Best Albums of 1973

Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,130 charts

Rank Score:

60,119

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,333 votes)

Comments:

592

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Innervisions 

 Stevie Wonder

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,215 charts

Rank Score:

12,563

Rank in 1973:

2

Rank in 1970s:

25

Overall Rank:

94

Average Rating:

 85 (1,329 votes)

Comments:

79

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,337 charts

Rank Score:

11,697

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 85 (2,049 votes)

Comments:

117

4.

Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,007 charts

Rank Score:

10,588

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 84 (1,269 votes)

Comments:

94

5.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 

 Elton John

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

992 charts

Rank Score:

7,398

Rank in 1973:

5

Rank in 1970s:

50

Overall Rank:

212

Average Rating:

 81 (1,156 votes)

Comments:

82

6.

Quadrophenia 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

942 charts

Rank Score:

7,041

Rank in 1973:

6

Rank in 1970s:

53

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

 83 (1,345 votes)

Comments:

103

7.

Band On The Run 

 Paul McCartney & Wings

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

825 charts

Rank Score:

6,459

Rank in 1973:

7

Rank in 1970s:

58

Overall Rank:

250

Average Rating:

 82 (1,041 votes)

Comments:

80

8.

Aladdin Sane 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

807 charts

Rank Score:

5,523

Rank in 1973:

8

Rank in 1970s:

76

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 82 (1,318 votes)

Comments:

82

9.

Raw Power 

 Iggy And The Stooges

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

817 charts

Rank Score:

5,462

Rank in 1973:

9

Rank in 1970s:

77

Overall Rank:

313

Average Rating:

 83 (1,023 votes)

Comments:

65

10.

Future Days 

 Can

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

541 charts

Rank Score:

4,864

Rank in 1973:

10

Rank in 1970s:

87

Overall Rank:

351

Average Rating:

 83 (597 votes)

Comments:

27

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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%
James Brown	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Cornelis Vreeswijk	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	390	39%
	215	22%
	51	5%
	48	5%
	39	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%