Wikimetal podcast , co-founders Daniel Dystyler and Nando Machado discuss the most iconic albums turning fifty in 2021. The selection included Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Who, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and many more.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of so many iconic albums, Wikimetal also conducted a poll asking readers which was the best album released in 1971. You spoke and we listened: Led Zeppelin IV was chosen!
The album marks the fourth release from the legendary band Led Zeppelin and won with 38% of the votes, surpassing Black Sabbath 's Master of Reality , which had 27% of the votes, and Jethro Tull 's Aqualung , which had 6% of the votes.
See the full results below.
What is the best album from 1971 that is now turning 50 years old?
- Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin) (38%)
- Master of Reality (Sabbath) (27%)
- Aqualung (Jethro Tull) (6%)
- Who's Next (The Who) (5%)
- LA Woman (The Doors) (4%)
- Fireball (Deep Purple) (4%)
- Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones) (2%)
- Killer (Alice Cooper) (2%)
- Imagine (John Lennon) (2%)
- Hunky Dory (David Bowie) (2%)
- Look At Yourself (Uriah Heep) (2%)
- Fragile (Yes) (1%)
- RAM (Paul McCartney) (1%)
- The Yes Album (Yes) (1%)
- Love It To Death (Alice Cooper) (1%)
- Madman Across The Water (Elton John) (0%)
- UFO 2: Flying (UFO) (0%)
- Wild Life (Wings - Paul McCartney) (0%)
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