Best Albums of 1972

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Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1972 year summaryThe best artists of 1972 were David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Nick Drake, Yes, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Genesis and Can.

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Grave New World

Strawbs

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1972

Appears in:

30 charts

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Hard Attack

Dust (1970s)

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1972

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13 charts

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I Futuribili

Egisto Macchi

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1972

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5 charts

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"Live" Full House
Live

The J. Geils Band

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1972

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36 charts

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Garcia

Jerry Garcia

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1972

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27 charts

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And The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

Michael Nesmith

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1972

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11 charts

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Crossings

Herbie Hancock

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1972

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35 charts

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Trouble Man
Soundtrack

Marvin Gaye

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1972

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56 charts

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Who Came First

Pete Townshend

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1972

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22 charts

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A Clockwork Orange
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Walter Carlos

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1972

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25 charts

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Best Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
Deep Purple	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Sonny Stitt	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	422	42%
	206	21%
	69	7%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	25	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	54	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	44	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	15	1%

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Best Artists of 1976
1. Stevie Wonder
2. David Bowie
3. Ramones
4. Eagles
5. Boston
6. Genesis
7. Rush
8. Bob Dylan
9. The Modern Lovers
10. Joni Mitchell
11. Thin Lizzy
12. Electric Light Orchestra
13. Rainbow
14. AC/DC
15. Steely Dan
16. Led Zeppelin
17. Queen
18. Jean Michel Jarre
19. Jorge Ben
20. Aerosmith