Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 10/16/2025 20:15
- (Created: 05/08/2012 00:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,719
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
2,998
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,596
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,192
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,246
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
883
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Total albums: 98. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Al Green | 2 | 2% | |
| Terry Callier | 2 | 2% | |
| Matching Mole | 2 | 2% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| WAR | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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 fallers |
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| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd Bob Frank by Bob Frank |
| Down 1 from 92nd to 93rd Understanding by Bobby Womack |
| Down 1 from 93rd to 94th Les Chevrons by Catharsis (FR) |
| New entries |
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| Musique Populaire D'Expression Française by Various Artists |
| Leavers |
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| Et Si Je M'en Vais Avant Toi by Françoise Hardy |
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