug 1971, Norway 15 - Oct 1971, US CashBox 24 of 1971, UK 28 - Jul 1971, RYM 37 of 1971, WXPN 218, Acclaimed 225, Rolling Stone 362
22	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Four-Way Street	1971	UK 5 - May 1971, Norway 8 - May 1971, US CashBox 15 of 1971, Italy 49 of 1971, RYM 121 of 1971, WXPN 179, Acclaimed 1334
23	The Faces	A Nod Is As Good As A Wink, To A Blind Horse	1971	UK 2 - Dec 1971, Australia Goset 4 - Mar 1972, Norway 10 - Feb 1972, RYM 48 of 1971, US CashBox 51 of 1972, Acclaimed 981
24	Black Sabbath	Master Of Reality	1971	UK 5 - Aug 1971, Norway 12 - Aug 1971, RYM 18 of 1971, Italy 44 of 1971, US CashBox 58 of 1971, Rolling Stone 298, Acclaimed 969
25	James Taylor	Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon	1971	UK 4 - May 1971, US CashBox 4 of 1971, Australia Goset 10 - Jul 1971, Norway 17 - Jul 1971, Italy 48 of 1971, RYM 157 of 1971
26	The Carpenters	Close To You	1971	US 3 of 1971, US CashBox 13 of 1971, Australia Goset 14 - Jan 1971, UK 23 - Jan 1971, Rolling Stone 175, Acclaimed 2176
27	Leonard Cohen	Songs Of Love & Hate	1971	UK 4 - Apr 1971, Australia Goset 9 - Aug 1971, Norway 11 - Apr 1971, RYM 15 of 1971, Acclaimed 392, WXPN 467
28	Pink Floyd	Meddle	1971	UK 3 - Nov 1971, Australia Goset 17 - Apr 1972, Italy 29 of 1972, RYM 33 of 1971, WXPN 282, Acclaimed 1256
29	Isaac Hayes	Shaft	1971	UK 17 - Dec 1971, Australia Goset 18 - Feb 1972, US CashBox 31 of 1972, Italy 51 of 1972, RYM 75 of 1971, Acclaimed 1263
30	Sly & The Family Stone	There's A Riot Goin' On	1971	RYM 14 of 1971, US CashBox 30 of 1972, UK 31 - Feb 1972, Acclaimed 51, Rolling Stone 99, WXPN 638
31	Various Artists	Jesus Christ Superstar	1971	US CashBox 1 of 1971, US 1 of 1971
32	Yes	Fragile	1971	UK 7 - Dec 1971, US CashBox 8 of 1972, RYM 25 of 1971, WXPN 198, Acclaimed 537
33	Jimi Hendrix	Cry Of Love	1971	UK 2 - Apr 1971, Australia Goset 4 - Jun 1971, Italy 43 of 1971, Acclaimed 2811
34	Graham Nash	Songs For Beginners	1971	Australia Goset 11 - Nov 1971, UK 13 - May 1972, Norway 13 - Jul 1971, US CashBox 60 of 1971, RYM 94 of 1971
35	The Allman Brothers Band	Live at the Fillmore East	1971	RYM 6 of 1971, WXPN 22, Rolling Stone 49, US CashBox 69 of 1971, Acclaimed 102
36	Elvis Presley	I'm 10,000 Years Old - Elvis Country	1971	UK 6 - Apr 1971, Australia Goset 17 - Jul 1971, US CashBox 85 of 1971, RYM 86 of 1971, Acclaimed 1795
37	Elton John	Madman Across The Water	1971	Australia Goset 8 - Dec 1971, US CashBox 34 of 1972, Italy 54 of 1972, RYM 79 of 1971, WXPN 133
38	Uriah Heep	Look At Yourself	1971	Norway 14 - Dec 1971, Australia Goset 16 - Mar 1972, UK 39 - Nov 1971, Italy 60 of 1971, RYM 64 of 1971
39	Alice Cooper	Love It To Death	1971	UK 28 - Sep 1972, RYM 29 of 1971, US CashBox 72 of 1971, Rolling Stone 460, Acclaimed 1345
40	Lindisfarne	Fog On The Tyne	1971	UK 1 - Oct 1971, Norway 15 - May 1972, RYM 123 of 1971
41	Wings	Wings Wildlife	1971	Norway 4 - Dec 1971, Australia Goset 5 - Feb 1972, UK 11 - Dec 1971, US CashBox 73 of 1972
42	Ten Years After	Watt	1971	UK 5 - Jan 1971, Norway 8 - Jan 1971, Australia Goset 13 - May 1971, Italy 20 of 1971
43	Santana	Santana III	1971	Australia Goset 5 - Jan 1972, UK 6 - Nov 1971, US CashBox 23 of 1972, RYM 59 of 1971
44	Original Soundtrack	Love Story	1971	Italy 8 of 1971, UK 10 - Apr 1971, US CashBox 12 of 1971, Australia Goset 20 - Jul 1971
45	Stephen Stills	Stephen Stills 2	1971	Norway 7 - Jul 1971, Australia Goset 19 - Nov 1971, UK 22 - Aug 1971, US CashBox 51 of 1971
46	Osibisa	Osibisa	1971	UK 11 - May 1971, Australia Goset 11 - Sep 1971, Norway 21 - Aug 1971, Italy 73 of 1971
47	Elvis Presley	That's The Way It Is	1971	UK 12 - Jan 1971, Australia Goset 12 - Mar 1971, Norway 18 - Feb 1971, RYM 131 of 1970
48	Tom Jones	She's A Lady	1971	UK 9 - May 1971, Norway 16 - Jun 1971, Italy 58 of 1971, US CashBox 67 of 1971
49	Jimi Hendrix	Rainbow Bridge	1971	Australia Goset 14 - Jan 1972, UK 16 - Dec 1971, Norway 16 - Nov 1971, RYM 135 of 1971
50	Yes	The Yes Album	1971	UK 7 - Apr 1971, RYM 32 of 1971, WXPN 123, Acclaimed 825
51	Jimi Hendrix	Jimi Hendrix At The Isle Of Wight	1971	Australia Goset 16 - Feb 1972, UK 17 - Nov 1971, Norway 26 - Oct 1971, RYM 155 of 1971
52	The Beach Boys	Surf's Up	1971	UK 15 - Nov 1971, Australia Goset 20 - May 1972, RYM 85 of 1971, Acclaimed 490
53	Ten Years After	A Space In Time	1971	Norway 13 - Jan 1972, UK 36 - Nov 1971, RYM 92 of 1971, US CashBox 96 of 1971
54	Alice Cooper	Killer	1971	RYM 22 of 1971, UK 27 - Feb 1972, US CashBox 42 of 1972, Acclaimed 939
55	The Faces	Long Player	1971	Australia Goset 18 - Jul 1971, UK 31 - May 1971, RYM 130 of 1971, Acclaimed 2985
56	Badfinger	Straight Up	1971	Australia Goset 16 - Jun 1972, RYM 70 of 1971, US CashBox 90 of 1972, Acclaimed 2991
57	John Prine	John Prine	1971	RYM 16 of 1971, WXPN 182, Rolling Stone 458, Acclaimed 738
58	King Crimson	Islands	1971	UK 30 - Jan 1972, Italy 79 of 1972, RYM 128 of 1971, Acclaimed 2902
59	Burt Bacharach	Portrait In Music	1971	Norway 3 - Feb 1971, UK 5 - Apr 1971, Italy 77 of 1972
60	Traffic	The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys	1971	US CashBox 45 of 1972, RYM 80 of 1971, WXPN 158, Acclaimed 2517
61	Lynn Anderson	Rose Garden	1971	Norway 1 - Apr 1971, US CashBox 39 of 1971
62	Joe Cocker	Cocker Happy	1971	Australia Goset 1 - Jun 1971, Italy 46 of 1972
63	The Carpenters	The Carpenters	1971	Australia Goset 7 - Sep 1971, US CashBox 8 of 1971, UK 12 - Oct 1971
64	Various Artists	The Concert For Bangla Desh	1971	Australia Goset 3 - Mar 1972, RYM 71 of 1971, Acclaimed 2080
65	Free	Free Live!	1971	UK 4 - Jun 1971, Australia Goset 12 - Mar 1972, RYM 133 of 1971
66	The Rolling Stones	Stone Age	1971	UK 4 - Apr 1971, Norway 15 - Mar 1971, Italy 72 of 1971
67	Chicago	Chicago 3	1971	Australia Goset 6 - May 1971, US CashBox 17 of 1971, UK 31 - Apr 1971
68	Andy Williams	Love Story	1971	Norway 9 - Apr 1971, UK 11 - Jul 1972, US CashBox 34 of 1971
69	Jimi Hendrix	The Cry Of Love	1971	Norway 7 - Apr 1971, US CashBox 36 of 1971, RYM 69 of 1971
70	Atomic Rooster	Death Walks Behind You	1971	UK 12 - Jan 1971, Australia Goset 16 - Oct 1971, RYM 81 of 1970
71	King Crimson	Lizard	1971	Australia Goset 13 - Jul 1971, UK 30 - Jan 1971, RYM 85 of 1970
72	Judy Collins	Whales & Nightingales	1971	Australia Goset 20 - Apr 1971, UK 37 - Apr 1971, US CashBox 46 of 1971
73	Frank Zappa	Chunga's Revenge	1971	Australia Goset 14 - Jul 1971, Italy 52 of 1971, RYM 137 of 1970
74	Grand Funk Railroad	Grand Funk Live	1971	Australia Goset 15 - Sep 1971, US CashBox 42 of 1971, RYM 164 of 1970
75	Uriah Heep	...Very 'eavy...Very 'umble	1971	Australia Goset 15 - Apr 1971, Italy 45 of 1971, RYM 167 of 1970
76	Uriah Heep	Salisbury	1971	Australia Goset 19 - Jul 1971, Italy 71 of 1971, RYM 109 of 1971
77	Van der Graaf Generator	Pawn Hearts	1971	RYM 17 of 1971, Italy 63 of 1972, Acclaimed 1290
78	Funkadelic	Maggot Brain	1971	RYM 19 of 1971, Acclaimed 417, Rolling Stone 486
79	Sly & The Family Stone	Sly & The Family Stone's Greatest Hits	1971	US CashBox 28 of 1971, Rolling Stone 60, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
80	David Bowie	The Man Who Sold The World	1971	UK 26 - Nov 1972, RYM 98 of 1971, Acclaimed 1517
81	War	All Day Music	1971	US CashBox 24 of 1972, RYM 154 of 1971, Acclaimed 1932
82	Mahavishnu Orchestra	The Inner Mounting Flame	1971	RYM 24 of 1971, Acclaimed 600, WXPN 790
83	The Kinks	Muswell Hillbillies	1971	RYM 46 of 1971, WXPN 625, Acclaimed 1369
84	BB King	Live In Cook County Jail	1971	RYM 76 of 1971, US CashBox 97 of 1971, Acclaimed 1874
85	Van Morrison	Tupelo Honey	1971	RYM 82 of 1971, WXPN 246, Acclaimed 1214
86	Daddy Cool	Daddy Who? ... Daddy Cool	1971	Australia Goset 1 - Aug 1971
87	Andy Williams	Home Loving Man	1971	UK 1 - Apr 1971
88	Oystein Sunde	Det oret det var so bratt	1971	Norway 1 - Sep 1971
89	Charles Aznavour	E fu subito Aznavour	1971	Italy 1 of 1971
90	Jimi Hendrix	Experience	1971	Australia Goset 3 - May 1971, UK 9 - Aug 1971
91	Fabrizio De Andre	Non al denaro non all'amore ne' al cielo	1971	Italy 3 of 1972, RYM 47 of 1971
92	Original Cast	Jesus Christ Superstar	1971	Australia Goset 4 - Jan 1971, Italy 41 of 1971
93	Chico Buarque	Construcao	1971	RYM 4 of 1971, Acclaimed 2652
94	Nice	Elegy	1971	UK 5 - Apr 1971, Italy 62 of 1971
95	Gilbert O'Sullivan	Gilbert O'Sullivan Himself	1971	UK 5 - Sep 1971, US CashBox 75 of 1972
96	Groundhogs	Split	1971	UK 5 - Apr 1971, RYM 119 of 1971
97	Colosseum	Colosseum Live	1971	Norway 9 - Jul 1971, UK 17 - Jun 1971
98	The Partridge Family	Up To Date	1971	US CashBox 11 of 1971, Australia Goset 13 - Sep 1971
99	The Who	Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy	1971	UK 9 - Dec 1971, Australia Goset 19 - Jun 1972
100	Melanie	The Good Book	1971	UK 9 - May 1971, Norway 20 - Jun 1971