List of number one R&B albums in the US (1971)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales chart in 1971. There were seven number one albums that year.

← 1970 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1972 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 1970 - February 5, 1971 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Isaac Hayes ... To Be Continued - February 6, 1971 - February 19, 1971 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Curtis Mayfield Curtis - February 20, 1971 - March 12, 1971 3 weeks (9 in total) 9 Isaac Hayes ... To Be Continued - March 13, 1971 - March 26, 1971 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Curtis Mayfield Curtis - March 27, 1971 - April 9, 1971 2 weeks (total 11) 11 Isaac Hayes ... To Be Continued - April 10, 1971 - April 30, 1971 3 weeks (total 3) 3 BB King Live in Cook County Jail - May 1, 1971 - May 7, 1971 1 week (total 5) 5 Curtis Mayfield Curtis - May 8, 1971 - June 18, 1971 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th The Jackson 5 Maybe Tomorrow - June 19, 1971 - July 23, 1971 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Aretha Franklin Aretha Live at Fillmore West - July 24, 1971 - September 24, 1971 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Marvin Gaye What's going on - September 25, 1971 - December 31, 1971 14 weeks (total 14) 14th Isaac Hayes Shaft -
← 1970				→ 1972 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1970–1974

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Isaac Hayes - ... To Be Continued)
2. ↑ Discogs (Curtis Mayfield - Curtis)
3. ↑ Discogs (BB King - Live in Cook County Jail)
4. ↑ Discogs (The Jackson 5 - Maybe Tomorrow)
5. ↑ Discogs (Aretha Franklin - Aretha Live at Fillmore West)
6. ↑ Discogs (Marvin Gaye - What's Going On)
7. ↑ Discogs (Isaac Hayes - Shaft)