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: 4 hours ago).
"Lô Borges is only 19 years old on this record! What am I doing with my life? Great album, I always go back to this one." Reply
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1972
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"This album changed my life, and these guys could have easily been the next Beatles if their record company didn't screw them over. Every song has that perfect crystallized pop sound that gives me goosebumps, and I think "Give Me Another Chance" has some of the most moving harmonies and lyrics eve..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"In 1972 Steely Band, when their debut album "Can't Buy a Thrill" was released, the group was a real band and not just Becker / Fagan with handpicked back-up musicians. The lead vocals are not all sung by Donald Fagen, who leaves some of them to singer David Palmer. In fact two of the very best so..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"I've found myself coming back to this album much more often than What's Goin On, the album that inspired it and is often compared to. Both albums are classics tackling similar themes of the plights of black men living in 60's and 70's America, with What's Goin On talking more generally about the ..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"Brazilian hippy culture at its max. Os Novos Baianos lived in a hippie community singing songs, having sex and playing football. With these antecedents, of course their records must be good. 80% of the reason why I put this record in my list is because it features the song "Preta Pretinha", which..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"Another great Stevie Wonder album. Talking book, is the second in that run of five, maybe six, glorious albums, and is another special record. Some great funky tracks in, superstition, maybe your baby, and, Tuesday heartbreak, as well as beautiful songs in, blame it on the sun, and, I believe. My..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"Early Sabbath do no wrong. Even when massively coked up during the writing and making of this, they still produce an album of a caliber that most bands will never even get close to. An all round classic that never fails to deliver. 'Laguna Sunrise' will be played at my funeral when I'm dead. My a..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"This double album was released after Live at Fillmore East had propelled the band to stardom in the USA. It has three components. Firstly studio tracks featuring Duane Allman, secondly tracks recorded following his untimely demise and lastly live tracks from the Filmore East performances. More by..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"It's all about the atmosphere I guess, how many albums have come from this is what makes it so special..." Reply
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1972
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"What an outstanding display of guitar work that demands your attention right from the start. This is one of the best guitar performances I have ever heard on a prog rock record with them synchronising so well with the other instruments. This makes for a cohesive listen for us and one that never s..." [+] Reply
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1972
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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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23 | 2% | |
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