Best Albums of 1962

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Listed below are the best albums of 1962 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1962 year summaryThe best artists of 1962 were Ray Charles, Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, Charles Mingus, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane and Françoise Hardy.

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41.

Coltrane Plays The Blues

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

832

Overall Rank:

11,345

Average Rating:

74 (50 votes)

Comments:

42.

Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
Live

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

839

Overall Rank:

11,442

Average Rating:

74 (23 votes)

Comments:

43.

Don't Play That Song!

Ben E. King

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

843

Overall Rank:

11,487

Average Rating:

72 (41 votes)

Comments:

44.

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

854

Overall Rank:

11,628

Average Rating:

73 (30 votes)

Comments:

45.

Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
Live

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

893

Overall Rank:

12,334

Average Rating:

74 (9 votes)

Comments:

46.

Mr. Scrapper's Blues

Scrapper Blackwell

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

924

Overall Rank:

12,782

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

47.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

942

Overall Rank:

13,050

Average Rating:

73 (39 votes)

Comments:

48.

Interplay

Bill Evans

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

989

Overall Rank:

13,933

Average Rating:

76 (13 votes)

Comments:

49.

More Of Other Worlds, Other Sounds

Esquivel

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

1,005

Overall Rank:

14,318

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

Comments:

50.

...And Then I Wrote

Willie Nelson

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

1,021

Overall Rank:

14,782

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1962 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	7	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Jacques Brel	4	1%
Dean Martin	4	1%
The Stanley Brothers	3	1%
Ike Quebec	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	345	69%
	34	7%
	15	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	481	96%
Yes	21	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	481	96%
Yes	21	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	499	99%
Yes	3	1%

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