List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that reached number one in 1973.
See also: 1973 in music
, R&B number-one hits of 1973 (USA)
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that reached number one in 1973.
See also: 1973 in music
1973 in music
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, R&B number-one hits of 1973 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1973 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1973:See also: 1973 in music, List of number-one R&B hits -Chart comparisons:...
| Issue Date | Album | Artist | |||
| January 6 | 360 Degrees of Billy Paul 360 Degrees of Billy Paul 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. It was arranged by Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula and Norman Harris.-Reception:Released in 1972, includes the Grammy Award winning number one pop and soul single "Me and Mrs... |
Billy Paul Billy Paul Billy Paul is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences... |
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| January 13 | 360 Degrees of Billy Paul | Billy Paul | |||
| January 20 | Talking Book Talking Book Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. A signal recording of his "classic period", in this one he "hit his stride"... |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... |
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| January 27 | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | |||
| February 3 | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | |||
| February 10 | The World Is a Ghetto The World Is a Ghetto The World Is a Ghetto is the fifth album by the band War, released in late 1972 on United Artists Records.-Reception:The album attained the number one spot on Billboard, and was Billboard magazine's Album of the Year as the best-selling album of 1973... |
War War (band) War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae... |
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| February 17 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | |||
| February 24 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | |||
| March 3 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | |||
| March 10 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | |||
| March 17 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | |||
| March 24 | The World Is a Ghetto | War | |||
| March 31 | Wattstax Wattstax Wattstax is a 1973 documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival and the African American community of Watts in Los Angeles, California. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1974... : The Living Word |
Soundtrack / Various artists | |||
| April 7 | Wattstax: The Living Word | Soundtrack / Various artists | |||
| April 14 | Neither One of Us Neither One of Us (album) -Charts:AlbumSingles-External links:* at Discogs... |
Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
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| April 21 | Neither One of Us | Gladys Knight & the Pips | |||
| April 28 | Masterpiece | The Temptations The Temptations The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,... |
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| May 5 | Masterpiece | The Temptations | |||
| May 12 | The Spinners | >- | May 19 | The Spinners | The Spinners |
| May 26 | The Spinners | The Spinners | |||
| June 2 | Birth Day | New Birth | |||
| June 9 | Call Me Call Me (album) Call Me is the sixth album by soul singer Al Green. It is widely regarded as Green's masterpiece, and has been called one of the best soul albums ever made. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 70th greatest album in any genre... |
Al Green Al Green Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"... |
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| June 16 | Call Me | Al Green | |||
| June 23 | Live at the Sahara Tahoe | Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the... |
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| June 30 | Live at the Sahara Tahoe | Isaac Hayes | |||
| July 7 | I've Got So Much to Give I've Got So Much to Give (album) I've Got So Much to Give is the self-produced debut album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in 1973 on the 20th Century label. The album immediately marked out White's distinctive trademark sound , particularly via its breakout single "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More... |
Barry White Barry White Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring... |
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| July 14 | I've Got So Much to Give | Barry White | |||
| July 21 | Back to the World Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album) Back to the World is the fourth studio album by Curtis Mayfield."The World" was what US GIs in Vietnam called America, and acclimating back into the world could be a harrowing experience. Curtis Mayfield addresses this problem in the title track to his 1973 album, Back to the World... |
Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly... |
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| July 28 | Back to the World | Curtis Mayfield | |||
| August 4 | Fresh Fresh (Sly and the Family Stone album) Fresh is the sixth album by American funk/soul/rock band Sly & the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records on June 30, 1973... |
Sly and the Family Stone | |||
| August 11 | Fresh | Sly and the Family Stone | |||
| August 18 | Fresh | Sly and the Family Stone | |||
| August 25 | Touch Me in the Morning Touch Me in the Morning "Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. It became her second solo number-one single in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.... |
Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway... |
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| September 1 | Touch Me in the Morning | Diana Ross | |||
| September 8 | Innervisions Innervisions Innervisions is the sixteenth album by American musician Stevie Wonder, released August 3, 1973 on Motown Records; a landmark recording of his "classic period"... |
Stevie Wonder | |||
| September 15 | Innervisions | Stevie Wonder | |||
| September 22 | Deliver the Word Deliver the Word Deliver the Word is the sixth album by War, released in 1973 on United Artists Records.-Reception:The album featured two singles, "Gypsy Man" backed with "Deliver the Word" , and "Me and Baby Brother" backed with "In Your Eyes"... |
War | |||
| September 29 | Let's Get It On Let's Get It On Let's Get It On is the twelfth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28, 1973, on Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles... |
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... |
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| October 6 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| October 13 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| October 20 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| October 27 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| November 3 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| November 10 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| November 17 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| November 24 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| December 1 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| December 8 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |||
| December 15 | Imagination Imagination (Gladys Knight & the Pips album) -Charts:AlbumSingles-See also:*List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 *List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 -External links:* at Discogs... |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | |||
| December 22 | Imagination | Gladys Knight & the Pips | |||
| December 29 | Imagination | Gladys Knight & the Pips | |||