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January 21, 1973

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 17, 1973, covering January 21, 1973.

  1. 1
    Album cover for No Secrets by Carly Simon

    No Secrets

    Carly Simon

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rhymes & Reasons by Carole King

    Rhymes & Reasons

    Carole King

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for The World Is A Ghetto by War

    The World Is A Ghetto

    War

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Eric Carmen by unknown artist

    Eric Carmen

    Artist not listed

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Living With The Past by Jethro Tull

    Living With The Past

    Jethro Tull

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Rob Hayles

1973Rob Hayles, English cyclist[†]

Robert John Hayles is an English track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until his retirement in 2011. He now occasionally provides studio-based analysis of cycle races for British Eurosport.

Incubus (band)

1973Chris Kilmore, American musician and DJ[†]

Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppel; the latter two were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore, respectively. Nicole Row replaced Kenney in 2024.

Edvinas Krungolcas

1973Edvinas Krungolcas, Lithuanian modern pentathlete[†]

Edvinas Krungolcas is a retired Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

1973Flavio Maestri, Peruvian footballer[†]

Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade is a Peruvian former football player.

Historical Context for January 21, 1973

In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]