Best Albums of 1972

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Listed below are the best albums of 1972 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Rock Me Baby

David Cassidy

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1972

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1 chart

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Zelená Pošta

Pavol Hammel & Marián Varga

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1972

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4 charts

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243.

Round The Edges

Dark (UK)

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1972

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29 charts

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244.

Som Ambiente

Azymuth

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1972

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Desatormentándonos

Pescado Rabioso

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1972

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28 charts

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Cold Cuts

Nicholas Greenwood

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1972

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10 charts

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Whatever's For Us

Joan Armatrading

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1972

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23 charts

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Rising

Mark-Almond

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1972

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4 charts

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Don Quixote

Gordon Lightfoot

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1972

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18 charts

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Got To Be There

Michael Jackson

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1972

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20 charts

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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	%

	430	43%
	200	20%
	69	7%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	53	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	49	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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