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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The All Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison
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Roy Orbison

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1972

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8 charts

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Cornelis Vreeswijk

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1972

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1 chart

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273.

The Kink Kronikles
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The Kinks

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1972

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25 charts

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Stealers Wheel

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1972

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25 charts

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Fetus

Franco Battiato

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1972

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9 charts

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276.

Ben

Michael Jackson

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1972

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22 charts

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Malo

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1972

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19 charts

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278.

An Anthology
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Duane Allman

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1972

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17 charts

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Hellbound Train

Savoy Brown

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1972

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16 charts

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280.

Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp, Förankrat I Forntiden

Älgarnas Trädgård

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1972

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20 charts

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Best Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
Deep Purple	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
James Brown	3	0%
Ray Barretto	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	423	42%
	207	21%
	69	7%
	35	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	25	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	45	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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