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Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1972


These artists released their first recording in 1972, which made them first eligible for the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.

1. Michael Jackson
2. The Eagles
3. Steely Dan
4. Lou Reed
5. Jackson Browne
6. Roxy Music
7. Big Star
8. Richard Thompson
9. Hall & Oates
10. Blue Öyster Cult
11. Bette Midler
12. Neu!
13. Styx
14. Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
15. 10cc

Essential Debut Albums from 1972

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Bette MidlerThe Divine Miss M
Big Star#1 Record
Blue Öyster CultBlue Öyster Cult
Lou ReedTransformer
Neu!Neu!
RaspberriesFresh
RaspberriesRaspberries
Roxy MusicRoxy Music
Steely DanCan't Buy A Thrill
The EaglesEagles

Essential Debut Songs from 1972

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Albert HammondIt Never Rains in Southern California
Big StarThirteen
Big StarIn the Street
Big StarWhen My Baby's Beside Me
Blue Öyster CultCities on Flame With Rock and Roll
Harold Melvin & the Blue NotesIf You Don't Know Me By Now
Jackson BrowneDoctor My Eyes
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
Neu!Hallogallo
RaspberriesGo All The Way
RaspberriesI Wanna Be With You
Roxy MusicRe-Make/Re-Model
Roxy MusicVirginia Plain
Steely DanReelin' In The Years
Steely DanDo It Again
Steely DanDirty Work
The EaglesTake It Easy
The EaglesPeaceful Easy Feeling
The EaglesWitchy Woman

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