Best Albums of 1973

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151.

La Planète Sauvage (Bande Sonore Originale Du Film) 
Soundtrack

 Alain Goraguer

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"Incredible Psychedelic-Jazz Soundtrack, and the film is awesome too!!!"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

144

Rank in 1973:

151

Rank in 1970s:

1,280

Overall Rank:

8,561

Average Rating:

 77 (34 votes)

Comments:

1

152.

Mystery To Me 

 Fleetwood Mac

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"I debate whether this is Fleetwood Mac's best, (Of their first three or so incarnations) but is is definitely a guilty pleasure with "Emerald Eyes," "Forever," with its hypnotic guitar riffs, and of course, "Hypnotized." Perhaps Bob Welch was reading Carlos Castaneda...""I debate whether this is Fleetwood Mac's best, (Of their first three or so incarnations) but is is definitely a guilty pleasure with "Emerald Eyes," "Forever," with its hypnotic guitar riffs, and of course, "Hypnotized." Perhaps Bob Welch was reading Carlos Castaneda at the time he channeled that song? So different from most of Bob's other writing!. The other songs that he penned give a glimpse into his writing and composition style that showed up on his solo albums. (I love Bob and much of his work, but will be the first to acknowledge his cheese making as well. "Precious Love?" Ouch...)"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

144

Rank in 1973:

152

Rank in 1970s:

1,283

Overall Rank:

8,581

Average Rating:

 73 (121 votes)

Comments:

9

153.

Marjory Razorblade 

 Kevin Coyne

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"Kevin Coyne who carved out mythological stories of pathos. His vocal style was a rough kind of grumbling reminiscent of Captain Beefheart and his arrangements were spartan and bizarre. 'Marjory Razorblade' consists of a series of stories of alienation, insanity and alcholism. In the heart of Coyn...""Kevin Coyne who carved out mythological stories of pathos. His vocal style was a rough kind of grumbling reminiscent of Captain Beefheart and his arrangements were spartan and bizarre. 'Marjory Razorblade' consists of a series of stories of alienation, insanity and alcholism. In the heart of Coyne's music are the blues of the Delta allied to the 'ship of fools' theme common to English literature. 'Marjory Razorblade' is a conscientiously passionate and impetuous work that is one of of the all-time masterpieces to have emerged from the UK. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

143

Rank in 1973:

153

Rank in 1970s:

1,286

Overall Rank:

8,592

Average Rating:

 74 (44 votes)

Comments:

3

154.

10cc 

 10cc

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"From the very beginning, this remarkable band was distinguished by its inventive music, featuring a variety of magnificent vocal harmonies (performed by four vocalists), stylish melodies, and a delightful sense of humor and eccentricity (in the spirit of Zappa and Captain Beefheart). Of course, t...""From the very beginning, this remarkable band was distinguished by its inventive music, featuring a variety of magnificent vocal harmonies (performed by four vocalists), stylish melodies, and a delightful sense of humor and eccentricity (in the spirit of Zappa and Captain Beefheart). Of course, there are no complex structures or progressive ideas that would appear on their later albums. The debut album of 10 CC is inspired more by doo-wop, rhythm and blues of the 50s and beat music of the 60s. But here, the guys are already shining with their wit - puns, sarcasm and ambiguities are evident in almost all the texts. The album's closing track, Fresh Air For My Mama, was actually a reworking of the song You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think Of It by the band Hotlegs. The musicality throughout the album is excellent. In my opinion, this is a successful and promising debut by a great band..."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

143

Rank in 1973:

154

Rank in 1970s:

1,288

Overall Rank:

8,602

Average Rating:

 73 (98 votes)

Comments:

5

155.

Preservation Act 1 

 The Kinks

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"This is one of the most overlooked and unfairly underrated Kinks albums. It may have vanished a little in the amount of very strong album releases that characterized these years. Moreover the theme in "Preservation" came out much unresolved, and the plot and characters did not come out clearly un...""This is one of the most overlooked and unfairly underrated Kinks albums. It may have vanished a little in the amount of very strong album releases that characterized these years. Moreover the theme in "Preservation" came out much unresolved, and the plot and characters did not come out clearly until the release of "Preservation Act 2" the following year. In fact this album, along with with "Muswell Hillbillies", for me is easily the group's strongest release during their time at RCA. Several of the strong songs have only peripheral or no connection with the "Preservation" theme and in fact the album would probably have worked well as an ordinary album, with a dozen songs with different themes. Songs like "Sweet Lady Genevieve" and "Sitting in the Midday", sung by the character "The Tramp" in "Preservation" are sone of Davies' most beautiful, and both are clearly releated with several songs of the original "The Vilage Green Preservation Society ". "Where Are They Now" is nostalgic song about great men of the past - a theme also found on the "Muswell Hillbillies" - Great melody and another favorite. The two opening tracks "Morning Song" and "Daylight" are very powerful and I remember how I got goose bumps during the performance of "Preservation Act" in London’s Royalty Theatre at Christmas 1974. "Cricket" is a biting humorous song performed in music-hall style. "There's a Change in the Weather", "Money and Corruption", "Here Comes Flash" and "Demolition" sound a lot like the songs from "Preservation Act 2" and they are tightly linked to the plot of the opera. Both are also fine songs that actually can be enjoyed out of context. An album everybody deserves to hear at least once."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 1973:

155

Rank in 1970s:

1,306

Overall Rank:

8,742

Average Rating:

 68 (75 votes)

Comments:

3

156.

2nd 

 Agitation Free

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"Some excellent krautrock. I dont really like laila pt 1 though, it seems out of place"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 1973:

156

Rank in 1970s:

1,308

Overall Rank:

8,751

Average Rating:

 76 (35 votes)

Comments:

2

157.

Never Turn Your Back On A Friend 

 Budgie

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"If you don't have any Budgie and like early heavy rock music the do yourself a favour and get this album and Bandolier, both classics. Budgie we a band that were just so good it was unbelievable that they never hit the really big time. I suppose they just did not get the exposure they deserved, u...""If you don't have any Budgie and like early heavy rock music the do yourself a favour and get this album and Bandolier, both classics. Budgie we a band that were just so good it was unbelievable that they never hit the really big time. I suppose they just did not get the exposure they deserved, unlike the like of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin at the time. Sadly I never got to see them live, even though I purchased my first copy of Bandolier in 1976, what was I thinking. Burke Shelly produces some soaring vocals and classic bass line, and Tony Bourge guitar work is some of the best you will hear, and this is all held together and complimented by the drumming engine of Ray Phillips. They just knew how to work together as a tight 3 piece, probably had to as nowhere to hide in a 3 piece unit."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

138

Rank in 1973:

157

Rank in 1970s:

1,318

Overall Rank:

8,837

Average Rating:

 76 (76 votes)

Comments:

4

158.

Pérola Negra 

 Luiz Melodia

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"Debut of the singer/songwriter from Rio and his most famous album. A cult classic and a very eclectic record, going from samba to rock."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

137

Rank in 1973:

158

Rank in 1970s:

1,325

Overall Rank:

8,877

Average Rating:

 77 (22 votes)

Comments:

2

159.

Ralf Und Florian 

 Kraftwerk

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"Ananas Symphonie (pineapple symphony) and tongebirge (sound peaks/tone mountains) are two of the coolest soundscapes i've heard. just really cool album and the back cover alone of them in their weird practice room with all their equipment is worth having. it makes me sad they have tried to bury t...""Ananas Symphonie (pineapple symphony) and tongebirge (sound peaks/tone mountains) are two of the coolest soundscapes i've heard. just really cool album and the back cover alone of them in their weird practice room with all their equipment is worth having. it makes me sad they have tried to bury their early albums, while they promote some of their later, boring but more "kraftwerk"y records like electric cafe. this along with kraftwerk I and II are some of my favorite albums, but i get that they were kind of a different band back then with a different sound. caught a panda bear sample on person pitch that is from ananas sypmhonie. lemme know if you hear it too!"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

137

Rank in 1973:

159

Rank in 1970s:

1,326

Overall Rank:

8,880

Average Rating:

 74 (73 votes)

Comments:

4

160.

Wild And Peaceful 

 Kool & The Gang

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"I'm not complaining, but I'm also not not complaining... why is this number one?"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

137

Rank in 1973:

160

Rank in 1970s:

1,328

Overall Rank:

8,900

Average Rating:

 75 (52 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1973 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Karl Böhm / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus	5	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Status Quo	4	0%
Roy Ayers	3	0%
Gladys Knight & The Pips	3	0%
Pharoah Sanders	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	392	39%
	214	21%
	54	5%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

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