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The top ten sold albums in 1971
THE YEARS TOP SONGS Top 100 Song Hits of 1971 1971 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1970. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. For detailed information on how Billboard compiled the charts, see the Wikipedia article “Billboard Hot 100“.
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 1 Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV, was released on 8 November 1971 by Atlantic Records. Produced by guitarist Jimmy Page, it was recorded between December 1970 and March 1971 at several …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 2 Who’s Next – The Who Who’s Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who. It developed from the aborted Lifehouse project, a multi-media rock opera written by the group’s Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band’s 1969 album Tommy. The project was cancelled due …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 3 Hunky Dory – David Bowie Hunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, recorded in mid-1971 and released by RCA Records that December. It was his first release through RCA, which would be his label for the next decade. Hunky Dory has been described by AllMusic’s …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 4 What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye What’s Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971, on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1970 and March–May 1971 at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World and United …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 5 Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers is the ninth British and 11th American studio album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in April 1971. It is the band’s first album of the 1970s and its first release on the band’s newly formed label, Rolling …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 6 Blue – Joni Mitchell Blue (1971) is the fourth album of Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Exploring the various facets of relationships from infatuation on “A Case of You” to insecurity on “This Flight Tonight”, the songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar and Appalachian dulcimer. Blue was a critical …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 7 L.A. Woman – The Doors L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on April 19, 1971, on Elektra Records. It is the last to feature the group’s lead singer, Jim Morrison, who died three months after the album’s release. It saw …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 8 Tago Mago – Can Tago Mago is the third album by the German krautrock band Can, and was originally released as a double LP in 1971 by United Artists. It was the band’s second studio album and the first to feature Kenji “Damo” Suzuki after their previous vocalist, Malcolm …
Recorded at PositionTop 1971 Album 9 Meddle – Pink Floyd Meddle is the sixth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released on 31 October 1971 by Harvest Records. It was produced between the band’s touring commitments, from January to August 1971. The album was recorded at a series of locations around London, …
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