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12th: Gordon Lightfoot for "If You Could Read My Mind" 12th: Honey Cone for "Want Ads"
11th: Moody Blues for "The Story In Your Eyes" 11th: The Temptations for "Just My Imagination"
10th: Al Green for "Tired Of Being Alone" 10th: Led Zeppelin for "Immigrant Song"
 9th: Bill Withers for "Ain't No Sunshine"  9th: The Osmunds for "One Bad Apple"
 8th: Carly Simon for "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"  8th: The Who for "Won't Get Fooled Again"
 7th: John Denver for "Take Me Home Country Roads"  7th: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for "Mr. Bojangles"
 6th: Olivia Newton•John for "If Not For You"  6th: Santana for "Black Magic Woman"
 5th: Bee Gee's for "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"  5th: Bee Gee's for "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"
 4th: Rod Stewart for "Maggie May/Reason To Believe"  4th: Rolling Stones for "Brown Sugar"
 3rd: Carole King for "It's Too Late"  3rd: Three Dog Night for "Joy To The World"
 2nd: Elton John for "Your Song"  2nd: The Carpenters for "For All We Know"
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1971 DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR 1971
Michael Jackson for "Got To Be There" The Doors for "Riders On The Storm"

12th: Gordon Lightfoot for "If You Could Read My Mind" 12th: Jean Knight for "Mr. Big Stuff"
11th: Van Morrison for "Domino" 11th: Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
10th: Isaac Hayes for "Theme from Shaft" 10th: Melanie for "Brand New Key"
 9th: George Harrison for "My Sweet Lord"  9th: Joan Baez for "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down"
 8th: Neil Diamond for "I Am, I Said"  8th: Carly Simon for "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
 7th: John Denver for "Take Me Home Country Roads"  7th: Olivia Newton•John for "If Not For You"
 6th: James Taylor for "You've Got A Friend"  6th: Diana Ross for "Surrender"
 5th: Tom Jones for "She's A Lady"  5th: Barbra Streisand for "Stoney End"
 4th: Rod Stewart for "Maggie May/Reason To Believe"  4th: Cher for "Gypsy's, Tramps & Thieves"
 3rd: Elton John for "Your Song"  3rd: Aretha Franklin for "Spanish Harlem"
 2nd: John Lennon for "Imagine"  2nd: Janis Joplin for "Me & Bobby McGee"
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1971 FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1971
Marvin Gaye for "What's Goin' On?" Carole King for "It's Too Late"

12th: "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down" by Joan Baez 12th: "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
11th: "Brand New Key" by Melanie 11th: "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down" by Joan Baez
10th: "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor 10th: "Mr. Bojangles" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
 9th: "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison  9th: "If Not For You" by Olivia Newton•John
 8th: "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher  8th: "So Far Away" by Carole King
 7th: "If Not For You" by Olivia Newton•John  7th: "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night
 6th: "Maggie May/Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart  6th: "Maggie May/Reason To Believe" by Rod Stewart
 5th: "Riders On The Storm" by the Doors  5th: "Your Song" by Elton John
 4th: "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night  4th: "Riders On The Storm" by the Doors
 3rd: "Me & Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin  3rd: "For All We Know" by the Carpenters
 2nd: "Your Song" by Elton John  2nd: "It's Too Late" by Carole King
RECORD OF THE YEAR 1971 SONG OF THE YEAR 1971
"It's Too Late" by Carole King "Me & Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin

12th: "Every Picture Tells A Story" by Rod Stewart 12th: "Rolling Stones" for "Sticky Fingers"
11th: "Santana III" by Santana 11th: Olivia Newton•John for "If Not For You"
10th: "Tupelo Honey" by Van Morrison 10th: Three Dog Night for "Naturally"
 9th: "IV" by Led Zepplin  9th: Rod Stewart for "Every Picture Tells A Story"
 8th: "Who's Next" by The Who  8th: Michael Jackson for "Got To Be There"
 7th: "Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack"  7th: The Carpenters for "Carpenters"
 6th: "What's Goin' On?" by Marvin Gaye  6th: John Lennon for "Imagine"
 5th: "Sticky Fingers" by the Rolling Stones  5th: Marvin Gaye for "What's Goin' On?"
 4th: "LA Woman" by the Doors  4th: Elton John for "Madman Across The River"
 3rd: "Imagine" by John Lennon  3rd: The Doors for "LA Woman"
 2nd: "Pearl" by Janis Joplin  2nd: Carole King for "Tapestry"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1971 ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1971
"Tapestry" by Carole King Janis Joplin for "Pearl"