Top-rated albums of 1971

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1971 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,133

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,910 votes)

Comments:

301

2.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,801 charts

Rank Score:

21,825

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,382 votes)

Comments:

159

3.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

23,963

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,493 votes)

Comments:

200

4.

Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,597 charts

Rank Score:

19,048

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

134

5.

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,571 charts

Rank Score:

19,753

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,892 votes)

Comments:

143

6.

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,335 charts

Rank Score:

17,331

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

70

Average Rating:

 85 (1,455 votes)

Comments:

110

7.

Meddle 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,090 charts

Rank Score:

10,318

Rank in 1971:

7

Rank in 1970s:

38

Overall Rank:

146

Average Rating:

 84 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

103

8.

Hot Rocks 1964–1971 
Compilation

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

810

Rank in 1971:

47

Rank in 1970s:

392

Overall Rank:

2,048

Average Rating:

 84 (264 votes)

Comments:

10

9.

Fragile 

 Yes

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

6,948

Rank in 1971:

11

Rank in 1970s:

60

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

 84 (1,065 votes)

Comments:

56

10.

Master Of Reality 

 Black Sabbath

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

676 charts

Rank Score:

5,653

Rank in 1971:

13

Rank in 1970s:

81

Overall Rank:

317

Average Rating:

 84 (1,013 votes)

Comments:

49

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).