Best Albums of 1971
Listed below are the best albums of 1971 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 15 minutes ago).
"My rating is based on counting the suite songs as all part of their respective suites. Good Jazz Prog" Reply
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"This album has been on my wish list for a long time, so I feel I should point out that I have highly anticipated it for a few months, just incase that affects my opinion. This album had alot to live up to, it was released after a run of classic albums, but does it live up to them? Yes and no. Bro..." [+] Reply
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"Removed from Green's blues roots, Danny Kirwan delivers the group with three stunning compositions (Woman of a Thousand Years, Sands of Time & Sometimes). Moving towards Pop/Rock, it is worth listening to it once you approach it with no expectations of past greatness." Reply
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NickVolos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Very good album. The Wolf nails it as usual over a brit-blues band groove through the record. Clapton is in top form and you can feel his enthusiasm about working with two of his heroes (the other is guitarist Hubert Sumlin wich he specifically requested to be at the recording sessions as a neces..." [+] Reply
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"Some jazz, some prog some C&w, aka nothing for me played like this" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"If you don't consider the movie & gospel albums as concept albums, this is the first concept album of Elvis. A very wide variety of country songs done perfectly. This is his best album of the seventies." Reply
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"Lady Soul tears the roof off the dump on this! I’m practically sweating just sitting here listening." Reply
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Best Albums of 1971 composition
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| Various Artists | 11 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 5 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 0% | |
| Elton John | 3 | 0% | |
| Ravi Shankar | 3 | 0% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 0% | |
| Grant Green | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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392 | 39% | |
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244 | 24% | |
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51 | 5% | |
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44 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
