Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1973

The best selling album in 1973 in United States was THE WORLD IS A GHETTO by WAR.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 WAR THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 1972
2 SEALS & CROFTS SUMMER BREEZE 1972
3 STEVIE WONDER TALKING BOOK 1972
4 CARLY SIMON NO SECRETS 1972
5 DIANA ROSS LADY SINGS THE BLUES (SOUNDTRACK) 1972
6 EDGAR WINTER THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 1972
7 HELEN REDDY I AM WOMAN 1972
8 ELTON JOHN DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 1973
9 AL GREEN I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 1972
10 MOODY BLUES SEVENTH SOJOURN 1972
11 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1973
12 NEIL DIAMOND HOT AUGUST NIGHT 1972
13 LOGGINS & MESSINA LOGGINS & MESSINA 1972
14 CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) CATCH BULL AT FOUR 1972
15 ALICE COOPER BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 1973
16 STEELY DAN CAN'T BUY A THRILL 1972
17 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS THE CAPTAIN & ME 1973
18 BREAD THE BEST OF BREAD 1972
19 DEEP PURPLE WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE 1973
20 JOHN DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 1972
21 CHEECH & CHONG BIG BAMBU 1972
22 CAROLE KING TAPESTRY 1971
23 SEALS & CROFTS DIAMOND GIRL 1973
24 THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 1973
25 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS TOULOUSE STREET 1972
26 DEEP PURPLE MADE IN JAPAN 1972
27 DEEP PURPLE MACHINE HEAD 1972
28 ELVIS PRESLEY ALOHA FROM HAWAII 1973
29 FOCUS MOVING WAVES 1971
30 MOODY BLUES DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED 1967
31 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 1972
32 THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 1973
33 PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 1973
34 JIM CROCE LIFE & TIMES 1973
35 THE STYLISTICS ROUND 2 1972
36 RICK WAKEMAN THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII 1973
37 MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA BIRDS OF FIRE 1973
38 AL GREEN GREEN IN BLUES 1973
39 LOGGINS & MESSINA SITTIN' IN 1971
40 AMERICA HOMECOMING 1972
41 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL CREEDENCE GOLD 1972
42 PAUL SIMON THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 1973
43 GEORGE HARRISON LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 1973
44 AL GREEN CALL ME 1973
45 CHICAGO CHICAGO VI 1973
46 CURTIS MAYFIELD SUPER FLY (SOUNDTRACK) 1972
47 JETHRO TULL LIVING IN THE PAST 1972
48 THE ROLLING STONES HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 1971
49 SANTANA CARAVANSERAI 1972
50 THE TEMPTATIONS ALL DIRECTIONS 1972
51 CARPENTERS NOW AND THEN 1973
52 CAROLE KING RHYMES & REASONS 1972
53 SOUNDTRACK DUELING BANJOS/DELIVERANCE 1972
54 DAVID BOWIE SPACE ODDITY 1969
55 BARRY WHITE I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 1973
56 THE TEMPTATIONS MASTERPIECE 1973
57 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS NEITHER ONE OF US 1973
58 JEFF BECK BECK BOGERT APPICE 1973
59 LIZA MINNELLI CABARET (SOUNDTRACK) 1972
60 THE O'JAYS BACK STABBERS 1972
61 FOUR TOPS KEEPER OF THE CASTLE 1973
62 TRAFFIC SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY 1973
63 GEORGE CARLIN CLASS CLOWN 1972
64 EAGLES DESPERADO 1973
65 BREAD GUITAR MAN 1972
66 CAROLE KING FANTASY 1973
67 DR. JOHN IN THE RIGHT PLACE 1973
68 LOU REED TRANSFORMER 1972
69 JONI MITCHELL FOR THE ROSES 1972
70 THE ROLLING STONES MORE HOT ROCKS (BIG HITS & FAZED COOKIES) 1972
71 EARTH, WIND & FIRE HEAD TO THE SKY 1973
72 JAMES TAYLOR ONE MAN DOG 1972
73 DEODATO PRELUDE 1973
74 BILLY PRESTON MUSIC IS MY LIFE 1973
75 ISAAC HAYES LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE 1973
76 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE FRESH 1973
77 BLACK SABBATH VOL 4 1972
78 BARBRA STREISAND LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE FORUM 1972
79 ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND BROTHERS & SISTERS 1973
80 ELTON JOHN HONKY CHATEAU 1972
81 MANDRILL COMPOSITE TRUTH 1973
82 JOE WALSH THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 1973
83 JOHN DENVER FAREWELL ANDROMEDA 1973
84 BLOODSTONE NATURAL HIGH 1973
85 LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TOMMY 1972
86 TOWER OF POWER TOWER OF POWER 1973
87 The Spinners SPINNERS 1973
88 CURTIS MAYFIELD BACK TO THE WORLD 1973
89 DAVID BOWIE THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 1972
90 BILLY PAUL 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL 1972
91 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN TUNEWEAVING 1973
92 DONALD BYRD BLACK BYRD 1973
93 YES CLOSE TO THE EDGE 1972
94 LOBO OF A SIMPLE MAN 1973
95 JETHRO TULL A PASSION PLAY 1973
96 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, VOL. 1 1972
97 DIANA ROSS TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 1973
98 THREE DOG NIGHT AROUND THE WORLD WITH THREE DOG NIGHT 1973
99 NEW BIRTH BIRTH DAY 1973
100 LEON RUSSELL LEON LIVE 1973

Source: Billboard