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BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1971 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Nov 19, 2011 at 12:17 PM |
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BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1971*
No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
1 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR SOUNDTRACK-VARIOUS ARTISTS-DECCA-MAY
2 TAPESTRY-CAROLE KING-ODE-July
3 CLOSE TO YOU-CARPENTERS-A&M-January
4 PEARL-JANIS JOPLIN-Columbia-March
5 ABRAXAS-SANTANA-Columbia-January
6 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM-PARTRIDGE FAMILY-Bell-January
7 SWEET BABY JAMES-JAMES TAYLOR-Warner Brothers-January
8 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN-Cat Stevens-A&M-May
9 GREATEST HITS-Sly & Family Stone
10 CHICAGO III-Chicago-March
11 Chapter Two-Roberta Flack-Atlantic-January
12 Naturally-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-January
13 Paranoid-Black Sabbath-Warner Brothers-March
14 Golden Bisquits-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-May
15 Chicago Transit Authority-Chicago-Columbia-January
16 Grand Funk Railroad Live-Grand Funk Railroad-January
17 To Be Continued-Isaac Hayes-Stax-Enterprise-January
18 All Things Must Pass-George Harrison-Apple-January
19 Chicago II-Chicago-Columbia-January
20 After The Gold Rush-Neil Young-Reprise-January
21 Sticky Fingers-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones-June
22 Up To Date-Partridge Family-Bell-May
23 4 Way Street-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-Atlantic-June
24 Tumbleweed Connection-Elton John-Uni-March
25 Emerson,Lake & Palmer-Emerson,Lake & Palmer-Cotillion-April
26 Love Story-Soundtrack-Paramount-March
27 Mud,Slide,Slim And The Blue Horizon-James Taylor-Warner Brothers-August
28 Pendulum-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-February
29 Cry Of Love-Jimi Hendrix-Reprise-April
30 Elton John-Elton John-Uni-January
31 Best Of The Guess Who-Guess Who-RCA-June
32 Osmonds-Osmonds-MGM-March
33 Aqualung-Jethro Tull-Reprise-August
34 Every Picture Tells A Story-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-October
35 Cosmo's Factory-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-January
36 Temptations' Greatest Hits:Volume 2-Temptations-Gordy-January
37 Survival-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol-June
38 Ram-Paul McCartney & Wings-Apple-September
39 Carpenters-Carpenters-A&M-August
40 Poems,Prayers & Promises-John Denver-RCA-August
41 For The Good Times-Ray Price-Columbia-January
42 LA Woman-Doors-Elektra-June
43 Maybe Tomorrow-Jackson Five-Motown-June
44 Tap Root Manuscript-Neil Diamond-Uni-January
45 Love It To Death-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers-February
46 Love Story-Andy Williams-Columbia-April
47 Woodstock Soundtrack-Various Artists-Cotillion-January
48 The Worst Of The Jefferson Airplane-RCA-February
49 Third Album-Jackson Five-Motown-January
50 Deja Vu-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-Atlantic-January
51 Aretha Live At The Fillmore West-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-July
52 What's Going On-Marvin Gaye-Tamla-August
53 Rose Garden-Lynn Anderson-Columbia-March
54 The Sky's The Limit-Temptations-Gordy-June
55 Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-January
56 If You Could Read My Mind-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise-March
57 Curtis-Curtis Mayfield-Curtom-January
58 Gold/Their Great Hits-Steppenwolf-Dunhill-March
59 Thirds-James Gang-ABC-May
60 Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath-Warner Brothers-January
61 Them Changes-Buddy Miles-Mercury-January
62 A Question Of Balance-Moody Blues-Threshold-January
63 Melting Pot-Booker T. & The MGs-Stax-February
64 5th-Lee Michaels-A&M-October
65 B.B. King Live At Cook County Jail-B.B. King-ABC-January
66 Whales And Nightingales-Judy Collins-Elektra-February
67 Tommy-The Who-Decca-January
68 Curtis Live-Curtis Mayfield-Curtom-June
69 Stony End-Barbara Streisand-Columbia-March
70 Stephen Stills-Stephen Stills-Atlantic-January
71 Layla-Derek and the Dominos-Atco-January
72 Leon Russell And The Shelter People-Shelter-July
73 Gold-Neil Diamond-Uni-January
74 Workin' Together-Ike & Tina Turner-Liberty-April
75 Tarkus-Emerson,Lake & Palmer-Cotillion-August
76 Bloodrock 2-Bloodrock-Capitol-January
77 It's Impossible-Perry Como-RCA-January
78 Santana-Santana-Columbia-December
79 The Donny Osmond Album-Donny Osmond-MGM-September
80 Manna-Bread-Elektra-June
81 This Is A Recording-Lily Tomlin-Polydor-May
82 Hanging In There-Hudson & Landry-Dore-June
83 11-17-70-Elton John-Uni-July
84 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band-Apple-January
85 Close To You/One Less Bell To Answer-Burt Bacharach-A&M-July
86 Homemade-Osmonds-MGM-June
87 Blue-Joni Mitchell-Reprise-August
88 The Point-Nilsson-RCA-May
89 Sweetheart-Engelbert Humperdinck-Parrot-June
90 Alarm Clock-Richie Havens-Stormy Forest-January
91 Nantuckett Sleighride-Mountain-Windfall-March
92 4-Blood,Sweat & Tears-Columbia-August
93 One World-Rare Earth-Rare Earth-August
94 Led Zeppelin III-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic-January
95 Mad Dogs & Englishmen-Joe Cocker-A&M-January
96 Allman Brothers At The Fillmore East- Allman Brothers-Capricorn-August
97 Love,Lines,Angles & Rhymes-Fifth Dimension-Bell-May
98 Live-Johnny Winter And-Columbia-June
99 Chase-Chase-Epic-May
100 Closer To Home-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol-January
* As published in the December 25,1971 issue of Billboard Magazine
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