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Songs released in 1972

The year 1972 saw the release of 1683 tracks with an average tempo of 119 BPM. The dominant genre of the year was classic rock. Top artists included The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple.

Songs
1,683
Average BPM
119

Top songs of 1972

  1. 1 Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) Elton John · glam rock 137 · 6B
  2. 2 Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel · folk rock 124 · 9B
  3. 3 Take It Easy - 2013 Remaster Eagles · album rock 139 · 9B
  4. 4 Listen to the Music The Doobie Brothers · album rock 106 · 12A
  5. 5 A Horse with No Name America · album rock 123 · 10A
  6. 6 Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) Looking Glass · sunshine pop 125 · 12A
  7. 7 Starman - 2012 Remaster David Bowie · art rock 100 · 7B
  8. 8 Let's Stay Together Al Green · classic soul 102 · 6A
  9. 9 You're So Vain Carly Simon · classic rock 106 · 8B
  10. 10 Time in a Bottle Jim Croce · classic rock 134 · 10B
  12. 11 Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) Jim Croce · classic rock 130 · 9B
  13. 12 Ventura Highway America · album rock 131 · 10B
  14. 13 Reelin' In The Years Steely Dan · album rock 135 · 10B
  15. 14 Everything I Own Ken Boothe · folk rock 79 · 10B
  16. 15 Walk On the Wild Side Lou Reed · classic rock 105 · 8B
  17. 16 Smoke On The Water - Remastered 2012 Deep Purple · album rock 114 · 8B
  18. 17 Walkin’ Back to Georgia Jim Croce · classic rock 128 · 11A
  19. 18 Dirty Work Steely Dan · album rock 73 · 3B
  20. 19 Lean on Me Bill Withers · classic soul 75 · 8B
  21. 20 Do It Again Steely Dan · album rock 125 · 7A
  22. 21 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Luke Sital-singh · classic rock 105 · 11B
  23. 22 I Can See Clearly Now - Edit Johnny Nash 123 · 10B
  24. 23 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder · motown 132 · 1B
  25. 24 Peaceful Easy Feeling - 2013 Remaster Eagles · album rock 143 · 12B
  26. 25 Rocky Mountain High John Denver · classic country pop 81 · 12B
  27. 26 Pink Moon Nick Drake · british folk 82 · 5B
  28. 27 Love Train The O'Jays · classic soul 123 · 8B
  29. 28 School's Out Alice Cooper · album rock 134 · 7B
  30. 29 Moonage Daydream - 2012 Remaster David Bowie · art rock 144 · 10A
  31. 30 Perfect Day Lou Reed · classic rock 145 · 6B
  32. 31 Volver, Volver Buika · mariachi 165 · 11B
  33. 32 Top Of The World Imagine Dragons · adult standards 184 · 6B
  34. 33 I'd Love You to Want Me Lobo · soft rock 78 · 6B
  35. 34 Summer Breeze Seals and Crofts · album rock 89 · 7B
  36. 35 Superstition Stevie Wonder · motown 101 · 3B
  37. 36 It Never Rains in Southern California Albert Hammond · classic uk pop 117 · 11B
  38. 37 Only A Fool Would Say That Steely Dan · album rock 130 · 8B
  39. 38 Baby I'm-a Want You Bread · folk rock 144 · 4B
  40. 39 Use Me Olga Myko · classic soul 155 · 10A
  41. 40 I Won't Last A Day Without You Carpenters · adult standards 82 · 10B
  42. 41 Guitar Man Bread · folk rock 143 · 9A
  43. 42 Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan · bubblegum pop 172 · 1A
  44. 43 Te Juro Que Te Amo Los Terricolas · grupera 173 · 11B
  45. 44 Me and Mrs. Jones Billy Paul · classic soul 201 · 4B
  46. 45 After Midnight Chappell Roan · blues 96 · 10B
  47. 46 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple · album rock 114 · 8B
  48. 47 Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra · album rock 120 · 8A
  49. 48 You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff · reggae 128 · 3B
  50. 49 Ziggy Stardust - 2012 Remaster David Bowie · art rock 80 · 9B
  51. 50 Melissa Julien Clerc · album rock 83 · 12B
  52. 51 Mais Que Nada Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 89 · 5A
  53. 52 Lake Shore Drive Aliotta haynes Jeremiah · classic rock 94 · 12B
  54. 53 Love and Happiness Al Green · classic soul 99 · 2B
  55. 54 Que Te Vaya Bonito La Quinna · mariachi 111 · 7B
  56. 55 Don't Go To Strangers J.J. Cale · blues 118 · 7A
  57. 56 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Al Green · classic soul 147 · 12B
  58. 57 Highway Star - Remastered 2012 Deep Purple · album rock 174 · 8A
  59. 58 El Rey dj jhonatan peru · mariachi 81 · 10B
  60. 59 You Don't Mess Around with Jim Jim Croce · classic rock 82 · 10A
  61. 60 O Mere Dil Ke Chain Sanam · classic bollywood 109 · 8A
  62. 61 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones · album rock 111 · 1B
  63. 62 Heart of Gold - 2009 Remaster Neil Young · canadian singer-songwriter 171 · 9A
  64. 63 Saturday in the Park - 2002 Remaster Chicago · album rock 114 · 9B
  65. 64 Il mio canto libero Lucio Battisti · canzone d'autore 134 · 11B
  66. 65 Go All The Way Raspberries · beatlesque 134 · 11B
  67. 66 Then Came the Last Days of May Blue Öyster Cult · album rock 149 · 8A
  68. 67 Une belle histoire Michel Fugain & Le Big Bazar 166 · 8A
  69. 68 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople · glam rock 78 · 9A
  70. 69 Place To Be Milo Manheim · british folk 84 · 7B
  71. 70 Call Me The Breeze J.J. Cale · blues 92 · 1B
  72. 71 My Song Elton John · classic uk pop 95 · 8B
  73. 72 Chanson sur ma drôle de vie - Remasterisé en 2008 Véronique Sanson · chanson 98 · 11B
  74. 73 Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings · classic texas country 107 · 10B
  75. 74 Aubrey Bread · folk rock 138 · 9B
  76. 75 Ben - Single Version Michael Jackson · r&b 68 · 7B
  77. 76 Magnolia Claude François · blues 74 · 8B
  78. 77 Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra · album rock 94 · 12B
  79. 78 If You Don't Know Me by Now (feat. Teddy Pendergrass) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes · classic soul 95 · 1B
  80. 79 Witchy Woman - 2013 Remaster Eagles · album rock 99 · 7A
  81. 80 Ché Ché Colé Willie Colón · salsa 101 · 8B
  82. 81 Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - 2012 Remaster David Bowie · art rock 103 · 8B
  83. 82 The Most Beautiful Girl Prince · arkansas country 103 · 9B
  84. 83 I Saw the Light Todd Rundgren · art rock 120 · 8B
  85. 84 Pusherman Curtis Mayfield · chicago soul 127 · 6B
  86. 85 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Elton John · glam rock 129 · 8B
  87. 86 Suffragette City - 2012 Remaster David Bowie · art rock 143 · 10B
  88. 87 Five Years - 2012 Remaster David Bowie · art rock 153 · 9B
  89. 88 Llorarás Oscar D'León · grupera 80 · 9A
  90. 89 Pa' Bravo Yo Justo Betancourt · salsa 92 · 3A
  91. 90 Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? Bill Withers · classic soul 99 · 12A
  92. 91 Superfly Curtis Mayfield · chicago soul 120 · 10B
  93. 92 Back Stabbers The O'Jays · classic soul 124 · 6B
  94. 93 Whiskey In The Jar Metallica · album rock 128 · 9B
  95. 94 Canción para Mi Muerte Sui Generis · argentine rock 131 · 8B
  96. 95 Day Dreaming Ledisi · classic soul 146 · 5A
  97. 96 Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show · country rock 168 · 11B
  98. 97 Call The Doctor J.J. Cale · blues 243 · 12A
  99. 98 When A Blind Man Cries - Remastered Deep Purple · album rock 64 · 10A
  100. 99 La Misma Julio Iglesias · mariachi 82 · 11B
  101. 100 Little Martha The Allman Brothers Band · album rock 92 · 1B