Top 40 Music Albums of 1973 by skelter54

Chart updated: 09/21/2020 16:45
(Created: 01/29/2014 19:24).
Chart size: 40 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,120 charts

Rank Score:

63,100

Rank in 1973:

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Average Rating:

92 (5,314 votes)

Comments:

590

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Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

999 charts

Rank Score:

10,658

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

129

Average Rating:

84 (1,263 votes)

Comments:

3. (2)

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

820 charts

Rank Score:

6,536

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

82 (1,033 votes)

Comments:

4. (5)

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

3,492

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

117

Overall Rank:

510

Average Rating:

79 (652 votes)

Comments:

5. (8)

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,570

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

153

Overall Rank:

683

Average Rating:

80 (499 votes)

Comments:

6. (3)

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

311 charts

Rank Score:

2,128

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

178

Overall Rank:

824

Average Rating:

80 (430 votes)

Comments:

7. (12)

Living In The Material World

George Harrison

[First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

375

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

678

Overall Rank:

3,872

Average Rating:

76 (235 votes)

Comments:

8. (13)

There Goes Rhymin' Simon

Paul Simon

[First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

910

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

354

Overall Rank:

1,844

Average Rating:

78 (237 votes)

Comments:

9. (16)

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

[First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,208 charts

Rank Score:

12,917

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,316 votes)

Comments:

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Wild Tales

Graham Nash

[First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

21 charts

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Top 40 Music Albums of 1973 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Jim Croce	2	5%
Elton John	2	5%
Bruce Springsteen	2	5%
Paul McCartney & Wings	2	5%
Al Green	1	3%
Marvin Gaye	1	3%
Premiata Forneria Marconi	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	22	55%
	16	40%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Top 40 Music Albums of 1973 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 22nd to 13th Quadrophenia by The Who
Up 8 from 20th to 12th The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
Up 7 from 24th to 17th Closing Time by Tom Waits

Biggest fallers
Down 20 from 11th to 31st Angel Clare by Art Garfunkel
Down 16 from 7th to 23rd In Deep by Argent
Down 15 from 9th to 24th GP by Gram Parsons

New entries
Red Rose Speedway by Paul McCartney & Wings
Goats Head Soup by The Rolling Stones
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
10cc by 10cc
On The Third Day by Electric Light Orchestra
Life And Times by Jim Croce
Foreigner by Cat Stevens
Aquashow by Elliott Murphy
I Got A Name by Jim Croce
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. by Bruce Springsteen
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player by Elton John
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Leavers
Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
Berlin by Lou Reed

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(from the 1970s)

Title	Source	Type	Published
Top 40 Music Albums of 1979	skelter54	1979 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1978	skelter54	1978 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1977	skelter54	1977 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1976	skelter54	1976 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1975	skelter54	1975 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1974	skelter54	1974 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1973	skelter54	1973 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1972	skelter54	1972 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1971	skelter54	1971 year chart	2020
Top 40 Music Albums of 1970	skelter54	1970 year chart	2020

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90/100	06/30/2021 02:53	Moondance	475	85/100

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From Johnnyo 07/20/2023 21:02

Really great chart

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From Moondance 06/30/2021 02:53

A fabulous top 40 chart. Great to see Elliott Murphy's debut album get a listing.

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