Best Albums of 1972

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Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1972 year summaryThe best artists of 1972 were David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Nick Drake, Yes, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Genesis and Can.

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Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,211 charts

Rank Score:

11,196

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

83 (1,507 votes)

Comments:

11.

#1 Record

Big Star

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,296

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

417

Average Rating:

82 (636 votes)

Comments:

12.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

3,755

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

111

Overall Rank:

480

Average Rating:

82 (594 votes)

Comments:

14.

Superfly
Soundtrack

Curtis Mayfield

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,471

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

122

Overall Rank:

523

Average Rating:

81 (553 votes)

Comments:

16.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

2,936

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

143

Overall Rank:

605

Average Rating:

81 (653 votes)

Comments:

18.

Eat A Peach

The Allman Brothers Band

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

2,229

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

181

Overall Rank:

806

Average Rating:

80 (378 votes)

Comments:

21.

On The Corner

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

1,953

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

194

Overall Rank:

919

Average Rating:

81 (335 votes)

Comments:

24.

Paul Simon

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

1,686

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

223

Overall Rank:

1,049

Average Rating:

78 (342 votes)

Comments:

27.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

248 charts

Rank Score:

1,416

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,248

Average Rating:

80 (314 votes)

Comments:

30.

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Jim Croce

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

1,151

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

294

Overall Rank:

1,505

Average Rating:

79 (105 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
Deep Purple	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Ray Barretto	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	421	42%
	206	21%
	69	7%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	948	95%
Yes	53	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	44	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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