Sangrias in the Park: The Best Music of 1972

Albums of the Year 1972

1. Can - Ege Bamyasi

2. Lou Reed - Transformer

3. Black Sabbath - Volume 4

4. Nick Drake - Pink Moon

5. Neu! - Neu!

6. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

7. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book/Music of My Mind

8. Roxy Music - Roxy Music

9. Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity

10. Al Green - Let's Stay Together

11. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers

12. Neil Young - Harvest

13. Miles Davis - On the Corner

14. Popul Vuh - Hosianna Mantra

15. Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht

16. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together

17. Alice Coltrane - World Galaxy

18. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill

19. Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen

20. Eduard Artemiev - Solaris

21. T-Rex - The Slider

22. Herbie Hancock - Sextant

23. Kraftwerk - 2

24. Joni Mitchell - For the Roses

25. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

Best Single Tracks of the Year

1. Cymande - "Bra"

2. Lou Reed - "Perfect Day"

3. Can  - "Vitamin C"

4. Neu! - "Hallogallo"

5. Hot Butter - "Popcorn"

6. Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"

7. Al Green - "Let's Stay Together"

8. Todd Rundgren - "I Saw the Light"

9. Mott the Hoople - "All the Young Dudes"

10. Black Sabbath - "Supernaut"

11. Roxy Music  - "2HB"

12. David Bowie - "Lady Stardust"

13. Neil Young - "Old Man"

14. Sparks - "Nothing is Sacred"

15. Nick Drake - "From the Morning"

16. T-Rex - "Children of the Revolution"

17. Timmy Thomas - "Why Can't We Live Together"

18. The Modern Lovers - "Roadrunner"

19. Hawkwind - "Brainstorm"

20. Manu Dibango - "Soul Makossa"

21. Raspberries - "Go All the Way"

22. Steely Dan - "Dirty Work"

23. Johnny Nash - "I Can See Clearly Now"

24. Randy Newman - "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)"

25. Paul Simon - "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"

26. Terry Callier - "You're Gonna Miss Your Candyman"

27. The Ventures - "Joy (Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring)"

28. Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly"

29. Amon Duul II - "Tables Are Turned"

30. Bill Withers - "Lean on Me"

31. Barbara Moore - "Steam Heat"

32. Jimmy Cliff - "Many Rivers to Cross"

33. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Someday Never Comes"

34. Alice Cooper - "School's Out"

35. Dennis Brown - "Money in My Pocket"

36. Chicago - "Saturday in the Park"

37. Doobie Brothers - "Listen to the Music"

38. Tom Jones - "Witch Queen of New Orleans"

39. Elton John - "Rocket Man"

40. Faust - "It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl"