Billboard 200

Week of April 7, 1973

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack)

Diana Ross

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Weeks at no. 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

Beyonce, Diana Ross, Kourtney Kardashian Pay Tribute to Fashion Icon Thierry Mugler

Billboard 200

Week of April 7, 1973

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Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack)
  Diana Ross
- 3
- 1
- 20
- - 3
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

2
- Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
  Elton John
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

3
- Prelude
  Deodato
- 4
- 3
- 12
- - 4
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CTI

4
- Dueling Banjos
  Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

5
- Rocky Mountain High
  John Denver
- 5
- 4
- 30
- - 5
  - 4
  - 30

6
- The World Is A Ghetto
  War
- 7
- 1
- 21
- - 7
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

7
- Billion Dollar Babies
  Alice Cooper
- 10
- 7
- 4
- - 10
  - 7
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

8
- Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory
  Traffic
- 6
- 6
- 10
- - 6
  - 6
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

9
- The Dark Side Of The Moon
  Pink Floyd
- 27
- 9
- 4
- - 27
  - 9
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- No Secrets
  Carly Simon
- 8
- 1
- 18
- - 8
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

11
- Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
  Elvis Presley
- 11
- 11
- 7
- - 11
  - 11
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

12
- Masterpiece
  The Temptations
- 16
- 12
- 5
- - 16
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

13
- Talking Book
  Stevie Wonder
- 12
- 3
- 21
- - 12
  - 3
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

14
- The Divine Miss M
  Bette Midler
- 9
- 9
- 18
- - 9
  - 9
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

15
- Birds Of Fire
  The Mahavishnu Orchestra
- 19
- 15
- 9
- - 19
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

16
- Space Oddity
  David Bowie
- 17
- 16
- 21
- - 17
  - 16
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jones/Tintoretto/Parlophone/Rhino

17
- Moving Waves
  Focus
- 18
- 17
- 12
- - 18
  - 17
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire

18
- Seventh Sojourn
  The Moody Blues
- 13
- 1
- 21
- - 13
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

19
- Who Do We Think We Are!
  Deep Purple
- 15
- 15
- 12
- - 15
  - 15
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- Can't Buy A Thrill
  Steely Dan
- 20
- 17
- 19
- - 20
  - 17
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

21
- They Only Come Out At Night
  Edgar Winter
- 25
- 21
- 18
- - 25
  - 21
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

22
- Summer Breeze
  Seals & Crofts
- 24
- 7
- 32
- - 24
  - 7
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

23
- Neither One Of Us
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 31
- 23
- 5
- - 31
  - 23
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

24
- I Am Woman
  Helen Reddy
- 21
- 14
- 18
- - 21
  - 14
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

25
- The Best Of Bread
  Bread
- 89
- 25
- 2
- - 89
  - 25
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra Traditions/Elektra/Rhino

26
- Hot August Night
  Neil Diamond
- 14
- 5
- 18
- - 14
  - 5
  - 18

27
- True Stories And Other Dreams
  Judy Collins
- 28
- 27
- 9
- - 28
  - 27
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

28
- Beginnings
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 44
- 28
- 5
- - 44
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Salsoul

29
- Wattstax: The Living Word
  Soundtrack
- 33
- 29
- 8
- - 33
  - 29
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Golden Crest

30
- Catch Bull At Four
  Cat Stevens
- 26
- 1
- 26
- - 26
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

31
- Around The World With Three Dog Night
  Three Dog Night
- 38
- 31
- 4
- - 38
  - 31
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

32
- Derek & The Dominos In Concert
  Derek & The Dominos
- 22
- 20
- 11
- - 22
  - 20
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

33
- Transformer
  Lou Reed
- 35
- 33
- 17
- - 35
  - 33
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

34
- I'm Still In Love With You
  Al Green
- 34
- 4
- 25
- - 34
  - 4
  - 25

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Creedence Gold
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 32
- 15
- 19
- - 32
  - 15
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

36
- Living With The Past
  Jethro Tull
- 30
- 3
- 22
- - 30
  - 3
  - 22

37
- Green Is Blues
  Al Green
- 29
- 19
- 14
- - 29
  - 19
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi/London

38
- Black Caesar
  James Brown
- 51
- 38
- 6
- - 51
  - 38
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

39
- More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
  The Rolling Stones
- 23
- 9
- 15
- - 23
  - 9
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

40
- Superfly
  Curtis Mayfield
- 37
- 1
- 33
- - 37
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gamble

41
- Sloppy Seconds
  Dr. Hook
- 43
- 41
- 19
- - 43
  - 41
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

42
- Loggins And Messina
  Loggins & Messina
- 40
- 16
- 22
- - 40
  - 16
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

43
- The Byrds
  The Byrds
- 86
- 43
- 3
- - 86
  - 43
  - 3

44
- Homecoming
  America
- 39
- 9
- 19
- - 39
  - 9
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Argo

45
- Eat It
  Humble Pie
- 72
- 45
- 3
- - 72
  - 45
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

46
- Round 2: The Stylistics
  The Stylistics
- 42
- 32
- 22
- - 42
  - 32
  - 22

47
- Heartbreaker
  Free
- 48
- 47
- 10
- - 48
  - 47
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

48
- Trouble Man
  Marvin Gaye
- 41
- 14
- 15
- - 41
  - 14
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

49
- Double Gold
  Neil Diamond
- 36
- 36
- 12
- - 36
  - 36
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang

Billboard 200

Week of April 7, 1973

Billboard 200

Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beyonce, Diana Ross, Kourtney Kardashian Pay Tribute to Fashion Icon Thierry Mugler

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Prelude

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dueling Banjos

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Mountain High

The World Is A Ghetto

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billion Dollar Babies

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Secrets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Masterpiece

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Talking Book

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Divine Miss M

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Birds Of Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Oddity

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Moving Waves

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Seventh Sojourn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who Do We Think We Are!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Can't Buy A Thrill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

They Only Come Out At Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Summer Breeze

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neither One Of Us

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Am Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Best Of Bread

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot August Night

True Stories And Other Dreams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beginnings

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wattstax: The Living Word

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Catch Bull At Four

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Around The World With Three Dog Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Derek & The Dominos In Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Transformer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'm Still In Love With You

Creedence Gold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Living With The Past

Green Is Blues

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Caesar