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.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
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