Best Album released in 1973

[studio150]

Yes its back to those wonderful days of vinyl before the oil crisis and artists were able to develop without being dumped by the label.

Whether 1973 is the best year for albums, who knows but a selection releases in 1973 and which are still played today:

Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
Brian Salad Surgery - ELP
Space Ritual Alive - Hawkwind
Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Hello - Status Quo
Quadrophenia - The Who

Any others from 1973, or is there another year with 10 albums that are better than the list above?

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

A Woofer in Tweeters Clothing

 

[jakarta]

Yes its back to those wonderful days of vinyl before the oil crisis and artists were able to develop without being dumped by the label.

Whether 1973 is the best year for albums, who knows but a selection releases in 1973 and which are still played today:

Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
Brian Salad Surgery - ELP
Space Ritual Alive - Hawkwind
Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Hello - Status Quo
Quadrophenia - The Who

Any others from 1973, or is there another year with 10 albums that are better than the list above?

It is just Space Ritual and no I don't think so.

 

[Stato]

The Stooges' Raw Power;
Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions';
John Martyn's 'Solid Air';
Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'
The Wailers' 'Catch A Fire'

1979:

Clash - London Calling
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Gang Of Four - Entertainment
PIL - Metal Box
The Specials - The Specials
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose

Choose your bonus from Neil Young's 'Rust Never Sleeps' or Nick Lowe's 'Labour of Lust' or Squeeze's 'Cool For Cats' or Chic's 'Risque' or Blondie's 'Eat to The Beat' or Madness 'One Step Beyond'

 

[Pavilionaire]

It's got to be Dark Side Of The Moon, a work of genius.

I also think Houses Of The Holy is one of Led Zep's best albums too, so that comes in second.

 

[Gwylan]

The Stooges' Raw Power;
Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions';
John Martyn's 'Solid Air';
Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'
The Wailers' 'Catch A Fire'

Can't argue with that too much - don't know the John Martyn one but I'll swap that for Burning Spear's first album, New York Dolls first album and Lou Reed's Berlin

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Stooges' Raw Power;
Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions';
John Martyn's 'Solid Air';
Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'
The Wailers' 'Catch A Fire'

1979:

Clash - London Calling
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Gang Of Four - Entertainment
PIL - Metal Box
The Specials - The Specials
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose

Choose your bonus from Neil Young's 'Rust Never Sleeps' or Nick Lowe's 'Labour of Lust' or Squeeze's 'Cool For Cats' or Chic's 'Risque' or Blondie's 'Eat to The Beat' or Madness 'One Step Beyond'

1979 - Pink Floyd - The Wall

 

[tinx]

For me 1991 was the year:-

Nivana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam -Ten
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Metallica - Metallica
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
REM - Out of Time
Guns N Roses - Use your Illusion 1 and 2
Levellers - Levelling the land
Blur - Leisure

All of which I still listen to fairly regularly.

 

[Stato]

Can't argue with that too much - don't know the John Martyn one but I'll swap that for Burning Spear's first album, New York Dolls first album and Lou Reed's Berlin

Some good suggestions.

Have a listen to Solid Air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4O9-4VQfo

 

[Bladders]

Desperado - Not loved by the critics at the time, but seen as one of their best these days.

 

[Gwylan]

What about 1977? (in no particular order)

My two favourite Bowie Albums: Low and Heroes
Ramones Leave Home and Rocket to Russia
The Clash first album
Never Mind the Bollocks
Talking Heads 77
Marquee Moon - Television
Little Criminals - Randy Newman
Two Sevens Clash - Culture
East of the River Nile - Augustus Pablo
Exodus - Bob Marley

 

[The Upper Library]

It's got to be Dark Side Of The Moon, a work of genius.

I also think Houses Of The Holy is one of Led Zep's best albums too, so that comes in second.

Absolutely this! Two of my favourite all time albums.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Time Fades Away >> Neil Young great album, happen to have that one!

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

94 for me:

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Green Day - Dookie
Portishead - Dummy
Hole - Live Through This
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Weezer - Weezer/The blue album
Wu-tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers)
Beastie Boys - Ill communication
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Nirvana - Unplugged in New York

If thats not enough for you, or you're unconvinced by my selection, swap out any of the above for any of the following:
Suede - Dog Man Star
Blur - Park life
Massive Attack - Protection
The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation
Nas- Illmatic
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Let Love In
Soundgarden - Superunknown
The Offspring - Smash
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
TLC - Crazy Sexy Cool (well, i liked it...)

Plus there'll be loads of others in genres I didn't/don't listen to.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Dark Side of the Moon.....by default of it being the best album ever (in my opinion, OBVS)

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Aladdin Sane.
Was the first album I ever bought - Best EVER artwork on an album cover too.

 

[Telboy]

Roger Daltrey - Daltrey

 

[Pavilionaire]

Whether 1973 is the best year for albums, who knows

In answer to your original point, it's worth pointing out 1973 also saw the release of "Touch Me" by Gary Glitter and "Wombling Songs" by The Wombles.

1973's juxtaposition of total genius and total sh1te is quite remarkable.

 

[Icy Gull]

1973 was also the year

Catch a Fire Bob Marley
Brothers and Sisters The Allman Brothers
Selling England by the Pound Genesis ( one of my all time favourite albums still)
For Everyman Jackson Browne - announcing the arrival of a lyrical maestro

It was a very good year

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Future Days by Can......

Still brilliant now as it was then...

TNBA

TTF