In 1972, many artists from the 1960s are still at the top and heavy metal is developing strongly.

1.

David Bowie

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

2.

The Rolling Stones

Exile on Main St.

3.

Deep Purple

Machine Head

4.

Yes

Fragile

5.

T. Rex

The Slider

6.

Black Sabbath

Vol. 4

7.

Mott the Hoople

All the Young Dudes

8.

Lou Reed

Transformer

9.

Neil Young

Harvest

10.

Alice Cooper

School's Out

11.

Jethro Tull

Thick as a Brick

12.

Stevie Wonder

Talking Book

13.

Todd Rundgren

Something/Anything?

14.

Big Star

No. 1 Record

15.

Curtis Mayfield

Superfly

16.

Al Green

Let's Stay Together

17.

Yes

Close to the Edge

18.

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

19.

Randy Newman

Sail Away

20.

Nick Drake

Pink Moon

Stephen Stills

Manassas

Slade

Slayed?

Uriah Heep

Demons and Wizards

America

America