Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
by Moondance 
By now I was well on my way to a decent collection of vinyl albums (courtesy of the Australian Record Club) as well as my first Dylan bootlegs (courtesy of a second hand record shop in downtown Sydney).
Music was now occupying most of my spare time - often shared with high school classmates after school.
1972 ranks 4th highest out of the 65 years between 19670 - 2024 in my favourite year chart with at least 4 albums making my top 100 greatest albums of all time.
- Chart updated: 05/06/2026 23:15
- (Created: 10/07/2020 05:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2020]
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1972
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Rank Score:
11,788
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1972
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Rank Score:
331
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
4,835
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
9,341
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
41,271
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Year of Release:
1972
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2,778
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Year of Release:
1972
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3,378
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Year of Release:
1972
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1,588
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 1% | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1% | |
| Carson | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 1% | |
| Fraternity | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 31 from 86th to 55thBaby I'm-A Want You by Bread |
| Up 31 from 84th to 53rdOrange by Al Stewart |
| Up 31 from 82nd to 51stRhymes And Reasons by Carole King |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 25 from 34th to 59thArgus by Wishbone Ash |
| Down 24 from 33rd to 57thCaravanserai by Santana |
| Down 20 from 40th to 60thThe Late Great Townes Van Zandt by Townes Van Zandt |
| New entries |
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| Mike McClellan by Mike McClellan |
| Leavers |
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| Bored Civilians by Keith Cross & Peter Ross |
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