Best Albums of 1972 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1972

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,700 greatest album charts.

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

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	846 charts
Rank in 1972:	1	Rank Score:	39,937
Rank in 1970s	5	Overall Rank:	19
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Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	695 charts
Rank in 1972:	2	Rank Score:	33,618
Rank in 1970s	8	Overall Rank:	26
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Pink Moon

Nick Drake

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	365 charts
Rank in 1972:	3	Rank Score:	14,191
Rank in 1970s	22	Overall Rank:	78
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Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	361 charts
Rank in 1972:	4	Rank Score:	11,697
Rank in 1970s	29	Overall Rank:	101
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Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	303 charts
Rank in 1972:	5	Rank Score:	10,220
Rank in 1970s	32	Overall Rank:	117
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Close To The Edge

Yes

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	211 charts
Rank in 1972:	6	Rank Score:	8,201
Rank in 1970s	39	Overall Rank:	149
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Machine Head

Deep Purple

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	174 charts
Rank in 1972:	7	Rank Score:	5,910
Rank in 1970s	56	Overall Rank:	215
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Foxtrot

Genesis

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	85 charts
Rank in 1972:	8	Rank Score:	3,355
Rank in 1970s	95	Overall Rank:	351
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Thick As A Brick

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1972:	9	Rank Score:	3,223
Rank in 1970s	99	Overall Rank:	367
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Ege Bamyasi

Can

Year of Release:	1972	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 1972:	10	Rank Score:	2,758
Rank in 1970s	109	Overall Rank:	424
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Best Albums of 1972 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Archie Shepp	2	0%
Caetano Veloso	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
America	2	0%
Gentle Giant	2	0%
Uriah Heep	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	148	15%
	88	9%
	21	2%
	12	1%
	9	1%
	9	1%
	8	1%
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