Top 100 Music Albums of 1971
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AAL2014 
I don’t think I’ve curated a chart with a more potently excellent top 15 or 16 than 1971.
A lot of classic heavy hitters dropping career defining masterpieces as well as many other off the beaten path choices. 1970 goes deeper in terms of overall quality, but ‘71 is a crazy year at its peak.
- Chart updated: 11/22/2025 02:45
- (Created: 06/02/2016 00:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,154
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,612
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,379
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,937
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
21,057
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,934
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
9,322
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,380
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Year of Release:
1971
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5,010
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Year of Release:
1971
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5,679
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Faces | 2 | 2% | |
| Elton John | 2 | 2% | |
| Alice Cooper | 2 | 2% | |
| Mott The Hoople | 2 | 2% | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 2% | |
| Yes | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 44th to 45th Why Black Man Dey Suffer by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 With Ginger Baker |
| Down 1 from 45th to 46th The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys by Traffic |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47th Rough And Ready by The Jeff Beck Group |
| New entries |
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| Santana (III) by Santana |
| Leavers |
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| April Wine by April Wine |
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