Top 89 Music Albums of 1972 by Patman360

• Chart updated: 03/26/2024 17:15
• (Created: 12/07/2012 03:53).
• Chart size: 89 albums.

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,139

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,805 votes)

Comments:

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Honky Château 

 Elton John

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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

257 charts

Rank Score:

1,040

Rank in 1972:

35

Rank in 1970s:

327

Overall Rank:

1,646

Average Rating:

 79 (349 votes)

Comments:

23

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

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,119

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,446 votes)

Comments:

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13. (12) 1

Living In The Past 
Compilation

 Jethro Tull

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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2022]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

286

Rank in 1972:

82

Rank in 1970s:

812

Overall Rank:

4,796

Average Rating:

 79 (134 votes)

Comments:

6

16. (15) 1

Cymande 

 Cymande

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

439

Rank in 1972:

56

Rank in 1970s:

598

Overall Rank:

3,355

Average Rating:

 78 (60 votes)

Comments:

4

18. (17) 1

Saint Dominic's Preview 

 Van Morrison

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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

893

Rank in 1972:

38

Rank in 1970s:

360

Overall Rank:

1,874

Average Rating:

 80 (249 votes)

Comments:

11

21. (20) 1

Vol 4 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 10/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,164

Rank in 1972:

19

Rank in 1970s:

184

Overall Rank:

828

Average Rating:

 81 (636 votes)

Comments:

34

32. (31) 1

Seventh Sojourn 

 The Moody Blues

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 1972:

63

Rank in 1970s:

633

Overall Rank:

3,597

Average Rating:

 75 (123 votes)

Comments:

5

40. (39) 1

Thick As A Brick 

 Jethro Tull

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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

623 charts

Rank Score:

6,166

Rank in 1972:

8

Rank in 1970s:

73

Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

 83 (822 votes)

Comments:

44

42. (41) 1

Obscured By Clouds 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,100

Rank in 1972:

32

Rank in 1970s:

309

Overall Rank:

1,567

Average Rating:

 74 (702 votes)

Comments:

37

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Top 89 Music Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Deep Purple	2	2%
Al Green	2	2%
Stevie Wonder	2	2%
Premiata Forneria Marconi	2	2%
Various Artists	2	2%
Jethro Tull	2	2%
Gentle Giant	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	40	45%
	24	27%
	7	8%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Top 89 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes

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Up 3 from 5th to 2nd You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Transformer by Lou Reed
Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Down 1 from 4th to 5th Harvest by Neil Young

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100/100	02/28/2020 00:49	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
70/100	10/23/2014 06:20	Arthurknight	361	89/100
90/100	03/03/2014 14:41	PauloPaz	1,766	89/100

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songs of the war

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