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Top Blues singles of 1971

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Updated: 14 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Freddie King - Going Down / Tore Down, Cover art
Going Down / Tore Down
Freddie King
3.87 58 58
1971 Single
Electric Blues Blues Rock Electric Texas Blues
Hard Rock
energetic passionate improvisation hypnotic psychedelic bittersweet heavy mysterious
58 Ratings 3.87 Average
Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose / Little Louis, Cover art
Lady Rose / Little Louis
Mungo Jerry
3.29 68 68 1 1
May 1971 Single
Folk Pop Jug Band
Ragtime Jug Band
68 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.29 Average
B.B. King - Ain't Nobody Home / Alexis' Boogie, Cover art
Ain't Nobody Home / Alexis' Boogie
B.B. King
3.70 37 37
October 1971 Single
Electric Blues Soul
37 Ratings 3.70 Average
Ann Peebles - I Pity the Fool / Heartaches, Heartaches, Cover art
I Pity the Fool / Heartaches, Heartaches
Ann Peebles
3.65 30 30
1971 Single
Southern Soul Blues
30 Ratings 3.65 Average
B.B. King - Ask Me No Questions / Nobody Loves Me but My Mother, Cover art
Ask Me No Questions / Nobody Loves Me but My Mother
B.B. King
3.57 26 26
February 1971 Single
Electric Blues
26 Ratings 3.57 Average
Hot Tuna - Keep On Truckin' / Water Song, Cover art
Keep On Truckin' / Water Song
Hot Tuna
3.46 19 19
1971 Single
Blues Rock Acoustic Blues
Country Rock Psychedelic Rock Folk Rock
19 Ratings 3.46 Average
Robert Pete Williams - Goodbye Slim Harpo / Viet Nam Blues, Cover art
Goodbye Slim Harpo / Viet Nam Blues
Robert Pete Williams
3.83 11 11
1971 Single
Blues Country Blues
11 Ratings 3.83 Average
B.B. King - Ghetto Woman / The Seven Minutes, Cover art
Ghetto Woman / The Seven Minutes
B.B. King
3.61 16 16
16 August 1971 Single
Electric Blues
conscious
16 Ratings 3.61 Average
Slim Harpo - Rainin' in My Heart / Jody Man, Cover art
Rainin' in My Heart / Jody Man
Slim Harpo
4.00 7 7
1971 Single
Electric Blues Rhythm & Blues
7 Ratings 4.00 Average
Ray Charles - Booty Butt / Sidewinder, Cover art
Booty Butt / Sidewinder
Ray Charles
3.42 11 11 1 1
1971 Single
Blues R&B
instrumental
11 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.42 Average
Taj Mahal - Oh, Susanna / Chevrolet, Cover art
Oh, Susanna / Chevrolet
Taj Mahal
3.22 10 10
1971 Single
Blues
10 Ratings 3.22 Average
John Lee Hooker - Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U / Doin' the Shout, Cover art
Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U / Doin' the Shout
John Lee Hooker
4.10 5 5
May 1971 Single
Blues
5 Ratings 4.10 Average
B.B. King - That Evil Child / Tell Me Baby, Cover art
That Evil Child / Tell Me Baby
B.B. King
3.58 9 9
March 1971 Single
Electric Blues
9 Ratings 3.58 Average
Climax Blues Band - Towards the Sun / Everyday, Cover art
Towards the Sun / Everyday
Climax Blues Band
3.74 8 8
1971 Single
Blues Blues Rock
8 Ratings 3.74 Average
Z.Z. Hill - Think People / Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes, Cover art
Think People / Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
Z.Z. Hill
3.69 6 6
1971 Single
Blues Funk
love
6 Ratings 3.69 Average
Lightnin' Hopkins - Found My Baby Crying / Uncle Stan, the Hip Hit Record Man, Cover art
Found My Baby Crying / Uncle Stan, the Hip Hit Record Man
Lightnin' Hopkins
3.83 6 6 1 1
1971 Single
Blues
6 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.83 Average
Olhssons Grova - One Bourbon One Scotch and One Beer (She's Long She's Tall) / One More Mile, Cover art
One Bourbon One Scotch and One Beer (She's Long She's Tall) / One More Mile
Olhssons Grova
3.92 5 5 1 1
1971 Single
Blues
Electric Blues
5 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.92 Average
Muddy Waters - Making Friends / Two Steps Forward, Cover art
Making Friends / Two Steps Forward
Muddy Waters
3.71 6 6
1971 Single
Chicago Blues
6 Ratings 3.71 Average
Little Johnny Taylor - Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Part 1 & 2), Cover art
Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Part 1 & 2)
Little Johnny Taylor
3.39 6 6
1971 Single
Electric Blues
6 Ratings 3.39 Average
B.B. King - Help the Poor (Instrumental) / Lucille's Granny, Cover art
Help the Poor (Instrumental) / Lucille's Granny
B.B. King
3.29 7 7
May 1971 Single
Electric Blues
7 Ratings 3.29 Average
Albert King - Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven / Lovejoy, Ill., Cover art
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven / Lovejoy, Ill.
Albert King
3.65 4 4
August 1971 Single
Electric Blues
Funk
4 Ratings 3.65 Average
Memphis Slim - Clap Your Hands / So Lonely, Cover art
Clap Your Hands / So Lonely
Memphis Slim
3.50 4 4
1971 Single
Piano Blues
Rhythm & Blues
4 Ratings 3.50 Average
Klaus Renft Combo - Cäsars Blues / Zwischen Liebe und Zorn, Cover art
Cäsars Blues / Zwischen Liebe und Zorn
Klaus Renft Combo
3.32 6 6
1971 Single
Blues
Blues Rock
6 Ratings 3.32 Average
Memphis Slim - Chicago Seven / Boogie Woogie 1-9-7-0, Cover art
Chicago Seven / Boogie Woogie 1-9-7-0
Memphis Slim
3.48 3 3
1971 Single
Blues
3 Ratings 3.48 Average
John Mayall - Prisons on the Road / Blue Fox, Cover art
Prisons on the Road / Blue Fox
John Mayall
3.29 3 3
1971 Single
British Blues
3 Ratings 3.29 Average
Howlin' Wolf - I Smell a Rat / Just as Long, Cover art
I Smell a Rat / Just as Long
Howlin' Wolf
4.25 2 2
1971 Single
Electric Blues Funk
2 Ratings 4.25 Average
浅川マキ [Maki Asakawa] - 少年 / めくら花 [Syonen / Mekurabana], Cover art
少年 / めくら花 [Syonen / Mekurabana]
Maki Asakawa 浅川マキ
4.00 1 1
1971 Single
Blues Vocal Jazz
Singer-Songwriter
1 Ratings 4.00 Average
Otis Spann - Hungry Country Girl / Walkin', Cover art
Hungry Country Girl / Walkin'
Otis Spann
3.51 3 3
December 1971 Single
Chicago Blues
3 Ratings 3.51 Average
Memphis Slim - Handy Man / Mason-Dixon Line, Cover art
Handy Man / Mason-Dixon Line
Memphis Slim
3.50 1 1
1971 Single
Blues
1 Ratings 3.50 Average
Viggo - Mississippi River / Blues in Stockholm, Cover art
Mississippi River / Blues in Stockholm
Viggo
2.50 1 1
1971 Single
Blues
1 Ratings 2.50 Average
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