Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
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Hayden 
- Chart updated: 03/30/2026 04:15
- (Created: 04/14/2012 23:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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]
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1972
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979
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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2017]
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2015]
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1972
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3,857
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[First added to this chart: 01/07/2023]
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2023]
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1972
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1,079
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[First added to this chart: 01/07/2023]
[First added to this chart: 04/24/2012]
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1972
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1,648
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Total albums: 33. Page 1 of 4
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Exuma | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Astor Piazzolla Conjunto 9 | 2 | 2% | |
| Terry Callier | 2 | 2% | |
| Otis Clay | 1 | 1% | |
| Popol Vuh (DE) | 1 | 1% | |
| Albert Mangelsdorff | 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 26 from 97th to 71stGetatchew Mekuria And His Saxophone by ጌታቸው መኩሪያ [Getachew Mekuria] |
| Up 12 from 54th to 42ndMulatu Of Ethiopia by ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ [Mulatu Astatke] |
| Up 5 from 46th to 41stGo On' by George Otsuka Quintet |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 24 from 67th to 91stPer Un Amico by Premiata Forneria Marconi |
| Down 22 from 57th to 79thBob Andy's Song Book by Bob Andy |
| Down 12 from 62nd to 74thBrigitte Fontaine by Brigitte Fontaine |
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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 | 580 | 100/100 | |
| 04/25/2017 11:14 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 | |
| 05/25/2014 20:50 |  sssvnnn | 2,877 | 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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