# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1973

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1973, per the Billboard 200.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1973 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label |
| January 6 | Seventh Sojourn | The Moody Blues | Threshold |
| January 13 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | Elektra |
| January 20 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | Elektra |
| January 27 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | Elektra |
| February 3 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | Elektra |
| February 10 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | Elektra |
| February 17 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | United Artists |
| February 24 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | United Artists |
| March 3 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | Elton John | MCA |
| March 10 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | Elton John | MCA |
| March 17 | Dueling Banjos | Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell | Warner Bros. |
| March 24 | Dueling Banjos | Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell | Warner Bros. |
| March 31 | Dueling Banjos | Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell | Warner Bros. |
| April 7 | Lady Sings the Blues | Diana Ross / Soundtrack | Motown |
| April 14 | Lady Sings the Blues | Diana Ross / Soundtrack | Motown |
| April 21 | Billion Dollar Babies | Alice Cooper | Warner Bros. |
| April 28 | The Dark Side of the Moon † | Pink Floyd | Harvest |
| May 5 | Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| May 12 | Houses of the Holy | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| May 19 | Houses of the Holy | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
| May 26 | 1967–1970 | The Beatles | Apple |
| June 2 | Red Rose Speedway | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple |
| June 9 | Red Rose Speedway | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple |
| June 16 | Red Rose Speedway | Paul McCartney and Wings | Apple |
| June 23 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison | Apple |
| June 30 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison | Apple |
| July 7 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison | Apple |
| July 14 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison | Apple |
| July 21 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison | Apple |
| July 28 | Chicago VI | Chicago | Columbia |
| August 4 | Chicago VI | Chicago | Columbia |
| August 11 | Chicago VI | Chicago | Columbia |
| August 18 | A Passion Play | Jethro Tull | Chrysalis |
| August 25 | Chicago VI | Chicago | Columbia |
| September 1 | Chicago VI | Chicago | Columbia |
| September 8 | Brothers and Sisters | The Allman Brothers Band | Capricorn |
| September 15 | Brothers and Sisters | The Allman Brothers Band | Capricorn |
| September 22 | Brothers and Sisters | The Allman Brothers Band | Capricorn |
| September 29 | Brothers and Sisters | The Allman Brothers Band | Capricorn |
| October 6 | Brothers and Sisters | The Allman Brothers Band | Capricorn |
| October 13 | Goats Head Soup | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones |
| October 20 | Goats Head Soup | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones |
| October 27 | Goats Head Soup | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones |
| November 3 | Goats Head Soup | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones |
| November 10 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| November 17 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| November 24 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| December 1 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| December 8 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| December 15 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| December 22 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |
| December 29 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | MCA |