Top 50 Music Albums of 1972
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- Chart updated: 02/23/2026 20:15
- (Created: 11/24/2017 18:52).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,688
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,998
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[First added to this chart: 12/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
4,943
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,215
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,420
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,021
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
[First added to this chart: 12/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,218
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,811
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,655
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 4% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 4% | |
| Santana | 1 | 2% | |
| Steely Dan | 1 | 2% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 1 | 2% | |
| Todd Rundgren | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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18 | 36% | |
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18 | 36% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 42nd to 47thObscured By Clouds by Pink Floyd |
| Down 5 from 43rd to 48thPaul Simon by Paul Simon |
| Down 5 from 44th to 49thAll The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople |
| New entries |
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| Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan |
| Crying Laughing Loving Lying by Labi Siffre |
| Let My Children Hear Music by Charles Mingus |
| Desatormentándonos by Pescado Rabioso |
| Vol. 3 by Pappo's Blues |
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