The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1971, as well as albums which peaked in 1970 and 1972 but were in the top 10 in 1971. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by All Things Must Pass by George Harrison. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1971, with Various artists (4) having the most albums hit that position.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1965, 1969 or 1970 but still in chart in 1971.♦Album released in 1971 but peaked in 1972.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1965 233The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 1 70Albums in 1969 9My Way ‡Frank Sinatra 2 3 26At San Quentin ‡Johnny Cash 2 2 54Led Zeppelin II ‡Led Zeppelin 1 1Albums in 1970 135Bridge Over Troubled Water ‡Simon & Garfunkel 1 33 38Andy Williams' Greatest Hits ‡Andy Williams 1 5 19Let it Be ‡The Beatles 1 3 27Deep Purple in Rock ‡Deep Purple 4 2 10Candles in the Rain ‡Melanie 5 1 22Motown Chartbusters Volume 4 ‡Various artists 1 1 22Led Zeppelin III ‡Led Zeppelin 1 4 9Emerson, Lake & Palmer ‡Emerson, Lake & Palmer 4 1 7Greatest Hits, Vol. II ‡Frank Sinatra 6 2Albums in 1971 11All Things Must PassGeorge Harrison 1 8 1After the GoldrushNeil Young 7 1 2WattTen Years After 5 1 10Sweet Baby JamesJames Taylor 6 1 11Tumbleweed ConnectionElton John 2 3 2Air ConditioningCurved Air 8 1 1McGuinness FlintMcGuinness Flint 9 1 1John Lennon/Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band 8 1 2T. RexT. Rex 7 1 6PendulumCreedence Clearwater Revival 8 2 5Elton JohnElton John 5 1 3Stephen StillsStephen Stills 8 1 9The Yes AlbumYes 4 2 2Chicago IIIChicago 9 1 16Home Lovin' ManAndy Williams 1 2 7The Cry of LoveJimi Hendrix 2 2 2Stone AgeThe Rolling Stones 4 1 8AqualungJethro Tull 4 1 3Portrait in MusicBurt Bacharach 5 1 3Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Presley 6 1 19Motown Chartbusters Volume 5 Various artists 1 3 2Elegy The Nice 5 1 6Songs of Love and Hate Leonard Cohen 4 3 9Split The Groundhogs 5 1 15Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones 1 5 9Symphonies for the Seventies Waldo de los Ríos 6 4 2Something Else Shirley Bassey 7 1 24 Way Street Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 5 1 17Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon James Taylor 4 2 1The Good Book Melanie 9 1 15Ram Paul and Linda McCartney 1 2 2She's a Lady Tom Jones 9 2 10Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1 1 2Sinatra & Company Frank Sinatra 9 1 6Free Live! Free 4 1 1Angel Delight Fairport Convention 8 1 3The Magnificent 7 The Supremes and the Four Tops 6 1 3Love Story: Original Soundtrack Various artists 10 3 2Love Letters from Elvis Elvis Presley 7 1 2Blue Joni Mitchell 3 1 26Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart 1 6 5Hot Hits 6 Various artists 1 1 9Every Good Boy Deserves Favour The Moody Blues 1 1 8Top of the Pops, Volume 18 Various artists 1 3 2Jim Reeves' Golden Records Jim Reeves 9 1 5C'mon Everybody Elvis Presley 5 1 1The Intimate Jim Reeves Jim Reeves 8 1 3Master of Reality Black Sabbath 5 2 18Tapestry Carole King 4 1 1Experience Jimi Hendrix 9 1 7Who's Next The Who 1 1 7Fireball Deep Purple 1 1 4Top of the Pops, Volume 19 Various artists 3 3 19Teaser and the Firecat ♦Cat Stevens 2 1 29Electric Warrior T. Rex 1 8 1I'm Still Waiting Diana Ross 10 1 1The World of Your 100 Best Tunes Vol. 2 Various artists 9 1 12Motown Chartbusters Volume 6 2 1 5Hot Hits 7 3 2 19Imagine John Lennon 1 2 2The World of Your 100 Best Tunes Various artists 10 2 5Top of the Pops, Volume 20 1 1 2Santana III Santana 6 1 2Meddle Pink Floyd 3 1 3This is Pourcel Franck Pourcel 8 2 13Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 1 2 5Pictures at an Exhibition Emerson, Lake & Palmer 3 2 1Fragile Yes 7 1 4Twelve Songs of Christmas (RCA Camden Reissue) Jim Reeves 3 2 3Hot Hits 8 Various artists 2 3 2Elvis' Christmas Album (RCA Camden Reissue) Elvis Presley 7 2 12A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse ♦Faces 2 1
See also 1971 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)
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External links 1971 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)