In 1973, Billboard published a Jazz Album list sporadically for the first three months of the year with 25 albums ranked. Beginning in April, a list of 40 albums was published every two weeks. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1973:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Chicago V | Chicago |
| January 27 | ||
| February 24 | Strange Fruit | Billie Holiday |
| March 24 | Prelude | Deodato |
| April 7 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 19 | The 2nd Crusade | The Crusaders |
| June 2 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 30 | Black Byrd | Donald Byrd |
| July 14 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 11 | You’ve Got it Bad Girl | Quincy Jones |
| August 25 | ||
| September 8 | Black Byrd | Donald Byrd |
| September 22 | Soul Box | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| October 6 | 2 | Deodato |
| October 20 | ||
| November 3 | Black Byrd | Donald Byrd |
| November 17 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 15 | Spectrum | Billy Cobham |
| December 29 |
#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989