Top 58 Music Albums of 1972 by Mercury

• Chart updated: 11/22/2021 20:45
• (Created: 12/14/2013 21:08).
• Chart size: 58 albums.

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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,134 charts

Rank Score:

14,447

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

90

Average Rating:

 85 (1,418 votes)

Comments:

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,146

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,804 votes)

Comments:

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,909 charts

Rank Score:

22,618

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,294 votes)

Comments:

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Harvest 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,322 charts

Rank Score:

13,198

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

30

Overall Rank:

107

Average Rating:

 84 (1,666 votes)

Comments:

95

5. (6) 1

Ege Bamyası 

 Can

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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

602 charts

Rank Score:

5,634

Rank in 1972:

10

Rank in 1970s:

82

Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

 83 (701 votes)

Comments:

28

6. (7) 1

Acabou Chorare 

 Novos Baianos

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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

3,206

Rank in 1972:

15

Rank in 1970s:

129

Overall Rank:

560

Average Rating:

 84 (249 votes)

Comments:

12

7. (13) 6

Sail Away 

 Randy Newman

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,071

Rank in 1972:

33

Rank in 1970s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,609

Average Rating:

 78 (258 votes)

Comments:

13

8. (5) 3

Vol 4 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,164

Rank in 1972:

19

Rank in 1970s:

184

Overall Rank:

828

Average Rating:

 81 (636 votes)

Comments:

34

9. (8) 1

High, Low And In Between 

 Townes Van Zandt

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

126

Rank in 1972:

139

Rank in 1970s:

1,407

Overall Rank:

9,450

Average Rating:

 74 (66 votes)

Comments:

1

10. (9) 1

The Harder They Come 
Soundtrack compilation

 Various Artists

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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,185

Rank in 1972:

29

Rank in 1970s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,458

Average Rating:

 80 (188 votes)

Comments:

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Top 58 Music Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Townes Van Zandt	2	3%
Various Artists	2	3%
Stevie Wonder	2	3%
Miles Davis	1	2%
Deep Purple	1	2%
Curtis Mayfield	1	2%
Randy Newman	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	32	55%
	15	26%
	4	7%
	3	5%
	2	3%
	2	3%

Top 58 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 39 from 53rd to 14th Foxtrot by Genesis
Up 8 from 19th to 11th Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Up 6 from 21st to 15th Europe '72 by Grateful Dead

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 11th to 16th Return To Forever by Chick Corea
Down 5 from 17th to 22nd What Color Is Love by Terry Callier
Down 4 from 15th to 19th For The Roses by Joni Mitchell

New entries
Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Leavers
Sandy by Sandy Denny
I'm Still In Love With You by Al Green
Roxy Music by Roxy Music

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90/100	11/12/2023 07:06	Purplepash	1,307	88/100
90/100	09/30/2017 10:39	bobbyb5	728	90/100
90/100	02/16/2014 01:28	PauloPaz	1,766	89/100
95/100	02/10/2014 20:55	sssvnnn	2,823	83/100

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From bobbyb5 09/30/2017 10:42

I love 70s year charts, and this is an awesome one. You have a lot of the same ones I got that you don't see often enough around here. But you should.

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