List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1972
These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1972, per the Billboard 200.

Chart history
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1972 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Music | Carole King | Ode 70 | [1] |
| January 8 | [2] | |||
| January 15 | [3] | |||
| January 22 | American Pie | Don McLean | United Artists | [4] |
| January 29 | [5] | |||
| February 5 | [6] | |||
| February 12 | [7] | |||
| February 19 | [8] | |||
| February 26 | [9] | |||
| March 4 | [10] | |||
| March 11 | Harvest † | Neil Young | Reprise | [11] |
| March 18 | [12] | |||
| March 25 | America | America | Warner Bros. | [13] |
| April 1 | [14] | |||
| April 8 | [15] | |||
| April 15 | [16] | |||
| April 22 | [17] | |||
| April 29 | First Take | Roberta Flack | Atlantic | [18] |
| May 6 | [19] | |||
| May 13 | [20] | |||
| May 20 | [21] | |||
| May 27 | [22] | |||
| June 3 | Thick as a Brick | Jethro Tull | Reprise | [23] |
| June 10 | [24] | |||
| June 17 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | [25] |
| June 24 | [26] | |||
| July 1 | [27] | |||
| July 8 | [28] | |||
| July 15 | Honky Château | Elton John | Uni | [29] |
| July 22 | [30] | |||
| July 29 | [31] | |||
| August 5 | [32] | |||
| August 12 | [33] | |||
| August 19 | Chicago V | Chicago | Columbia | [34] |
| August 26 | [35] | |||
| September 2 | [36] | |||
| September 9 | [37] | |||
| September 16 | [38] | |||
| September 23 | [39] | |||
| September 30 | [40] | |||
| October 7 | [41] | |||
| October 14 | [42] | |||
| October 21 | Super Fly | Curtis Mayfield / Soundtrack | Curtom | [43] |
| October 28 | [44] | |||
| November 4 | [45] | |||
| November 11 | [46] | |||
| November 18 | Catch Bull at Four | Cat Stevens | A&M | [47] |
| November 25 | [48] | |||
| December 2 | [49] | |||
| December 9 | Seventh Sojourn | The Moody Blues | Threshold | [50] |
| December 16 | [51] | |||
| December 23 | [52] | |||
| December 30 | [53] |
See also
References
- ^ "January 1, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 8, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 15, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 22, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 29, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 5, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 12, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 19, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 26, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 4, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 11, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 18, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 25, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 1, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 8, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 15, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 22, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 29, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 6, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 13, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 20, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 27, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 3, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 10, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 17, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 24, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 1, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 8, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 15, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 22, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 29, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 5, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 12, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 19, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 26, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 2, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 9, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 16, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 23, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 30, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 7, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 14, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 21, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 28, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 4, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 11, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 18, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 25, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 2, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 9, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 16, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 23, 1972". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 30, 1972". Billboard 200.