1972 (studio album)
by Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse bestography
1972 is ranked as the best album by Josh Rouse.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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1972 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
1972 rankings
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1972 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/08/2025 21:14 |  Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2025 10:12 | TonySayers61 | 23,191 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2024 13:02 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,500 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2023 03:27 | dhbarrett | 8,202 | 65/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2022 06:09 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,183 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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Rouse uses the sonic textures of the year of his birth as the basis for 1972. Specifically, he doesn’t draw so much on the fringe genres such as Black Sabbath’s heavy metal or Yes’ symphonic progressive rock, but on the mainstream soft rock that dominated AM radio, such as Carole King, The Carpenters, and Bread, as well as touches of soul like Curtis Mayfield. There are touches such as prominent flute leads and cheesy guitar breaks. But despite the seventies façade, there’s some flat out brilliant material here, and the likes of ‘Come Back (Light Therapy’ and ‘James’ are wonderful songs no matter which way they’re dressed up.
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