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 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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

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.

Swaddling Songs

Mellow Candle

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

202

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

102.

Into The Purple Valley

Ry Cooder

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

199

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

103.

Attica Blues

Archie Shepp

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

196

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

104.

Son Of Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

195

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

105.

Never A Dull Moment

Rod Stewart

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

194

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

106.

A Dança Da Solidão

Paulinho Da Viola

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

107.

Slayed?

Slade

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

187

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

108.

A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing

Sparks

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

183

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

109.

Focus III

Focus

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

181

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

110.

Only Visiting This Planet

Larry Norman

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

180

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	11	1%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Deep Purple	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Georges Brassens	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	202	20%
	68	7%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	29	3%
	23	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	95%
Yes	55	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	49	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	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 Artists of 1984
1. Prince
2. Prince And The Revolution
3. The Smiths
4. Metallica
5. Bruce Springsteen
6. The Replacements
7. Minutemen
8. Talking Heads
9. Hüsker Dü
10. Iron Maiden
11. Cocteau Twins
12. Echo & The Bunnymen
13. U2
14. Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Bob Marley
16. R.E.M.
17. Sade
18. Van Halen
19. Meat Puppets
20. Lloyd Cole And The Commotions