Best Albums of 1962

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Listed below are the best albums of 1962 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon and Françoise Hardy.

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311.

Midnight In Paris

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

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1962

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6 charts

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312.

Things And Other Things

Bobby Darin

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1962

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3 charts

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Dinah '62

Dinah Washington

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1962

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2 charts

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314.

Sings The Texas Blues 1927-28
Compilation

Henry Thomas

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1962

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4 charts

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Stormy Monday

Lou Rawls

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1962

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2 charts

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316.

Soul!!!

Timi Yuro

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1962

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2 charts

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Solomon Burke (1962)

Solomon Burke

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1962

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San Antonio Rose: A Tribute To The Great Bob Wills

Ray Price

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1962

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317.

My Son, The Folk Singer

Allan Sherman

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1962

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2 charts

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Experiment In Terror (Music From The Motion Picture)

Henry Mancini

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1962

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3 charts

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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%
The Ventures	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
The Stanley Brothers	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	70%
	36	6%
	17	3%
	16	3%
	13	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	533	96%
Yes	24	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	533	96%
Yes	24	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	552	99%
Yes	5	1%

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