Top 100 Music Albums of 1972
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
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• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
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• Vitamin C - Can
- Chart updated: 03/23/2026 04:45
- (Created: 12/05/2025 19:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1972
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4,938
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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Rank Score:
17,196
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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Rank Score:
42,291
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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Rank Score:
13,675
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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Rank Score:
3,965
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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2,895
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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5,022
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2025]
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1972
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5,061
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Premiata Forneria Marconi | 2 | 2% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Gentle Giant | 2 | 2% | |
| Astor Piazzolla Conjunto 9 | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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