Top 48 Music Albums of 1972 by 
AAL2014 
Perhaps my favorite top 5 of any year chart with the next 10 following them not being shabby one iota. I think the top 25-30 is really strong.
My current top 4 from 1972 (Foxtrot, Ziggy, Close to the Edge, and Machine Head) each stake serious claim in my top 25 or 30 albums ever. The margin between these specific albums is incredibly thin. This is an excellent year for music.
- Chart updated: 05/25/2024 03:15
- (Created: 06/02/2016 00:22).
- Chart size: 48 albums.
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1972
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5,933
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1972
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49,922
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1972
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14,494
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1972
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2,904
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1972
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7,059
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1972
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421
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Top 48 Music Albums of 1972 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Gentle Giant | 2 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 4% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 4% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 4% | |
| Univeria Zekt | 1 | 2% | |
| Sun Ra And His Arkestra | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 2% | |
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25 | 52% | |
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16 | 33% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 48 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 1 from 40th to 39thThree Friends by Gentle Giant |
| Up 1 from 37th to 36th Obscured By Clouds by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Still Bill by Bill Withers |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren |
| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rd Nio & Pigeon by Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd |
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 Bad And Beautifulby Sun Ra And His Arkestra |
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