For women it's 1971 with 3 of the top 10 women's albums ever: Joni Mitchell Blue, Janis Joplin Pearl, and Carole King Tapestry.
For all artists I like 1972 though:
Talking Book
Barnstorm - Joe Walsh
Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Can’t Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan
Close to the Edge
Demons and Wizards - Uriah Heep
Desperado
The Eagles - The Eagles
Eat a Peach
Europe 72
Exile on Main St
Harvest
Honky Chateau
I'm Still in Love with You
Machine Head
Manassas
Obscured by Clouds
Pink Moon
REO TWO - REO Speedwagon
Rio Grande Mud
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
School's Out
Something/Anything?
Thick as a Brick
Trilogy - ELP
The World Is a Ghetto
You Don’t Mess Around with Jim - Jim Croce
ETC.
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