← Timeline
1972 saw glam rock's theatrical excess clash with soul's funkiest grooves, while prog-rock epics sprawled across albums with ambitious orchestration. The year captured music pivoting between pure escapism and raw emotional confession, as artists embraced both elaborate production and stripped-down authenticity.
4:43
Rocket Man
Elton John
3:29
Stuck In The Middle With You
Stealers Wheel
4:28
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
3:20
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
The Hollies
3:35
Alone Again
Gilbert O'Sullivan
4:08
Old Man
Neil Young
3:32
Take It Easy
Eagles
2:10
Ain't No Sunshine (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)
Bill Withers
4:08
A Horse With No Name
America
4:10
Life On Mars?
David Bowie
4:48
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
6:15
Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
3:07
Everything I Own
Bread
3:38
Amazing Grace
Elvis Presley
11:51
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The Temptations
3:35
Me and Mrs. Jones
Billy Paul
3:34
Changes
David Bowie
2:52
Dancing in the Moonlight
King Harvest
3:19
Too Late To Turn Back Now
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
3:43
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
3:38
Baby Blue
Badfinger
4:26
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
3:44
Perfect Day
Lou Reed
4:16
Danny's Song
Loggins and Messina
5:04
Pusherman
Curtis Mayfield
2:53
Top Of The World
Carpenters
4:48
Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers
3:13
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff
4:07
My Ding-A-Ling
Chuck Berry
3:10
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
Paul Simon