Official Albums Chart Top 50

25 March 1973 - 31 March 1973

The UK's Top 50 biggest artist albums of the week is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and weighted audio streams.

Pos LW Title, Artist Peak
Pos		 WoC Chart
Facts
1 New
20 FLASH BACK GREATS OF THE SIXTIES
20 FLASH BACK GREATS OF THE SIXTIES
VARIOUS ARTISTS
K-TEL
 1 1
Buy
Buy
2 New
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
PINK FLOYD
HARVEST
 2 1
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
3 1
BILLION DOLLAR BABIES
BILLION DOLLAR BABIES
ALICE COOPER
WARNER BROTHERS
 1 2
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
4 New
TANX
TANX
T. REX
EMI
 4 1
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
5 2
DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
ELTON JOHN
DJM
 1 8
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
6 3
GREATEST HITS
GREATEST HITS
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
CBS
 2 37
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
7 6
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
STRAWBS
A&M
 2 6
Buy
Buy
8 4
CLOCKWORK ORANGE
CLOCKWORK ORANGE
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
WARNER BROTHERS
 4 13
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
9 7
SLAYED?
SLAYED?
SLADE
POLYDOR
 1 17
Buy
Buy
10 8
ROCK ME BABY
ROCK ME BABY
DAVID CASSIDY
BELL
 2 6
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
11 5
MOVING WAVES
MOVING WAVES
FOCUS
POLYDOR
 2 15
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
12 11
BACK TO FRONT
BACK TO FRONT
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
MAM
 1 20
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
13 17
PORTRAIT OF DONNY
PORTRAIT OF DONNY
DONNY OSMOND
MGM
 5 28
Buy
Buy
14 9
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
CBS
 1 163
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
15 16
PILEDRIVER
PILEDRIVER
STATUS QUO
VERTIGO
 5 11
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
16 12
THE STRAUSS FAMILY
THE STRAUSS FAMILY
CYRIL ORNADEL/LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
POLYDOR
 2 15
Buy
Buy
17 14
WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE
WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE
DEEP PURPLE
PURPLE
 4 7
Buy
Buy
18 15
COSMIC WHEELS
COSMIC WHEELS
DONOVAN
EPIC
 15 2
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
19 10
FOCUS III
FOCUS III
FOCUS
POLYDOR
 6 12
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
20 New
BIRDS OF FIRE
BIRDS OF FIRE
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA
CBS
 20 1
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
21 13
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
RICK WAKEMAN
A&M
 7 6
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
22 18
NO SECRETS
NO SECRETS
CARLY SIMON
ELEKTRA
 3 11
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
23 19
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
ROD STEWART
PHILIPS
 1 35
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
24 24
TOO YOUNG
TOO YOUNG
DONNY OSMOND
MGM
 7 16
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
25 31
CRAZY HORSES
CRAZY HORSES
THE OSMONDS
MGM
 9 16
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
26 New
SUPER FLY
SUPER FLY
CURTIS MAYFIELD
BUDDAH
 26 1
Buy
Buy
27 21
BLUE PRINT
BLUE PRINT
RORY GALLAGHER
POLYDOR
 12 6
Buy
Buy
28 22
JAMES LAST IN RUSSIA
JAMES LAST IN RUSSIA
JAMES LAST
POLYDOR
 13 6
Buy
Buy
29 25
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
DAVID BOWIE
RCA VICTOR
 5 37
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
30 Re
CLOSE TO YOU
CLOSE TO YOU
THE CARPENTERS
A&M
 24 35
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
31 Re
A SONG FOR YOU
A SONG FOR YOU
THE CARPENTERS
A&M
 16 19
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
32 30
ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE
ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE
ELVIS PRESLEY
RCA VICTOR
 11 6
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
33 20
KILLER JOE
KILLER JOE
LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND
MGM
 20 7
Buy
Buy
34 Re
THE MUSIC OF JAMES LAST
THE MUSIC OF JAMES LAST
JAMES LAST
POLYDOR
 19 8
Buy
Buy
35 New
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
HARVEST
 35 1
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
36 26
HOLLAND
HOLLAND
THE BEACH BOYS
REPRISE
 20 7
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
37 27
SLADE ALIVE
SLADE ALIVE
SLADE
POLYDOR
 2 52
Buy
Buy
38 41
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
ROD STEWART
MERCURY
 1 78
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
39 33
CATCH BULL AT FOUR
CATCH BULL AT FOUR
CAT STEVENS
ISLAND
 2 26
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
40 Re
THE CARPENTERS
THE CARPENTERS
THE CARPENTERS
A&M
 11 23
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
41 23
TALKING BOOK
TALKING BOOK
STEVIE WONDER
TAMLA MOTOWN
 16 9
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
42 Re
CHERISH
CHERISH
DAVID CASSIDY
BELL
 2 37
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
43 40
HUNKY DORY
HUNKY DORY
DAVID BOWIE
RCA VICTOR
 21 11
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
44 28
AMERICAN PIE
AMERICAN PIE
DON MCLEAN
UNITED ARTISTS
 2 42
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
45 New
CABARET
CABARET
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
PROBE
 45 1
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
46 44
OVER AND OVER
OVER AND OVER
NANA MOUSKOURI
FONTANA
 10 93
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
47 Re
SPACE ODDITY
SPACE ODDITY
DAVID BOWIE
RCA VICTOR
 20 15
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
48 Re
SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
THE BEATLES
PARLOPHONE
 1 114
Buy
Buy
49 New
IN DEEP
IN DEEP
ARGENT
EPIC
 49 1
Buy Listen
Buy Listen
50 42
HIMSELF
HIMSELF
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
MAM
 5 65
Buy Listen
Buy Listen

25 March 1973 - 31 March 1973

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