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: 2 hours ago).
"His voice was never better. So much soul. Not quite Otis Redding, but close." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1962
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"I remember listening to this album late at night with a friend. Howlin' was howlin' at us. He was telling it like it is. That is a fond memory that I will never forget. Good times, good times!!" Reply
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ObsoleteEntity | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1962
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"A beautiful late night jazz album recorded at the village vanguard. It's a lovely record if you want to hear some jazz but without the saxes and trumpets. It truly is superb with the title track and, milestones, particularly nice. A great lights out LP." Reply
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1962
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"Bob Dylan's first album is often overlooked, probably because it only contains two originals and the rest are covers of old folk and blues tracks. No, it isn't essential compared with later Dylan records, but it is a very enjoyable one. It starts with the giddy, you're no good. The first thing yo..." [+] Reply
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1962
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884
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"I'm not all that into instrumental albums, but this is a really fun, light hearted record." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1962
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704
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"Updating Charlie Parker's innovative alto-style to the tenor, Gordon, aided by a brilliant piano quartet, uses dissonance to great effect. Under Gordon's direction, the tenor has rarely sounded so emphatically alive as it does on 'Go'. This was the album that introduced me to the greatness of the..." [+] Reply
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1962
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648
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"Why am I the only one with this in their overall :(" Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (3 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1962
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"Not far off being amongst his best. Anyone who loves The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady would want this." Reply
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1962
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481
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"Gorgeous laid back suite of ice cool jazz. This concoction must be one of the best jazz albums of the 60's." Reply
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1962
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441
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"Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1963 Grammys. Album of the Year for that year was The First Family by Vaughn Meader" Reply
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1962
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Total albums: 566. Page 1 of 57
Best Albums of 1962 composition
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| 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% | |
| Bo Diddley | 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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