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: 3 days ago
- (Created: 06/02/2016 00:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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*Top 100*
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
15,538
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
37,313
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,658
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,666
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/21/2021]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/21/2021]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,891
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,705
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,317
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 06/06/2022]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 06/06/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,040
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,331
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2024]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,430
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Fela Kuti | 2 | 2% | |
| Elton John | 2 | 2% | |
| Alice Cooper | 2 | 2% | |
| Yes | 2 | 2% | |
| Faces | 2 | 2% | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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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 climbers |
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| Up 4 from 76th to 72ndJust As I Am by Bill Withers |
| Up 1 from 72nd to 71stPictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 70th to 74thMoving Waves by Focus |
| Down 4 from 71st to 75thCamembert Electrique by Gong |
| Down 2 from 74th to 76thMusic With Changing Parts by Philip Glass |
| New entries |
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| Donny Hathaway by Donny Hathaway |
| Leavers |
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| Salisbury by Uriah Heep |
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