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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Gilles Vigneault

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1962

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3 charts

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Ian & Sylvia

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1962

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4 charts

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Through Streets Broad & Narrow

Karen James

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1962

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4 charts

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At Folk City
Live

Bonnie Dobson

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1962

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4 charts

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Claude Léveillée (1962)

Claude Léveillée

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1962

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2 charts

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West Side Story

The Oscar Peterson Trio

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1962

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4 charts

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Put On A Happy Face

The Oscar Peterson Trio

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1962

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2 charts

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Into The Hot

Gil Evans Orchestra

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1962

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3 charts

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399

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5,074

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

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483.

Dear Companion

Bonnie Dobson

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1962

Appears in:

1 chart

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483

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6,358

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71 (1 vote)

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487.

Mr. Personality

Bobby Curtola

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1962

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1 chart

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487

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6,394

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71 (1 vote)

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Best Albums of 1962 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	7	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Jacques Brel	4	1%
Dean Martin	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Men	3	1%
John Coltrane	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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