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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