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.”.

Play 1972
33 songs

Trouble Man
Marvin Gaye

Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie

Ballrooms of Mars
T. Rex

Born to Boogie
T. Rex

The Slider
T. Rex

Supper's Ready
Genesis

Crocodile Rock
Elton John

Jackie Wilson Said
Van Morrison

Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
The Temptations

Rocket Man
Elton John

Heart of Gold
Neil Young

Old Man
Neil Young

School’s Out
Alice Cooper

Take It Easy
Eagles

Freddie's Dead
Curtis Mayfield

Highway Star
Deep Purple

Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple

Space Truckin'
Deep Purple

Superfly
Curtis Mayfield

Lean on Me
Bill Withers

Use Me
Bill Withers

Virginia Plain
Roxy Music

Superstition
Stevie Wonder

Do It Again
Steely Dan

Love and Happiness
Al Green

Perfect Day
Lou Reed

Pink Moon
Nick Drake

Reelin' in the Years
Steely Dan

Walk on the Wild Side
Lou Reed

Love Train
The O'Jays

Pancho and Lefty
Townes Van Zandt

Ventura Highway
America

You’re So Vain
Carly Simon
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
- Deep Purple3
- T. Rex3
- Bill Withers2
- Curtis Mayfield2
- Elton John2
- Lou Reed2
- Neil Young2
- Steely Dan2
- Al Green
- Alice Cooper
- America
- Carly Simon
- David Bowie
- Eagles
- Genesis
- Marvin Gaye
- Nick Drake
- Roxy Music
- Stevie Wonder
- The O'Jays
- The Temptations
- Townes Van Zandt
- Van Morrison