Best Albums of 1962

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Listed below are the best albums of 1962 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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

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41.

Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs
Compilation

Big Bill Broonzy

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

827

Overall Rank:

11,333

Average Rating:

75 (18 votes)

Comments:

42.

Chet Is Back!

Chet Baker

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

833

Overall Rank:

11,388

Average Rating:

73 (43 votes)

Comments:

43.

Chuck Berry Twist
Compilation

Chuck Berry

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

842

Overall Rank:

11,455

Average Rating:

69 (24 votes)

Comments:

44.

Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
Live

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

858

Overall Rank:

11,697

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

Comments:

45.

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

866

Overall Rank:

11,816

Average Rating:

74 (32 votes)

Comments:

46.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Vol. 2

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

870

Overall Rank:

11,902

Average Rating:

72 (25 votes)

Comments:

47.

Mr. Scrapper's Blues

Scrapper Blackwell

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

904

Overall Rank:

12,405

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

48.

Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
Live

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

933

Overall Rank:

12,973

Average Rating:

74 (9 votes)

Comments:

49.

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:

943

Overall Rank:

13,116

Average Rating:

73 (39 votes)

Comments:

50.

Big Band Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

1,010

Overall Rank:

14,338

Average Rating:

75 (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%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Dean Martin	4	1%
Jacques Brel	4	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
Johnny Cash	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	356	69%
	35	7%
	16	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	496	96%
Yes	22	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	496	96%
Yes	22	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	515	99%
Yes	3	1%

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