10 Albums Released in 1971 Everyone Should Own
The Who released their landmark album Who’s Next on August 14, 1971. A funny thing about 1971, though, was that it saw many landmark albums released that year. In honor of Who’s Next turning 50,…
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The Who released their landmark album Who's Next on August 14, 1971. A funny thing about 1971, though, was that it saw many landmark albums released that year.
In honor of Who's Next turning 50, we take a look at other albums released in 1971 we think everyone should own. Scroll through the gallery below to see which ten LPs made our list. (And yes...this was very difficult to keep to just ten.)
The Who - ‘Who’s Next’
MCAThe Rolling Stones - ‘Sticky Fingers’
UMGRod Stewart - ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’
MercuryJoni Mitchell - ‘Blue’
RepriseLed Zeppelin - ‘Led Zeppelin IV’
AtlanticJanis Joplin - ‘Pearl’
ColumbiaCarole King - ‘Tapestry’
A&MMarvin Gaye - ‘What’s Going On’
MotownDavid Bowie - ‘Hunky Dory’
ParlophoneThe Allman Brothers Band - ‘At Fillmore East’
UMGErica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
