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Best Albums of 1971 by User Score
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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
May 21st, 1971
Soul
USER SCORE
91
2,272 ratings
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2
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Joni Mitchell - Blue
June 22nd, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
USER SCORE
90
1,438 ratings
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3
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Chico Buarque - Construção
December 0th, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
,
MPB
,
Samba
USER SCORE
90
461 ratings
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4
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Gal Costa - Fa-tal - Gal a Todo Vapor
January 1st, 1971
Blues Rock
,
MPB
,
Tropicália
USER SCORE
90
94 ratings
Amazon
5
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
November 8th, 1971
Hard Rock
,
Blues Rock
,
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
89
2,440 ratings
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6
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Can - Tago Mago
August 0th, 1971
Krautrock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
87
963 ratings
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7
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Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
February 0th, 1971
Spiritual Jazz
USER SCORE
87
509 ratings
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8
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Joe McPhee - Nation Time
October 15th, 1971
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
87
35 ratings
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9
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David Bowie - Hunky Dory
December 17th, 1971
Glam Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
87
2,316 ratings
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10
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Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
August 14th, 1971
Jazz Fusion
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
87
296 ratings
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11
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Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney - Ram
May 17th, 1971
Pop Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Folk Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
USER SCORE
87
582 ratings
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12
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Carole King - Tapestry
February 10th, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
,
Soft Rock
USER SCORE
87
655 ratings
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13
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Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
March 19th, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
USER SCORE
86
484 ratings
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14
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Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
July 1st, 1971
Funk Rock
,
Funk
,
Psychedelic Soul
USER SCORE
86
975 ratings
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15
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The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
July 1st, 1971
Blues Rock
,
Southern Rock
,
Jam Band
USER SCORE
86
128 ratings
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16
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Miles Davis - Live-Evil
November 17th, 1971
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
86
124 ratings
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17
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John Fahey - America
October 1st, 1971
American Primitivism
USER SCORE
85
52 ratings
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18
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Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
March 5th, 1971
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Jazz Pop
,
Contemporary Folk
USER SCORE
85
727 ratings
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19
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The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
April 23rd, 1971
Blues Rock
,
Rock
USER SCORE
85
798 ratings
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20
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Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
May 1st, 1971
Soul
USER SCORE
85
290 ratings
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21
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Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
July 21st, 1971
Heavy Metal
,
Doom Metal
USER SCORE
85
1,151 ratings
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22
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Vox Dei - La Biblia
March 15th, 1971
Progressive Rock
,
Rock Opera
USER SCORE
85
14 ratings
Amazon
23
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José Afonso - Cantigas do Maio
December 25th, 1971
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
85
23 ratings
Amazon
24
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Nara Leão - Dez anos depois
Bossa Nova
USER SCORE
85
90 ratings
Amazon
25
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Happy End - Kazemachi Roman
November 20th, 1971
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
85
44 ratings
Amazon
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