These are the Billboard R&B albums that reached number-one in 1971.
Chart history Issue date Album Artist(s) January 2...To Be ContinuedIsaac Hayes January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6CurtisCurtis Mayfield February 13 February 20...To Be Continued Isaac Hayes February 27 March 6 March 13CurtisCurtis Mayfield March 20 March 27...To Be Continued Isaac Hayes April 3 April 10Live in Cook County JailB.B. King April 17 April 24 May 1CurtisCurtis Mayfield May 8Maybe TomorrowThe Jackson 5 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19Aretha Live at Fillmore WestAretha Franklin June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 What's Going On Marvin Gaye July 31 August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 Shaft Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 25
References
See also 1971 in music List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1971 List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1971