Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
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Hayden 
- Chart updated: 12/03/2025 05:15
- (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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17,634
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,409
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 11/26/2013]
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1972
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409
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,056
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
2,985
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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4,067
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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2017]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Exuma | 2 | 2% | |
| Terry Callier | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Astor Piazzolla Conjunto 9 | 2 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| Popol Vuh (DE) | 1 | 1% | |
| ጌታቸው መኩሪያ [Getachew Mekuria] | 1 | 1% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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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 5 from 22nd to 17th Musica Popular Contemporanea De La Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Volumen 1 by Astor Piazzolla Conjunto 9 |
| Up 3 from 43rd to 40th Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive by John Lee Hooker |
| Up 2 from 76th to 74th Sound Awareness by Brother Ah |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 70th to 81st Solo by Han Bennink |
| Down 9 from 55th to 64th Snake by Exuma |
| Down 8 from 61st to 69th Talking Book by Stevie Wonder |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/09/2024 10:26 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2022 15:25 |  Repo | 561 | 100/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2017 11:14 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2014 20:50 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2013 23:13 |  imnotanotter | 166 | 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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