Album of The Year - Endgame

1. Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind (the superior '72 Stevie Wonder album 😛 )
2. Yes- Close To The Edge
3. Alice Coltrane - World Galaxy
4. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
5. Curtis Mayfield - SuperFly
6. Gentle Giant - Octopus
7. Aphrodite's Child - 666
8. Cymande - Cymande
9. The Lightmen Plus One - Energy Control Center
10. Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra

Had to make some real tough eliminations to get to this list
 
am I the only one who got inspired by this thread and started doing top 10s for all the years I missed before discovering it? in the meantime, yet another great year:

1. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
2. Lou Reed - Transformer
3. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
4. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
5. Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly
6. Neu! - Neu!
7. Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa '70 - Roforofo Fight
8. Os Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
9. Miles Davis - On the Corner
10. Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man

HM:

Big Star - #1 Record
Al Green - I'm Still in Love with You
Elton John - Honky Chateau
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
 
Whoops, forgot to get my list in.

1. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
2. Neil Young - Harvest
3. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach
4. Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
5. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
6. Paul Simon - Paul Simon
7. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
8. Jerry Garcia - Garcia
9. Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Clube da Esquina
10. Sandy Denny - Sandy
 
Need to squeeze in time, hopefully. Great year!

Top 10 Albums of 1972:
  1. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
  2. Can - Ege Bamyasi
  3. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
  4. Yes - Close to the Edge
  5. Bill Withers - Still Bill
  6. Tangerine Dream - Zeit
  7. Neu! - Neu!
  8. Alice Coltrane - World Galaxy
  9. Genesis - Foxtrot
  10. Big Star - #1 Record
 
Sorry, I´m late..hope my list can still be considered:

1. Can - Ege Bamyasi
2. Miles Davis - On The Corner
3. Neil Young - Harvest
4. Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai
5. Cymande - Cymande
6. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
7. Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
8. Paul Simon - Paul Simon
9. Steely Dan - Can´t Buy A Thrill
10. Alice Clark - Alice Clark
 
Let all the children boogie.

1. Bowie - Ziggy
2. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
3. Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (incl. Question Jam Answer)
4. Lou Reed - Transformer
5. Can - Ege Bamyasi
6. Neil Young - Harvest
7. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
8. T. Rex - The Slider
9. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
10. Miles Davis - On The Corner

HM:
McCoy Tyner - Sahara
Pharoah Sanders - Science Fiction
Van Morrison - St. Dominic's Preview
Allman Bros. - Eat A Peach
Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
Dr. John's Gumbo
Randy Newman - Sail Away
Donald Byrd - Ethiopian Knights
Cymande - Cymande
Luther Allison - Bad News Is Coming
Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

Alright, I gotta stop, I didn't have enough time to revisit/consider as many albums as I wanted to. Amazing year. Super hard to rank.
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1972

  1. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
  2. Neil Young - Harvest
  3. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St
  4. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
  5. Lou Reed - Transformer
  6. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
  7. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
  8. Can - Ege Bamyasi
  9. Miles Davis - On The Corner
  10. Big Star - #1 Record
  11. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Roforofo Fight (tie 11)
  12. Neu - Neu (tie 11)
  13. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together (tie 11)
  14. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 (tie 14)
  15. Os Novos Bainos – Acabou Chorare (tie 14)
  16. Yes - Close to the Edge (tie 14)
  17. Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach(tie 17)
  18. Grateful Dead - Europe '72 (tie 17)
  19. Van Morrison - St. Dominic’s Preview(tie 17)
  20. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
 
1960

1. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
2. Etta James - At Last!
3. Joan Baez -s/t
4. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
5. Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
6. Sam Cooke - The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke
7. Link Wray & the Wray Men
8. Hank Mobley - Soul Station
9. Wanda Jackson - Rockin with Wanda
10. Muddy Waters at Newport 1960

hon. Mentions: incredible jazz guitar of Wes Montgomery and the ventures-walk don’t run
 
Top 10 - 1960:
  1. Eden Abhez - Eden’s Island
  2. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
  3. Etta James - At Last!
  4. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat
  5. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960
  6. Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
  7. Miriam Makeba - S/T
  8. Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz
  9. The Ventures - Walk Don’t Run
  10. Joan Baez - S/T
HMs:
Esquivel - Infinity In Sound
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Berlin
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Paul Conrad - Exotic Paradise
Brenda Lee - S/T
 
whatwhatsaywhat said:
spreddy updated!

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The N+G Album of the Year...

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there's not much i know from 1960 tbh, all american

1. Etta James - At Last!
2. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
3. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
4. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960
5. Wanda Jackson - Rockin' With Wanda

was muddy waters' newport 1960 released in 1960 or 1961 tho?
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According to its wiki, Chess Records released the album in the United States in December 1960.
 
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