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Best Albums of 1972 by User Score

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302.

Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up
September 1, 1972
Blues Rock
USER SCORE
71
50 ratings
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303.

Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel
November 17, 1972
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
71
65 ratings
Amazon
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305.

REO Speedwagon - T.W.O.
December 26, 1972
Hard Rock, Rock
USER SCORE
71
21 ratings
Amazon

307.

Earth, Wind & Fire - Last Days and Time
November 1972
Funk
USER SCORE
70
60 ratings
Amazon
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308.

Bread - Guitar Man
October 1, 1972
Soft Rock
USER SCORE
70
31 ratings
Amazon
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312.

Kris Kristofferson - Border Lord
February 1972
USER SCORE
69
18 ratings
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313.

Foghat - Foghat
April 5, 1972
Blues Rock
USER SCORE
69
18 ratings
Amazon

314.

Styx - Styx
August 31, 1972
Hard Rock
USER SCORE
68
47 ratings
Amazon
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315.

Elf - Elf
August 10, 1972
Hard Rock, Boogie Rock
USER SCORE
68
52 ratings
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316.

ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud
April 4, 1972
Blues Rock, Southern Rock
USER SCORE
68
72 ratings
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317.

Eagles - Eagles
June 1, 1972
Country Rock
USER SCORE
68
559 ratings
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318.

James Taylor - One Man Dog
November 1, 1972
USER SCORE
68
19 ratings
Amazon
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320.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Whole Oats
November 12, 1972
Pop Rock, Soft Rock
USER SCORE
67
62 ratings
Amazon
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321.

Giorgio - Son of My Father
1972
Bubblegum Pop, Glam Rock
USER SCORE
67
20 ratings
Amazon

322.

Scorpions - Lonesome Crow
February 29, 1972
Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
67
104 ratings
Amazon
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323.

Lou Reed - Lou Reed
May 1972
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
67
250 ratings
Amazon
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324.

Slade - Slayed?
November 1, 1972
Glam Rock, Hard Rock
USER SCORE
67
104 ratings
Amazon
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