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: 6 hours ago).
"The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was a precursor and influencer of Country Rock bands like The Eagles, and their sound coalesed on this album. Formed in California a few years earlier as a jug band in the vein of The Grateful Dead, their music drifted further and further toward country and bluegrass as..." [+] Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The key to the album success was You’re So Vain which topped the US singles chart and was # 3 in the UK. The subject of the song has been debated ad nausem but Carly has stated that it is about an amalgam of vain men she has known rather than a single person. The album is packed with other great ..." [+] Reply
"Criminally underrated album. Some of the best songs in all of Browne's career…"Something Fine", "Rock Me On the Water", "From Silver Lake", etc. are all worthy of 95-100 ratings. There's really not a moment of this record that I don't love, even if the production is a little rough, and it's secon..." [+] Reply
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1972
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334
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"This deserves to be MUCH higher. Mind blown. Aretha's version of Amazing Grace is beyond amazing and makes this among my top 5 all time favorite albums." Reply
"A fantastic album. It's challenging, intelligent and unknown by most music fans. Mr. Van Zandt was a gifted songwriter that deserves to be heard." Reply
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"Expresso 2222 is one of the finest Brazilian albums. There is not a bad song on the album, and peaks like "O Canto Da Ema" and "Sai Do Sereno" make it great." Reply
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Sandinistar | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An interesting and eclectic feat of jazz" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This would be really great if it didn't seem so inconsistent" Reply
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nachosbob | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1972
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272
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 8 of 100
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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