Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
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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.
- Chart updated: 5 days ago
- (Created: 06/02/2016 00:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1972
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4,790
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*Top 100*
S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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41,002
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*Top 100*
S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
S+ Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,467
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*Top 100*
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Year of Release:
1972
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2,768
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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6,286
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*Top 100*
S Tier [First added to this chart: 04/09/2021]
S Tier [First added to this chart: 04/09/2021]
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1972
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390
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2024]
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1972
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1,001
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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11,743
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2024]
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1972
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1,660
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 3% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Premiata Forneria Marconi | 2 | 2% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael White | 2 | 2% | |
| Arco Iris | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 15th to 11thEge Bamyası by Can |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 11th to 12thClube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thCrying Laughing Loving Lying by Labi Siffre |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thThick As A Brick by Jethro Tull |
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