Best Albums of 1962

Listed below are the best albums of 1962 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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21.

Undercurrent 

 Bill Evans & Jim Hall

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1962:

21

Rank in 1960s:

480

Overall Rank:

6,181

Average Rating:

 76 (52 votes)

Comments:

1

22.

Surfer's Choice 

 Dick Dale And His Del-Tones

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 1962:

22

Rank in 1960s:

484

Overall Rank:

6,243

Average Rating:

 73 (70 votes)

Comments:

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23.

The Original Telstar: The Sounds Of The Tornadoes 

 The Tornados

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

200

Rank in 1962:

23

Rank in 1960s:

500

Overall Rank:

6,449

Average Rating:

 71 (30 votes)

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24.

Jacques Brel (Les Bourgeois) 

 Jacques Brel

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

194

Rank in 1962:

24

Rank in 1960s:

511

Overall Rank:

6,620

Average Rating:

 73 (33 votes)

Comments:

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25.

Mojo Hand 

 Lightnin' Hopkins

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

183

Rank in 1962:

25

Rank in 1960s:

530

Overall Rank:

6,929

Average Rating:

 75 (27 votes)

Comments:

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26.

Twistin' The Night Away 

 Sam Cooke

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

183

Rank in 1962:

26

Rank in 1960s:

531

Overall Rank:

6,934

Average Rating:

 72 (48 votes)

Comments:

3

27.

N°4 

 Serge Gainsbourg

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

157

Rank in 1962:

27

Rank in 1960s:

589

Overall Rank:

7,900

Average Rating:

 72 (35 votes)

Comments:

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28.

Full House 
Live

 Wes Montgomery

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

156

Rank in 1962:

28

Rank in 1960s:

592

Overall Rank:

7,944

Average Rating:

 76 (49 votes)

Comments:

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29.

Ornette! 

 Ornette Coleman

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

153

Rank in 1962:

29

Rank in 1960s:

603

Overall Rank:

8,106

Average Rating:

 73 (43 votes)

Comments:

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30.

It's Time 

 Max Roach

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

144

Rank in 1962:

30

Rank in 1960s:

629

Overall Rank:

8,490

Average Rating:

 73 (36 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1962 composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	7	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Dean Martin	4	1%
The Ventures	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Jacques Brel	4	1%
Ravi Shankar	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	394	70%
	36	6%
	17	3%
	16	3%
	13	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	542	96%
Yes	23	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	538	95%
Yes	27	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	560	99%
Yes	5	1%