Top Albums of 1973
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
10cc 10cc Art Pop, Comedy Rock, Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
Hugh Hopper 1984 Avant-Garde Jazz, Canterbury Scene
32
1025
 The Isley Brothers 3+3 Funk, Psychedelic Soul
27
807
 Todd Rundgren A Wizard, a True Star Art Pop, Experimental Rock, Pop Rock
20
569
 David Bowie Aladdin Sane Art Rock, Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Udo Lindenberg Alles Klar Auf der Andrea Doria Deutschrock
Gong Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part II) Canterbury Scene, Space Rock
Elliott Murphy Aquashow Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Area Arbeit macht frei Avant-Prog
13
443
 Paul McCartney and Wings Band on the Run Pop Rock
Charlie Rich Behind Closed Doors Nashville Sound
9
255
 Lou Reed Berlin Art Rock
36
1272
 Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies Glam Rock, Hard Rock
38
1333
 Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock
39
1401
 Upsetters Blackboard Jungle Dub Dub
50
1903
 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Brain Salad Surgery Progressive Rock
69
2977
 The Allman Brothers Band Brothers and Sisters Southern Rock
16
510
 The Wailers Burnin' Roots Reggae
10
338
 Al Green Call Me Southern Soul
6
156
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Catch a Fire Roots Reggae
33
1174
 Tom Waits Closing Time Singer/Songwriter
43
1584
 Dave Holland Conference of the Birds Avant-Garde Jazz
Funkadelic Cosmic Slop Funk, Psychedelic Soul
23
662
 Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy Pop Rock
40
1403
 Eagles Desperado Country Rock
Ralph Towner Diary Jazz Fusion
31
951
 Little Feat Dixie Chicken Boogie Rock, Southern Rock
Elton John Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player Piano Rock
51
1936
 Donny Hathaway Extension of a Man Soul
Art Ensemble of Chicago Fanfare for the Warriors Free Jazz
John Fahey Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) American Primitivism
62
2487
 Jackson Browne For Everyman Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
4
137
 Roxy Music For Your Pleasure Art Rock, Glam Rock
25
779
 Sly and the Family Stone Fresh Funk, Psychedelic Soul
34
1189
 Toots and The Maytals Funky Kingston Roots Reggae
26
782
 Can Future Days Krautrock
Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 Gentleman Afrobeat
63
2668
 The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup Rock
5
150
 Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Piano Rock
17
526
 Gram Parsons GP Country, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
44
1612
 Bruce Springsteen Greetings from Asbury Park N.J. Heartland Rock
Van Morrison Hard Nose the Highway Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
15
494
 Herbie Hancock Head Hunters Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Judee Sill Heart Food Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Vainica Doble Heliotropo Folk Pop, Psychedelic Pop
58
2334
 The Beach Boys Holland Pop Rock
46
1763
 Waylon Jennings Honky Tonk Heroes Outlaw Country
19
550
 Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy Hard Rock
Return to Forever feat. Chick Corea Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock
Gladys Knight and The Pips Imagination Soul
2
48
 Stevie Wonder Innervisions Soul
56
2249
 Faust IV Krautrock
52
2022
 João Gilberto João Gilberto Bossa Nova
Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly Soul
54
2229
 King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic Progressive Rock
8
215
 Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On Smooth Soul
53
2215
 Chick Corea & Return to Forever Light As a Feather Jazz Fusion
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas Country Rock, Western Swing
Al Green Livin' for You Smooth Soul, Southern Soul
Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur Folk Pop
42
1446
 Kevin Coyne Marjory Razorblade Singer/Songwriter
57
2281
 Magma M�kan�k D�strukt�? K�mmand�h Zeuhl
John Lennon Mind Games Pop Rock
The Band Moondog Matinee Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Roots Rock
21
633
 Mott the Hoople Mott Glam Rock
Leo Kottke My Feet Are Smiling American Primitivism
66
2955
 Neu! Neu! 2 Krautrock
7
180
 New York Dolls New York Dolls Glam Rock, Proto-Punk
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Next Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Fripp & Eno (No Pussyfooting) Ambient, Drone
Dan Penn Nobody's Fool Country Rock, Country Soul
45
1750
 Frank Zappa/The Mothers Over-Nite Sensation Art Rock, Experimental Rock
11
376
 John Cale Paris 1919 Baroque Pop
49
1896
 Planxty Planxty Irish Folk Music
I-Roy Presenting I-Roy Deejay
18
539
 Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd) Southern Rock
14
467
 The Who Quadrophenia Hard Rock, Rock Opera
64
2866
 Gong Radio Gnome Invisible Part I: Flying Teapot Canterbury Scene, Space Rock
3
126
 Iggy and The Stooges Raw Power Garage Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
Ringo Starr Ringo Pop Rock
48
1868
 Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
68
2967
 Secos & Molhados Secos & Molhados Art Pop, Folk Pop, Progressive Pop
30
874
 Genesis Selling England by the Pound Progressive Rock
60
2381
 Herbie Hancock Sextant Jazz Fusion
55
2233
 The O'Jays Ship Ahoy Philly Soul
Willie Nelson Shotgun Willie Outlaw Country
22
643
 John Martyn Solid Air British Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Keith Jarrett Solo Concerts: Bremen and Lausanne ECM Style Jazz
59
2351
 Sun Ra Space Is the Place Free Jazz
41
1415
 Hawkwind Space Ritual Space Rock
Stan Getz and Bill Evans Stan Getz and Bill Evans Jazz
29
849
 Roxy Music Stranded Art Rock, Glam Rock
Sam Rivers Streams Free Jazz
61
2471
 Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans Symphonic Prog
The Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me Pop Rock
65
2907
 The Chieftains The Chieftains 4 Irish Folk Music
1
21
 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon Art Rock, Progressive Rock
47
1794
 Faust The Faust Tapes Krautrock
Duke Ellington The Great Paris Concert Big Band
37
1312
 James Brown The Payback Funk, Soul
Rick Wakeman The Six Wives of Henry VIII Symphonic Prog
Spinners The Spinners Philly Soul, Smooth Soul
67
2956
 Planxty The Well Below the Valley Irish Folk Music
24
726
 Bruce Springsteen The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle Heartland Rock
35
1227
 Paul Simon There Goes Rhymin' Simon Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Bryan Ferry These Foolish Things Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Neil Young Time Fades Away Country Rock
28
810
 ZZ Top Tres Hombres Blues Rock, Southern Rock
12
397
 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells Symphonic Prog
Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny & Mutation Hard Rock
Grand Funk Railroad We're an American Band Hard Rock
Kool & The Gang Wild and Peaceful Funk