Best Albums of 1962

« View best albums of 1961View best albums of 1963 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

summaryThe best artists of 1962 were Ray Charles, Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio, Howlin' Wolf, Charles Mingus, Bob Dylan, John Coltrane, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Dexter Gordon and Françoise Hardy.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 557)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

41.

Dvořák: New World Symphony

Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

104

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

820

Overall Rank:

11,236

Average Rating:

76 (6 votes)

Comments:

42.

Chet Is Back!

Chet Baker

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

825

Overall Rank:

11,313

Average Rating:

73 (43 votes)

Comments:

43.

Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs
Compilation

Big Bill Broonzy

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

833

Overall Rank:

11,426

Average Rating:

75 (18 votes)

Comments:

44.

Gesang Der Jünglinge - Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

838

Overall Rank:

11,497

Average Rating:

71 (43 votes)

Comments:

45.

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

100

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

845

Overall Rank:

11,636

Average Rating:

74 (32 votes)

Comments:

46.

Chuck Berry Twist
Compilation

Chuck Berry

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

866

Overall Rank:

11,866

Average Rating:

69 (24 votes)

Comments:

47.

Mr. Scrapper's Blues

Scrapper Blackwell

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

900

Overall Rank:

12,486

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

48.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

943

Overall Rank:

13,211

Average Rating:

73 (39 votes)

Comments:

49.

Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
Live

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

967

Overall Rank:

13,777

Average Rating:

74 (9 votes)

Comments:

50.

Big Band Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

994

Overall Rank:

14,386

Average Rating:

75 (31 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
4
5
6
...
56
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 557. Page 5 of 56

Best Albums of 1962 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	388	70%
	36	6%
	17	3%
	16	3%
	13	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
Show all

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

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

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

« View best albums of 1961View best albums of 1963 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Albums of 2019
1. Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey
2. Igor by Tyler, The Creator
3. Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood
4. Magdalene by FKA twigs
5. Schlagenheim by Black Midi
6. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish
7. Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
8. Grey Area by Little Simz
9. Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend
10. Fear Inoculum by Tool
11. Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains
12. All Mirrors by Angel Olsen
13. Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.
14. Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten
15. I Am Easy To Find by The National
16. I,I by Bon Iver
17. U.F.O.F. by Big Thief
18. Anima by Thom Yorke
19. Charli by Charli XCX
20. Bandana by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib