Best Albums of 1971

Listed below are the best albums of 1971 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1971 year summaryThe best artists of 1971 were Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, Yes, Pink Floyd, Can and The Doors.
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Buy album United States
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1971
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1971
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1971
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8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1971
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 55 of 100

Best Albums of 1971 composition

Country Albums %


United States 388 39%
United Kingdom 253 25%
Germany 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 45 5%
Brazil 31 3%
Australia 26 3%
France 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 955 96%
Yes 45 5%
Live? Albums %
No 961 96%
Yes 39 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of the 1960s
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. Revolver by The Beatles
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
4. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
5. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
6. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
7. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
8. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
9. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
10. The Doors by The Doors
11. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
12. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
14. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
15. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
16. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
17. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
18. Forever Changes by Love
19. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
20. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
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