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Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1971: Critics Poll
The 1971 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll Albums: Total 1. The Who: Who's Next (Decca) 540 2. The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones) 332 3. Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story (Mercury) 319 4. Van Morrison: Tupelo Honey (Warner Bros.) 315 5. John Lennon: Imagine (Apple) 225 6. Joy of Cooking: Joy of Cooking (Capitol) 194 7. Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead (Warner Bros.) 188 8. The Concert for Bangladesh: The Concert for Bangladesh (Apple) 176 9. Joni Mitchell: Blue (Reprise) 163 10. Carole King: Tapestry (Ode) 156 11. Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia) 152 12. The Beach Boys: Surf's Up (Brother) 145 13. Janis Joplin: Pearl (Columbia) 124 14. The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (RCA Victor) 120 15. Randy Newman: Live (Reprise) 110 16. The Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East (Atlantic) 98 17. Sly and the Family Stone: There's a Riot Goin' On (Epic) 95 18. David Bowie: Hunky Dory (RCA Victor) 88 19. Procol Harum: Broken Barricades (A&M) 87 20. The Move: Message from the Country (Capitol) 87 21. Traffic: The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Island) 85 22. Jethro Tull: Aqualung (Reprise) 83 23. Jeff Beck Group: Rough and Ready (Epic) 83 24. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Lost in the Ozone (Paramount) 83 25. The Band: Cahoots (Capitol) 80 26. Alice Cooper: Killer (Warner Bros.) 74 27. Yes: The Yes Album (Atlantic) 65 28. Delaney & Bonnie: Motel Shot (Atco) 62 29. Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson (RCA Victor) 60 30. Led Zeppelin: IV (Atlantic) 56 Albums: Critics 1. The Who: Who's Next (Decca) 263 2. The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones) 180 3. Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story (Mercury) 171 4. Van Morrison: Tupelo Honey (Warner Bros.) 140 5. John Lennon: Imagine (Apple) 131 6. Joy of Cooking: Joy of Cooking (Capitol) 98 7. Sly and the Family Stone: There's a Riot Goin' On (Epic) 88 8. The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (RCA Victor) 85 9. The Concert for Bangladesh: The Concert for Bangladesh (Apple) 78 10. David Bowie: Hunky Dory (RCA Victor) 70 11. The Beach Boys: Surf's Up (Brother) 62 12. Carole King: Tapestry (Ode) 60 Janis Joplin: Pearl (Columbia) 60 14. Joni Mitchell: Blue (Reprise) 56 15. Jeff Beck Group: Rough and Ready (Epic) 55 16. Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead (Warner Bros.) 54 17. Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia) 52 18. Randy Newman: Live (Reprise) 48 Procol Harum: Broken Barricades (A&M) 48 20. Jethro Tull: Aqualung (Reprise) 41 Albums: Readers 1. The Who: Who's Next (Decca) 277 2. Van Morrison: Tupelo Honey (Warner Bros.) 175 3. The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones) 152 4. Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story (Mercury) 148 5. Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead (Warner Bros.) 134 6. Joni Mitchell: Blue (Reprise) 107 7. Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia) 100 8. The Concert for Bangladesh: The Concert for Bangladesh (Apple) 98 9. Carole King: Tapestry (Ode) 96 Joy of Cooking: Joy of Cooking (Capitol) 96 10. John Lennon: Imagine (Apple) 94 11. The Beach Boys: Surf's Up (Brother) 83 12. The Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East (Atlantic) 78 13. Janis Joplin: Pearl (Columbia) 64 14. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Lost in the Ozone (Paramount) 63 15. Randy Newman: Live (Reprise) 62 16. The Band: Cahoots (Capitol) 60 Traffic: The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Island) 60 18. The Move: Message from the Country (Capitol) 57 19. Delaney & Bonnie: Motel Shot (Atco) 50
Village Voice, Feb. 10, 1972
Postscript Notes:
The 84 ballots were separated into two groups: one for recognized critics (39), the other for readers (55). The three tables were originally merged into one, with Total Points, Critics Points (Rank), Readers Points (Rank).
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