Best Albums of 1971

« View best albums of 1970View best albums of 1972 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1971 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,136 charts

Rank Score:

41,621

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,971 votes)

Comments:

302

Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,167 charts

Rank Score:

22,634

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,845 charts

Rank Score:

20,571

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,622 charts

Rank Score:

19,895

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

18,089

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,902 votes)

Comments:

135

Blue

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,364 charts

Rank Score:

17,099

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,490 votes)

Comments:

114

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,119 charts

Rank Score:

9,843

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Can

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

945 charts

Rank Score:

9,836

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,029 charts

Rank Score:

8,217

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

83 (1,403 votes)

Comments:

10.

Tapestry

Carole King

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

6,815

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

243

Average Rating:

82 (937 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 1971 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
Elvis Presley	5	1%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
James Brown	4	0%
John Mayall	3	0%
Fleetwood Mac	3	0%
Melanie	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	391	39%
	248	25%
	50	5%
	47	5%
	31	3%
	24	2%
	22	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

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

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

« View best albums of 1970View best albums of 1972 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recognised Year Charts (2024)
1. The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 by Billboard (2024)
2. Albums of the year 2024 by Decibel (2024)
3. Albums of the year 2024 by People (2024)
4. Top 20 Albums of 2024 by Spectrum Culture (2024)
5. Albums of the Year 2024 by Les Inrocks (2024)
6. The Best Albums of 2024 by FLOOD Magazine (2024)
7. Albums of the Year 2024 by The Quietus (2024)
8. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Wire (2024)
9. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Alternative (2024)
10. Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024 by Exclaim! (2024)
11. The 80 Best Albums Of 2024 by PopMatters (2024)
12. Best albums of 2024 by Independent (2024)
13. The Top 50 Albums of 2024 by Crack Magazine (2024)
14. The 25 best albums of 2024 by The A.V. Club (2024)
15. Uncut's 80 Best Albums of 2024 by Uncut (2024)
16. Albums of the Year 2024 by Loud And Quiet (2024)
17. Albums of the year 2024 by Kerrang! (2024)
18. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Needle Drop (2024)
19. The 50 Best Albums of 2024 by Pitchfork (2024)
20. Albums of the year 2024 by Piccadilly Records (2024)