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Highest Rated Albums of 1971
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Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
July 21, 1971
Heavy Metal
Score
100
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2
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Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
January 1, 1971
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
100
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3
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The Who - Who's Next
August 14, 1971
Hard Rock
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100
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4
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Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
November 20, 1971
Funk
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100
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5
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T. Rex - Electric Warrior
September 24, 1971
Glam Rock
Score
100
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6
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Erasmo Carlos - Carlos, Erasmo...
Score
100
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7
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Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
March 1, 1971
Art Pop
Score
100
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8
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Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
February 24, 1971
Jazz Fusion
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100
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9
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Marcos Valle - Garra
January 1, 1971
Score
100
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10
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David Bowie - Hunky Dory
December 17, 1971
Glam Rock
Score
100
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11
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Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors
October 2, 1971
Country
Score
100
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12
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Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney - Ram
May 17, 1971
Pop Rock
Score
100
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13
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Merle Haggard - Someday We'll Look Back
January 1, 1971
Country
Score
100
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14
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Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
May 1, 1971
Rock
Score
100
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15
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Janis Joplin - Pearl
January 11, 1971
Blues Rock
Score
100
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16
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Faces - A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse
November 17, 1971
Rock
Score
100
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17
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Waylon Jennings - The Taker / Tulsa
Country
Score
100
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18
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
November 8, 1971
Hard Rock
Score
100
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19
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Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue)
July 3, 1971
Folk
Score
100
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20
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Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers - Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
Score
100
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21
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Joni Mitchell - Blue
June 22, 1971
Folk Rock
Score
100
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22
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The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
April 23, 1971
Blues Rock
Score
100
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23
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George Jones - George Jones with Love
January 1, 1971
Score
100
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24
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Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
July 1, 1971
Funk Rock
Score
100
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25
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Merle Haggard - Hag
January 1, 1971
Country
Score
100
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1971.
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