Top 28 Music Albums of 1972
by 
Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 03/24/2025 09:45
- (Created: 07/24/2017 10:58).
- Chart size: 28 albums.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 2 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from United States. (Remove this filter)
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
Best rock art rock pop rock glam rock album of the year
Best USA album of the year
"You're going to reap just what you sow"
Velvet Underground and Bowie were huge influences on me and this album has been hanging around for a long time. A very special album that means a lot to me.
10/10 songs: Perfect Day, Walk On The Wild Side, Satellite Of Love, and Vicious [First added to this chart: 09/04/2017]
Best USA album of the year
"You're going to reap just what you sow"
Velvet Underground and Bowie were huge influences on me and this album has been hanging around for a long time. A very special album that means a lot to me.
10/10 songs: Perfect Day, Walk On The Wild Side, Satellite Of Love, and Vicious [First added to this chart: 09/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,785
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best power pop album of the year
Best debut album of the year [First added to this chart: 09/04/2017]
Best debut album of the year [First added to this chart: 09/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,963
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best funk album of the year
Best film soundtrack album of the year [First added to this chart: 06/19/2018]
Best film soundtrack album of the year [First added to this chart: 06/19/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,233
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best funk soul album of the year
[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
423
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best third stream album of the year
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,049
Rank in 1972:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best contemporary folk soul album of the year
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2022]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best rhythm and blues soul album of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Best soul jazz album of the year
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2020]
Total albums: 8. Page 1 of 1
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 4% | |
| Roxy Music | 1 | 4% | |
| Bill Withers | 1 | 4% | |
| Dark (UK) | 1 | 4% | |
| Nino Rota | 1 | 4% | |
| Yes | 1 | 4% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 4% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thSuper Fly by Curtis Mayfield |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thArgus by Wishbone Ash |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thExile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| New entries |
|---|
| Giant by Giant (FR) |
Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 2 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/08/2020 05:02 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2018 07:47 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 favourites
Top 28 Music Albums of 1972 comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Your feedback for Top 28 Music Albums of 1972
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Email Address | |
|---|---|
| Forgotten passwords and other site notifications are sent to the email address saved on your profile. If you've changed your email address recently, please remember to update it on your profile page. (If you can't remember your password, and your email address is out of date, please contact us for assistance getting back into your account). |
