Best Albums of 1973

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Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3,585 charts

Rank Score:

98,131

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Average Rating:

92 (4,575 votes)

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509

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Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,111 charts

Rank Score:

16,316

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

914 charts

Rank Score:

14,193

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Overall Rank:

121

Average Rating:

85 (1,071 votes)

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Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

796 charts

Rank Score:

12,998

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138

Average Rating:

84 (1,012 votes)

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Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

798 charts

Rank Score:

11,623

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158

Average Rating:

84 (1,134 votes)

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

766 charts

Rank Score:

8,386

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

668 charts

Rank Score:

7,284

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Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

83 (859 votes)

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Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

595 charts

Rank Score:

7,201

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1973

Appears in:

629 charts

Rank Score:

6,596

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Overall Rank:

299

Average Rating:

82 (1,055 votes)

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10.

Future Days

Can

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

5,116

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377

Average Rating:

84 (453 votes)

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Best Albums of 1973 composition

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%
Pharoah Sanders	3	0%
Johnny Cash	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	221	22%
	61	6%
	48	5%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

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