The year in music

Best Songs of 1972

David Bowie becomes Ziggy Stardust. Stevie Wonder records “Superstition”, Neil Young “Heart of Gold”, Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water”, and the Rolling Stones “Exile on Main St.”.

Ziggy Stardust
Play 1972

33 songs

1972 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 33 songs first released in 1972. Rock, Soul and Funk lead the year. Deep Purple, T. Rex and Bill Withers are among the voices of 1972.

Artists of 1972

The sound of 1972

More of that time