Top 15 Music Albums of 1972 by Exist-en-ciel

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Foxtrot

Genesis

Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog

8.8/10

Tracks selection: Supper's Ready, Watcher of the Skies & Can-Utility and the Coastliners

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1. Watcher of the Skies 9.5
2. Time Table 8
3. Get 'Em Out by Friday 8.5
4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners 9
5. Horizons 8.5
6. Supper's Ready 9.5 [First added to this chart: 08/26/2022]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

618 charts

Rank Score:

5,274

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

329

Average Rating:

82 (845 votes)

Comments:

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Close To The Edge

Yes

Symphonic Prog, Progressive Rock

8.5/10

Track selection: Close to the Edge

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1. Close to the Edge 9
2. And You and I 8.5
3. Siberian Khatru 8 [First added to this chart: 09/29/2022]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,196 charts

Rank Score:

14,055

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,469 votes)

Comments:

119

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Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
Compilation

Simon & Garfunkel

Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter

8.5/10

Track selection: Homeward Bound (live at Carnegie Hall)

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1. Mrs. Robinson 8.5
2. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 8.5
3. The Boxer 9
4. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 8.5
5. The Sound of Silence 8.5
6. I Am a Rock 8
7. Scarborough Fair / Canticle 8.5
8. Homeward Bound 8.5
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water 9
10. America 8
11. Kathy's Song 8.5
12. El condor pasa (If I Could) 8.5
13. Bookends 8.5
14. Cecilia 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/17/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

347

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

706

Overall Rank:

4,117

Average Rating:

83 (208 votes)

Comments:

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Pink Moon

Nick Drake

Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Folk Baroque

8.4/10

Track selection: Pink Moon

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1. Pink Moon 9
2. Place to Be 8.5
3. Road 8.5
4. Which Will 8.5
5. Horn 8
6. Things Behind the Sun 8.5
7. Know 8
8. Parasite 8.5
9. Free Ride 8.5
10. Harvest Breed 8
11. From the Morning 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/28/2022]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,556 charts

Rank Score:

18,290

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Average Rating:

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Progressive Rock, Folk Rock

8.2/10

Track selection: Thick As A Brick (1)

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1. Thick as a Brick (1) 8.5
2. Thick as a Brick (2) 8 [First added to this chart: 12/15/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

5,330

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

324

Average Rating:

83 (847 votes)

Comments:

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Super Fly
Soundtrack

Curtis Mayfield

Chicago Soul, Film Soundtrack, Funk

8.2/10

Track selection: Little Child Runnin Wild

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1. Little Child Runnin Wild 8.5
2. Pusherman 8.5
3. Freddie's Dead 8.5
4. Junkie Chase (Instrumental)
5. Give Me Your Love (Love Song) 8
6. Eddie You Should Know Better 8
7. No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song) 8
8. Think (Instrumental) 8
9. Superfly 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/15/2025]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

3,280

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

119

Overall Rank:

532

Average Rating:

81 (574 votes)

Comments:

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Acabou Chorare

Novos Baianos

MPB, Samba, Samba-rock

8.2/10

Track selection: Preta pretinha

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1. Brasil pandeiro 8.5
2. Preta pretinha 8.5
3. Tinindo trincando 8.5
4. Swing de Campo Grande 8
5. Acabou chorare 8
6. Mistério do planeta 8.5
7. A menina dança 8
8. Besta é tu 8
9. Um bilhete pra Didi 8
10. Preta pretinha 8 [First added to this chart: 12/17/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

3,063

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

132

Overall Rank:

570

Average Rating:

83 (262 votes)

Comments:

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Let My Children Hear Music

Charles Mingus

Third Stream, Experimental Big Band, Progressive Big Band

8.2/10

Track selection: The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers

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1. The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers 8.5
2. Adagio ma non troppo 8.5
3. Don't Be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too 8
4. Hobo Ho 8.5
5. The Chill of Death 7.5
6. The I of Hurricane Sue 8 [First added to this chart: 12/30/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,049

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

313

Overall Rank:

1,620

Average Rating:

82 (153 votes)

Comments:

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Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges

MPB, Psychedelic Pop, Baroque Pop

8.1/10

Track selection: Um girassol da cor de seu cabelo

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1. Tudo que você podia ser 8.5
2. Cais 8
3. O trem azul 8.5
4. Saídas e bandeiras nº 1 7.5
5. Nuvem cigana 8
6. Cravo e canela 8
7. Dos cruces 8
8. Um girassol da cor de seu cabelo 8.5
9. San Vicente 8
10. Estrelas 7.5
11. Clube da Esquina nº 2 8.5
12. Paisagem da janela 8.5
13. Me deixa em paz 8
14. Os povos 8
15. Saídas e bandeiras nº 2 8
16. Um gosto de Sol 8
17. Pelo amor de Deus 8
18. Lilia 8
19. Trem de doido 8.5
20. Nada será como antes 8
21. Ao que vai nascer 8 [First added to this chart: 12/18/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

4,164

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

411

Average Rating:

82 (328 votes)

Comments:

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock

8.1/10

Track selection: Starman

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1. Five Years 8
2. Soul Love 8
3. Moonage Daydream 8.5
4. Starman 8.5
5. It Ain't Easy 8
6. Lady Stardust 8
7. Star 8
8. Hang On to Yourself 8
9. Ziggy Stardust 8
10. Suffragette City 8
11. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide 8 [First added to this chart: 12/02/2024]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,014 charts

Rank Score:

44,766

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,532 votes)

Comments:

304

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Top 15 Music Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Simon & Garfunkel	1	7%
Pink Floyd	1	7%
Nick Drake	1	7%
Eagles	1	7%
Jethro Tull	1	7%
Curtis Mayfield	1	7%
Novos Baianos	1	7%
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Country	Albums	%

	6	40%
	6	40%
	2	13%
	1	7%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	13	87%
Yes	2	13%

Live?	Albums	%
No	14	93%
Yes	1	7%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	13	87%
Yes	2	13%

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