Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
by Madrocker 
A few noteworthy albums punctuated the beginning of a dismal stretch in recorded music.
Not many of this top 100 would stand up against the top 100 of, say, 1967 or 1968.
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- Chart updated: 06/14/2019 16:45
- (Created: 06/14/2019 16:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1972
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43,346
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12,425
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6,411
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13,887
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1972
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3,232
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5,208
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17,666
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2,897
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Al Green | 2 | 2% | |
| Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso | 2 | 2% | |
| Slade | 2 | 2% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 2% | |
| Gentle Giant | 2 | 2% | |
| Uriah Heep | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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