NPR’s 50 Favorite Songs From 1971

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Public radio music hosts pick their favorite 1971 songs, part of NPR’s 50th birthday celebration.
Joan Baez
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Joan Baez
The Best of Joan Baez
The Band
When I Paint My Masterpiece (Remastered)
The Band
Greatest Hits (Remastered)
Black Sabbath
Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality
David Bowie
Changes
David Bowie
Hunky Dory (Remastered)
David Bowie
Life On Mars?
David Bowie
Hunky Dory (Remastered)
Can
Mushroom (2011 Remastered)
Can
Tago Mago (2011 Remastered)
Carpenters
Superstar
Carpenters
Carpenters
Leonard Cohen
Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen
Songs of Love and Hate
Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda (feat. Pharoah Sanders)
Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda
Karen Dalton
Something On Your Mind
Karen Dalton
In My Own Time
John Denver
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version)
John Denver
The Essential John Denver
Lee Dorsey
Freedom for the Stallion
Lee Dorsey
Freedom for the Funk
Nick Drake
Northern Sky
Nick Drake
Bryter Layter ((Remastered))
The Dramatics
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
The Dramatics
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady
Aretha Franklin
Soul Queen
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Serge Gainsbourg
Melody
Serge Gainsbourg
Histoire de Melody Nelson
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Tired of Being Alone
Al Green
Greatest Hits
Herbie Hancock
Ostinato (Suite for Angela)
Herbie Hancock
Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings
Isaac Hayes
Theme from "Shaft"
Isaac Hayes
Greatest Hit Singles (Remastered)
Carole King
It's Too Late
Carole King
Tapestry
Freddie King
Going Down
Freddie King
Getting Ready...
Led Zeppelin
When the Levee Breaks
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV (Remastered)
Link Wray
Fire and Brimstone
Link Wray
Link Wray
Curtis Mayfield
Get Down
Curtis Mayfield
Roots
Joni Mitchell
A Case of You
Joni Mitchell
Blue
Joni Mitchell
California
Joni Mitchell
Blue
Shuggie Otis
Strawberry Letter 23
Shuggie Otis
Freedom Flight
Dolly Parton
Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Coat of Many Colors
John Prine
Hello In There
John Prine
John Prine
John Prine
Illegal Smile
John Prine
John Prine
Bonnie Raitt
Thank You
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt (Remastered)
The Rolling Stones
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Wild Horses
The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man
Sly & The Family Stone
Family Affair
Sly & The Family Stone
There's A Riot Goin' On (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Rod Stewart
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells a Story
T. Rex
Jeepster
T. Rex
Electric Warrior (Expanded Edition)
T. Rex
Mambo Sun
T. Rex
Electric Warrior (Expanded Edition)
James Taylor
You've Got a Friend
James Taylor
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Ten Years After
I'd Love to Change the World
Ten Years After
The Best of Ten Years After
Tina Turner
Proud Mary
Tina Turner
All the Best: The Hits
War
War Drums
War
War
The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again
The Who
Who's Next (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Bill Withers
Grandma's Hands
Bill Withers
Just As I Am
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers
Just As I Am
Cat Stevens
Peace Train (Remastered 2021)
Cat Stevens
Teaser And The Firecat (Remastered 2021)
50 Songs, 3 Hours, 46 Minutes

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