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Albums in the Year 1972

This page lists the top albums of 1972 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1972 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Neil Young Harvest 1972 UK 1 - Mar 1972, US 1 of 1972, Norway 1 - Feb 1972, Australia Goset 2 - Apr 1972, US CashBox 3 of 1972, WTMD 17, RYM 23 of 1972, UK Radio2 39, WXPN 43, Italy 56 of 1972, Rolling Stone 78, Fox101 87, Virgin 93, NARM 98, Defin200 98, Acclaimed 118
2 The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street 1972 UK 1 - Jun 1972, Norway 1 - Jun 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Jul 1972, RYM 4 of 1972, NARM 6, Defin200 6, Rolling Stone 7, Acclaimed 7, WTMD 14, WXPN 17, US CashBox 20 of 1972, Virgin 35, Italy 36 of 1972, Channel4 42, Fox101 42
3 Deep Purple Machine Head 1972 UK 1 - Apr 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Jun 1972, Norway 3 - Apr 1972, Austria 4 - Jan 1973, RYM 8 of 1972, Italy 11 of 1972, US CashBox 75 of 1973, Fox101 101, Acclaimed 247, WTMD 271, WXPN 389
4 David Bowie The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars 1972 RYM 1 of 1972, UK 5 - Jul 1972, Australia Goset 10 - Oct 1972, Acclaimed 16, Guiness 19, WXPN 24, Norway 27 - Mar 2001, Virgin 27, Channel4 32, Rolling Stone 35, Italy 68 of 1973, Defin200 171
5 Elton John Honky Chateau 1972 UK 2 - Jun 1972, Australia Goset 3 - Aug 1972, Norway 8 - Jul 1972, US CashBox 13 of 1972, Italy 18 of 1972, RYM 85 of 1972, Rolling Stone 357, WTMD 724, WXPN 848, Acclaimed 1190
6 Don McLean American Pie 1972 Australia Goset 1 - Mar 1972, UK 3 - Mar 1972, US 3 of 1972, US CashBox 4 of 1972, Norway 12 - Apr 1972, RYM 127 of 1971, WXPN 869, Acclaimed 2518
7 Jethro Tull Thick As A Brick 1972 Australia Goset 1 - Jul 1972, Norway 3 - Mar 1972, UK 5 - Mar 1972, Italy 8 of 1972, RYM 9 of 1972, US CashBox 12 of 1972, WTMD 611, Acclaimed 1549
8 Paul Simon Paul Simon 1972 UK 1 - Feb 1972, Norway 1 - Mar 1972, Australia Goset 7 - Apr 1972, US CashBox 14 of 1972, RYM 53 of 1972, Italy 73 of 1972, Acclaimed 658
9 Lou Reed Transformer 1972 UK 13 - Apr 1973, Australia Goset 19 - May 1973, RYM 25 of 1972, Channel4 54, Virgin 58, Acclaimed 79, Guiness 95, US CashBox 96 of 1973, Rolling Stone 194, WTMD 514, WXPN 721
10 Slade Slayed? 1972 UK 1 - Dec 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1973, Austria 3 - Feb 1973, Norway 3 - Jan 1973, RYM 127 of 1972, Acclaimed 2761
11 Rod Stewart Never A Dull Moment 1972 UK 1 - Aug 1972, Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1972, Norway 8 - Aug 1972, US CashBox 37 of 1972, Italy 89 of 1972, RYM 111 of 1972, Acclaimed 1557
12 Alice Cooper School's Out 1972 Australia Goset 1 - Aug 1972, UK 4 - Jul 1972, Austria 8 - Jan 1973, Norway 8 - Sep 1972, US CashBox 28 of 1972, Italy 67 of 1973, RYM 94 of 1972, Acclaimed 1304
13 The Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn 1972 Australia Goset 2 - Feb 1973, UK 5 - Dec 1972, US CashBox 5 of 1973, Norway 10 - Dec 1972, Italy 41 of 1973, RYM 65 of 1972, WTMD 699, WXPN 819
14 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Trilogy 1972 UK 2 - Jul 1972, Norway 4 - Jul 1972, Italy 10 of 1972, Australia Goset 15 - Nov 1972, US CashBox 47 of 1972, RYM 97 of 1972, WXPN 525, Acclaimed 2890
15 Cat Stevens Catch Bull At Four 1972 Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1972, UK 2 - Oct 1972, Norway 3 - Oct 1972, US CashBox 16 of 1973, Italy 44 of 1972, RYM 116 of 1972
16 Harry Nilsson Nilsson Schmilsson 1972 Australia Goset 2 - Mar 1972, UK 4 - Feb 1972, US CashBox 19 of 1972, Norway 22 - Apr 1972, RYM 60 of 1971, Italy 100 of 1972, WTMD 706, Acclaimed 960
17 Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 1972 UK 2 - Jul 1972, Norway 7 - Aug 1972, Australia Goset 14 - Aug 1972, US CashBox 22 of 1972, RIAA 26 - 14 M claimed, Sweden 31 - Aug 1999, Internet 43 - 21 M claimed 1972, Rolling Stone 293
18 Stephen Stills Manassas 1972 Norway 6 - May 1972, Australia Goset 17 - Jul 1972, UK 30 - May 1972, RYM 48 of 1972, US CashBox 64 of 1972, Italy 87 of 1972, WTMD 559, WXPN 750, Acclaimed 2486
19 Yes Close To The Edge 1972 RYM 3 of 1972, UK 4 - Sep 1972, Australia Goset 10 - Dec 1972, Italy 52 of 1972, US CashBox 72 of 1973, WXPN 81, WTMD 119, Acclaimed 615
20 Slade Slade Alive! 1972 Australia Goset 1 - Jul 1972, UK 2 - Apr 1972, Austria 8 - Jan 1973, Norway 18 - Jun 1972, RYM 155 of 1972, Acclaimed 2580
21 George Harrison & Various Artists The Concert For Bangla Desh 1972 Norway 1 - Jan 1972, Grammy in 1972, US CashBox 7 of 1972, Italy 24 of 1972, WXPN 799
22 Curtis Mayfield Superfly 1972 RYM 5 of 1972, UK 26 - Mar 1973, US CashBox 31 of 1973, Italy 60 of 1973, Channel4 67, Rolling Stone 69, Acclaimed 151, Defin200 175
23 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath, Vol 4 1972 Australia Goset 1 - Dec 1972, Norway 7 - Oct 1972, RYM 32 of 1972, US CashBox 70 of 1973, WTMD 685, Acclaimed 767
24 Gilbert O'Sullivan Back To Front 1972 UK 1 - Nov 1972, Norway 1 - Nov 1972, Australia Goset 19 - Feb 1973, Italy 23 of 1973
25 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition 1972 UK 3 - Dec 1971, Australia Goset 13 - Apr 1972, Norway 18 - Jan 1972, Italy 21 of 1972, US CashBox 80 of 1972, RYM 160 of 1972, Acclaimed 1418
26 Santana Caravanserai 1972 UK 6 - Nov 1972, Norway 10 - Nov 1972, Australia Goset 11 - Jan 1973, Italy 15 of 1973, RYM 34 of 1972, US CashBox 43 of 1973, Acclaimed 1483
27 Jethro Tull Living In The Past 1972 Australia Goset 2 - Jan 1973, Norway 5 - Aug 1972, UK 8 - Jul 1972, US CashBox 33 of 1973, Italy 37 of 1972, WXPN 228
28 War The World Is a Ghetto 1972 US 1 of 1973, US CashBox 4 of 1973, RYM 52 of 1972, Rolling Stone 449, Acclaimed 1254
29 T Rex The Slider 1972 UK 4 - Aug 1972, Australia Goset 5 - Oct 1972, Norway 8 - Aug 1972, RYM 18 of 1972, Italy 71 of 1972, Acclaimed 669
30 Steely Dan Can't Buy A Thrill 1972 UK 38 - Sep 1975, RYM 40 of 1972, US CashBox 45 of 1973, WTMD 161, WXPN 188, Rolling Stone 238, Acclaimed 431
31 Roxy Music Roxy Music 1972 UK 10 - Jul 1972, Norway 23 - Sep 1972, RYM 42 of 1972, Guiness 96, Acclaimed 207, WTMD 426
32 Genesis Foxtrot 1972 UK 12 - Oct 1972, RYM 13 of 1972, Italy 62 of 1972, WXPN 279, WTMD 497, Acclaimed 857
33 Van Morrison Saint Dominic's Preview 1972 Australia Goset 12 - Nov 1972, RYM 41 of 1972, Virgin 71, US CashBox 100 of 1972, WTMD 194, Acclaimed 635
34 America America 1972 Australia Goset 3 - May 1972, US CashBox 9 of 1972, UK 14 - Jan 1972, Norway 22 - May 1972, RYM 143 of 1971
35 Nick Drake Pink Moon 1972 RYM 2 of 1972, WXPN 156, WTMD 168, Acclaimed 259, Rolling Stone 320
36 Wishbone Ash Argus 1972 UK 3 - May 1972, RYM 20 of 1972, Norway 21 - Jul 1972, WTMD 695, Acclaimed 2804
37 Bette Midler The Divine Miss M 1972 Australia Goset 3 - Mar 1973, US CashBox 42 of 1973, RYM 133 of 1972, WTMD 851, Acclaimed 2338
38 Uriah Heep Demons & Wizards 1972 Norway 5 - Jun 1972, Australia Goset 12 - Nov 1972, UK 20 - Jun 1972, RYM 58 of 1972, US CashBox 79 of 1972
39 Janis Joplin Janis Joplin In Concert 1972 Norway 7 - Jun 1972, Australia Goset 9 - Jul 1972, UK 30 - Jul 1972, US CashBox 44 of 1972, RYM 132 of 1972
40 Liza Minnelli Cabaret 1972 Australia Goset 8 - Apr 1973, UK 13 - Mar 1973, Italy 23 of 1972, US CashBox 31 of 1967, RYM 179 of 1972
41 Carole King Music 1972 US CashBox 2 of 1972, Australia Goset 8 - Apr 1972, Norway 10 - Jan 1972, UK 18 - Jan 1972
42 Roberta Flack First Take 1972 Australia Goset 8 - Jun 1972, US CashBox 17 of 1972, Norway 17 - Jul 1972, RYM 131 of 1969, Acclaimed 2943
43 Crosby & Nash Graham Nash & David Crosby 1972 Norway 11 - May 1972, UK 13 - May 1972, Australia Goset 18 - Jul 1972, US CashBox 57 of 1972, RYM 131 of 1972
44 John Lennon Sometime In New York City 1972 Norway 2 - Feb 1971, UK 11 - Oct 1972, Australia Goset 11 - Jan 1973, Italy 28 of 1972
45 Al Green Let's Stay Together 1972 US CashBox 6 of 1972, RYM 49 of 1972, WXPN 334, WTMD 588, Acclaimed 670
46 Gilbert O'Sullivan Himself 1972 Norway 1 - Apr 1972, Austria 7 - Oct 1973, Italy 92 of 1972
47 The Allman Brothers Band Eat A Peach 1972 US CashBox 16 of 1972, RYM 16 of 1972, WXPN 59, WTMD 100, Acclaimed 1389
48 The Rolling Stones Hot Rocks - The Greatest Hits 1964-1971 1972 UK 3 - Jul 1990, US 5 of 1972, US CashBox 11 of 1972, RIAA 37 - 12 M claimed
49 T Rex Bolan Boogie 1972 UK 1 - May 1972, Norway 13 - Jun 1972, Australia Goset 17 - Sep 1972
50 Neil Diamond Moods 1972 Australia Goset 4 - Aug 1972, Norway 5 - Aug 1972, UK 7 - Aug 1972, US CashBox 32 of 1972
51 Randy Newman Sail Away 1972 RYM 10 of 1972, Rolling Stone 321, Acclaimed 390, WXPN 555, WTMD 862
52 The Band Rock of Ages 1972 Australia Goset 15 - Dec 1972, RYM 62 of 1972, WXPN 481, WTMD 660, Acclaimed 1135
53 Joni Mitchell For The Roses 1972 Australia Goset 19 - Mar 1973, US CashBox 66 of 1973, RYM 87 of 1972, WXPN 397, Acclaimed 1317
54 Todd Rundgren Something/Anything? 1972 RYM 28 of 1972, WXPN 165, Rolling Stone 173, WTMD 173, Acclaimed 264
55 Big Star Number One Record 1972 RYM 38 of 1972, WXPN 373, Rolling Stone 438, Acclaimed 486, WTMD 814
56 Uriah Heep The Magician's Birthday 1972 Norway 5 - Dec 1972, Australia Goset 6 - Apr 1973, UK 28 - Dec 1972, RYM 98 of 1972
57 Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come 1972 Sweden 5 - Jul 1976, RYM 6 of 1972, WXPN 214, WTMD 302
58 Osibisa Woyaya 1972 Norway 9 - Feb 1972, UK 11 - Feb 1972, Australia Goset 11 - Apr 1972, Italy 39 of 1972
59 Melanie Gather Me 1972 Australia Goset 9 - Mar 1972, UK 14 - Jan 1972, Norway 25 - Feb 1972, US CashBox 48 of 1972
60 Santana & Buddy Miles Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live 1972 Australia Goset 7 - Oct 1972, UK 29 - Aug 1972, US CashBox 46 of 1972, RYM 153 of 1972
61 Leon Russell Carney 1972 Australia Goset 7 - Sep 1972, US CashBox 38 of 1972, RYM 161 of 1972, WTMD 893
62 Procol Harum Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 1972 Australia Goset 12 - Sep 1972, Norway 23 - May 1972, US CashBox 54 of 1972, RYM 88 of 1972
63 Cream Live Cream Volume II 1972 UK 15 - Jun 1972, Norway 15 - Aug 1970, Italy 95 of 1972, RYM 141 of 1972
64 Humble Pie Smokin' 1972 Australia Goset 11 - Jul 1972, UK 28 - Apr 1972, US CashBox 56 of 1972, RYM 163 of 1972
65 Al Green I'm Still in Love With You 1972 US CashBox 19 of 1973, RYM 30 of 1972, Rolling Stone 285, Acclaimed 522
66 Isaac Hayes Black Moses 1972 UK 38 - Feb 1972, US CashBox 58 of 1972, Italy 91 of 1972, RYM 136 of 1972
67 Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes 1972 UK 21 - Sep 1972, RYM 105 of 1972, Rolling Stone 491, Acclaimed 943
68 Grateful Dead Europe '72 1972 RYM 45 of 1972, WXPN 82, US CashBox 98 of 1973, WTMD 189
69 Stevie Wonder Music of My Mind 1972 US CashBox 67 of 1972, RYM 78 of 1972, Rolling Stone 284, Acclaimed 1039
70 Little Feat Sailin' Shoes 1972 RYM 56 of 1972, WXPN 461, Acclaimed 478, WTMD 742
71 Jackson Browne Jackson Browne (aka 'Saturate Before Using') 1972 RYM 84 of 1972, WXPN 603, WTMD 623, Acclaimed 1507
72 Creedence Clearwater Revival Mardi Grass 1972 Norway 5 - Apr 1972, Australia Goset 5 - Jul 1972, Italy 20 of 1972
73 Elvis Presley Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden 1972 UK 3 - Jul 1972, Norway 19 - Aug 1972, US CashBox 55 of 1972
74 Original Soundtrack A Clockwork Orange 1972 UK 4 - Feb 1972, Australia Goset 14 - Jul 1972, RYM 19 of 1972
75 The Carpenters A Song For You 1972 Australia Goset 5 - Oct 1972, UK 13 - Sep 1972, US CashBox 26 of 1972
76 Chicago Chicago 5 1972 Australia Goset 7 - Dec 1972, UK 24 - Sep 1972, US CashBox 29 of 1972
77 Pink Floyd Obscured By Clouds 1972 UK 6 - Jun 1972, Italy 27 of 1972, RYM 188 of 1972
78 Bread The Best Of Bread 1972 UK 7 - Oct 1972, US CashBox 18 of 1973, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
79 Bread Baby I'm A-Want You 1972 UK 9 - Mar 1972, US CashBox 18 of 1972, Acclaimed 2863
80 David Cassidy Cherish 1972 UK 2 - May 1972, Norway 6 - Jun 1972
81 Chicago Chicago V 1972 Norway 7 - Sep 1972, Italy 59 of 1972, RYM 190 of 1972
82 Neil Diamond Stones 1972 Australia Goset 13 - Feb 1972, UK 18 - Dec 1971, US CashBox 72 of 1972
83 Humble Pie Rocking At The Fillmore 1972 Australia Goset 13 - Mar 1972, UK 32 - Jan 1972, RYM 41 of 1971
84 Rory Gallagher Live In Europe 1972 UK 9 - May 1972, RYM 54 of 1972, Acclaimed 2926
85 Grand Funk Railroad E Pluribus Funk 1972 Australia Goset 11 - Apr 1972, US CashBox 36 of 1972, RYM 177 of 1971
86 Harry Nilsson Son Of Schmilsson 1972 Australia Goset 11 - Sep 1972, US CashBox 88 of 1972, RYM 139 of 1972
87 The Hollies Distant Light 1972 Australia Goset 17 - Sep 1972, Norway 28 - Nov 1971, US CashBox 93 of 1972
88 The New Seekers We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing 1972 UK 2 - Apr 1972, Norway 10 - May 1972
89 Hawkwind Doremi Fasol Latido 1972 UK 14 - Dec 1972, RYM 76 of 1972, Acclaimed 2191
90 Bill Withers Still Bill 1972 US CashBox 25 of 1972, RYM 59 of 1972, Acclaimed 2846
91 Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace 1972 RYM 43 of 1972, US CashBox 59 of 1972, Acclaimed 788
92 Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted & Black 1972 US CashBox 60 of 1972, RYM 96 of 1972, Acclaimed 1353
93 The O'Jays Back Stabbers 1972 RYM 79 of 1972, Rolling Stone 318, Acclaimed 703
94 Dr John Dr John's Gumbo 1972 RYM 72 of 1972, Rolling Stone 402, Acclaimed 1564
95 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will The Circle Be Unbroken 1972 RYM 75 of 1972, WXPN 578, Acclaimed 660
96 Middle of The Road Acceleration 1972 Norway 2 - Feb 1972, Italy 90 of 1972
97 Bonnie Raitt Give It Up 1972 WXPN 208, WTMD 329, Acclaimed 2621
98 The Eagles The Eagles 1972 Rolling Stone 374, WTMD 795, Acclaimed 2845
99 T Rex Prophets, Seers & Sages, My People Were Fair... 1972 UK 1 - Apr 1972
100 Various Artists Po treff med 4 1972 Norway 1 - Jul 1972