Top 44 Music Albums of 1971 by meccalecca

Chart updated: 12/10/2023 19:15
(Created: 04/26/2013 01:19).
Chart size: 44 albums.

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Time Of The Last Persecution

Bill Fay

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

465

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

575

Overall Rank:

3,190

Average Rating:

79 (71 votes)

Comments:

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Hunky Dory

David Bowie

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,799 charts

Rank Score:

22,121

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,374 votes)

Comments:

159

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Electric Warrior

T. Rex

[First added to this chart: 07/22/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

716 charts

Rank Score:

5,116

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

352

Average Rating:

82 (814 votes)

Comments:

4. (8)

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,567 charts

Rank Score:

19,730

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,884 votes)

Comments:

143

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Tago Mago

Can

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

902 charts

Rank Score:

10,209

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

152

Average Rating:

83 (1,018 votes)

Comments:

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Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

4,291

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

100

Overall Rank:

419

Average Rating:

82 (683 votes)

Comments:

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Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

506 charts

Rank Score:

3,867

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

109

Overall Rank:

465

Average Rating:

83 (599 votes)

Comments:

8. (9)

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

4,324

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

81 (674 votes)

Comments:

9. (4)

Meddle

Pink Floyd

[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,090 charts

Rank Score:

10,256

Rank in 1971:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

896

Overall Rank:

5,338

Average Rating:

76 (58 votes)

Comments:

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Top 44 Music Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Yes	2	5%
Harry Nilsson	2	5%
John Fahey	1	2%
Van Morrison	1	2%
Leonard Cohen	1	2%
Out Of Focus	1	2%
Exuma	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	20	45%
	13	30%
	3	7%
	3	7%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	43	98%
Yes	1	2%

Top 44 Music Albums of 1971 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 4 from 8th to 4th What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Up 1 from 9th to 8th There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 4th to 9th Meddle by Pink Floyd

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RockyRaccoon 06/05/2015 19:21

That top 10 is beautiful, though I've never heard the Bill Fay record (and I will fix that ASAP)

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