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For the longest time, I only knew “Kodachrome” as Paul Simon’s “crap I learned in high school” song. High Fidelity is the reason why I fell in love with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” I distinctly remember being confused the first time I heard “Time” (or all The Dark Side of the Moon for that matter). I hadn’t heard anything quite like it, with multiple minutes of instrumental buildup. Sadly, the social consciousness of “Living for the City” remains as relevant and powerful today as it was in 1973.

10. Roxy Music- Do the Strand (Listen)

9. Sly and the Family Stone- If You Want Me to Stay (Listen)

8. Paul Simon- Kodachrome (Listen)

7. Bruce Springsteen- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (Listen)

6. Al Green- Call Me (Come Back Home) (Listen)

5. Marvin Gaye- Let’s Get It On (Listen)

4. Pink Floyd- Time (Listen)

3. Jackson Browne- These Days (Listen)

2. The Stooges- Search and Destroy (Listen)

1. Stevie Wonder- Living for the City (Listen)

Next: 1974

See Also: Top 10 Albums of 1973

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80. Marvin Gaye- Let’s Get It On

79. The Flaming Lips- Do You Realize??

78. Tom Waits- 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six

76. The New Pornographers- The Laws Have Changed

75. The Zombies- Care of Cell 44

74. ABBA- Waterloo

73. Talking Heads- Once in a Lifetime

72. The Fugees- Ready Or Not

71. Animal Collective- Fireworks

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See Also: My 100 Favorite Songs of All Time (2 years ago), My 100 Favorite Songs of the Decade (2 years ago), Top 10 Songs Of Each Hall of Fame Inductee Class: 1986-Present (2 years ago)