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Highest Rated Albums of 1972
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Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp, Förankrat I Forntiden
March 0, 1972
Score
100
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McCoy Tyner - Echoes of a Friend
Score
100
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3
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David Holland / Barre Phillips - Music From Two Basses
Score
100
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4
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George Carlin - Class Clown
September 29, 1972
Score
100
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George Carlin - FM & AM
January 27, 1972
Score
100
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6
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Chick Corea - Return to Forever
September 0, 1972
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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7
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Sonny Stitt - Constellation
Score
100
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8
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Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction
February 0, 1972
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
100
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9
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McCoy Tyner - Sahara
January 0, 1972
Score
100
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10
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Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
September 0, 1972
Folk Rock
Score
100
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11
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Big Youth - Screaming Target
Score
100
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12
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George Jones - A Picture of Me (Without You)
November 1, 1972
Score
100
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13
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Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes
May 1, 1972
Southern Rock
Score
100
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14
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Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
August 1, 1972
Progressive Electronic
Score
100
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15
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
January 1, 1972
Score
100
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16
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Terry Callier - What Color Is Love
Soul
Score
100
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17
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Herbie Hancock - Crossings
May 30, 1972
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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18
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Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne
January 1, 1972
Score
100
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19
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Bill Withers - Still Bill
May 1, 1972
Soul
Score
100
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20
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Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube Da Esquina
January 1, 1972
MPB
Score
100
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21
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Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
February 1, 1972
Pop Rock
Score
100
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22
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Deep Purple - Machine Head
March 25, 1972
Hard Rock
Score
100
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23
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Elton John - Honky Château
May 19, 1972
Pop Rock
Score
100
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24
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Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
October 28, 1972
Soul
Score
100
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25
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Mott The Hoople - All the Young Dudes
September 8, 1972
Glam Rock
Score
100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1972.
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