Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 by JamesMowbray

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(Created: 04/16/2018 12:06).
Chart size: 75 albums.

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Close To The Edge

Yes

[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,136 charts

Rank Score:

14,541

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,420 votes)

Comments:

115

Let My Children Hear Music

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

1,042

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

327

Overall Rank:

1,645

Average Rating:

82 (140 votes)

Comments:

Paix

Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

671

Overall Rank:

3,873

Average Rating:

79 (50 votes)

Comments:

4. (2)

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

David Bowie

[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,936 charts

Rank Score:

50,102

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5. (9)

[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,211 charts

Rank Score:

11,089

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

137

Average Rating:

83 (1,510 votes)

Comments:

Roxy Music

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,963

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

196

Overall Rank:

917

Average Rating:

79 (467 votes)

Comments:

7. (3)

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,504 charts

Rank Score:

20,075

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8. (1)

[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,913 charts

Rank Score:

22,473

Rank in 1972:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (2,297 votes)

Comments:

209

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

3,700

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

113

Overall Rank:

486

Average Rating:

82 (312 votes)

Comments:

10. (4)

Bright Phoebus

Lal & Mike Waterson

[First added to this chart: 05/13/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

127

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Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Fela Kuti & Africa 70	2	3%
Stevie Wonder	2	3%
Premiata Forneria Marconi	2	3%
Uriah Heep	2	3%
Al Green	2	3%
Gentle Giant	1	1%
The Allman Brothers Band	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	28	37%
	21	28%
	9	12%
	4	5%
	3	4%
	3	4%
	2	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	74	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	73	97%
Yes	2	3%

Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 6 from 7th to 1st Close To The Edge by Yes
Up 4 from 9th to 5th Transformer by Lou Reed

Biggest fallers
Down 19 from 8th to 27th Harvest by Neil Young
Down 14 from 6th to 20th Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
Down 10 from 5th to 15th Transa by Caetano Veloso

New entries
Let My Children Hear Music by Charles Mingus
Paix by Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Roxy Music by Roxy Music
Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
Music Of Fela - Roforofo Fight by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
On The Corner by Miles Davis
Ege Bamyası by Can
Black Unity by Pharoah Sanders
Vida by Sui Generis
Science Fiction by Ornette Coleman
Irrlicht by Klaus Schulze
Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band
Hölderlins Traum by Hölderlin
Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos
Young, Gifted And Black by Aretha Franklin
The Slider by T. Rex
666 by Aphrodite's Child
Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Faust So Far by Faust
Still Bill by Bill Withers
Vol 4 by Black Sabbath
Neu! by Neu!
Foxtrot by Genesis
Music Of My Mind by Stevie Wonder
Wolf City by Amon Düül II
Storia Di Un Minuto by Premiata Forneria Marconi
Zeit by Tangerine Dream
Hosianna Mantra by Popol Vuh (DE)
Shakara by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Argus by Wishbone Ash
#1 Record by Big Star
I'm Still In Love With You by Al Green
Obscured By Clouds by Pink Floyd
The Harder They Come by Various Artists
Caravanserai by Santana
Honky Château by Elton John
Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Cymande by Cymande
The Grand Wazoo by The Mothers
The World Is A Ghetto by WAR
Keine Macht Für Niemand by Ton Steine Scherben
Dr. John's Gumbo by Dr. John
Sailin' Shoes by Little Feat
Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren
Jards Macalé by Jards Macalé
Sail Away by Randy Newman
Saint Dominic's Preview by Van Morrison
What Color Is Love by Terry Callier
Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley
Manassas by Stephen Stills & Manassas
School's Out by Alice Cooper
The Magician's Birthday by Uriah Heep
Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Clear Spot by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Trilogy by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Per Un Amico by Premiata Forneria Marconi
For The Roses by Joni Mitchell
Jackson Browne by Jackson Browne
Machine Head by Deep Purple
Darwin! by Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
Demons & Wizards by Uriah Heep
You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce
Octopus by Gentle Giant
All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople

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