Top Albums of 1972
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Fela Kuti |
Roforofo Fight |
Afrobeat
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Leo Kottke |
Greenhouse |
American Primitivism
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54 |
2076 |
J.J. Cale |
Naturally |
Americana,
Blues Rock,
Country Rock
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Ry Cooder |
Into the Purple Valley |
Americana,
Country Rock,
Folk Rock
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57 |
2197 |
David Ackles |
American Gothic |
Americana,
Singer/Songwriter
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Van Dyke Parks |
Discover America |
Art Pop,
Calypso
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24 |
841 |
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band |
Clear Spot |
Art Rock,
Blues Rock
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Kevin Ayers |
Whatevershebringswesing |
Art Rock,
Canterbury Scene
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7 |
277 |
Roxy Music |
Roxy Music |
Art Rock,
Glam Rock
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McCoy Tyner |
Echoes of a Friend |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Ornette Coleman |
Skies of America |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Modern Classical,
Third Stream
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American Spring |
Spring/American Spring |
Baroque Pop,
Sunshine Pop
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18 |
658 |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
Bluegrass
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1 |
10 |
The Rolling Stones |
Exile on Main St. |
Blues Rock
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56 |
2137 |
Rory Gallagher |
Live! In Europe |
Blues Rock
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73 |
2902 |
Captain Beefheart |
The Spotlight Kid |
Blues Rock,
Experimental Rock
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28 |
1176 |
The Allman Brothers Band |
Eat a Peach |
Blues Rock,
Jam Band,
Southern Rock
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63 |
2393 |
Bonnie Raitt |
Give It Up |
Blues Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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22 |
825 |
Little Feat |
Sailin' Shoes |
Boogie Rock,
Southern Rock
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Sandy Denny |
Sandy |
British Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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71 |
2860 |
Matching Mole |
Matching Mole |
Canterbury Scene
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64 |
2402 |
Terry Callier |
What Color Is Love |
Chicago Soul
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6 |
174 |
Curtis Mayfield |
Superfly |
Chicago Soul,
Film Soundtrack,
Funk
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Larry Norman |
Only Visiting This Planet |
Christian Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Eric Andersen |
Blue River |
Contemporary Folk,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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8 |
301 |
Nick Drake |
Pink Moon |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Francesco Guccini |
Radici |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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68 |
2756 |
Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders |
All American Music/More a Legend Than a Band |
Country
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65 |
2480 |
Townes Van Zandt |
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt |
Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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Michael Nesmith |
And the Hits Just Keep On Comin' |
Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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61 |
2259 |
Eagles |
Eagles |
Country Rock
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59 |
2223 |
Stephen Stills |
Manassas |
Country Rock,
Folk Rock
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4 |
102 |
Neil Young |
Harvest |
Country Rock,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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44 |
1745 |
Big Youth |
Screaming Target |
Deejay,
Roots Reggae
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42 |
1646 |
Donny Hathaway |
Live |
Deep Soul
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46 |
1798 |
Aretha Franklin |
Young, Gifted and Black |
Deep Soul,
Smooth Soul
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55 |
2082 |
Ton Steine Scherben |
Keine Macht für Niemand |
Deutschrock
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The Belmonts |
Cigars, Acappella, Candy |
Doo-Wop
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75 |
2996 |
John Cale |
The Academy in Peril |
Experimental,
Modern Classical
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62 |
2323 |
Charles Mingus |
Let My Children Hear Music |
Experimental Big Band,
Third Stream
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70 |
2804 |
Marvin Gaye |
Trouble Man |
Film Soundtrack,
Soul
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Cat Stevens |
Catch Bull at Four |
Folk Pop,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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38 |
1452 |
Joni Mitchell |
For the Roses |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Mellow Candle |
Swaddling Songs |
Folk Rock,
Progressive Folk
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53 |
2073 |
The Band |
Rock of Ages |
Folk Rock,
Roots Rock
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21 |
749 |
Paul Simon |
Paul Simon |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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25 |
950 |
Van Morrison |
Saint Dominic's Preview |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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66 |
2596 |
Ornette Coleman |
Science Fiction |
Free Jazz
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Julius Hemphill |
Dogon A.D. |
Free Jazz
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Pharoah Sanders |
Black Unity |
Free Jazz,
Spiritual Jazz
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32 |
1239 |
Stevie Wonder |
Music of My Mind |
Funk,
Soul
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49 |
2010 |
War |
The World Is a Ghetto |
Funk,
Soul
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36 |
1375 |
Tim Buckley |
Greetings from L.A. |
Funk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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23 |
828 |
T. Rex |
The Slider |
Glam Rock
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29 |
1197 |
Mott the Hoople |
All the Young Dudes |
Glam Rock
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43 |
1697 |
Alice Cooper |
School's Out |
Glam Rock,
Hard Rock
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Slade |
Slade Alive! |
Glam Rock,
Hard Rock
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Slade |
Slayed? |
Glam Rock,
Hard Rock
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2 |
19 |
David Bowie |
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
Glam Rock,
Pop Rock
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3 |
99 |
Lou Reed |
Transformer |
Glam Rock,
Pop Rock
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Elvis Presley |
He Touched Me |
Gospel,
Pop
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26 |
959 |
Aretha Franklin |
Amazing Grace |
Gospel,
Southern Soul
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9 |
337 |
Deep Purple |
Machine Head |
Hard Rock
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14 |
567 |
Deep Purple |
Made in Japan |
Hard Rock
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Blue Öyster Cult |
Blue Öyster Cult |
Hard Rock
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30 |
1200 |
Black Sabbath |
Vol. 4 |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
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51 |
2041 |
Wishbone Ash |
Argus |
Hard Rock,
Progressive Rock
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74 |
2933 |
Grateful Dead |
Europe '72 |
Jam Band,
Psychedelic Rock
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34 |
1347 |
Chick Corea |
Return to Forever |
Jazz Fusion
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67 |
2600 |
Weather Report |
I Sing the Body Electric |
Jazz Fusion
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Paul Winter / Winter Consort |
Icarus |
Jazz Fusion
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31 |
1206 |
Miles Davis |
On the Corner |
Jazz Fusion,
Jazz-Funk
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The Mothers |
The Grand Wazoo |
Jazz Fusion,
Jazz-Rock
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Frank Zappa |
Waka/Jawaka |
Jazz Fusion,
Jazz-Rock
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The Crusaders |
Crusaders 1 |
Jazz-Funk
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45 |
1755 |
Santana |
Caravanserai |
Jazz-Rock,
Latin Rock
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16 |
586 |
Neu! |
Neu! |
Krautrock
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17 |
644 |
Can |
Ege Bamyasi |
Krautrock
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39 |
1493 |
Faust |
So Far |
Krautrock
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69 |
2803 |
Ash Ra Tempel |
Schwingungen |
Krautrock,
Psychedelic Rock
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35 |
1348 |
Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges |
Clube da esquina |
MPB
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72 |
2872 |
Os Novos Baianos |
Acabou Chorare |
MPB,
Samba
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Jorge Ben |
Ben |
MPB,
Samba-Rock
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60 |
2254 |
Caetano Veloso |
Transa |
MPB,
Singer/Songwriter
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Popol Vuh |
Hosianna Mantra |
Neoclassical New Age
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48 |
1979 |
Dr. John |
Dr. John's Gumbo |
New Orleans R&B
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27 |
1057 |
The O'Jays |
Back Stabbers |
Philly Soul
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40 |
1523 |
Elton John |
Honky Chateau |
Piano Rock
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Bette Midler |
The Divine Miss M |
Pop
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13 |
557 |
Steely Dan |
Can't Buy a Thrill |
Pop Rock
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Rod Stewart |
Never a Dull Moment |
Pop Rock
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McCoy Tyner |
Sahara |
Post-Bop
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12 |
480 |
Big Star |
#1 Record |
Power Pop
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10 |
391 |
Todd Rundgren |
Something/Anything? |
Power Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Klaus Schulze |
Irrlicht |
Progressive Electronic,
Space Ambient
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Tangerine Dream |
Zeit |
Progressive Electronic,
Space Ambient
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33 |
1296 |
Genesis |
Foxtrot |
Progressive Rock
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41 |
1583 |
Jethro Tull |
Thick As a Brick |
Progressive Rock
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
Progressive Rock
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Aphrodite's Child |
666 |
Progressive Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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47 |
1832 |
The Temptations |
All Directions |
Psychedelic Soul
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11 |
415 |
Randy Newman |
Sail Away |
Singer/Songwriter
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37 |
1437 |
Jackson Browne |
Jackson Browne (Saturate Before Using) |
Singer/Songwriter
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Bobby Charles |
Bobby Charles |
Singer/Songwriter
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Carly Simon |
No Secrets |
Singer/Songwriter,
Soft Rock
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The Stylistics |
Round 2 |
Smooth Soul
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20 |
689 |
Al Green |
Let's Stay Together |
Smooth Soul,
Southern Soul
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Bread |
Baby I'm-A Want You |
Soft Rock
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5 |
146 |
Stevie Wonder |
Talking Book |
Soul
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58 |
2203 |
Bill Withers |
Still Bill |
Soul
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
Blacknuss |
Soul Jazz
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19 |
660 |
Al Green |
I'm Still in Love with You |
Southern Soul
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The Staple Singers |
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself |
Southern Soul
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50 |
2017 |
Hawkwind |
Doremi Fasol Latido |
Space Rock
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15 |
583 |
Yes |
Close to the Edge |
Symphonic Prog
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52 |
2060 |
PFM |
Storia di un Minuto |
Symphonic Prog
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
Trilogy |
Symphonic Prog
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76 |
2997 |
Gilberto Gil |
Expresso 2222 |
Tropicália
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Carmen McRae |
The Great American Songbook |
Vocal Jazz
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