Best Albums of 1971

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Listed below are the best albums of 1971 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1971 year summaryThe best artists of 1971 were Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Yes, Can, Pink Floyd and The Doors.

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968.

I Got Lucky
Compilation

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

968

Rank in 1970s:

10,565

Average Rating:

66 (6 votes)

Comments:

968.

The Return Of Doug Saldaña

Sir Douglas Quintet

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

968

Rank in 1970s:

10,565

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

Comments:

973.

The Compleat Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

973

Rank in 1970s:

10,631

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

974.

Toni Tornado

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

974

Rank in 1970s:

10,638

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

974.

Under Open Skies

Luther Grosvenor

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

974

Rank in 1970s:

10,638

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

974.

Jump

Jump (US)

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

974

Rank in 1970s:

10,638

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

977.

On N'a Pas Fini D'avoir Tout Vu

Triode

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

977

Rank in 1970s:

10,691

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

978.

Coven

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

978

Rank in 1970s:

10,698

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

979.

June 11th, 1971: Live At The I.C.A.
Live

Ray Russell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

979

Rank in 1970s:

10,703

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

980.

The Radha Krsna Temple

The Radha Kṛṣṇa Temple

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1971:

980

Rank in 1970s:

10,716

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
Elvis Presley	5	1%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Ennio Morricone	3	0%
Elton John	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
The Kinks	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	390	39%
	246	25%
	51	5%
	46	5%
	29	3%
	25	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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