Best Albums of 1972
Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"Great variety on this one. Two Great Heavy Rockers with "O Baby" and "Big Fat Mama", Two Great Ballads with the Slow, Gentle Blues " Unspoken Words" and the Gorgeous "All The Reasons", Prog Rock Stoner, with excellent three-part harmonies, " A Year", A Stomping, thunderous version of "Roadhouse B..." [+] Reply
"A near perfect record." Reply
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"I wish everyone knew and loved this album as much as I do; but even though it's been easier to get hold of for a good ten years now, it seems there are still many who haven't caught on to its lyrical loveliness - I'm the first to post a comment on this, a site for the musical cognoscenti. Come on..." [+] Reply
"Great version of the Janis joplin classic move over is the highlight on the album but there are some rather decent slade penned tracks also. Overall, not a bad album but not their best" Reply
"You know what I like? When the personality of a music artist shines as a bright as their music. Larger than life characters who write music and tackle subjects that you would have never guessed someone would have taken on. I'm still searching for these artists. No matter how many I have in my col..." [+] Reply
""The Dance of Solitude", one of Paulinho's greatest classics, if not his masterpiece. A handful of his most well known songs are here (my favorite is the haunting "Meu Mundo É Hoje", one of samba's best lyrics), besides a version of Cartola's "Acontece" and the ironic "Falso Moralista", by Nelson..." [+] Reply
"Quite a patchy affair, this is James Taylor having a bit of jam with his pals who just happen to be excellent session musicians. This is why he still created the wonderful Hymn, the oft covered Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight and possibly my favourite here, the hidden gem that is New Tune, it coul..." [+] Reply
"A very different affair to his earlier work, Goodbye and Hello being one of my all time favourite albums. This though makes its own impression, a very upbeat funky listen. Great interplay between vocal and organ on 'Get On Top'. 'Sweet Surrender' is a personal favourite." Reply
"This is a truly great double album full of superb musicianship and stimulating compositions and rates as Focus’ greatest work. There are huge range of influences at work on this album including classical, rock and jazz but the transitions between the styles are carried out with guile and style. A..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of 1972 composition
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| Various Artists | 11 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 0% | |
| Deep Purple | 4 | 0% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 4 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 0% | |
| Georges Brassens | 3 | 0% | |
| Ray Barretto | 3 | 0% | |
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423 | 42% | |
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203 | 20% | |
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69 | 7% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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