Best Albums of 1973

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Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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:

3,779 charts

Rank Score:

93,656

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Average Rating:

92 (4,795 votes)

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534

Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,203 charts

Rank Score:

15,695

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,025 charts

Rank Score:

14,605

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Overall Rank:

119

Average Rating:

86 (1,159 votes)

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Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

13,579

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129

Average Rating:

84 (1,090 votes)

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Quadrophenia

The Who

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

856 charts

Rank Score:

11,184

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164

Average Rating:

84 (1,208 votes)

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

853 charts

Rank Score:

8,791

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Overall Rank:

221

Average Rating:

81 (1,007 votes)

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Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

675 charts

Rank Score:

7,319

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

716 charts

Rank Score:

7,100

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

684 charts

Rank Score:

6,279

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Overall Rank:

317

Average Rating:

83 (1,133 votes)

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10.

Future Days

Can

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

416 charts

Rank Score:

5,206

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381

Average Rating:

84 (488 votes)

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Best Albums of 1973 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Karl Böhm / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus	5	0%
Various Artists	5	0%
Status Quo	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Eumir Deodato	3	0%
Roy Ayers	3	0%
Alice Cooper	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	224	22%
	56	6%
	52	5%
	34	3%
	31	3%
	17	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	41	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	11	1%

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