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| ⇦ 1970 | 1972 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1971
These artists released their first recording in 1971, which made them first eligible for the 1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | Billy Joel |
| 2. | Bonnie Raitt |
| 3. | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 4. | Bill Withers |
| 5. | Little Feat |
| 6. | Carly Simon |
| 7. | Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8. | John Prine |
| 9. | The Doobie Brothers |
| 10. | Sparks |
| 11. | Meat Loaf |
| 12. | Steve Winwood |
| 13. | The Funk Brothers |
| 14. | Olivia Newton-John |
| 15. | LaBelle |
Essential Debut Albums from 1971
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bill Withers | Just As I Am | ☆ |
| Carly Simon | Carly Simon | ☆ |
| Carly Simon | Anticipation | ☆ |
| David Crosby | If I Could Only Remember My Name | ☆ |
| Electric Light Orchestra | The Electric Light Orchestra | ☆ |
| John Prine | John Prine | ☆ |
| Little Feat | Little Feat | ☆ |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra | The Inner Mounting Flame | ☆ |
| Rory Gallagher | Deuce | ☆ |
| Weather Report | Weather Report | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1971
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| America | A Horse With No Name | ☆ |
| America | Sandman | ☆ |
| Bill Withers | Ain't No Sunshine | ☆ |
| Bill Withers | Grandma's Hands | ☆ |
| Billy Joel | She's Got A Way | ☆ |
| Carly Simon | Anticipation | ☆ |
| Carly Simon | That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be | ☆ |
| Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen | Hot Rod Lincoln | ☆ |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 10538 Overture | ☆ |
| John Prine | Sam Stone | ☆ |
| John Prine | Angel from Montgomery | ☆ |
| John Prine | Paradise | ☆ |
| John Prine | Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore | ☆ |
| Jonathan Edwards | Sunshine (Go Away) | ☆ |
| Little Feat | Willin' | ☆ |
| Olivia Newton-John | If Not for You | ☆ |
| Peter Hammill | Imperial Zeppelin | ☆ |
| The Stylistics | Betcha By Golly, Wow | ☆ |
| The Stylistics | You Are Everything | ☆ |
| The Undisputed Truth | Smiling Faces Sometimes | ☆ |
| Yvonne Elliman | I Don't Know How to Love Him | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1970 | 1972 ⇨ |
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