Top 12 Music Albums of 1972
by PaperVinnie 
This is one of my favorite years for music. Not easy choices.
- Chart updated: 12/21/2021 19:15
- (Created: 01/16/2018 19:25).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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This album has it all. Rock, melody, feel, experimental stuff, blues... It's like another White Album or a Physical Graffiti to me.
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1972
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1,264
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The Stones' best album pretty much. Just two fun hours, it's interesting that they only have a few songs you could call hits though.
[First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
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1972
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18,424
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Maybe my favorite folk album. Nick's stripped back style here is just beautiful. Taken in the context of his life and career, it's even more significant.
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1972
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16,725
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Steely Dan makes some of my favorite jazz rock, their debut is simply wonderful. Lots of great melodies and instrumentals.
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1972
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3,363
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What's often called Bowie's masterpiece. Personally it's not in my top 3, but you can't argue it's musically excellent and historically significant. Glam rock was never the same after this album, that's for sure. Lady Stardust is my favorite.
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1972
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40,934
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An essential Hard Rock album. Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord's interplay on Highway Star is stuff of legends. The rest of the album is just as good.
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1972
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6,310
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Lou Reed's solo masterpiece... Very excellent music, with a helping hand from Bowie which always helps. If I'm not mistaken, Bowie's sax teacher is the player at the end of Walk On the Wild Side.
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1972
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9,333
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A beautiful album. Some of his most experimental playing ever, very wild and sweet.
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2018]
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1972
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1,042
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Their first studio effort after Duane's tragic passing. An excellent album all the way through, particularly thanks to Dickey Betts.
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1972
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2,067
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Another classic from Sabbath. Lots of standout tracks like Changes and Snowblind, possibly one of their more mature records with Ozzy.
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1972
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2,115
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Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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Top 12 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Deep Purple | 2 | 17% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 8% | |
| Carlos Santana | 1 | 8% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 1 | 8% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 8% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 8% | |
| Todd Rundgren | 1 | 8% | |
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