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Best Albums of 1971

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1971 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 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, Pink Floyd, Yes, Can and The Doors.

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Album

Artist

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	2,440 charts
Rank in 1971:	1	Rank Score:	103,741
Rank in 1970s	2	Overall Rank:	9
Average Rating: 90/100 (3,153 votes)
Comments: 240 comments

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,687 charts
Rank in 1971:	2	Rank Score:	57,617
Rank in 1970s	7	Overall Rank:	27
Average Rating: 86/100 (2,029 votes)
Comments: 161 comments

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Hunky Dory

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,364 charts
Rank in 1971:	3	Rank Score:	40,434
Rank in 1970s	13	Overall Rank:	48
Average Rating: 88/100 (1,818 votes)
Comments: 115 comments

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What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,149 charts
Rank in 1971:	4	Rank Score:	34,822
Rank in 1970s	16	Overall Rank:	61
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,432 votes)
Comments: 103 comments

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Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,162 charts
Rank in 1971:	5	Rank Score:	32,679
Rank in 1970s	19	Overall Rank:	67
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,431 votes)
Comments: 88 comments

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Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	938 charts
Rank in 1971:	6	Rank Score:	24,940
Rank in 1970s	26	Overall Rank:	96
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,066 votes)
Comments: 68 comments

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Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	802 charts
Rank in 1971:	7	Rank Score:	16,493
Rank in 1970s	39	Overall Rank:	156
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,422 votes)
Comments: 77 comments

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Tago Mago

Can

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	666 charts
Rank in 1971:	8	Rank Score:	15,840
Rank in 1970s	41	Overall Rank:	164
Average Rating: 84/100 (762 votes)
Comments: 63 comments

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L.A. Woman

The Doors

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	728 charts
Rank in 1971:	9	Rank Score:	14,555
Rank in 1970s	45	Overall Rank:	182
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,042 votes)
Comments: 49 comments

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Fragile

Yes

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	546 charts
Rank in 1971:	10	Rank Score:	10,731
Rank in 1970s	63	Overall Rank:	252
Average Rating: 84/100 (760 votes)
Comments: 45 comments

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Best Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Elvis Presley	5	1%
Melanie	4	0%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
James Brown	3	0%
The Kinks	3	0%
Harry Nilsson	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	368	40%
	237	26%
	48	5%
	26	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
	20	2%
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