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This is a list of music-related events in 1973.
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey | Various Artists | - |
| 5 | Aerosmith | Aerosmith | - |
| Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. | Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band | - | |
| 8 | Approximately Infinite Universe | Yoko Ono | - |
| Holland | The Beach Boys | - | |
| 12 | Who Do We Think We Are | Deep Purple | US |
| 15 | Any Old Wind That Blows | Johnny Cash | - |
| 19 | Life in a Tin Can | Bee Gees | - |
| 25 | Dixie Chicken | Little Feat | - |
| The Great Lost Kinks Album | The Kinks | Compilation of unreleased material | |
| 26 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | Elton John | - |
| - | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Rick Wakeman | - |
| Artificial Paradise | The Guess Who | - | |
| Back in '72 | Bob Seger | - | |
| Doug Sahm and Band | Doug Sahm | - | |
| GP | Gram Parsons | - | |
| Heartbreaker | Free | - | |
| In Concert | Derek and the Dominos | Live 1970 | |
| Let Me Touch Your Mind | Ike & Tina Turner | - | |
| Naked Songs | Al Kooper | - | |
| Separate Ways | Elvis Presley | Compilation | |
| True Stories and Other Dreams | Judy Collins | - | |
| We the People | Ellen McIlwaine | - | |
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cosmic Slop | Funkadelic | - |
| 13 | A Passion Play | Jethro Tull | - |
| History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) | Grateful Dead | Live 1970 | |
| Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Bob Dylan | Soundtrack | |
| Queen | Queen | Debut | |
| 16 | Elvis | Elvis Presley | - |
| We're an American Band | Grand Funk Railroad | - | |
| 18 | Rufus | Rufus | - |
| 20 | Genesis Live | Genesis | Live |
| Love Devotion Surrender | Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin | - | |
| Mott | Mott the Hoople | - | |
| 26 | Tres Hombres | ZZ Top | - |
| 27 | New York Dolls | New York Dolls | - |
| - | Foreigner | Cat Stevens | - |
| Life and Times | Jim Croce | - | |
| 10cc | 10cc | - | |
| African Herbsman | The Wailers | Compilation | |
| Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | - | |
| Boulders | Roy Wood | - | |
| Countdown to Ecstasy | Steely Dan | - | |
| Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits | Janis Joplin | Compilation | |
| Styx II | Styx | - | |
| The Morning After | Maureen McGovern | - | |
| The Sweet | Sweet | US-only compilation and debut | |
| Unlucky Boy | Chicken Shack | - | |
| Whatever Turns You On | West, Bruce and Laing | - | |
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killing Me Softly | Roberta Flack | - |
| 3 | Innervisions | Stevie Wonder | - |
| 7 | 3 + 3 | The Isley Brothers | - |
| Pressure Cookin' | Labelle | - | |
| 10 | Sing It Again Rod | Rod Stewart | Compilation |
| 13 | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) | Lynyrd Skynyrd | - |
| 23 | Body Talk | George Benson | - |
| 28 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | - |
| 31 | Goats Head Soup | The Rolling Stones | - |
| Legend | Henry Cow | - | |
| - | Moontan | Golden Earring | - |
| 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti | Various Artists | Soundtrack | |
| Bio | Chuck Berry | - | |
| Brothers and Sisters | The Allman Brothers Band | - | |
| Chi-Lites | The Chi-Lites | - | |
| Deliver the Word | War | - | |
| Future Days | Can | - | |
| Hard Nose the Highway | Van Morrison | - | |
| Live at Montezuma Hall | Mickey Newbury | Live | |
| Maria Muldaur | Maria Muldaur | - | |
| No Sweat | Blood, Sweat & Tears | - | |
| Valley Hi | Ian Matthews | - | |
| Volcanic Rock | Buffalo | - | |
| Yeah! | Brownsville Station | - | |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1973.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rolling Stones | Angie | 1973 |  | US BB 1 – Sep 1973, Canada 1 – Sep 1973, Netherlands 1 – Sep 1973, France 1 – Sep 1973, Switzerland 1 – Sep 1973, Norway 1 – Oct 1973, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1974, Australia Goset 1 – Oct 1973, Europe 3 of the 1970s, Germany 4 – Jan 1974, Belgium 4 of all time, UK 5 – Sep 1973, Italy 6 of 1974, Austria 8 – Oct 1973, DDD 11 of 1973, Australia 19 of 1973, RYM 27 of 1973, Poland 43 of all time, Scrobulate 51 of ballad, US CashBox 69 of 1973, OzNet 71, Germany 190 of the 1970s, WXPN 571, Acclaimed 1093 |
| 2 | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | 1973 |  | UK 1 – Mar 1973, US BB 1 – Mar 1973, US CashBox 1 of 1973, Canada 1 – Mar 1973, Netherlands 1 – Apr 1973, Norway 1 – May 1973, Australia 1 of 1973, Éire 1 – Apr 1973, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Dec 1973, Australia Goset 1 – May 1973, Austria 2 – Jun 1973, France 3 – Apr 1973, Germany 10 – Jun 1973, South Africa 10 of 1973, US BB 11 of 1973, TOTP 14, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1973, POP 36 of 1973, DDD 88 of 1973 |
| 3 | Sweet | The Ballroom Blitz | 1973 1975 (us) | | Canada 1 – Aug 1975, France 1 – Oct 1973, Éire 1 – Sep 1973, Australia Goset 1 – Nov 1973, UK 2 – Sep 1973, Norway 2 – Oct 1973, Switzerland 3 – Sep 1973, Germany 3 – Jan 1974, Netherlands 4 – Sep 1973, US BB 5 – Aug 1975, Austria 5 – Nov 1973, Australia 9 of 1974, Scrobulate 9 of glam rock, US BB 11 of 1975, RYM 15 of 1973, POP 30 of 1975, US CashBox 46 of 1975, DDD 51 of 1973, Germany 137 of the 1970s, TheQ 188, OzNet 217, Acclaimed 2373 |
| 4 | Elton John | Crocodile Rock | 1972 | | US BB 1 – Dec 1972, Canada 1 – Dec 1972, Switzerland 1 – Jan 1973, Italy 1 of 1973, Australia Goset 2 – Jan 1973, Norway 3 – Feb 1973, US CashBox 4 of 1973, Germany 4 – Jan 1973, UK 5 – Nov 1972, Australia 5 of 1973, Austria 6 – Feb 1973, France 9 – Dec 1972, POP 9 of 1973, Netherlands 12 – Dec 1972, OzNet 12, US BB 16 of 1973, RYM 26 of 1972, DDD 27 of 1972, Germany 223 of the 1970s, Acclaimed 2325 |
| 5 | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | 1973 | | US BB 1 – Feb 1973, Canada 1 – Feb 1973, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Nov 1973, Australia Goset 1 – Mar 1973, Grammy in 1973, Netherlands 3 – Feb 1973, Norway 4 – Aug 1973, France 5 – Apr 1973, UK 6 – Feb 1973, DDD 8 of 1973, Australia 17 of 1973, Austria 19 – Dec 1973, US CashBox 21 of 1973, RYM 25 of 1973, Switzerland 32 – Oct 1996, RIAA 101, Rolling Stone 360, Acclaimed 631, OzNet 863 |
| Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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| "5:15" | The Who | September 1973 | 45 | 20 | 20 (United States) | n/a |
| "48 Crash" | Suzi Quatro | July 1973 | n/a | 3 | 1 (Australia) | See chart performance entry |
| "20th Century Boy" | T. Rex | March 1973 | n/a | 3 | 1 (Ireland) | 8 (West Germany) - 9 (Norway) - 28 (Spain) - 57 (Australia) |
| *"After the Goldrush" | Prelude | November 1973 | 22 | 21 | 21 (United Kingdom) | 51 (Australia) |
| Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) | Four Tops | January 1973 | 4 | n/a | 4 (United States) | 1 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 2 (U.S Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles) - 11 (Canada) - 14 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |
| "All I Know" | Art Garfunkel | August 1973 | 9 | n/a | 1 (Canada) | 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 6 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 7 (Canada) - 17 (New Zealand) - 36 (Australia) |
| "Alright Alright Alright" | Mungo Jerry | June 1973 | n/a | 3 | 2 (Netherlands [Dutch Single Top 100]) | 4 (Ireland) - 12 (Belgium [Flanders], Germany) - 16 (Belgium [Wallonia]) - 26 (Australia) |
| "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" | Deodato | January 1973 | 2 | 7 | 2 (United States) | 3 (Canada) - 5 (U.S. Billboard Easy Listening) - 22 (Canadian RPM AC Chart) |
| "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)" | Wizzard | September 1979 | n/a | 1 | 1 (United Kingdom) | 7 (Ireland) - 42 (Australia) |
| "Angie " | The Rolling Stones | August 1973 | 1 | 5 | 1 (9 countries) | See chart performance entry |
| "Are You Man Enough" | The Four Tops | June 1973 | 15 | 55 | 15 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100) | 2 (U.S Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles) - 35 (Canadia) |
| "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" | First Choice | March 1973 | 28 | 16 | 16 (United Kingdom) | 1 (UK Blues & Soul magazine chart) - 11 (U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles) - 19 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 55 (Canada) |
| Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Jet Boy" b/w "Vietnamese Baby" | New York Dolls | April 1973 | n/a |
| "Life on Mars" b/w "The Man Who Sold the World" | David Bowie | June 1973 | 3 (UK Singles Chart) - 39 (West Germany) |
| "Personality Crisis" b/w "Looking for a Kiss" | New York Dolls | July 1973 | n/a |
| "Search and Destroy" | Iggy and the Stooges | June 1973 | n/a |
| "Shake Appeal" b/w "Search and Destroy" | Iggy and the Stooges | 1973 | n/a |
| "Trash" b/w "Personality Crisis" | New York Dolls | July 1973 | n/a |
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