Best Albums of 1972

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Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Can and Genesis.

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111.

Ne Me Quitte Pas
Compilation

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

184

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112.

Focus III

Focus

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

181

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113.

Hot August Night
Live

Neil Diamond

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

181

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114.

Give It Up

Bonnie Raitt

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

178

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Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

175

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116.

Waka/Jawaka

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

174

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117.

Malesch

Agitation Free

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

173

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118.

Graham Nash David Crosby

Crosby & Nash

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

36 charts

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171

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119.

There It Is

James Brown

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

167

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120.

Xenakis: Persepolis

Groupe De Recherches Musicales De La RTF

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

19 charts

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166

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Best Albums of 1972 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	428	43%
	201	20%
	69	7%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	95%
Yes	54	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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