Best Albums of 1973

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Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1973 year summaryThe best artists of 1973 were Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Who, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, David Bowie and The Stooges.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,044 charts

Rank Score:

70,706

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Average Rating:

92 (5,217 votes)

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582

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,153 charts

Rank Score:

13,098

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,296 charts

Rank Score:

12,868

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Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

85 (2,003 votes)

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116

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

977 charts

Rank Score:

11,731

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125

Average Rating:

84 (1,243 votes)

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Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

916 charts

Rank Score:

8,455

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193

Average Rating:

83 (1,319 votes)

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101

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

937 charts

Rank Score:

7,941

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207

Average Rating:

81 (1,121 votes)

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Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

776 charts

Rank Score:

6,819

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

768 charts

Rank Score:

5,945

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

777 charts

Rank Score:

5,929

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Overall Rank:

306

Average Rating:

83 (1,004 votes)

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10.

Future Days

Can

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

511 charts

Rank Score:

5,351

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338

Average Rating:

83 (566 votes)

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Best Albums of 1973 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Karl Böhm / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus	5	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
Status Quo	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Cornelis Vreeswijk	3	0%
Roy Ayers	3	0%
Gladys Knight & The Pips	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	397	40%
	213	21%
	52	5%
	49	5%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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