Best Albums of 1972

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Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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.

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,999 charts

Rank Score:

45,817

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Average Rating:

90 (3,521 votes)

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301

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,961 charts

Rank Score:

20,978

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1972

Appears in:

1,549 charts

Rank Score:

18,658

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86 (1,839 votes)

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144

Close To The Edge

Yes

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,184 charts

Rank Score:

14,037

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85 (1,460 votes)

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118

Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

12,805

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85 (1,710 votes)

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Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,243 charts

Rank Score:

10,347

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1972

Appears in:

811 charts

Rank Score:

6,698

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1972

Appears in:

644 charts

Rank Score:

5,529

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313

Average Rating:

83 (846 votes)

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Ege Bamyası

Can

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

634 charts

Rank Score:

5,487

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317

Average Rating:

83 (719 votes)

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10.

Foxtrot

Genesis

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

613 charts

Rank Score:

5,381

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326

Average Rating:

82 (843 votes)

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Best Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Deep Purple	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
Georges Brassens	3	0%
Ray Barretto	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	430	43%
	201	20%
	68	7%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	95%
Yes	55	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	50	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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