Top-rated albums of 1972
Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1972 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .
To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
40,964
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,738
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,520
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,436
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,705
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,339
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
2,801
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,130
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Total albums: 449. Page 1 of 45
The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).
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