List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1972

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1972, per the Billboard 200.

Neil Young's Harvest was the best-selling album of 1972.

Chart history

Key
† Indicates best performing album of 1972
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 1 Music Carole King Ode 70 [1]
January 8 [2]
January 15 [3]
January 22 American Pie Don McLean United Artists [4]
January 29 [5]
February 5 [6]
February 12 [7]
February 19 [8]
February 26 [9]
March 4 [10]
March 11 Harvest † Neil Young Reprise [11]
March 18 [12]
March 25 America America Warner Bros. [13]
April 1 [14]
April 8 [15]
April 15 [16]
April 22 [17]
April 29 First Take Roberta Flack Atlantic [18]
May 6 [19]
May 13 [20]
May 20 [21]
May 27 [22]
June 3 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull Reprise [23]
June 10 [24]
June 17 Exile on Main St. The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones [25]
June 24 [26]
July 1 [27]
July 8 [28]
July 15 Honky Château Elton John Uni [29]
July 22 [30]
July 29 [31]
August 5 [32]
August 12 [33]
August 19 Chicago V Chicago Columbia [34]
August 26 [35]
September 2 [36]
September 9 [37]
September 16 [38]
September 23 [39]
September 30 [40]
October 7 [41]
October 14 [42]
October 21 Super Fly Curtis Mayfield / Soundtrack Curtom [43]
October 28 [44]
November 4 [45]
November 11 [46]
November 18 Catch Bull at Four Cat Stevens A&M [47]
November 25 [48]
December 2 [49]
December 9 Seventh Sojourn The Moody Blues Threshold [50]
December 16 [51]
December 23 [52]
December 30 [53]

See also

References

  1. ^ "January 1, 1972". Billboard 200.
  2. ^ "January 8, 1972". Billboard 200.
  3. ^ "January 15, 1972". Billboard 200.
  4. ^ "January 22, 1972". Billboard 200.
  5. ^ "January 29, 1972". Billboard 200.
  6. ^ "February 5, 1972". Billboard 200.
  7. ^ "February 12, 1972". Billboard 200.
  8. ^ "February 19, 1972". Billboard 200.
  9. ^ "February 26, 1972". Billboard 200.
  10. ^ "March 4, 1972". Billboard 200.
  11. ^ "March 11, 1972". Billboard 200.
  12. ^ "March 18, 1972". Billboard 200.
  13. ^ "March 25, 1972". Billboard 200.
  14. ^ "April 1, 1972". Billboard 200.
  15. ^ "April 8, 1972". Billboard 200.
  16. ^ "April 15, 1972". Billboard 200.
  17. ^ "April 22, 1972". Billboard 200.
  18. ^ "April 29, 1972". Billboard 200.
  19. ^ "May 6, 1972". Billboard 200.
  20. ^ "May 13, 1972". Billboard 200.
  21. ^ "May 20, 1972". Billboard 200.
  22. ^ "May 27, 1972". Billboard 200.
  23. ^ "June 3, 1972". Billboard 200.
  24. ^ "June 10, 1972". Billboard 200.
  25. ^ "June 17, 1972". Billboard 200.
  26. ^ "June 24, 1972". Billboard 200.
  27. ^ "July 1, 1972". Billboard 200.
  28. ^ "July 8, 1972". Billboard 200.
  29. ^ "July 15, 1972". Billboard 200.
  30. ^ "July 22, 1972". Billboard 200.
  31. ^ "July 29, 1972". Billboard 200.
  32. ^ "August 5, 1972". Billboard 200.
  33. ^ "August 12, 1972". Billboard 200.
  34. ^ "August 19, 1972". Billboard 200.
  35. ^ "August 26, 1972". Billboard 200.
  36. ^ "September 2, 1972". Billboard 200.
  37. ^ "September 9, 1972". Billboard 200.
  38. ^ "September 16, 1972". Billboard 200.
  39. ^ "September 23, 1972". Billboard 200.
  40. ^ "September 30, 1972". Billboard 200.
  41. ^ "October 7, 1972". Billboard 200.
  42. ^ "October 14, 1972". Billboard 200.
  43. ^ "October 21, 1972". Billboard 200.
  44. ^ "October 28, 1972". Billboard 200.
  45. ^ "November 4, 1972". Billboard 200.
  46. ^ "November 11, 1972". Billboard 200.
  47. ^ "November 18, 1972". Billboard 200.
  48. ^ "November 25, 1972". Billboard 200.
  49. ^ "December 2, 1972". Billboard 200.
  50. ^ "December 9, 1972". Billboard 200.
  51. ^ "December 16, 1972". Billboard 200.
  52. ^ "December 23, 1972". Billboard 200.
  53. ^ "December 30, 1972". Billboard 200.