Number-one albums of 1971 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine number one albums of 1971, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 2 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 9 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 16 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 23 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 30 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 6 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 13 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 20 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Original Cast |
| February 27 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| March 6 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| March 13 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| March 20 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| March 27 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 3 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 10 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 17 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 24 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| May 1 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Original Cast |
| May 8 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Original Cast |
| May 15 | Four Way Street | Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) |
| May 22 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| May 29 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| June 5 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| June 12 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| June 19 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| June 26 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 3 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 10 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 17 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 24 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 31 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| August 7 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| August 14 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| August 21 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| August 28 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| September 4 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| September 11 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| September 18 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| September 25 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| October 2 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 9 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 16 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 23 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 30 | Imagine | John Lennon |
| November 6 | Shaft | Isaac Hayes |
| November 13 | Santana III | Santana |
| November 20 | Santana III | Santana |
| November 27 | Santana III | Santana |
| December 4 | Santana III | Santana |
| December 11 | Santana III | Santana |
| December 18 | There's a Riot Goin' On | Sly & the Family Stone |
| December 25 | There's a Riot Goin' On | Sly & the Family Stone |
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