| CAROLEKING | Singer-songwriter who made the 1971 album Tapestry |
| HODGES | Mike, English film director who made the 1971 gangster film Get Carter (6) |
| CASH | US country singer who recorded the 1971 album Man In Black, Johnny _ (4) |
| COSTELLO | Elvis, singer/songwriter who made the 2013 album Wise Up Ghost with The Roots (8) |
| PATTISMITH | US singer-songwriter who made the influential 1975 album Horses |
| LINDA | One of two McCartneys on the 1971 album "Ram" |
| ANDRE | Peter, British-Australian singer songwriter who made the 2006 album A Whole New World with his then wife Katie Price (5) |
| SUNMI | A former member of the girl group Wonder Girls, she is a singer-songwriter who made her solo debut in 2013 |
| LOVATO | US singer-songwriter who made her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends (6) |
| NEXT | *"Who's ____" 1971 album by The Who |
| LOUADLER | US music executive who produced Carole King's album Tapestry (3,5) |
| LEVON | Song from Elton John's 1971 album Madman Across The Water, supposedly named after the drummer from The Band (5) |
| BROWNSUGAR | The opening track of The Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers |
| JONI | ___ Mitchell, Canadian singer/songwriter noted for her 1971 album Blue (4) |
| AMERICANPIE | 1971 album and single by singer-songwriter Don Mclean (8,3) |
| ITSTOOLATE | 1971 US number one single by Carole King from her album Tapestry (3,3,4) |
| ECHOES | The final song of Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle, which gives its name to their 2001 compilation album |
| LAWOMAN | Classic 1971 album that closes with "Riders on the Storm" |
| FAVOUR | Every Good Boy Deserves ------, 1971 album by The Moody Blues (6) |
| CAHOOTS | 1971 album by the Band (7) |
