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, Bob Dylan, Charles Mingus, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane and Françoise Hardy.

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In Concert
Live

Ravi Shankar

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1962

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431.

Song For The Lonely

The Platters

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1962

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433.

The Wild Colonial Boy

Lionel Long

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1962

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Tuff Jack

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1962

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Tibetan Ritual Music Chanted And Played By Lamas And Monks Of The Four Great Orders

The Lamas Of The Nyingmapa Monastery Of Dehra Dun

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1962

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435.

Blues Cross Country

Peggy Lee

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1962

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3 charts

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435.

Provocative Percussion Volume 4

Enoch Light & The Light Brigade

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1962

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438.

Franck: Symphony In D Minor

Sir Thomas Beecham / Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française

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1962

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Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks; Danses Concertantes; Concerto In D

Colin Davis / English Chamber Orchestra

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1962

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Brazil, Bossa Nova And Blues

Herbie Mann

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1962

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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%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Dean Martin	4	1%
John Coltrane	3	1%
The Stanley Brothers	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	343	68%
	35	7%
	15	3%
	15	3%
	12	2%
	11	2%
	9	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	480	96%
Yes	21	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	480	96%
Yes	21	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	498	99%
Yes	3	1%

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