Best albums of 1972
Glam made rock into costume and character, and the songwriting underneath the makeup was consistently sharper than the makeup suggested. Meanwhile the biggest band in the world went to a rented house in the south of France and made a double album that sounded like it.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1972 is The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie, rated 4.5/5 by 20 listeners.
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The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Rock albums of 1972
232 albums from 1972
Best Jazz albums of 1972
147 albums from 1972
Best Pop albums of 1972
118 albums from 1972
Best Soul albums of 1972
109 albums from 1972
Best Country albums of 1972
68 albums from 1972
The artists of 1972
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
1972, month by month
Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.
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FAQ
- What are the best albums of 1972?
- On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1972 is The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (4.5/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
- How is the 1972 ranking decided?
- By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
- Does the best-of-1972 list change?
- Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1972 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.