Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 by Norman Bates

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Pink Moon 
United Kingdom Nick Drake
Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
1,549 charts
Rank Score:
18,658
Rank in 1972:
3
Rank in 1970s:
17
Overall Rank:
54
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (1,839 votes)
Comments:
144
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Attica Blues 
United States Archie Shepp
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
37 charts
Rank Score:
198
Rank in 1972:
105
Rank in 1970s:
1,034
Overall Rank:
6,534
Average Rating:
 76 (41 votes)
Comments:
2
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Acabou Chorare 
Brazil Novos Baianos
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
270 charts
Rank Score:
3,101
Rank in 1972:
15
Rank in 1970s:
129
Overall Rank:
565
Average Rating:
 84 (259 votes)
Comments:
12
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He's Coming 
United States Roy Ayers
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
23
Rank in 1972:
374
Rank in 1970s:
3,619
Overall Rank:
33,558
Average Rating:
 73 (13 votes)
Comments:
0
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Cluster II 
Germany Cluster
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
42 charts
Rank Score:
95
Rank in 1972:
171
Rank in 1970s:
1,720
Overall Rank:
12,175
Average Rating:
 74 (40 votes)
Comments:
0
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
2,999 charts
Rank Score:
45,820
Rank in 1972:
1
Rank in 1970s:
3
Overall Rank:
8
Average Rating:
Top rated 90 (3,521 votes)
Comments:
301
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Ege Bamyası 
Germany Can
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
634 charts
Rank Score:
5,487
Rank in 1972:
9
Rank in 1970s:
81
Overall Rank:
317
Average Rating:
 83 (719 votes)
Comments:
28
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Super Fly 
Soundtrack
United States Curtis Mayfield
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
522 charts
Rank Score:
3,338
Rank in 1972:
14
Rank in 1970s:
119
Overall Rank:
528
Average Rating:
 81 (575 votes)
Comments:
19
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Whatevershebringswesing 
United Kingdom Kevin Ayers
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
61 charts
Rank Score:
229
Rank in 1972:
94
Rank in 1970s:
949
Overall Rank:
5,805
Average Rating:
 72 (58 votes)
Comments:
4
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Irrlicht 
Germany Klaus Schulze
Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
124 charts
Rank Score:
882
Rank in 1972:
38
Rank in 1970s:
359
Overall Rank:
1,899
Average Rating:
 77 (149 votes)
Comments:
9
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition

Country Albums %


United States 49 49%
United Kingdom 18 18%
Germany 10 10%
Brazil 5 5%
France 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes

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