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:

4,125 charts

Rank Score:

61,049

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,330 votes)

Comments:

592

2.

Innervisions 

 Stevie Wonder

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,213 charts

Rank Score:

12,631

Rank in 1973:

2

Rank in 1970s:

26

Overall Rank:

97

Average Rating:

 85 (1,327 votes)

Comments:

79

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,335 charts

Rank Score:

11,837

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

111

Average Rating:

 85 (2,045 votes)

Comments:

117

4.

Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,003 charts

Rank Score:

10,669

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 84 (1,267 votes)

Comments:

94

5.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 

 Elton John

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

991 charts

Rank Score:

7,440

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:

940 charts

Rank Score:

7,133

Rank in 1973:

6

Rank in 1970s:

53

Overall Rank:

224

Average Rating:

 83 (1,344 votes)

Comments:

103

7.

Band On The Run 

 Paul McCartney & Wings

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

822 charts

Rank Score:

6,384

Rank in 1973:

7

Rank in 1970s:

61

Overall Rank:

257

Average Rating:

 82 (1,039 votes)

Comments:

80

8.

Aladdin Sane 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

807 charts

Rank Score:

5,559

Rank in 1973:

8

Rank in 1970s:

75

Overall Rank:

309

Average Rating:

 82 (1,315 votes)

Comments:

82

9.

Raw Power 

 Iggy And The Stooges

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

815 charts

Rank Score:

5,492

Rank in 1973:

9

Rank in 1970s:

77

Overall Rank:

313

Average Rating:

 82 (1,020 votes)

Comments:

65

10.

Future Days 

 Can

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

537 charts

Rank Score:

4,907

Rank in 1973:

10

Rank in 1970s:

87

Overall Rank:

350

Average Rating:

 83 (593 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%
Alice Cooper	3	0%
James Brown	3	0%
David Bowie	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	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

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