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Highest Rated Albums of 1971
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Harlem River Drive - Harlem River Drive
Score
100
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Tom T. Hall - In Search of a Song
Score
100
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3
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George Benson - Beyond the Blue Horizon
May 0, 1971
Jazz
Score
100
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4
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Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers - Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
Score
100
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5
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Little Feat - Little Feat
January 0, 1971
Roots Rock
Score
100
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Speed Glue & Shinki - Eve
June 25, 1971
Blues Rock
Score
100
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7
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Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life
January 0, 1971
Score
100
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8
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John McLaughlin - My Goal's Beyond
June 0, 1971
Score
100
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9
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Erasmo Carlos - Carlos, Erasmo...
MPB
Score
100
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10
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Bill Fay - Time of the Last Persecution
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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11
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Waylon Jennings - The Taker / Tulsa
Country
Score
100
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12
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George Jones - George Jones with Love
January 1, 1971
Score
100
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13
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Marcos Valle - Garra
January 1, 1971
Score
100
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14
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Kris Kristofferson - The Silver Tongued Devil and I
January 1, 1971
Score
100
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15
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Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
June 24, 1971
Pop Rock
Score
100
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16
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Willie Nelson - Yesterday's Wine
January 1, 1971
Score
100
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17
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Merle Haggard - Hag
January 1, 1971
Country
Score
100
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18
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Merle Haggard - Someday We'll Look Back
January 1, 1971
Country
Score
100
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Faces - Long Player
February 1, 1971
Score
100
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20
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Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
January 1, 1971
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
100
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21
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Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
August 14, 1971
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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22
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Weather Report - Weather Report
May 12, 1971
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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23
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Herbie Hancock - Mwandishi
January 1, 1971
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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24
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Chico Buarque - Construção
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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25
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Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat
October 1, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1971.
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