Top 100 Music Albums of 1971
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 07/06/2025 16:45
- (Created: 05/08/2012 00:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,971
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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9,356
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
795
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,094
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2025]
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1971
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Rank Score:
5,678
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
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1971
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Rank Score:
4,121
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
211
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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2,984
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Harry Nilsson | 2 | 2% | |
| Alice Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Judee Sill | 1 | 1% | |
| T. Rex | 1 | 1% | |
| Freddie North | 1 | 1% | |
| U-Roy | 1 | 1% | |
| Karen Dalton | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 48th to 49thAnd I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy by Dulcimer |
| Down 1 from 49th to 50thCottonwoodhill by Brainticket |
| Down 1 from 50th to 51stTupelo Honey by Van Morrison |
| New entries |
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| In Pursuit Of Blackness by Joe Henderson |
| Leavers |
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| Aereo-Plain by John Hartford |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/28/2016 21:57 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2014 15:03 |  thedistantship | 162 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2014 20:53 |  Oselju | 243 | 84/100 |
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From Oselju 01/18/2014 20:55 | #100952
Oselju 01/18/2014 20:55 | #100952
Excellent classement.
Juste une remarque : LA Woman méritait peut-être de figurer parmi les 20 premiers.
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