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The Best Music of 1972

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1972. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1972, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Al GreenI'm Still In Love With You
Al GreenLet's Stay Together
Albert KingI'll Play The Blues
Alice CooperSchool's Out
Aretha FranklinYoung, Gifted, and Black
Aretha FranklinAmazing Grace
Bette MidlerThe Divine Miss M
Big Star#1 Record
Bill WithersStill Bill
Billy CobhamSpectrum
Billy PrestonMusic Is My Life
Black SabbathVol. 4
Blue Öyster CultBlue Öyster Cult
Bobby WomackUnderstanding
Bonnie RaittGive It Up
CanEge Bamyasi
Carly SimonNo Secrets
Carole KingRhymes and Reasons
ClusterCluster II
Curtis MayfieldSuperfly
David BowieThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Deep PurpleMachine Head
Deep PurpleMade in Japan
Dr. JohnDr. John's Gumbo
Elton JohnHonky Chateau
Emerson, Lake & PalmerTrilogy
Frank ZappaThe Grand Wazoo
GenesisFoxtrot
Gentle GiantOctopus
Gentle GiantThree Friends
George CarlinClass Clown
Gil Scott-HeronFree Will
Harry NilssonSon Of Schmilsson
Herbie HancockCrossings
Jethro TullThick As A Brick
Jimmy Cliff & Various ArtistsThe Harder They Come
Joni MitchellFor the Roses
Lily TomlinThis is a Recording
Lou ReedTransformer
Loudon Wainwright IIIAlbum III
Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of Fire
Mott the HoopleAll the Young Dudes
Neil DiamondHot August Night
Neil YoungHarvest
Neu!Neu!
Nick DrakePink Moon
Nino RotaThe Godfather: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Ornette ColemanScience Fiction
Paul SimonPaul Simon
Popol VuhHosianna Mantra
Randy NewmanSail Away
RaspberriesFresh
RaspberriesRaspberries
Rod StewartNever a Dull Moment
Roxy MusicRoxy Music
SantanaCaravanserai
SladeSlayed?
Steely DanCan't Buy A Thrill
Stevie WonderTalking Book
Stevie WonderMusic of My Mind
T. RexThe Slider
The Allman Brothers BandEat a Peach
The Doobie BrothersToulouse Street
The EaglesEagles
The Edgar Winter GroupThey Only Come Out at Night
The Grateful DeadEurope '72
The J. Geils BandLive Full House
The KinksEverybody's In Show-Biz
The Moody BluesSeventh Sojourn
The O'JaysBack Stabbers
The Rolling StonesExile On Main St.
The Staple SingersBe Altitude: Respect Yourself
Todd RundgrenSomething / Anything?
Townes Van ZandtThe Late Great Townes Van Zandt
Uriah HeepDemons and Wizards
Van MorrisonSaint Dominic's Preview
Various ArtistsCabaret: Original Soundtrack Recording
WarThe World Is A Ghetto
Waylon JenningsGood Hearted Woman
Wendy CarlosSonic Seasonings
Wishbone AshArgus
YesClose To The Edge
ZZ TopRio Grande Mud

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Al GreenLove And Happiness
Albert HammondIt Never Rains in Southern California
Alice CooperSchool's Out
AmericaA Horse With No Name
AmericaVentura Highway
ArgentHold Your Head Up
Big StarThirteen
Big StarIn the Street
Big StarWhen My Baby's Beside Me
Bill WithersLean On Me
Bill WithersUse Me
Billy PaulMe and Mrs. Jones
Billy PrestonWill It Go Round in Circles
Black SabbathSupernaut
Blue Öyster CultCities on Flame With Rock and Roll
Bobby WomackAcross 110th Street
BreadThe Guitar Man
BreadEverything I Own
Carly SimonYou're So Vain
Carole KingSweet Seasons
ChicagoSaturday In The Park
Curtis MayfieldSuperfly
Curtis MayfieldPusherman
Curtis MayfieldFreddie's Dead
David BowieSuffragette City
David BowieZiggy Stardust
David BowieStarman
David BowieMoonage Daydream
Deep PurpleHighway Star
Deep PurpleSmoke On The Water
Deep PurpleSpace Truckin'
Dobie GrayDrift Away
Dr. Hook & the Medicine ShowThe Cover of Rolling Stone
Dr. Hook & The Medicine ShowSylvia's Mother
Edgar Winter GroupFree Ride
Edgar Winter GroupFrankenstein
Elton JohnRocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
Elton JohnCrocodile Rock
Elton JohnHonky Cat
Elton JohnMona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Elvis PresleyBurning Love
Emerson, Lake & PalmerFrom The Beginning
Flaco JimenezMarina
Gary GlitterRock and Roll, Pt. 2
GenesisSupper's Ready
GenesisWatcher of the Skies
Gilbert O'SullivanAlone Again (Naturally)
Gladys Knight & the PipsNeither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Harold Melvin & the Blue NotesIf You Don't Know Me By Now
Harry ChapinTaxi
HawkwindSilver Machine
Hot ButterPopcorn
Humble Pie30 Days in the Hole
J.J. CaleCall Me the Breeze
Jackson BrowneDoctor My Eyes
Jethro TullThick As A Brick
Jim CroceYou Don't Mess Around With Jim
Jim CroceTime In A Bottle
Jim CroceOperator (That's Not the Way it Feels)
Jimmy CliffThe Harder They Come
Jimmy CliffYou Can Get It If You Really Want
Joe TexI Gotcha
John DenverRocky Mountain High
Johnny NashI Can See Clearly Now
Johnny RiversRockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Leon RussellTight Rope
Little FeatTripe Face Boogie
Liza MinnelliCabaret
Loggins and MessinaYour Mama Don't Dance
Looking GlassBrandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Lou ReedWalk On The Wild Side
Lou ReedPerfect Day
Lou ReedSatellite Of Love
Lou ReedVicious
Lyn CollinsThink (About It)
Manu DibangoSoul Makossa
Mott The HoopleAll The Young Dudes
Neil DiamondSong Sung Blue
Neil YoungHeart Of Gold
Neil YoungThe Needle and the Damage Done
Neil YoungOld Man
Neu!Hallogallo
Nick DrakeFrom The Morning
Nick DrakePink Moon
Paul SimonMother And Child Reunion
Paul SimonMe And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Randy NewmanSail Away
RaspberriesGo All The Way
RaspberriesI Wanna Be With You
Ray CharlesAmerica the Beautiful
Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon BandGarden Party
Rod StewartYou Wear It Well
Roxy MusicRe-Make/Re-Model
Roxy MusicVirginia Plain
Sammy Davis, Jr. With The Mike Curb CongregationThe Candy Man
Seals & CroftsSummer Breeze
SladeMama Weer All Crazee Now
Stealers WheelStuck In The Middle With You
Steely DanReelin' In The Years
Steely DanDo It Again
Steely DanDirty Work
Stevie WonderSuperstition
Stevie WonderYou Are The Sunshine Of My Life
SweetLittle Willy
SweetWig-Wam Bam
T. RexTelegram Sam
T. RexChildren of the Revolution
T. RexMetal Guru
The 5th DimensionLast Night I Didn't Get to Sleep at All
The Allman Brothers BandBlue Sky
The Allman Brothers BandMelissa
The CarpentersGoodbye To Love
The CarpentersTop Of The World
The Chi-LitesOh Girl
The Doobie BrothersListen to the Music
The Doobie BrothersJesus Is Just Alright
The Doobie BrothersRockin' Down the Highway
The EaglesTake It Easy
The EaglesPeaceful Easy Feeling
The EaglesWitchy Woman
The KinksCelluloid Heroes
The Main IngredientEverybody Plays the Fool
The Moody BluesI'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)
The MoveDo Ya
The O'JaysLove Train
The O'JaysBack Stabbers
The Rolling StonesTumbling Dice
The SpinnersI'll Be Around
The SpinnersCould It Be I'm Falling In Love
The Staple SingersI'll Take You There
The TemptationsPapa Was A Rollin' Stone
The WhoJoin Together
Thin LizzyWhiskey In The Jar
Three Dog NightBlack and White
Todd RundgrenHello It's Me
Todd RundgrenI Saw The Light
Todd RundgrenIt Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
Todd RundgrenCouldn't I Just Tell You
Uriah HeepEasy Livin'
Uriah HeepThe Wizard
Van MorrisonJackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
Vicki LawrenceThe Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
WarThe Cisco Kid
Wishbone AshWarrior
YesClose to the Edge
YesAnd You and I

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