The best selling album in 1971 in United States was JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (ORIGINAL CAST) by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER |
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (ORIGINAL CAST) |
1970 |
| 2 |
CAROLE KING |
TAPESTRY |
1971 |
| 3 |
CARPENTERS |
CLOSE TO YOU |
1970 |
| 4 |
JANIS JOPLIN |
PEARL |
1971 |
| 5 |
SANTANA |
ABRAXAS |
1970 |
| 6 |
PARTRIDGE FAMILY |
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM |
1970 |
| 7 |
JAMES TAYLOR |
SWEET BABY JAMES |
1970 |
| 8 |
CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) |
TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN |
1970 |
| 9 |
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE |
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S GREATEST HITS |
1970 |
| 10 |
CHICAGO |
CHICAGO III |
1971 |
| 11 |
ROBERTA FLACK |
CHAPTER TWO |
1970 |
| 12 |
THREE DOG NIGHT |
NATURALLY |
1970 |
| 13 |
BLACK SABBATH |
PARANOID |
1970 |
| 14 |
THREE DOG NIGHT |
GOLDEN BISQUITS |
1971 |
| 15 |
CHICAGO |
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY |
1969 |
| 16 |
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |
LIVE ALBUM |
1970 |
| 17 |
ISAAC HAYES |
TO BE CONTINUED |
1971 |
| 18 |
GEORGE HARRISON |
ALL THINGS MUST PASS |
1970 |
| 19 |
CHICAGO |
CHICAGO II |
1970 |
| 20 |
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE |
AFTER THE GOLD RUSH |
1970 |
| 21 |
THE ROLLING STONES |
STICKY FINGERS |
1971 |
| 22 |
PARTRIDGE FAMILY |
UP TO DATE |
1971 |
| 23 |
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG |
FOUR WAY STREET |
1971 |
| 24 |
ELTON JOHN |
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION |
1970 |
| 25 |
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER |
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER |
1970 |
| 26 |
FRANCIS LAI |
LOVE STORY (SOUNDTRACK) |
1970 |
| 27 |
JAMES TAYLOR |
MUD SLIDE SLIM & THE BLUE HORIZON |
1971 |
| 28 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
PENDULUM |
1970 |
| 29 |
JIMI HENDRIX |
THE CRY OF LOVE |
1971 |
| 30 |
ELTON JOHN |
ELTON JOHN |
1970 |
| 31 |
GUESS WHO |
THE BEST OF VOL. 2 |
1971 |
| 32 |
THE OSMONDS |
OSMONDS |
1970 |
| 33 |
JETHRO TULL |
AQUALUNG |
1971 |
| 34 |
ROD STEWART |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY |
1971 |
| 35 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
COSMO'S FACTORY |
1970 |
| 36 |
THE TEMPTATIONS |
GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 |
1970 |
| 37 |
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |
SURVIVAL |
1971 |
| 38 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
RAM |
1971 |
| 39 |
CARPENTERS |
CARPENTERS |
1971 |
| 40 |
JOHN DENVER |
POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES |
1971 |
| 41 |
RAY PRICE |
FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
1970 |
| 42 |
THE DOORS |
L.A. WOMAN |
1971 |
| 43 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
MAYBE TOMORROW |
1971 |
| 44 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT |
1970 |
| 45 |
ALICE COOPER |
LOVE IT TO DEATH |
1971 |
| 46 |
ANDY WILLIAMS |
LOVE STORY |
1971 |
| 47 |
WOODSTOCK SERIES |
WOODSTOCK (SOUNDTRACK) |
1970 |
| 48 |
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE |
THE WORST OF THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE |
1970 |
| 49 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
JACKSON 5 THIRD ALBUM |
1971 |
| 50 |
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG |
DEJA VU |
1970 |
| 51 |
ARETHA FRANKLIN |
ARETHA FRANKLIN AT THE FILLMORE WEST |
1971 |
| 52 |
MARVIN GAYE |
WHAT'S GOING ON |
1971 |
| 53 |
LYNN ANDERSON |
ROSE GARDEN |
1970 |
| 54 |
THE TEMPTATIONS |
SKY'S THE LIMIT |
1971 |
| 55 |
SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
1970 |
| 56 |
GORDON LIGHTFOOT |
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND |
1970 |
| 57 |
CURTIS MAYFIELD |
CURTIS |
1970 |
| 58 |
STEPPENWOLF |
STEPPENWOLF GOLD |
1971 |
| 59 |
JAMES GANG |
THIRDS |
1971 |
| 60 |
BLACK SABBATH |
BLACK SABBATH |
1970 |
| 61 |
BUDDY MILES |
THEM CHANGES |
1971 |
| 62 |
MOODY BLUES |
A QUESTION OF BALANCE |
1970 |
| 63 |
BOOKER T. & THE MG'S |
MELTING POT |
1971 |
| 64 |
LEE MICHAELS |
5TH |
1971 |
| 65 |
B.B. KING |
B. B. KING LIVE AT COOK COUNTY JAIL |
1971 |
| 66 |
JUDY COLLINS |
WHALES & NIGHTINGALES |
1970 |
| 67 |
THE WHO |
TOMMY |
1969 |
| 68 |
CURTIS MAYFIELD |
CURTIS LIVE |
1971 |
| 69 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
STONEY END |
1971 |
| 70 |
STEPHEN STILLS |
STEPHEN STILLS |
1970 |
| 71 |
DEREK & THE DOMINOS |
LAYLA & OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS |
1970 |
| 72 |
LEON RUSSELL |
LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE |
1971 |
| 73 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
GOLD: RECORDED LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR |
1970 |
| 74 |
IKE & TINA TURNER |
WORKIN' TOGETHER |
1970 |
| 75 |
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER |
TARKUS |
1971 |
| 76 |
BLOODROCK |
BLOODROCK 2 |
1970 |
| 77 |
PERRY COMO |
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE |
1971 |
| 78 |
SANTANA |
SANTANA |
1969 |
| 79 |
DONNY OSMOND |
THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM |
1971 |
| 80 |
BREAD |
MANNA |
1971 |
| 81 |
LILY TOMLIN |
THIS IS A RECORDING |
1971 |
| 82 |
HUDSON & LANDRY |
HANGING IN THERE |
1971 |
| 83 |
ELTON JOHN |
17-11-70 |
1971 |
| 84 |
JOHN LENNON |
PLASTIC ONO BAND |
1970 |
| 85 |
BURT BACHARACH |
BURT BACHARACH |
1971 |
| 86 |
THE OSMONDS |
HOMEMADE |
1971 |
| 87 |
JONI MITCHELL |
BLUE |
1971 |
| 88 |
NILSSON |
THE POINT |
1971 |
| 89 |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK |
SWEETHEART |
1971 |
| 90 |
RICHIE HAVENS |
ALARM CLOCK |
1971 |
| 91 |
MOUNTAIN |
NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE |
1971 |
| 92 |
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS |
B. S. & T. 4 |
1971 |
| 93 |
RARE EARTH |
ONE WORLD |
1971 |
| 94 |
LED ZEPPELIN |
LED ZEPPELIN III |
1970 |
| 95 |
JOE COCKER |
MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN |
1970 |
| 96 |
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND |
AT FILLMORE EAST |
1971 |
| 97 |
FIFTH DIMENSION |
LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES |
1971 |
| 98 |
JOHNNY WINTER |
JOHNNY WINTER LIVE |
1971 |
| 99 |
CHASE |
CHASE |
1971 |
| 100 |
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |
CLOSER TO HOME |
1970 |
Source: Billboard
