Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 by saltysurprise

• Chart updated: 04/27/2024 22:15
• (Created: 11/24/2017 19:44).
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 05/23/2019]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,479

Rank in 1973:

21

Rank in 1970s:

165

Overall Rank:

726

Average Rating:

 81 (598 votes)

Comments:

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Head Hunters 

 Herbie Hancock

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2019]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,711

Rank in 1973:

12

Rank in 1970s:

112

Overall Rank:

485

Average Rating:

 82 (511 votes)

Comments:

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Future Days 

 Can

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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

511 charts

Rank Score:

5,340

Rank in 1973:

10

Rank in 1970s:

85

Overall Rank:

338

Average Rating:

 83 (567 votes)

Comments:

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Aladdin Sane 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

768 charts

Rank Score:

5,933

Rank in 1973:

8

Rank in 1970s:

76

Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

 83 (1,281 votes)

Comments:

81

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Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

979 charts

Rank Score:

11,832

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 84 (1,245 votes)

Comments:

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A Wizard, A True Star 

 Todd Rundgren

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

944

Rank in 1973:

38

Rank in 1970s:

349

Overall Rank:

1,789

Average Rating:

 76 (216 votes)

Comments:

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Gentleman 

 Fela Kuti & Africa 70

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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

644

Rank in 1973:

51

Rank in 1970s:

465

Overall Rank:

2,460

Average Rating:

 81 (107 votes)

Comments:

4

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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

2,314

Rank in 1973:

23

Rank in 1970s:

172

Overall Rank:

774

Average Rating:

 81 (676 votes)

Comments:

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Faust IV 

 Faust

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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

1,941

Rank in 1973:

25

Rank in 1970s:

198

Overall Rank:

928

Average Rating:

 80 (341 votes)

Comments:

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Catch A Fire 

 The Wailers

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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2019]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,508

Rank in 1973:

20

Rank in 1970s:

164

Overall Rank:

720

Average Rating:

 81 (439 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	2	4%
Herbie Hancock	2	4%
Museo Rosenbach	1	2%
Todd Rundgren	1	2%
Paul McCartney & Wings	1	2%
Iggy And The Stooges	1	2%
Willie Nelson	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	21	42%
	18	36%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 36th to 27th Black Byrd by Donald Byrd
Up 2 from 17th to 15th Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin

Biggest fallers
Down 6 from 41st to 47th Mott by Mott The Hoople
Down 6 from 44th to 50th (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Down 5 from 39th to 44th We're An American Band by Grand Funk

New entries
Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Zarathustra by Museo Rosenbach
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
(No Pussyfooting) by Fripp & Eno
Tyranny And Mutation by Blue Öyster Cult

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100/100	01/10/2019 23:55	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
90/100	11/25/2017 04:36	AAL2014	163	92/100

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From AAL2014 11/25/2017 04:36

Love this list. One of my favorite years for music ever. Have you listened to Innervisions by Stevie Wonder?

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