Best Albums of 1973

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Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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

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21.

Paris 1919

John Cale

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

284 charts

Rank Score:

2,446

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

168

Overall Rank:

728

Average Rating:

79 (326 votes)

Comments:

22.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

2,409

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

171

Overall Rank:

743

Average Rating:

81 (607 votes)

Comments:

23.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

409 charts

Rank Score:

2,354

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

173

Overall Rank:

763

Average Rating:

81 (679 votes)

Comments:

24.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

2,233

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

177

Overall Rank:

792

Average Rating:

80 (421 votes)

Comments:

25.

Faust IV

Faust

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,867

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

205

Overall Rank:

965

Average Rating:

80 (344 votes)

Comments:

26.

New York Dolls

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

336 charts

Rank Score:

1,797

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

213

Overall Rank:

993

Average Rating:

76 (395 votes)

Comments:

27.

Solid Air

John Martyn

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

1,480

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

249

Overall Rank:

1,198

Average Rating:

78 (246 votes)

Comments:

28.

Brain Salad Surgery

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,383

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,273

Average Rating:

77 (386 votes)

Comments:

29.

Call Me

Al Green

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,235

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

280

Overall Rank:

1,410

Average Rating:

79 (235 votes)

Comments:

30.

Goats Head Soup

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

1,154

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

295

Overall Rank:

1,497

Average Rating:

75 (467 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Alice Cooper	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	396	40%
	212	21%
	53	5%
	48	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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