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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881.

Class Clown
Live

George Carlin

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

881

Rank in 1970s:

8,752

Average Rating:

80 (20 votes)

Comments:

882.

Two Sides Of Laura Lee

Laura Lee

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

882

Rank in 1970s:

8,763

Average Rating:

75 (2 votes)

Comments:

882.

Live At The Padget Rooms, Penarth
Live

Man

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

882

Rank in 1970s:

8,763

Average Rating:

74 (3 votes)

Comments:

882.

Rock N' Roll Refugee

John J. Francis

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

882

Rank in 1970s:

8,763

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

885.

Trombirds

Albert Mangelsdorff

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

885

Rank in 1970s:

8,805

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

886.

At Carnegie Hall
Live

It's A Beautiful Day

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

886

Rank in 1970s:

8,814

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

887.

Don't Let It Die

Hurricane Smith

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

887

Rank in 1970s:

8,815

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

888.

Detroit Special

John Lee Hooker

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

888

Rank in 1970s:

8,830

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

889.

Frame Of Mind

Frame

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

889

Rank in 1970s:

8,832

Average Rating:

75 (4 votes)

Comments:

889.

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1972:

889

Rank in 1970s:

8,832

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

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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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