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Albums in the Year 1973

This page lists the top albums of 1973 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1973 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Pink Floyd	Dark Side Of The Moon	1973	US CashBox 1 of 1973, Austria 1 - Apr 1973, Fox101 1, RYM 1 of 1973, UK 2 - Mar 1973, Norway 2 - Apr 1973, NARM 2, Defin200 2, Italy 3 of 1973, Australia Goset 3 - Jun 1973, WXPN 3, Channel4 5, Guiness 6, Internet 7 - 35 M claimed 1973, Virgin 9, Global 12 - 25 M claimed, Sweden 16 - May 2005, RIAA 18 - 15 M claimed, Acclaimed 20, Rolling Stone 43
2	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	1973	UK 1 - Nov 1973, US 1 of 1974, Australia Goset 1 - Dec 1973, US CashBox 3 of 1974, Norway 5 - Oct 1973, UK Radio2 26, RYM 26 of 1973, Guiness 30, Italy 36 of 1973, Fox101 36, Channel4 59, WXPN 76, Internet 83 - 15 M claimed 1973, Virgin 86, Rolling Stone 91, Defin200 118, Acclaimed 142, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
3	Led Zeppelin	Houses Of The Holy	1973	UK 1 - Apr 1973, Australia Goset 1 - May 1973, US CashBox 2 of 1973, Austria 3 - May 1973, Norway 4 - Apr 1973, RYM 16 of 1973, Italy 27 of 1973, Fox101 39, RIAA 51 - 11 M claimed, NARM 51, Defin200 51, Global 103 - 10 M claimed, WXPN 103, Internet 108 - 14 M claimed 1973, Rolling Stone 149, Acclaimed 445
4	The Beatles	The Beatles 1967-1970	1973	Austria 1 - Jun 1973, UK 2 - May 1973, Norway 2 - May 1973, Switzerland 3 - Oct 1993, Australia Goset 10 - Aug 1973, RIAA 12 - 16 M claimed, Sweden 23 - Sep 1993, Italy 25 of 1973, US CashBox 28 of 1973, Internet 46 - 20 M claimed 1973, Global 47 - 18 M claimed, Guiness 77
5	The Beatles	The Beatles 1962-1966	1973	Austria 1 - Jul 1973, Norway 1 - May 1973, UK 3 - May 1973, Switzerland 4 - Oct 1993, RIAA 18 - 15 M claimed, Australia Goset 19 - Oct 1973, Sweden 22 - Sep 1993, US CashBox 30 of 1973, Global 47 - 18 M claimed, Internet 52 - 19 M claimed 1973, Italy 65 of 1973
6	Stevie Wonder	Innervisions	1973	Grammy in 1973, RYM 2 of 1973, US 4 of 1974, UK 8 - Sep 1973, US CashBox 9 of 1974, Australia Goset 17 - Jun 1974, Rolling Stone 23, Acclaimed 42, Italy 66 of 1973, WXPN 105
7	Elton John	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player	1973	UK 1 - Feb 1973, Norway 1 - Feb 1973, Australia Goset 1 - Mar 1973, Italy 4 of 1973, US CashBox 23 of 1973, RYM 153 of 1973, WXPN 730
8	The Rolling Stones	Goat's Head Soup	1973	UK 1 - Sep 1973, Norway 1 - Sep 1973, Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1973, Austria 5 - Oct 1973, Italy 19 of 1973, US CashBox 36 of 1974
9	Mike Oldfield	Tubular Bells	1973	UK 1 - Jul 1973, Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1974, US CashBox 17 of 1974, UK Radio2 18, Italy 48 of 1974, RYM 49 of 1973, Internet 73 - 16 M claimed 1973, Acclaimed 285
10	David Bowie	Aladdin Sane	1973	UK 1 - May 1973, Australia Goset 4 - Jun 1973, Norway 11 - May 1973, UK Radio2 29, Italy 32 of 1973, RYM 47 of 1973, Rolling Stone 277, WXPN 447, Acclaimed 452
11	Deep Purple	Made In Japan	1973	Austria 1 - Feb 1973, Australia Goset 2 - May 1973, Norway 7 - Dec 1972, RYM 11 of 1972, UK 16 - Jan 1973, US CashBox 17 of 1973, Italy 21 of 1973, Acclaimed 413
12	Stevie Wonder	Talking Book	1973	US 3 of 1973, US CashBox 8 of 1973, RYM 15 of 1972, UK 16 - Feb 1973, Norway 24 - Apr 1973, Guiness 51, Italy 54 of 1973, Rolling Stone 90, Acclaimed 109, WXPN 333
13	Alice Cooper	Billion Dollar Babies	1973	UK 1 - Mar 1973, Australia Goset 3 - May 1973, Austria 4 - Apr 1973, Norway 6 - Apr 1973, RYM 14 of 1973, US CashBox 15 of 1973, Acclaimed 1217
14	Deep Purple	Who Do We Think We Are	1973	Norway 1 - Feb 1973, Austria 2 - Mar 1973, Australia Goset 2 - Apr 1973, UK 4 - Feb 1973, Italy 16 of 1973, RYM 188 of 1973
15	Ringo Starr	Ringo	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1974, Norway 5 - Dec 1973, UK 7 - Dec 1973, Italy 15 of 1974, US CashBox 25 of 1974, RYM 128 of 1973, Acclaimed 2933
16	Carly Simon	No Secrets	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Mar 1973, UK 3 - Jan 1973, US 4 of 1973, Norway 6 - Feb 1973, US CashBox 11 of 1973, Italy 22 of 1973
17	George Harrison	Living In The Material World	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Aug 1973, UK 2 - Jul 1973, Norway 4 - Jul 1973, Italy 34 of 1973, US CashBox 47 of 1973, RYM 173 of 1973
18	The Who	Quadrophenia	1973	UK 2 - Nov 1973, Austria 8 - Feb 1974, RYM 12 of 1973, Italy 34 of 1974, WXPN 41, US CashBox 46 of 1974, Rolling Stone 266, Acclaimed 418
19	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	Brain Salad Surgery	1973	UK 2 - Dec 1973, Austria 5 - Dec 1973, Norway 5 - Dec 1973, Australia Goset 15 - Mar 1974, Italy 24 of 1974, RYM 73 of 1973, WXPN 645
20	Cat Stevens	Foreigner	1973	Norway 1 - Aug 1973, Australia Goset 2 - Sep 1973, UK 3 - Jul 1973, Italy 38 of 1973, US CashBox 55 of 1973
21	Jethro Tull	A Passion Play	1973	Austria 4 - Aug 1973, Norway 5 - Aug 1973, Australia Goset 9 - Sep 1973, UK 13 - Jul 1973, Italy 31 of 1973, US CashBox 50 of 1973, RYM 105 of 1973
22	Paul Simon	There Goes Rhymin' Simon	1973	UK 4 - Jun 1973, Norway 6 - Jun 1973, Australia Goset 6 - Jul 1973, US CashBox 21 of 1973, RYM 78 of 1973, Rolling Stone 267, Acclaimed 821
23	Wings	Red Rose Speedway	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Jun 1973, Norway 4 - May 1973, UK 5 - May 1973, Italy 28 of 1973, US CashBox 35 of 1973
24	Slade	Sladest	1973	UK 1 - Oct 1973, Australia Goset 2 - Nov 1973, Norway 4 - Oct 1973, Austria 10 - Jan 1974
25	Black Sabbath	SAbbath Bloody SAbbath	1973	UK 4 - Dec 1973, Australia Goset 5 - Mar 1974, Norway 6 - Dec 1973, RYM 21 of 1973, US CashBox 66 of 1974, Acclaimed 1401
26	David Bowie	Pin-Ups	1973	UK 1 - Nov 1973, Australia Goset 2 - Dec 1973, Norway 8 - Nov 1973, Italy 35 of 1973
27	The Carpenters	Now & Then	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Sep 1973, UK 2 - Jul 1973, Norway 12 - Oct 1973, US CashBox 20 of 1973
28	Marvin Gaye	Let's Get It On	1973	RYM 24 of 1973, UK 39 - Nov 1973, US CashBox 44 of 1973, NARM 81, Defin200 81, Rolling Stone 165, Acclaimed 181
29	Neil Diamond	Hot August Night	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Jan 1973, Norway 22 - Mar 1973, US CashBox 29 of 1973, UK 32 - Jan 1974, RYM 199 of 1972
30	The Allman Brothers Band	Brothers & Sisters	1973	Australia Goset 2 - Nov 1973, US CashBox 22 of 1973, Fox101 74, RYM 79 of 1973, WXPN 252, Acclaimed 1847
31	Roxy Music	For Your Pleasure	1973	UK 4 - Apr 1973, Austria 9 - Jul 1973, Norway 15 - May 1973, RYM 17 of 1973, Acclaimed 94, Rolling Stone 394
32	Santana	Welcome	1973	UK 8 - Dec 1973, Austria 9 - Dec 1973, Italy 9 of 1974, Australia Goset 14 - Feb 1974, US CashBox 97 of 1974, RYM 141 of 1973
33	Elvis Presley	Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (TV special)	1973	Norway 7 - Mar 1973, Australia Goset 10 - Apr 1973, UK 11 - Feb 1973, US CashBox 25 of 1973, RYM 145 of 1973, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
34	Genesis	Selling England By The Pound	1973	UK 3 - Oct 1973, RYM 3 of 1973, Italy 18 of 1974, WXPN 131, Acclaimed 728
35	Uriah Heep	Sweet Freedom	1973	Norway 2 - Oct 1973, Austria 9 - Nov 1973, UK 18 - Sep 1973, Australia Goset 19 - Feb 1974, US CashBox 100 of 1973
36	Nazareth	Loud 'N' Proud	1973	Austria 1 - Feb 1974, Norway 9 - Dec 1973, UK 10 - Nov 1973, RYM 157 of 1974
37	Neil Diamond	Jonathan Livingston Seagull	1973	Australia Goset 1 - Dec 1973, Austria 7 - Dec 1973, US CashBox 31 of 1974, UK 35 - Feb 1974
38	Mahavishnu Orchestra	Birds Of Fire	1973	Norway 18 - Apr 1973, UK 20 - Mar 1973, RYM 37 of 1973, US CashBox 85 of 1973, WXPN 840, Acclaimed 1062
39	Grand Funk Railroad	We're An American Band	1973	Norway 12 - Sep 1973, US CashBox 34 of 1973, Italy 76 of 1973, RYM 174 of 1973, Defin200 200, Acclaimed 2322
40	Bruce Springsteen	The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle	1973	WXPN 26, UK 33 - Jun 1985, Sweden 34 - Jun 1985, RYM 56 of 1973, Rolling Stone 132, Acclaimed 664
41	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd	1973	RYM 15 of 1973, Fox101 24, Defin200 179, Rolling Stone 401, Acclaimed 585, WXPN 597
42	Roxy Music	Stranded	1973	UK 1 - Dec 1973, Norway 14 - Jan 1974, RYM 59 of 1973, Acclaimed 588
43	Suzi Quatro	Suzi Quatro	1973	Austria 5 - Dec 1973, Norway 6 - Nov 1973, UK 32 - Oct 1973, Italy 72 of 1974, RYM 159 of 1973
44	Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin	Love, Devotion, Surrender	1973	Austria 6 - Aug 1973, UK 7 - Jul 1973, Norway 19 - Aug 1973, RYM 64 of 1973, US CashBox 95 of 1973
45	Roberta Flack	Killing Me Softly	1973	Norway 6 - Oct 1973, Australia Goset 8 - Nov 1973, UK 40 - Oct 1973, US CashBox 40 of 1973, RYM 183 of 1973
46	Yes	Yessongs	1973	UK 7 - May 1973, Australia Goset 8 - Jul 1973, Italy 39 of 1973, RYM 58 of 1973, US CashBox 64 of 1973
47	Ten Years After	Recorded Live	1973	Austria 7 - Sep 1973, Norway 9 - Aug 1973, UK 36 - Jul 1973, RYM 55 of 1973, Italy 94 of 1973
48	Rick Wakeman	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII	1973	UK 7 - Feb 1973, Australia Goset 9 - Apr 1973, Italy 56 of 1973, US CashBox 90 of 1973, RYM 98 of 1973
49	Al Green	Call Me	1973	RYM 6 of 1973, US CashBox 58 of 1973, Defin200 174, Acclaimed 257, Rolling Stone 289
50	Status Quo	Hello	1973	UK 1 - Oct 1973, Norway 6 - Nov 1973, RYM 166 of 1973
51	America	Homecoming	1973	Australia Goset 20 - Mar 1973, UK 21 - Dec 1972, US CashBox 48 of 1973, Italy 53 of 1973, RYM 185 of 1972
52	Rod Stewart	Sing It Again Rod	1973	UK 1 - Aug 1973, Australia Goset 15 - Oct 1973, US CashBox 93 of 1973
53	T Rex	Tanx	1973	UK 4 - Mar 1973, Norway 5 - Mar 1973, Australia Goset 9 - Jun 1973, RYM 124 of 1973
54	Bruce Springsteen	Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.	1973	Sweden 35 - Jun 1985, WXPN 47, RYM 97 of 1973, Rolling Stone 379, Acclaimed 1550
55	ZZ Top	Tres Hombres	1973	US CashBox 39 of 1974, RYM 54 of 1973, Fox101 71, Rolling Stone 498, Acclaimed 1189
56	The Eagles	Desperado	1973	UK 39 - Jul 1975, US CashBox 76 of 1973, RYM 123 of 1973, WXPN 416, Acclaimed 1033
57	Procol Harum	Grand Hotel	1973	Austria 6 - May 1973, Norway 8 - Apr 1973, Australia Goset 14 - Jul 1973, RYM 101 of 1973
58	Status Quo	Piledriver	1973	UK 5 - Jan 1973, Australia Goset 16 - Apr 1973, Norway 23 - Apr 1973, RYM 176 of 1972
59	Bryan Ferry	These Foolish Things	1973	UK 5 - Nov 1973, Australia Goset 12 - Jun 1974, RYM 146 of 1973, Acclaimed 1850
60	Art Garfunkel	Angel Clare	1973	Australia Goset 13 - Oct 1973, UK 14 - Oct 1973, Norway 20 - Oct 1973, US CashBox 24 of 1973
61	Lou Reed	Berlin	1973	UK 7 - Oct 1973, RYM 27 of 1973, Acclaimed 212, Rolling Stone 344
62	Mott The Hoople	Mott	1973	UK 7 - Aug 1973, RYM 41 of 1973, Rolling Stone 366, Acclaimed 504
63	Perry Como	And I Love You So	1973	UK 1 - Jul 1973, Australia Goset 6 - Oct 1973
64	Grand Funk Railroad	Phoenix	1973	Australia Goset 13 - Mar 1973, Norway 20 - Nov 1972, Italy 50 of 1973, US CashBox 63 of 1973
65	Bob Marley	Catch a Fire	1973	RYM 9 of 1973, Rolling Stone 123, Acclaimed 158, WXPN 222
66	Neil Young	Time Fades Away	1973	Norway 16 - Nov 1973, UK 20 - Oct 1973, RYM 68 of 1973, Acclaimed 2764
67	Focus	Moving Waves	1973	UK 2 - Nov 1972, Australia Goset 13 - Jun 1973, US CashBox 26 of 1973
68	Original Soundtrack	That'll Be The Day	1973	UK 1 - Jun 1973, Australia Goset 9 - Jun 1974
69	The Temptations	All Directions	1973	UK 19 - Jan 1973, US CashBox 37 of 1973, Italy 42 of 1973, Acclaimed 2366
70	Frank Zappa	Over-nite Sensation	1973	Norway 15 - Sep 1973, RYM 31 of 1973, WXPN 557, Acclaimed 2280
71	Gilbert O'Sullivan	I'm A Writer Not A Fighter	1973	UK 2 - Oct 1973, Norway 15 - Oct 1973, Italy 87 of 1973
72	David Cassidy	Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes	1973	UK 1 - Nov 1973, Australia Goset 14 - Mar 1974
73	Sly & The Family Stone	Fresh	1973	US CashBox 36 of 1973, RYM 76 of 1973, Rolling Stone 186, Acclaimed 593
74	Jackson Browne	For Everyman	1973	RYM 94 of 1973, WXPN 273, Rolling Stone 457, Acclaimed 1792
75	The Doobie Brothers	The Captain & Me	1973	US CashBox 6 of 1973, RYM 48 of 1973, Acclaimed 2124
76	Free	Heartbreaker	1973	UK 9 - Feb 1973, Australia Goset 15 - Jun 1973, RYM 119 of 1973
77	The Faces	Ooh La La	1973	Australia Goset 8 - Jun 1973, Norway 22 - May 1973, RYM 160 of 1973
78	Chicago	Chicago VI	1973	Norway 13 - Aug 1973, Australia Goset 14 - Sep 1973, Italy 83 of 1973
79	King Crimson	Larks' Tongues In Aspic	1973	RYM 10 of 1973, UK 20 - Apr 1973, Acclaimed 1574
80	Donovan	Cosmic Wheels	1973	UK 15 - Mar 1973, Australia Goset 15 - Jun 1973, US CashBox 69 of 1973
81	Leon Russell	Leon Live	1973	Australia Goset 13 - Nov 1973, Norway 18 - Sep 1973, US CashBox 73 of 1973
82	Genesis	Genesis Live	1973	UK 9 - Aug 1973, Italy 43 of 1973, RYM 107 of 1973
83	Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters	1973	RYM 8 of 1973, US CashBox 69 of 1974, Acclaimed 534
84	David Bowie	Space Oddity	1973	UK 17 - Nov 1972, Australia Goset 17 - Jun 1973, US CashBox 86 of 1973
85	Gary Glitter	Touch Me	1973	UK 2 - Jun 1973, Australia Goset 10 - Jul 1973
86	Toots & The Maytals	Funky Kingston	1973	RYM 11 of 1973, Rolling Stone 378, Acclaimed 928
87	The Temptations	Masterpiece	1973	UK 28 - Jul 1973, Italy 37 of 1973, US CashBox 46 of 1973
88	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Jesus Christ Superstar	1973	UK 23 - Sep 1973, RYM 31 of 1970, WXPN 412
89	James Taylor	One Man Dog	1973	UK 27 - Dec 1972, US CashBox 59 of 1973, Italy 74 of 1973
90	New York Dolls	New York Dolls	1973	RYM 22 of 1973, Acclaimed 139, Rolling Stone 213
91	The Beach Boys	Holland	1973	UK 20 - Feb 1973, RYM 182 of 1973, Acclaimed 2441
92	Todd Rundgren	A Wizard, A True Star	1973	RYM 29 of 1973, WXPN 543, Acclaimed 659
93	The Isley Brothers	3 , 3	1973	RYM 46 of 1973, US CashBox 74 of 1973, Acclaimed 912
94	Uriah Heep	Live - January 1973	1973	Norway 3 - Jun 1973, Austria 5 - Jul 1973
95	Bob Marley	Burnin'	1973	RYM 36 of 1973, Rolling Stone 319, Acclaimed 433
96	Steely Dan	Countdown to Ecstasy	1973	RYM 38 of 1973, WXPN 378, Acclaimed 396
97	The O'Jays	Ship Ahoy	1973	US CashBox 49 of 1974, RYM 116 of 1973, Acclaimed 1806
98	Tom Waits	Closing Time	1973	RYM 45 of 1973, WXPN 187, Acclaimed 1451
99	Hall & Oates	Abandoned Luncheonette	1973	US CashBox 76 of 1976, RYM 139 of 1973, WXPN 175
100	London Symphony Orchestra	Tommy	1973	Australia Goset 2 - Jan 1973, US CashBox 39 of 1973