Readers Poll Results: The Top 25 Guitar Albums of 1972
Check out the results of last week's GuitarWorld.com poll: The Top 25 Guitar Albums of 1972 -- a particularly classic year, even for the "classic rock" era.
Related Content
Last week, we posted a story about 50 great -- in some cases, classic -- albums from 1972, albums that are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.
After noticing that the list included contributions from several legendary guitar players, including Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Rory Gallagher, David Gilmour, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Taylor, Steve Howe, Joe Walsh and Buddy Guy, we thought we'd ask you take our weekly poll and help us choose the best guitar album of the bunch.
By "best guitar album," of course, we mean the album that has the most to teach you as a player, the one that broke the most ground in its day, the one that's arguably the most "important."
Below are the results of that readers poll -- well, the top 25 vote-getters, anyway (since we really didn't see the point of including albums by Elton John and Van Morrison).
We don't want to give away anything before you've had a chance to check out the winners gallery below, but let's just say blokes from England and Ireland dominated this poll. Better luck to the rest of the world in '73!
Thanks, as always, for your votes -- and keep on truckin'!
Related
![]()
poolrick
March 25, 2012 at 9:33am
The album that influenced me most from 1972 isn't listed: Allman Brothers, Eat A Peach. Melissa, Little Martha, Blue Sky and a live version of One Way Out were major in my Guitar World back then. Just sayin...
Many from your list had a personal impact in '72 and specially later in life as I broadened my listening. But overall, my concept of guitar was shaped more by Eat A Peach back in the day. Not to overlook my love for the Eagles.
![]()
vanshipman7
March 23, 2012 at 1:53pm
Im in disbelief that Peter Frampton's "Wind Of Change" was not at least in the top 5. Wow...
![]()
ardiril
March 23, 2012 at 11:02pm
Wind Of Change wasn't among the original 50. Someone thought Domenic Troiano on the James Gang's Passin' Thru, or worse the Guess Who's Rockin', was more deserving.






















