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, Charles Mingus, Bob Dylan, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane and Françoise Hardy.

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Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come

Cecil Taylor

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1962

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3 charts

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172.

Domino

Roland Kirk

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1962

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5 charts

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Mora Na Filosofia Dos Sambas De Monsueto

Monsueto

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1962

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5 charts

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Llllloco-Motion

Little Eva

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1962

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6 charts

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Take Twelve

Lee Morgan Quintet

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1962

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6 charts

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Palisades Park

Freddy Cannon

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1962

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5 charts

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Inta Somethin'

Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLean

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1962

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7 charts

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Claude Nougaro

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1962

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179.

Cannonball In Europe!
Live

Cannonball Adderley Sextet

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1962

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8 charts

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Messiaen: Turangalila Symphonie

Maurice Le Roux / Orchestre National De La R.T.F. / Yvonne Loriod / Jeanne Loriod

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1962

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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 Shadows	3	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	341	68%
	35	7%
	15	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	478	96%
Yes	21	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	478	96%
Yes	21	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	496	99%
Yes	3	1%

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