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Highest Rated Albums of 1972

Decade
Source
Genre
1970s
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

1.

Luiz Bonfá - Introspection
Score
100
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2.

Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp, Förankrat I Forntiden
March 0, 1972
Score
100
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3.

Barney Wilen - Moshi
Score
100
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4.

McCoy Tyner - Echoes of a Friend
Score
100
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5.

David Holland / Barre Phillips - Music From Two Basses
Score
100
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6.

George Carlin - Class Clown
September 29, 1972
Score
100
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7.

George Carlin - FM & AM
January 27, 1972
Score
100
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8.

Chick Corea - Return to Forever
September 0, 1972
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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9.

Sonny Stitt - Constellation
Score
100
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10.

Ornette Coleman - Science Fiction
February 0, 1972
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
100
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11.

McCoy Tyner - Sahara
January 0, 1972
Score
100
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12.

Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
September 0, 1972
Folk Rock
Score
100
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13.

Big Youth - Screaming Target
Score
100
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14.

George Jones - A Picture of Me (Without You)
November 1, 1972
Score
100
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15.

Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes
May 1, 1972
Southern Rock
Score
100
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16.

Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
August 1, 1972
Progressive Electronic
Score
100
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17.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
January 1, 1972
Score
100
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18.

Terry Callier - What Color Is Love
Soul
Score
100
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19.

Herbie Hancock - Crossings
May 30, 1972
Jazz Fusion
Score
100
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20.

Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne
January 1, 1972
Score
100
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21.

Bill Withers - Still Bill
May 1, 1972
Soul
Score
100
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22.

Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube Da Esquina
March 0, 1972
MPB
Score
100
Source →
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23.

Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
February 1, 1972
Pop Rock
Score
100
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24.

Deep Purple - Machine Head
March 25, 1972
Hard Rock
Score
100
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25.

Elton John - Honky Château
May 19, 1972
Pop Rock
Score
100
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1972.
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