List of UK top-ten albums in 1973 explained

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1973, as well as albums which peaked in 1972 and 1974 but were in the top 10 in 1973. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by Slayed? by Slade. Overall, twenty different albums peaked at number one in 1973, with David Bowie, Elton John, Slade and Various artists (2) having the joint most albums hit that position.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
bgcolor=lightblue	‡	Album peaked in 1970 or 1972 but still in chart in 1973.
♦	Album released in 1973 but peaked in 1974.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	data-sort-type="number"	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1970
	135	Bridge Over Troubled Water ‡	Simon & Garfunkel	1		33
Albums in 1972
	20	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	David Bowie	5		1
	59	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits ‡	Simon & Garfunkel	2		3
	20	Never a Dull Moment ‡	Rod Stewart	1		2
	15	20 All Time Greats of the 50s ‡	Various artists	1		11
	10	Catch Bull at Four ‡	Cat Stevens	2		2
	22	Back to Front	Gilbert O'Sullivan	1		1
	9	22 Dynamic Hits Vol. 2 ‡	Various artists	2		2
	10	20 Fantastic Hits Vol. 2 ‡		2		3
	15	25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats ‡		1		11
	11	Portrait of Donny	Donny Osmond	5		1
	16	Slayed?	Slade	1		3
	8	Too Young ‡	Donny Osmond	7		5
Albums in 1973
	4	Crazy Horses	The Osmonds	9		2
	7	The Strauss Family	Cyril Ornadel and the London Symphony Orchestra	2		2
	4	No Secrets	Carly Simon	3		1
	11	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	Elton John	1		6
	2	Heartbreaker	Free	9		2
	2	Piledriver	Status Quo	5		1
	6	Focus II (Moving Waves)	Focus	2		1
	8	Rock Me Baby	David Cassidy	2		1
	2	Who Do We Think We Are	Deep Purple	4		1
	5	Focus III	Focus	6		1
	5	Bursting at the Seams	Strawbs	2		2
	2	The Six Wives of Henry VIII	Rick Wakeman	7		1
	5	A Clockwork Orange	Wendy Carlos	4		1
	9	Billion Dollar Babies	Alice Cooper	1		1
	6	20 Flash Back Greats of the Sixties	Various artists	1		2
	42	The Dark Side of the Moon	Pink Floyd	2		1
	4	Tanx	T. Rex	4		2
	7	20 Fantastic Hits from the 50s and 60s	Various artists	2		2
	6	For Your Pleasure	Roxy Music	4		1
	5	Houses of the Holy	Led Zeppelin	1		2
	1	Together	Jack Jones	8		1
	4	Ooh La La	Faces	1		1
	4	Believe in Music	Various artists	2		2
	27	Aladdin Sane	David Bowie	1		5
	17	1967-1970	The Beatles	2		3
	14	1962-1966		3		3
	1	SingalongaMax Vol. 3	Max Bygraves	5		1
	6	Red Rose Speedway	Paul McCartney & Wings	5		1
	4	20 Fantastic Hits Vol. 3	Various artists	3		2
	2	Daltrey	Roger Daltrey	6		1
	1	Yessongs	Yes	7		1
	4	Alone Together	Donny Osmond	6		1
	2	Liza with a Z	Liza Minnelli	9		1
	5	Pure Gold	Various artists	1		3
	1	Never Never Never	Shirley Bassey	10		1
	7	There Goes Rhymin' Simon	Paul Simon	4		1
	1	Space Ritual	Hawkwind	9		1
	6	Touch Me	Gary Glitter	2		1
	3	20 Original Chart Hits	Various artists	9		2
	8	That'll Be the Day		1		7
	15	We Can Make It	Peters and Lee	1		2
	5	Living in the Material World	George Harrison	2		1
	44	And I Love You So ♦	Perry Como	1		1
	22	Now & Then	The Carpenters	2		1
	6	Foreigner	Cat Stevens	3		1
	2	Love Devotion Surrender	Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin	7		1
	12	Hunky Dory	David Bowie	3		2
	1	Genesis Live	Genesis	9		1
	9	Sing It Again Rod	Rod Stewart	1		3
	5	The Plan	The Osmonds	6		2
	74	Tubular Bells ♦	Mike Oldfield	1		1
	4	Touch Me in the Morning	Diana Ross	7		1
	4	Innervisions ♦	Stevie Wonder	8		1
	6	Goats Head Soup	The Rolling Stones	1		2
	2	Mott	Mott the Hoople	7		1
	13	Sladest	Slade	1		4
	9	Hello!	Status Quo	1		1
	3	SingalongaMax Vol. 4	Max Bygraves	7		1
	16	I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter	Gilbert O'Sullivan	2		2
	4	Selling England by the Pound	Genesis	3		1
	1	Berlin	Lou Reed	7		1
	13	Pin Ups	David Bowie	1		5
	25	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	1		2
	4	These Foolish Things	Bryan Ferry	5		1
	3	Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8	Various artists	9		3
	5	Quadrophenia	The Who	2		2
	7	Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes	David Cassidy	1		1
	8	Stranded	Roxy Music	1		1
	2	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath	Black Sabbath	4		2
	4	Rock On	David Essex	7		1
	2	Ringo	Ringo Starr	7		1
	1	Loud 'n' Proud	Nazareth	10		1
	1	Music For A Royal Wedding	Various artists	7		1
	1	Welcome	Santana	8		1
	5	A Time for Us ♦	Donny Osmond	4		1
	49	Band on the Run ♦	Paul McCartney & Wings	1		7
	5	Tales from Topographic Oceans ♦	Yes	1		2

See also

• 1973 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)

References

General

• Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 23 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .

Specific

External links

• 1973 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.