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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.
Rocket Man
Elton John
Stuck In The Middle With You
Stealers Wheel
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress))
The Hollies
Old Man
Neil Young
Alone Again
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Take It Easy
Eagles
3:09
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Looking Glass
Ain't No Sunshine (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)
Bill Withers
A Horse With No Name
America
Life On Mars?
David Bowie
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
Amazing Grace
Elvis Presley
Everything I Own
Bread
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The Temptations
Me and Mrs. Jones
Billy Paul
Changes
David Bowie
Dancing in the Moonlight
King Harvest
Too Late To Turn Back Now
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
Baby Blue
Badfinger
Perfect Day
Lou Reed
Danny's Song
Loggins and Messina
2:53
Top Of The World
Carpenters
Pusherman
Curtis Mayfield
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff
My Ding-A-Ling
Chuck Berry
Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers