Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
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Hayden 
- Chart updated: 05/16/2026 01:45
- (Created: 04/14/2012 23:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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41,831
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,225
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2017]
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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932
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2015]
6. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/26/2013]
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1972
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407
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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4,010
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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2,881
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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2017]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Exuma | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Terry Callier | 2 | 2% | |
| Astor Piazzolla Conjunto 9 | 2 | 2% | |
| Groupe De Recherches Musicales De La RTF | 1 | 1% | |
| Kevin Ayers | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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33 | 33% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 7 from 70th to 63rdLive In Montreux by Léon Francioli With Pierre Favre / Eje Thelin / Jouk Minor |
| Up 3 from 85th to 82ndChurch Of Kidane Mehret by Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88thCholo by El Polen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 25 from 64th to 89thTell It Like It Is by Nicky Thomas |
| Down 20 from 76th to 96thMasks by Edward Brathwaite |
| Down 1 from 63rd to 64thThere Is A Song by The Free Design |
| New entries |
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| Ethiopian Knights by Donald Byrd |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/09/2024 10:26 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 07/25/2022 15:25 |  Repo | 581 | 100/100 | |
| 04/25/2017 11:14 | Johnnyo | 2,594 | 80/100 | |
| 05/25/2014 20:50 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 | |
| 03/10/2013 23:13 |  imnotanotter | 165 | 89/100 |
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From Johnnyo 04/25/2017 11:14 | #189804
Really nice chart. Like the breadth of artists. Nice to to Can in there.
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