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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21.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,493

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

165

Overall Rank:

725

Average Rating:

81 (597 votes)

Comments:

22.

Paris 1919

John Cale

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

280 charts

Rank Score:

2,339

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

171

Overall Rank:

768

Average Rating:

79 (325 votes)

Comments:

23.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

2,326

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

172

Overall Rank:

771

Average Rating:

81 (676 votes)

Comments:

24.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

295 charts

Rank Score:

2,241

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

178

Overall Rank:

799

Average Rating:

80 (414 votes)

Comments:

25.

Faust IV

Faust

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

281 charts

Rank Score:

1,924

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

200

Overall Rank:

939

Average Rating:

80 (339 votes)

Comments:

26.

New York Dolls

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

1,764

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

214

Overall Rank:

1,013

Average Rating:

76 (393 votes)

Comments:

27.

Solid Air

John Martyn

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,545

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

244

Overall Rank:

1,144

Average Rating:

78 (242 votes)

Comments:

28.

Brain Salad Surgery

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,420

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,247

Average Rating:

77 (382 votes)

Comments:

29.

Call Me

Al Green

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,235

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,404

Average Rating:

79 (230 votes)

Comments:

30.

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,196

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,449

Average Rating:

77 (499 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1973 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Karl Böhm / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus	5	1%
Status Quo	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
James Brown	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Pharoah Sanders	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	398	40%
	213	21%
	52	5%
	49	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	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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