Top 47 Music Albums of 1972 by AAL2014

Perhaps my favorite top 5 of any year chart with the next 10 following them not being shabby one iota. I think the top 25-30 is really strong.

My current top 4 from 1972 (Foxtrot, Ziggy, Close to the Edge, and Machine Head) each stake serious claim in my top 25 or 30 albums ever. The margin between these specific albums is incredibly thin. This is an excellent year for music.

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• (Created: 06/02/2016 00:22).
• Chart size: 47 albums.

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Foxtrot 

 Genesis

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*Top 100*

S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

601 charts

Rank Score:

5,873

Rank in 1972:

9

Rank in 1970s:

77

Overall Rank:

309

Average Rating:

 82 (818 votes)

Comments:

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

 David Bowie

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*Top 100*

S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,118

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,446 votes)

Comments:

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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,134 charts

Rank Score:

14,443

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

90

Average Rating:

 85 (1,419 votes)

Comments:

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Talking Book 

 Stevie Wonder

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*Top 100*

S Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

511 charts

Rank Score:

2,889

Rank in 1972:

16

Rank in 1970s:

145

Overall Rank:

613

Average Rating:

 81 (655 votes)

Comments:

22

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Machine Head 

 Deep Purple

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

777 charts

Rank Score:

7,087

Rank in 1972:

7

Rank in 1970s:

58

Overall Rank:

244

Average Rating:

 83 (988 votes)

Comments:

55

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The Grand Wazoo 

 The Mothers

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 04/09/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

417

Rank in 1972:

60

Rank in 1970s:

619

Overall Rank:

3,504

Average Rating:

 79 (154 votes)

Comments:

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The Unnamables 

 Univeria Zekt

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 04/21/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

15

Rank in 1972:

439

Rank in 1970s:

4,338

Overall Rank:

43,673

Average Rating:

 74 (1 vote)

Comments:

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Harvest 

 Neil Young

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S Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,322 charts

Rank Score:

13,195

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

30

Overall Rank:

107

Average Rating:

 84 (1,666 votes)

Comments:

95

9.

On The Corner 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

1,953

Rank in 1972:

22

Rank in 1970s:

195

Overall Rank:

918

Average Rating:

 81 (336 votes)

Comments:

15

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Ege Bamyası 

 Can

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A Tier [First added to this chart: 04/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

602 charts

Rank Score:

5,632

Rank in 1972:

10

Rank in 1970s:

82

Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

 83 (701 votes)

Comments:

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Top 47 Music Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Stevie Wonder	2	4%
Lou Reed	2	4%
Deep Purple	2	4%
Gentle Giant	2	4%
Steely Dan	1	2%
Todd Rundgren	1	2%
Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	50%
	16	35%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 47 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes

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Down 1 from 9th to 10th Ege Bamyası by Can
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