Top 36 Music Albums of 1972
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dihansse 
- Chart updated: 09/11/2025 20:45
- (Created: 11/23/2015 15:23).
- Chart size: 36 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
6,444
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,882
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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
4,022
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
9,877
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,866
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,824
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,015
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
958
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2020]
Total albums: 36. Page 1 of 4
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Top 36 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Lou Reed | 2 | 6% | |
| Uriah Heep | 2 | 6% | |
| America | 1 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 1 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 1 | 3% | |
| Foghat | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 36 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 17th to 15th Harvest by Neil Young |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Lou Reed by Lou Reed |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Vol 4 by Black Sabbath |
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