Best Albums of 1962

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Listed below are the best albums of 1962 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1962 year 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, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane and Françoise Hardy.

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41.

Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
Live

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

830

Overall Rank:

11,329

Average Rating:

74 (23 votes)

Comments:

42.

Don't Play That Song!

Ben E. King

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

843

Overall Rank:

11,462

Average Rating:

72 (40 votes)

Comments:

43.

Coltrane Plays The Blues

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

856

Overall Rank:

11,685

Average Rating:

74 (49 votes)

Comments:

44.

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

879

Overall Rank:

12,014

Average Rating:

74 (29 votes)

Comments:

45.

Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
Live

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

883

Overall Rank:

12,164

Average Rating:

74 (9 votes)

Comments:

46.

Mr. Scrapper's Blues

Scrapper Blackwell

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

925

Overall Rank:

12,713

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

47.

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

946

Overall Rank:

13,109

Average Rating:

73 (38 votes)

Comments:

48.

Interplay

Bill Evans

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

981

Overall Rank:

13,828

Average Rating:

76 (13 votes)

Comments:

49.

Richard Strauss: Salome

Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

1,017

Overall Rank:

14,700

Average Rating:

73 (12 votes)

Comments:

50.

...And Then I Wrote

Willie Nelson

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1962:

Rank in 1960s:

1,019

Overall Rank:

14,718

Average Rating:

73 (23 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1962 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	7	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Dean Martin	4	1%
Jacques Brel	4	1%
The Stanley Brothers	3	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	341	68%
	35	7%
	15	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	478	96%
Yes	21	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	478	96%
Yes	21	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	496	99%
Yes	3	1%

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