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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 33,000 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, Pink Floyd, Can and The Doors.

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Album

Artist

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	2,329 charts
Rank in 1971:	1	Rank Score:	100,271
Rank in 1970s	2	Overall Rank:	9
Average Rating: 90/100 (3,001 votes)
Comments: 227 comments

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Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,616 charts
Rank in 1971:	2	Rank Score:	55,985
Rank in 1970s	7	Overall Rank:	27
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,931 votes)
Comments: 151 comments

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Hunky Dory

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,281 charts
Rank in 1971:	3	Rank Score:	38,800
Rank in 1970s	13	Overall Rank:	48
Average Rating: 88/100 (1,709 votes)
Comments: 106 comments

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What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,087 charts
Rank in 1971:	4	Rank Score:	33,637
Rank in 1970s	16	Overall Rank:	60
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,360 votes)
Comments: 101 comments

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Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	1,093 charts
Rank in 1971:	5	Rank Score:	31,259
Rank in 1970s	19	Overall Rank:	66
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,358 votes)
Comments: 84 comments

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Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	883 charts
Rank in 1971:	6	Rank Score:	23,735
Rank in 1970s	26	Overall Rank:	99
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,006 votes)
Comments: 63 comments

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Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	741 charts
Rank in 1971:	7	Rank Score:	15,276
Rank in 1970s	40	Overall Rank:	163
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,328 votes)
Comments: 70 comments

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Tago Mago

Can

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	613 charts
Rank in 1971:	8	Rank Score:	14,745
Rank in 1970s	41	Overall Rank:	172
Average Rating: 84/100 (715 votes)
Comments: 61 comments

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L.A. Woman

The Doors

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	685 charts
Rank in 1971:	9	Rank Score:	13,695
Rank in 1970s	47	Overall Rank:	189
Average Rating: 83/100 (989 votes)
Comments: 47 comments

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10.

Fragile

Yes

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	509 charts
Rank in 1971:	10	Rank Score:	10,478
Rank in 1970s	63	Overall Rank:	253
Average Rating: 83/100 (699 votes)
Comments: 39 comments

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Best Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Melanie	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
The Kinks	3	0%
Isaac Hayes	3	0%
Harry Nilsson	3	0%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	351	40%
	228	26%
	46	5%
	25	3%
	22	3%
	22	3%
	20	2%
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