Top 67 Music Albums of 1972
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- Chart updated: 02/11/2026 13:45
- (Created: 06/14/2013 00:56).
- Chart size: 67 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,175
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
12,277
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2025]
[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
9,615
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
4,012
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Comments:
7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
411
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,065
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
42,539
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,757
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Total albums: 67. Page 1 of 7
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Top 67 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Premiata Forneria Marconi | 2 | 3% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 3% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 3% | |
| Uriah Heep | 2 | 3% | |
| Aphrodite's Child | 1 | 1% | |
| Bobby Charles | 1 | 1% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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29 | 43% | |
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15 | 22% | |
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8 | 12% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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Top 67 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 18 from 26th to 8thEge Bamyası by Can |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 8th to 9thThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10thRoxy Music by Roxy Music |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11thKeine Macht Für Niemand by Ton Steine Scherben |
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