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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31.

It's Time

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

138

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

648

Overall Rank:

8,812

Average Rating:

73 (34 votes)

Comments:

32.

Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger

Dave Van Ronk

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

138

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

649

Overall Rank:

8,843

Average Rating:

71 (30 votes)

Comments:

33.

Hub-Tones

Freddie Hubbard

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

128

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

685

Overall Rank:

9,385

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

Comments:

34.

Moon Beams

Bill Evans Trio

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

127

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

688

Overall Rank:

9,425

Average Rating:

72 (50 votes)

Comments:

35.

Meet The Supremes

The Supremes

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

121

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

718

Overall Rank:

9,835

Average Rating:

70 (37 votes)

Comments:

36.

Sinatra And Swingin' Brass

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

111

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

778

Overall Rank:

10,591

Average Rating:

63 (35 votes)

Comments:

37.

Dvořák: New World Symphony

Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

108

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

795

Overall Rank:

10,788

Average Rating:

76 (5 votes)

Comments:

38.

Don't Play That Song!

Ben E. King

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

105

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

810

Overall Rank:

11,072

Average Rating:

72 (41 votes)

Comments:

39.

Gesang Der Jünglinge - Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

820

Overall Rank:

11,244

Average Rating:

71 (40 votes)

Comments:

40.

Coltrane Plays The Blues

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

823

Overall Rank:

11,291

Average Rating:

74 (51 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%
Various Artists	3	1%
Walter Wanderley	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	354	69%
	35	7%
	16	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	495	96%
Yes	21	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	494	96%
Yes	22	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	513	99%
Yes	3	1%

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