Best Albums of 1972

« View best albums of 1971View best albums of 1973 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

1972 year summaryThe best artists of 1972 were David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Nick Drake, Yes, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Genesis and Can.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

101.

Slayed?

Slade

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

102.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

103.

Toulouse Street

The Doobie Brothers

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

104.

Attica Blues

Archie Shepp

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

105.

A Dança Da Solidão

Paulinho Da Viola

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

208

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

106.

A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing

Sparks

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

206

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

107.

Son Of Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

203

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

108.

One Man Dog

James Taylor

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

197

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

109.

Hot August Night
Live

Neil Diamond

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

193

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

110.

Ne Me Quitte Pas
Compilation

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

192

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
10
11
12
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 11 of 100

Best Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
Deep Purple	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
Ohio Players	3	0%
Procol Harum	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	424	42%
	207	21%
	69	7%
	35	4%
	29	3%
	29	3%
	25	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	95%
Yes	55	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	48	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

« View best albums of 1971View best albums of 1973 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Albums of 1953
1. Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
2. Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens
4. Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet by Sonny Rollins
5. Dean Martin Sings by Dean Martin
6. The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt by Django Reinhardt
7. An Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
8. Songs By Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer
9. Inca Taqui by Yma Sumac
10. Jazz At Oberlin by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. Calamity Jane by Doris Day
12. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata
13. Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole
14. Moondog And His Friends by Moondog
15. Memorial Album by Hank Williams
16. New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton
17. Vol. 2 by Georges Brassens
18. The Duke Plays Ellington by Duke Ellington
19. Young Man With A Horn by Miles Davis
20. Chante... Charles Aznavour by Charles Aznavour