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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11.

Takin' Off

Herbie Hancock

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

350

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

346

Overall Rank:

4,079

Average Rating:

76 (93 votes)

Comments:

12.

Crying

Roy Orbison

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

321

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

366

Overall Rank:

4,387

Average Rating:

73 (84 votes)

Comments:

13.

Coltrane "Live" At The Village Vanguard
Live

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

370

Overall Rank:

4,478

Average Rating:

79 (79 votes)

Comments:

14.

Oh Yeah

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

374

Overall Rank:

4,514

Average Rating:

77 (86 votes)

Comments:

15.

Mosaic

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

282

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

398

Overall Rank:

4,873

Average Rating:

78 (58 votes)

Comments:

16.

Peter, Paul And Mary

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

280

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

399

Overall Rank:

4,884

Average Rating:

72 (67 votes)

Comments:

17.

Surfin' Safari

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

277

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

404

Overall Rank:

4,926

Average Rating:

64 (163 votes)

Comments:

18.

Coltrane

John Coltrane Quartet

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

226

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

459

Overall Rank:

5,818

Average Rating:

77 (73 votes)

Comments:

19.

Sentimentally Yours

Patsy Cline

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

464

Overall Rank:

5,898

Average Rating:

73 (68 votes)

Comments:

20.

Jacques Brel (Les Bourgeois)

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

478

Overall Rank:

6,072

Average Rating:

73 (31 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%
Dean Martin	4	1%
Jacques Brel	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
Johnny Cash	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	344	69%
	34	7%
	15	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	480	96%
Yes	21	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	480	96%
Yes	21	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	498	99%
Yes	3	1%

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