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Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

Still time for this one is there? Well here's my album list. Doubt I can do a songs one, just too good a year to narrow down in the short tile I have spare at the moment.


1 Tago Mago Can
2 Surf's Up The Beach Boys
3 Nilsson Schmilsson Nilsson
4 Ram Paul and Linda McCartney
5 Electric Warrior T. Rex
6 IV Led Zeppelin
7 Histoire de Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg
8 Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones
9 Hunky Dory David Bowie
10 Meddle Pink Floyd
11 There's a Riot Goin' On Sly and the Family Stone
12 If I Could Only Remember My Name David Crosby
13 White Heat Gene Clark
14 Blue Joni Mitchell
15 Neu! Neu!
16 What's Going On Marvin Gaye
17 Teaser and the Firecat Cat Stevens
18 Desertshore Nico
19 Madman Across the Water Elton John
20 Curtis/Live Curtis Mayfield

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

And John Lennon is out ! (well, of the album poll at list)

1 - Who, The - Who's Next
2 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3 - Led Zeppelin - IV
4 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
5 - Rolling Stones, The - Sticky Fingers
6 - Joni Mitchell - Blue
7 - Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
8 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
9 - Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
10 - Beach Boys, The - Surf's Up

Highest ranked album not qualified : Carole King - Tapestry (finished 12 on the poll)
Lowest ranked qualified album : Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Highest ranked album with no vote : Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head (#27)

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

I was hoping against hope for Lou Christie, Gil Scott-Heron, and even Serge Gainsbourg, but knew deep down there just wouldn't be enough room.

That said, that is an AWFULLY amazing Top 10. All quality.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

Ok so first here is my list.
Very late, but does not change the 10 qualified songs so I post it anyway.

1 - Who, The - Baba O'Riley
2 - T.Rex - Cosmic Dancer
3 - Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
4 - Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again
5 - Rolling Stones, The - Wild Horses
6 - David Bowie - Life on Mars?
7 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
8 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
9 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
10 - Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
11 - Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
12 - Who, The - Behind Blue Eyes
13 - Léo Ferré - Avec le temps

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

And here are the final results for the song poll :

1 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
3 - Who, The - Baba O'Riley
4 - John Lennon - Imagine
5 - David Bowie - Life on Mars?
6 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
7 - Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again
8 - Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
9 - Beach Boys, The - Surf's up
10 - David Bowie - Changes

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

Are you going to release the full list on spreadsheet?

I'm ver curious to see where some folks ended up (mostly Gil).

Thanks for all the work!!!!!

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971

Here's the spreadsheet for the 1971 poll.