TOP ALBUMS OF 1972

Dave Marsh's Top Ten Albums of 1972

Creem/ Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh's list of the best albums of 1972:


1. Rolling Stones Exile On Main St
 2. "Wonder, Stevie" Talking Book
 3. "Mayfield, Curtis" Super Fly (Soundtrack)
 4. "Morrison, Van" Saint Dominic's Preview
 5. "Green, Al" I'm Still In Love With You
 6. "Mitchell, Joni" For The Roses

7. "O'Jays, The" Back Stabbers
 8. Al Green Let's Stay Together
 9. Stevie Wonder Music Of My Mind
 10. Paul Simon Paul Simon
 11. "Stewart, Rod" Never A Dull Moment
 12. Aretha Franklin Young Gifted And Black

13. "Hendrix, Jimi" Hendrix In The West
14. Allman Brothers Eat A Peach
15. "Temptations, The" All Directions

16. "Nash, Johnny" I Can See Clearly Now
17. "Gaye, Marvin" Trouble Man (Soundtrack)
 18. Steely Dan Can't Buy A Thrill

19. "Persuasions, The" Street Corner Symphony
 20. "Band, The" Rock Of Ages
 21. "Geils, J. Band, The" Live Full House
 22. War The World Is A Ghetto
 23. Todd Rundgren Something/Anything
 24. "Kinks, The" Everybody's In Show-Biz
 25. "Franklin, Aretha" Amazing Grace
 26. "Jackson, Michael" Ben
 27. "Simon, Carly" No Secrets
 28. "Bowie, David" The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

 29. "King, B. B." L. A. Midnight
 30. Creedence Clearwater Revival Mardi Gras
 31. "Jackson, Michael" Got To Be There

32. "Stylistics, The" Round 2: The Stylistics
33. "Chi-Lites, The" A Lonely Man
 34. Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes
 35. Deep Purple Machine Head
 36. "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The" Will The Circle Be Unbroken
 37. "Staple Singers, The" Beatitude: Respect Yourself
 38. The Kinks Kinks Kronikles
 39. "Lennon/Ono/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory" Some Time In New York City
 40. Elton John Honky Chateau