Best Albums of 1962
Listed below are the best albums of 1962 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"How can this record be rated in the upper 8 thousands. Well produced, thoughtful and brilliantly executed this album deserves more respect. People open your minds!" Reply
"Hands down, my favorite Roy Orbison album. If it's not his voice that gets you, it's the instrumentation. If it's not the instrumentation, it's the soul. If it ain't the soul, then it's the tear inducing masterpiece that is "Crying". 10/10." Reply
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1962
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329
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"For what it's worth, the most mind bending live performance I've ever heard." Reply
"The beach boys debut album is an enjoyable one, harmless fun really. It's incredibly charming, yet naive, but you have to remember how young they were when they made it. It's all throwaway material but it's fun. The title track is easily the best song on the album. Surfin' is good too. So this is..." [+] Reply
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1962
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"O this album Herbie starts his long your as one of jazz renovators. I just cant help digging this. So good" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1962
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313
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"This debut is fairly impressive with some memorable songs such as "Early in the Morning" and "If I Had a Hammer". Certainly worth the listen for any fan of Folk music, or music in general." Reply
"This is a perfect example of how Blakey can spot a good composition, make it swing, and get his soloists to attack it with both cohesiveness and verve. While most Blakey albums are memorable for Blakey himself, and he's in fine form here, it's really the brass in the front like that steals the sh..." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Master at work, one the great modern jazz albums." Reply
- Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Awesome stuff." Reply
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Captain_Dude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1962 composition
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| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 7 | 1% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 1% | |
| The Ventures | 4 | 1% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 4 | 1% | |
| Jacques Brel | 4 | 1% | |
| Dean Martin | 4 | 1% | |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 1% | |
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395 | 70% | |
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37 | 7% | |
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17 | 3% | |
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16 | 3% | |
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13 | 2% | |
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11 | 2% | |
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9 | 2% | |
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