Top Albums of 1971





Rank All Time Rank Artist Album Genres
41
1490
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 4 Way Street Folk Rock
34
1293
Faces A Nod Is As Good As a Wink...to a Blind Horse Hard Rock
51
1811
Miles Davis A Tribute to Jack Johnson Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock
Al Green Al Green Gets Next to You Southern Soul
War All Day Music Funk, Soul
John Fahey America American Primitivism
73
2874
Don McLean American Pie Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
20
484
Jethro Tull Aqualung Progressive Rock
61
2272
Aretha Franklin Aretha Live at Fillmore West Deep Soul
Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock
10
134
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East Blues Rock, Jam Band, Southern Rock
Isaac Hayes Black Moses Smooth Soul
John Martyn Bless the Weather British Folk Rock, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
4
49
Joni Mitchell Blue Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
65
2454
Master Musicians of Jajouka Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Joujouka Arabic Folk Music
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath Brotherhood of Breath Jazz
16
276
Nick Drake Bryter Layter Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
32
1192
Dolly Parton Coat of Many Colors Country
60
2253
Chico Buarque Construção MPB, Singer/Songwriter
Crazy Horse Crazy Horse Roots Rock
52
1886
Curtis Mayfield Curtis/Live! Chicago Soul
Rory Gallagher Deuce Blues Rock
Earl Hines Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington Jazz
11
170
T. Rex Electric Warrior Glam Rock
Elvis Presley Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Nashville Sound
36
1322
Carla Bley & Paul Haines Escalator Over the Hill Experimental Big Band
13
206
Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story Pop Rock
Gal Costa Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor Blues Rock, Tropicália
53
1922
Faust Faust Krautrock
The Mothers Fillmore East - June 1971 Jazz-Rock
Deep Purple Fireball Hard Rock
58
2091
Comus First Utterance Freak Folk, Progressive Folk
Focus Focus II/Moving Waves Symphonic Prog
45
1601
Anthony Braxton For Alto Free Jazz
The Chi-Lites (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People Chicago Soul, Smooth Soul
28
934
Yes Fragile Progressive Rock
Gene Clark Gene Clark/White Light Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
66
2467
Laura Nyro and Labelle Gonna Take a Miracle Pop Soul, Rhythm & Blues
MC5 High Time Garage Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
17
321
Serge Gainsbourg Histoire de Melody Nelson Art Pop, French Pop
74
2959
Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers Electric Blues
8
75
David Bowie Hunky Dory Art Rock, Glam Rock, Pop Rock
25
883
David Crosby If I Could Only Remember My Name Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
9
106
John Lennon Imagine Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
64
2441
Popol Vuh In den Gärten Pharaos Ambient, Krautrock
Tom T. Hall In Search of a Song Country, Progressive Rock
Hawkwind In Search of Space Space Rock
49
1760
Caravan In the Land of Grey and Pink Canterbury Scene
King Crimson Islands Progressive Rock
24
811
John Prine John Prine Contemporary Folk, Country, Singer/Songwriter
63
2365
Judee Sill Judee Sill Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
48
1743
Bill Withers Just As I Am Soul
27
912
Alice Cooper Killer Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Françoise Hardy La Question Chanson, French Pop
15
273
The Doors L.A. Woman Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
2
33
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV Hard Rock
Link Wray Link Wray Americana, Country Rock, Roots Rock
62
2347
Miles Davis Live Evil Jazz Fusion
56
1983
B.B. King Live in Cook County Jail Electric Blues
75
2986
Faces Long Player Rock
37
1330
Alice Cooper Love It to Death Glam Rock, Hard Rock
70
2710
Elton John Madman Across the Water Piano Rock
18
462
Funkadelic Maggot Brain Funk, Funk Rock
23
784
Black Sabbath Master of Reality Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
38
1351
Pink Floyd Meddle Progressive Rock
57
2057
Joan Manuel Serrat Mediterráneo Nueva canción española
The Move Message from the Country Psychedelic Rock
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Mirror Man Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
James Taylor Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
42
1532
The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies Country Rock, Pop Rock
67
2524
Herbie Hancock Mwandishi Jazz Fusion
John McLaughlin My Goal's Beyond Jazz Fusion
Duke Ellington New Orleans Suite Big Band
26
897
Nilsson Nilsson Schmilsson Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
68
2559
Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band No Roses British Folk Rock
Genesis Nursery Cryme Progressive Rock
72
2861
Colin Blunstone One Year Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 Open & Close Afrobeat
44
1591
Van der Graaf Generator Pawn Hearts Progressive Rock
12
202
Janis Joplin Pearl Blues Rock
Chick Corea Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 Jazz
Chick Corea Piano Improvisations, Vol. 2 Jazz
71
2773
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures at an Exhibition Symphonic Prog
35
1315
Gil Scott-Heron Pieces of a Man Soul
Steeleye Span Please to See the King British Folk Rock, English Folk Music
40
1435
Michel Polnareff Polnareff's Baroque Pop, French Pop
33
1194
Paul and Linda McCartney Ram Pop Rock
James Brown Revolution of the Mind (Live at the Apollo, Vol. 3) Funk, Soul
Curtis Mayfield Roots Chicago Soul, Funk
Todd Rundgren Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren Power Pop
Santana Santana III Latin Rock
30
1029
Isaac Hayes Shaft Film Score, Funk, Soul
Bridget St John Songs for the Gentle Man British Folk Rock, Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
19
468
Leonard Cohen Songs of Love and Hate Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
31
1115
Bob Marley and The Wailers Soul Revolution/African Herbsman Roots Reggae
5
53
The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Blues Rock
Barbra Streisand Stoney End Soft Rock
46
1664
Roy Harper Stormcock Progressive Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Ann Peebles Straight from the Heart Southern Soul
Badfinger Straight Up Power Pop
John Coltrane Sun Ship Avant-Garde Jazz
22
761
The Beach Boys Surf's Up Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop
14
261
Can Tago Mago Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock
Amon Düül II Tanz der Lemminge Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock
7
69
Carole King Tapestry Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
55
1974
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tarkus Symphonic Prog
54
1955
Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
29
956
Flamin' Groovies Teenage Head Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll
43
1537
Various Artists The Concert for Bangla Desh Folk Rock
Jimi Hendrix The Cry of Love Psychedelic Rock
21
727
The Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock
59
2161
Traffic The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Progressive Rock
The Stylistics The Stylistics Philly Soul, Smooth Soul
Waylon Jennings The Taker/Tulsa Outlaw Country
39
1404
Yes The Yes Album Progressive Rock
6
61
Sly and the Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On Funk, Soul
47
1727
The Last Poets This Is Madness Poetry
50
1804
Van Morrison Tupelo Honey Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
69
2697
Alice Coltrane Universal Consciousness Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
1
5
Marvin Gaye What's Going On Soul
Stevie Wonder Where I'm Coming From Soul
3
38
The Who Who's Next Hard Rock
Osibisa Woyaya Highlife, Jazz-Rock