Issue Date
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Albums
|
Artist(s)
|
January 5
|
The Singles: 1969–1973
|
The Carpenters
|
January 12
|
January 19
|
January 25
|
February 2
|
February 9
|
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road †
|
Elton John
|
February 16
|
February 23
|
March 2
|
March 9
|
March 16
|
March 23
|
March 30
|
April 6
|
Band on the Run
|
Paul McCartney and Wings
|
April 13
|
April 20
|
April 27
|
May 4
|
May 11
|
Waterloo
|
ABBA
|
May 18
|
May 25
|
June 1
|
June 8
|
June 15
|
June 22
|
June 29
|
Diamond Dogs
|
David Bowie
|
July 6
|
July 13
|
July 20
|
July 27
|
August 3
|
Caribou
|
Elton John
|
August 10
|
August 17
|
August 24
|
August 31
|
September 7
|
September 14
|
Fulfillingness' First Finale
|
Stevie Wonder
|
September 21
|
September 28
|
October 5
|
October 12
|
October 19
|
October 26
|
November 2
|
It's Only Rock 'n Roll
|
The Rolling Stones
|
November 9
|
November 16
|
November 23
|
Greatest Hits ‡
|
Elton John
|
November 30
|
December 7
|
December 14
|
December 21
|
December 28
|