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Highest Rated Albums of 1971

Year

1971
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Genre

1. David Bowie - Hunky Dory

December 17, 1971

Glam Rock

Score

100

2. Yes - Fragile

November 26, 1971

Progressive Rock

Score

100

3. Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On

November 20, 1971

Funk

Score

100

4. Faces - A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse

November 17, 1971

Rock

Score

100

5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

November 8, 1971

Hard Rock

Score

100

6. Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors

October 2, 1971

Country

Score

100

7. Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat

October 1, 1971

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

8. T. Rex - Electric Warrior

September 24, 1971

Glam Rock

Score

100

9. John Lennon - Imagine

September 9, 1971

Rock

Score

100

10. Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

August 14, 1971

Jazz Fusion

Score

100

11. The Who - Who's Next

August 14, 1971

Hard Rock

Score

100

12. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

July 21, 1971

Heavy Metal

Score

100

13. Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue)

July 3, 1971

Folk

Score

100

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14. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

July 1, 1971

Funk

Score

100

15. Speed Glue & Shinki - Eve

June 25, 1971

Score

100

16. Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

June 24, 1971

Pop Rock

Score

100

17. Joni Mitchell - Blue

June 22, 1971

Folk Rock

Score

100

18. John McLaughlin - My Goal's Beyond

June 0, 1971

Score

100

19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

May 21, 1971

Soul

Score

100

20. Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney - Ram

May 17, 1971

Pop Rock

Score

100

21. Weather Report - Weather Report

May 12, 1971

Jazz Fusion

Score

100

22. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story

May 1, 1971

Rock

Score

100

23. George Benson - Beyond the Blue Horizon

May 0, 1971

Jazz

Score

100

24. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

April 23, 1971

Blues Rock

Score

100

25. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson

March 1, 1971

Art Pop

Score

100

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1971.

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