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:

45,799

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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:

20,968

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1972

Appears in:

1,549 charts

Rank Score:

18,651

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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:

14,032

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85 (1,462 votes)

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118

Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

12,800

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85 (1,711 votes)

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Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,243 charts

Rank Score:

10,344

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1972

Appears in:

811 charts

Rank Score:

6,696

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1972

Appears in:

644 charts

Rank Score:

5,526

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314

Average Rating:

83 (845 votes)

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Ege Bamyası

Can

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

634 charts

Rank Score:

5,485

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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:

5,379

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326

Average Rating:

82 (842 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	%

	429	43%
	202	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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