Best Albums of 1973

Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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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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"Donato is not a singer, so his voice brings the songs down _ it's way better when Nana Caymmi sings on "Mentiras"... The music is good, though; full of swing... But it's not a really exciting record."  Reply
- heybabyxxx | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"A marvellous record by the "godfather of bossa nova", with his trademark acoustic guitar and very precise voice _ he'd be the best rapper ever if he ever rapped. His version of then recently released but today classic "Águas de Março", by Jobim, might be the best there is. Very sophisticated, but..."  [+]  Reply
- heybabyxxx | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"AKA "The Pussy Album" (more people know the cover _ censored at the time _ than the songs). In her 4th record, the great singer ditches rock'n'roll and returns to more Brazilian sounds, including the classic "Desafinado" and more recent songs from friends like Caetano, Macalé and Melodia. There's..."  [+]  Reply
- heybabyxxx | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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""Ring Ring" was Abba's first album; released in 1973 a year before their international breakthrough with "Waterloo". Although the group at this point appear somewhat immature and without the sharp profile that would later characterize the group's sound, there are nonetheless several fine pop melo..."  [+]  Reply
- Rovers | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"One of the most beautifull latin american rock album. García expands his repertoire towards progressive rock and tradicional music call tango; specialy in "cuando ya me empiece a quedar solo". García continues with his existentialist lyrics that are increasingly shocking, all accompanied by beaut..."  [+]  Reply
- NACHO21 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Right - to set the record straight: this is the ORIGINAL track listing of the 1973 issue. If you come across a copy with a picture of a lion on it, leave it be. The one you want either looks like the one in the picture (i.e. blackboard on a red background), or black with the legend "Upsetters 14 ..."  [+]  Reply
- Jimmy Dread | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Underrated in my opinion, this is an excellent Traffic album. With songs like "Evening Blue", "(Sometimes I Feel so) Uninspired" and "Roll Right Blues" it makes an excellent listen for a late evening."  Reply
- NickVolos | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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