Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1972

The best-selling album of 1972 in United States is HARVEST by NEIL YOUNG.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	NEIL YOUNG	HARVEST	1972
2	CAROLE KING	TAPESTRY	1971
3	DON MCLEAN	AMERICAN PIE	1971
4	CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM)	TEASER & THE FIRECAT	1971
5	THE ROLLING STONES	HOT ROCKS 1964-1971	1971
6	ALICE COOPER	KILLER	1971
7	ROBERTA FLACK	FIRST TAKE	1969
8	AMERICA	AMERICA	1971
9	CAROLE KING	MUSIC	1971
10	ELTON JOHN	MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER	1971
11	WAR	ALL DAY MUSIC	1971
12	AL GREEN	LET'S STAY TOGETHER	1972
13	BREAD	BABY I'M A WANT YOU	1972
14	LED ZEPPELIN	LED ZEPPELIN IV	1971
15	ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND	EAT A PEACH	1972
16	GEORGE HARRISON	THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH	1971
17	ROBERTA FLACK	QUIET FIRE	1971
18	YES	FRAGILE	1971
19	SOUNDTRACK	FIDDLER ON THE ROOF	1971
20	NILSSON	NILSSON SCHMILSSON	1970
21	CHEECH & CHONG	CHEECH & CHONG	1971
22	DONNY HATHAWAY	DONNY HATHAWAY LIVE	1972
23	MELANIE	GATHER ME	1971
24	ELTON JOHN	HONKY CHATEAU	1972
25	THE STYLISTICS	THE STYLISTICS	1971
26	JETHRO TULL	THICK AS A BRICK	1972
27	ERIC CLAPTON	HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON	1972
28	CHICAGO	CHICAGO V	1972
29	SANTANA	SANTANA	1969
30	GEORGE CARLIN	FM & AM	1972
31	THE ROLLING STONES	EXILE ON MAIN STREET	1972
32	PAUL SIMON	PAUL SIMON	1972
33	SOUNDTRACK	GODSPELL (ORIGINAL CAST)	1971
34	ISAAC HAYES	SHAFT (SOUNDTRACK)	1971
35	DONNY HATHAWAY & ROBERTA FLACK	ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY	1972
36	HUMBLE PIE	SMOKIN'	1972
37	CHI-LITES	A LONELY MAN	1972
38	ISAAC HAYES	BLACK MOSES	1972
39	NINO ROTA	THE GODFATHER (SOUNDTRACK)	1972
40	STAPLE SINGERS	BEALTITUDE: RESPECT YOUSELF	1972
41	ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (ORIGINAL CAST)	1970
42	TRAFFIC	LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS	1971
43	CARPENTERS	CARPENTERS	1971
44	BILL WITHERS	STILL BILL	1972
45	SLY & THE FAMILY STONE	THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON	1971
46	THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS)	GREATEST HITS	1971
47	STEVIE WONDER	MUSIC OF MY MIND	1972
48	CHER	GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES	1972
49	GRAND FUNK RAILROAD	E PLURIBUS FUNK	1971
50	CHICAGO	LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL	1971
51	BOB DYLAN	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	1971
52	PROCOL HARUM	LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	1972
53	STEPHEN STILLS	MANASSAS	1972
54	ARETHA FRANKLIN	YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK	1972
55	JANIS JOPLIN	JANIS IN CONCERT	1972
56	FOUR TOPS	LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS	1972
57	THREE DOG NIGHT	HARMONY	1971
58	MALO	MALO	1972
59	BADFINGER	STRAIGHT UP	1972
60	SONNY & CHER	ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU	1972
61	CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM)	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	1970
62	DONNY OSMOND	PORTRAIT OF DONNY	1972
63	CHUCK BERRY	THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSION	1972
64	THE OSMONDS	PHASE III	1972
65	ROD STEWART	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	1971
66	CHEECH & CHONG	BIG BAMBU	1972
67	DONNY OSMOND	TO YOU WITH LOVE	1971
68	CARLY SIMON	ANTICIPATION	1971
69	BILLY PRESTON	I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG	1972
70	FACES	A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK...TO A BLIND HORSE	1971
71	DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH	GRAHAM NASH & DAVID CROSBY	1972
72	SIMON & GARFUNKEL	SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS	1972
73	DEREK & THE DOMINOS	LAYLA & OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS	1970
74	THE OSMONDS	THE OSMONDS 'LIVE'	1972
75	T. REX	ELECTRIC WARRIOR	1971
76	BLACK SABBATH	MASTER OF REALITY	1971
77	SOUNDTRACK	A CLOCKWORK ORANGE	1972
78	CARPENTERS	A SONG FOR YOU	1972
79	ALICE COOPER	SCHOOL'S OUT	1972
80	JETHRO TULL	AQUALUNG	1971
81	NEIL DIAMOND	MOODS	1972
82	PETER NERO	SUMMER OF '42	1972
83	ELVIS PRESLEY	ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN	1972
84	FLASH	FLASH	1972
85	SAMMY DAVIS, JR.	NOW	1972
86	DEEP PURPLE	MACHINE HEAD	1972
87	JEFF BECK	THE JEFF BECK GROUP	1972
88	ARETHA FRANKLIN	AMAZING GRACE	1972
89	LEON RUSSELL	CARNEY	1972
90	SONNY & CHER	SONNY & CHER LIVE	1971
91	MICHAEL JACKSON	GOT TO BE THERE	1972
92	URIAH HEEP	DEMONS & WIZARDS	1972
93	MOODY BLUES	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	1971
94	YES	THE YES ALBUM	1970
95	ANDY WILLIAMS	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	1972
96	SANTANA & BUDDY MILES	CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES 'LIVE'	1972
97	LIZA MINNELLI	CABARET (SOUNDTRACK)	1972
98	GRAND FUNK RAILROAD	MARK, DON & MEL	1972
99	DRAMATICS	WHATCHA SEE IS WATCHA GET	1972
100	HUMBLE PIE	PERFORMANCE: ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE	1971

Source: Billboard