# List of Canadian number-one albums of 1971

This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1971. The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.
The top position (December 26, 1970, Vol. 14, No. 19) preceding January 9, 1971 (Vol. 14, No. 20-21) was George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. Five acts held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously: George Harrison on January 9 – 16, The Rolling Stones on June 12 – 19, Carole King on July 10 – 24, Paul and Linda McCartney on September 18 and Rod Stewart on October 9. The eponymous Santana album, often referred to as Santana III to avoid confusion with their likewise eponymous debut album, was listed as New Santana.)
(Entries with dates marked thus* are not presently on record at Library and Archives Canada and were inferred from the following week's listing.)
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
| January 2 | (no publication) |
| January 9 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 16 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 23 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| January 30 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 6 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 13 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 20 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| February 27 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| March 5 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Original Cast |
| March 13 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| March 20 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| March 27 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 3 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 10* | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 17 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| April 24 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| May 1 | Pearl | Janis Joplin |
| May 8 | Love Story | Original Soundtrack |
| May 15 | Up to Date | The Partridge Family |
| May 22 | Up to Date | The Partridge Family |
| May 29 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Original Cast |
| June 5 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Original Cast |
| June 12 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| June 18 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| June 26 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| July 3 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 10 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 17 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 24 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| July 31 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| August 7 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| August 14 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| August 21 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
| August 28 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| September 4 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| September 11 | Ram | Paul and Linda McCartney |
| September 18 | Ram | Paul and Linda McCartney |
| September 25 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 2 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 9 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 16 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 23 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| October 30 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| November 6 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| November 13 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| November 20 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Rod Stewart |
| November 27 | Santana (III) | Santana |
| December 4 | Santana (III) | Santana |
| December 11 | Santana (III) | Santana |
| December 18 | Santana (III) | Santana |
| December 25 | Santana (III) | Santana |