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Best Albums

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Highest Rated Albums of 1972

Decade

1970s
- All Time
- 2010s
- 2000s
- 1990s
- 1980s
- 1970s
- 1960s
- 1950s

Genre

All
- - All
  - Ambient
  - Avant-Garde Jazz
  - Blues Rock
  - Country
  - Electronic
  - Folk
  - Folk Rock
  - Funk
  - Glam Rock
  - Hard Rock
  - Jazz
  - Jazz Fusion
- - Jazz-Rock
  - Krautrock
  - MPB
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Progressive Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Psychedelic Rock
  - Reggae
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soft Rock
  - Soul

1972

1. Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus

Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus

September 0, 1972

Score

100

2. Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube Da Esquina

January 1, 1972

Score

100

3. Deep Purple - Machine Head

Deep Purple - Machine Head

March 25, 1972

Score

100

4. Genesis - Foxtrot

Genesis - Foxtrot

October 6, 1972

Progressive Rock

Score

100

5. George Carlin - FM & AM

George Carlin - FM & AM

January 27, 1972

Score

100

6. Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht

Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht

August 1, 1972

Progressive Electronic

Score

100

7. T. Rex - The Slider

T. Rex - The Slider

July 21, 1972

Score

100

8. George Jones - A Picture of Me (Without You)

George Jones - A Picture of Me (Without You)

November 1, 1972

Score

100

9. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come

Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come

July 7, 1972

Score

100

10. Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction

Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction

February 0, 1972

Avant-Garde Jazz

Score

100

11. Paul Simon - Paul Simon

Paul Simon - Paul Simon

January 24, 1972

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

12. The O'Jays - Back Stabbers

The O'Jays - Back Stabbers

August 1, 1972

Score

100

13. Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes

Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes

May 1, 1972

Score

100

14. Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

February 25, 1972

Score

100

15. Yes - Close to the Edge

Yes - Close to the Edge

September 13, 1972

Progressive Rock

Score

100

16. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

January 1, 1972

Score

100

17. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?

February 1, 1972

Score

100

18. Chick Corea - Return to Forever

Chick Corea - Return to Forever

September 0, 1972

Score

100

19. Al Green - Let's Stay Together

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

January 31, 1972

Score

100

20. George Carlin - Class Clown

George Carlin - Class Clown

September 29, 1972

Score

100

21. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

June 6, 1972

Score

100

22. Al Green - I'm Still in Love with You

Al Green - I'm Still in Love with You

October 23, 1972

Score

100

23. Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music

Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music

January 1, 1972

Avant-Garde Jazz

Score

100

24. Elton John - Honky Château

Elton John - Honky Château

May 19, 1972

Score

100

25. Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne

January 1, 1972

Score

100

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1972.

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