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Best songs 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.

Songs from the albums of 1972, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

The Sounds of Stevie Wonder cover№ 1VisionsStevie Wonder · The Sounds of Stevie Wonder4.4Weighted score4.8 avg · 6 ratings
  1. 2Transformer coverPerfect DayLou Reed · Transformer2 ratings
  2. 3Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 coverChangesBlack Sabbath · Black Sabbath, Vol. 42 ratings
  3. 4The Sounds of Stevie Wonder coverToo HighStevie Wonder · The Sounds of Stevie Wonder2 ratings
  4. 5Foxy Lady coverIf I Knew ThenCher · Foxy Lady2 ratings
  5. 6Misora coverAoi SakanaSachiko Kanenobu · Misora1 rating
  6. 7Harvest coverHeart of GoldNeil Young · Harvest1 rating
  7. 8Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 coverFXBlack Sabbath · Black Sabbath, Vol. 41 rating
  8. 9Young, Gifted and Black coverAll the King's HorsesAretha Franklin · Young, Gifted and Black1 rating
  9. 10Wind of Change coverIt's a Plain ShamePeter Frampton · Wind of Change1 rating
  10. 11Olivia coverEverything I OwnOlivia Newton-John · Olivia1 rating
  11. 12Olivia coverI'm a Small and Lonely LightOlivia Newton-John · Olivia1 rating
  12. 13Music Is the Message coverStop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)Kool & The Gang · Music Is the Message1 rating
  13. 14The Sounds of Stevie Wonder coverHigher GroundStevie Wonder · The Sounds of Stevie Wonder1 rating
  14. 15The Sounds of Stevie Wonder coverLiving For The CityStevie Wonder · The Sounds of Stevie Wonder1 rating
  15. 16Joplin In Concert coverSummertime (Live at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - June 1968)Janis Joplin · Joplin In Concert
  16. 17Talking Book coverI Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)Stevie Wonder · Talking Book
  17. 18Talking Book coverLookin' for Another Pure LoveStevie Wonder · Talking Book
  18. 19み空 coverYuki ga Fureba (Youko san ni Sasageru)Sachiko Kanenobu · み空
  19. 20Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverThrough the Gates of GoldJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  20. 21Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverThe Wonder of YouJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  21. 22Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverSanta FeJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  22. 23Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverFlamingos FlyJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  23. 24Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverSweet SixteenJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  24. 25Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverGrand Canyon BluesJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  25. 26Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverYour Old Lady's LeavingJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  26. 27Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverHydraJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  27. 28Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverSpeak Out to MeJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  28. 29Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverAll the Love That's In YouJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  29. 30Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverDrift AwayJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  30. 31Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverWhen I'm GoneJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  31. 32Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverAnna KarinaJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  32. 33Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverPeaceful In My SoulJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  33. 34Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverI Wanna Roo YouJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  34. 35Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverI Won't Try to Put Chains On Your SoulJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  35. 36Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverWould You Like to Learn to DanceJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  36. 37Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverVanilla O'LayJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  37. 38Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverFull Time WomanJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  38. 39Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverLaid Back DaysJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  39. 40Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverOnly Love Can Break Your HeartJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  40. 41Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverBrand New StartJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  41. 42Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverHeavy Burdens Me DownJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  42. 43Jackie (Jackie... Plus) coverParadiseJackie DeShannon · Jackie (Jackie... Plus)
  43. 44Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverTrinidadMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
  44. 45Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverRatfaceMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
  45. 46Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverUncle Bob's CornerMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
  46. 47Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverThe Girl I LoveMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
  47. 48Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverEyes EyesMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
  48. 49Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverLilly Pads Upon the PondMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown
  49. 50Hi-Fi Snock Uptown coverMr. WhiskerwitsMichael Hurley · Hi-Fi Snock Uptown

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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