Best Albums of 1972
Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
"This the follow up to Every Picture isn't as good as its famous predecessor. But it is a good album sounds a little rushed though maybe because it was the 7th album Rod/The Faces had released in the last 3 years (1969-72). The stand out tracks are Jimi Hendrix tribute Angel & the brilliant You We..." [+] Reply
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"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"Haven't listened to this one in a while, but I remember enjoying it. I am a huge fan of Rod Evans's work with Deep Purple, and this album is pretty groovy." Reply
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Best Albums of 1972 composition
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| Various Artists | 12 | 1% | |
| Deep Purple | 4 | 0% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 4 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 0% | |
| Procol Harum | 3 | 0% | |
| Georges Brassens | 3 | 0% | |
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426 | 43% | |
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201 | 20% | |
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67 | 7% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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