Best Albums of 1972

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Top rated albums from 1972 featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album cover

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie
1972
4.26 / 5
 Harvest album cover

Harvest

Neil Young
1972
3.83 / 5
 Vol. 4 album cover

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath
1972
3.75 / 5
 Let's Stay Together album cover

Let's Stay Together

Al Green
1972
3.75 / 5
 Can't Buy A Thrill album cover

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan
1972
3.72 / 5
 Talking Book album cover

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder
1972
3.72 / 5
 Superfly album cover

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield
1972
3.69 / 5
 Transformer album cover

Transformer

Lou Reed
1972
3.68 / 5
 Pink Moon album cover

Pink Moon

Nick Drake
1972
3.65 / 5
 Exile On Main Street album cover

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones
1972
3.6 / 5

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