Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
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- Chart updated: 12/22/2025 14:15
- (Created: 08/24/2013 20:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
42,645
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,519
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
611
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,145
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
12,289
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,415
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
622
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Deep Purple | 2 | 2% | |
| T. Rex | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Diamond | 2 | 2% | |
| The Temptations | 2 | 2% | |
| Al Green | 2 | 2% | |
| Esther Phillips | 2 | 2% | |
| Jethro Tull | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 35th to 33rdThe World Is A Ghetto by WAR |
| Up 1 from 38th to 37thFoxtrot by Genesis |
| Up 1 from 37th to 36thRoxy Music by Roxy Music |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 33rd to 35thSyreeta by Syreeta |
| Down 2 from 36th to 38thOn The Corner by Miles Davis |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/15/2025 11:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 153 | 98/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2020 04:35 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2020 13:32 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2020 05:39 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2014 20:40 | hahol | 45 | 91/100 |
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From hahol 11/07/2014 20:35 | #126423
This chart is excellent! Very good taste and variety of styles! Love it!
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skelter54 01/26/2014 16:40 | #101574
skelter54 01/26/2014 16:40 | #101574
Good. The best music of the year.
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Antonio-Pedro 10/28/2013 10:15 | #89552
Antonio-Pedro 10/28/2013 10:15 | #89552
This year was excellent and this chart is good
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