Album anniversaries

Albums from 1972

77 records, 54 years old in 2026.

January

  1. 10 JanThe Concert for Bangla Deshvarious artists
  2. 14 JanPaul SimonPaul Simon
  3. 16 JanBlue Öyster CultBlue Öyster Cult
  4. 24 JanGot to Be ThereMichael Jackson

February

  1. 9 FebLonesome CrowScorpions
  2. 12 FebEat a PeachThe Allman Brothers Band
  3. 14 FebHarvestNeil Young
  4. 18 FebManfred Mann's Earth BandManfred Mann's Earth Band
  5. 18 FebMilestonesThe Rolling Stones
  6. 25 FebPink MoonNick Drake

March

  1. 3 MarThick as a BrickJethro Tull
  2. 3 MarMusic of My MindStevie Wonder
  3. 10 MarShades of a Blue OrphanageThin Lizzy
  4. 16 MarYou Are the Music...We're Just the BandTrapeze
  5. 25 MarMachine HeadDeep Purple
  6. 26 MarJust Another Band from L.A.Frank Zappa
  7. 26 MarJust Another Band from L.A.The Mothers of Invention

April

  1. 8 AprMatching MoleMatching Mole
  2. 11 AprMardi GrasCreedence Clearwater Revival
  3. 20 AprDr. John's GumboDr. John
  4. 28 AprArgusWishbone Ash

May

  1. 1 MayJeff Beck GroupThe Jeff Beck Group
  2. 6 MayRoberta Flack & Donny HathawayRoberta Flack
  3. 12 MayExile on Main St.The Rolling Stones
  4. 15 MayCarl and the Passions – "So Tough"The Beach Boys
  5. 19 MayHonky ChâteauElton John
  6. 19 MayWaterloo LilyCaravan
  7. 30 MayLive at Max's Kansas CityThe Velvet Underground

June

  1. 1 JunEaglesEagles
  2. 3 JunObscured by CloudsPink Floyd
  3. 6 JunThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDavid Bowie
  4. 6 JunThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsThe Spiders from Mars
  5. 14 JunSimon and Garfunkel's Greatest HitsSimon & Garfunkel
  6. 18 JunAs Recorded at Madison Square GardenElvis Presley
  7. 21 JunThe SliderT. Rex
  8. 22 JunA Song for YouThe Carpenters
  9. 23 JunLiving in the PastJethro Tull

July

  1. 1 JulToulouse StreetThe Doobie Brothers
  2. 5 JulWaka/JawakaFrank Zappa
  3. 6 JulTrilogyEmerson, Lake & Palmer
  4. 10 JulThree FriendsGentle Giant
  5. 10 JulChicago VChicago
  6. 11 JulSuperfly – The Original Motion Picture SoundtrackCurtis Mayfield
  7. 19 JulThe Academy in PerilJohn Cale
  8. 21 JulNever a Dull MomentRod Stewart
  9. 27 JulAll DirectionsThe Temptations

August

  1. 4 AugBenMichael Jackson
  2. 15 AugRock of AgesThe Band
  3. 25 AugEverybody's in Show-BizThe Kinks
  4. 28 Aug'Ot 'n' SweatyCactus

September

  1. 6 SepNe Me Quitte PasJacques Brel
  2. 8 SepAll the Young DudesMott the Hoople
  3. 13 SepClose to the EdgeYes
  4. 15 SepPiledriverStatus Quo
  5. 25 SepVol. 4Black Sabbath
  6. 29 SepGlorified MagnifiedManfred Mann's Earth Band

October

  1. 1 OctLive Concert at the ForumBarbra Streisand
  2. 2 OctNuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968various artists
  3. 6 OctFoxtrotGenesis
  4. 9 OctHeavy CreamCream
  5. 11 OctCaravanseraiSantana
  6. 11 OctOn the CornerMiles Davis
  7. 13 OctRock 'n' Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones
  8. 23 OctSeventh SojournThe Moody Blues
  9. 28 OctTalking BookStevie Wonder
  10. 31 OctLiving in the PastJethro Tull

November

  1. 1 NovBurning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2Elvis Presley
  2. 5 NovEurope '72Grateful Dead
  3. 7 NovJourney Through the PastNeil Young
  4. 7 NovThe Divine Miss MBette Midler
  5. 8 NovTransformerLou Reed
  6. 15 NovHomecomingAmerica
  7. 16 NovAltroMina

December

  1. 1 DecOctopusGentle Giant
  2. 8 DecTrouble ManMarvin Gaye
  3. 11 DecMore Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)The Rolling Stones
  4. 26 DecAmerican PoetLou Reed

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