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Albums in the Year 1962

This page lists the top albums of 1962 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1962 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Original Soundtrack	West Side Story	1962	UK 1 - Mar 1962, US CashBox 1 of 1962, US 1 of 1962, Guiness 55, Acclaimed 1420
2	Ray Charles	Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music	1962	US CashBox 5 of 1962, UK 6 - Jul 1962, RYM 9 of 1962, Rolling Stone 104, WTMD 142, Acclaimed 235, WXPN 756
3	Vaughan Meader	The First Family	1962	Grammy in 1962, UK 12 - Dec 1962, US CashBox 56 of 1963, RYM 153 of 1962
4	Elvis Presley	Pot Luck	1962	UK 1 - Jul 1962, US CashBox 8 of 1963, RYM 70 of 1962
5	Henry Mancini	Breakfast At Tiffany's	1962	US CashBox 2 of 1962, US 2 of 1962, RYM 34 of 1961
6	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	1962	UK 3 - Jul 1965, RYM 29 of 1962, WXPN 862, Acclaimed 2009
7	The Shadows	Out Of The Shadows	1962	UK 1 - Oct 1962, RYM 116 of 1962
8	Frank Sinatra	Sinatra & Strings	1962	UK 6 - Jun 1962, US CashBox 29 of 1962, RYM 36 of 1962
9	Booker T & the MGs	Green Onions	1962	UK 11 - Jul 1964, RYM 14 of 1962, Acclaimed 1368
10	Frank Sinatra	I Remember Tommy	1962	UK 10 - Apr 1962, US CashBox 28 of 1962, RYM 72 of 1961
11	Dave Brubeck	Time Further Out	1962	UK 12 - Apr 1962, RYM 33 of 1961, US CashBox 40 of 1962
12	Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd	Jazz Samba	1962	RYM 10 of 1962, US CashBox 44 of 1962, Acclaimed 818
13	Ray Charles	Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music, Volume Two	1962	UK 15 - Feb 1963, RYM 46 of 1962, Acclaimed 1927
14	Howlin' Wolf	Howlin' Wolf	1962	RYM 16 of 1962, Rolling Stone 223, Acclaimed 402
15	John Coltrane	Coltrane 'Live' at the Village Vanguard	1962	RYM 2 of 1962, Acclaimed 848
16	Original Cast	West Side Story	1962	US CashBox 4 of 1962, US 4 of 1962
17	The Shadows	Spotlight On The Shadows	1962	UK 1 - Feb 1962
18	Helen Shapiro	Helen's Hit Parade	1962	UK 1 - Feb 1962
19	George Mitchell Minstrels	On Stage With The George Mitchell Minstrels	1962	UK 1 - Oct 1962
20	The Shadows	The Boys	1962	UK 1 - Oct 1962
21	George Mitchell Minstrels	The Black & White Minstrel Show	1962	UK 1 - Jun 1962
22	Kenny Ball, Chris Barber & Mr Acker Bilk	The Best Of Ball, Barber & Bilk	1962	UK 1 - Aug 1962
23	Elvis Presley	Kid Galahad	1962	UK 1 - Nov 1962
24	Frank Ifield	Frank Ifield's Hits	1962	UK 1 - Dec 1962
25	Elvis Presley	Follow That Dream	1962	UK 1 - Jun 1962
26	Duke Ellington	Money Jungle	1962	RYM 1 of 1962
27	Wes Montgomery	Full House	1962	RYM 3 of 1962, Acclaimed 2011
28	Mr Acker Bilk	Stranger On The Shore	1962	UK 6 - May 1962, US CashBox 12 of 1962
29	Charles Mingus	Tijuana Moods	1962	RYM 5 of 1962, Acclaimed 1110
30	Chubby Checker	Twist With Chubby Checker	1962	US CashBox 11 of 1962, UK 13 - Jan 1962
31	Dexter Gordon	Go	1962	RYM 6 of 1962, Acclaimed 1681
32	Chubby Checker	Your Twist Party	1962	US CashBox 7 of 1962, RYM 188 of 1962
33	Sonny Rollins	The Bridge	1962	RYM 7 of 1962, Acclaimed 1158
34	The Supremes	Meet The Supremes	1962	UK 8 - Dec 1964, RYM 88 of 1962
35	Jim Reeves	Songs To Warm The Heart	1962	UK 12 - Dec 1962, Norway 19 - Sep 1975
36	Original Soundtrack	The Music Man	1962	UK 14 - Sep 1962, US CashBox 18 of 1962
37	Herb Alpert	The Lonely Bull	1962	US CashBox 9 of 1966, RYM 119 of 1962
38	Maurice Jarre	Lawrence Of Arabia	1962	UK 13 - May 1964, RYM 41 of 1962
39	Jim Reeves	Country Side Of Jim Reeves	1962	UK 12 - Sep 1964, RYM 68 of 1962
40	John Coltrane	Coltrane Plays the Blues	1962	RYM 11 of 1962, Acclaimed 1600
41	John Coltrane	Ballads	1962	RYM 11 of 1963, Acclaimed 2277
42	Ray Conniff	We Wish You A Merry Christmas	1962	UK 12 - Dec 1962, RYM 131 of 1962
43	Frank Sinatra	Great Songs From Great Britain	1962	UK 12 - Oct 1962, RYM 138 of 1962
44	Ray Charles	Ray Charles' Greatest Hits	1962	UK 16 - Jul 1963, US CashBox 36 of 1962
45	Roy Orbison	Crying	1962	UK 17 - Jun 1963, RYM 38 of 1962
46	Frank Sinatra	Sinatra With Swinging Brass	1962	UK 14 - Dec 1962, RYM 102 of 1962
47	Henry Mancini	Hatari!	1962	US CashBox 21 of 1962, RYM 83 of 1962
48	Earl Grant	Ebb Tide	1962	Italy 29 of 1965, US CashBox 45 of 1962
49	Bill Evans & Jim Hall	Undercurrent	1962	RYM 18 of 1962, Acclaimed 2306
50	Jackie McLean	Let Freedom Ring	1962	RYM 19 of 1962, Acclaimed 1159
51	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	1962	RYM 19 of 1963, Acclaimed 1400
52	Freddie Hubbard	Hub-Tones	1962	RYM 21 of 1962, Acclaimed 1761
53	Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off	1962	RYM 24 of 1962, Acclaimed 1523
54	Ornette Coleman	Ornette on Tenor	1962	RYM 27 of 1962, Acclaimed 1921
55	Vince Guaraldi Trio	Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus	1962	RYM 49 of 1962, US CashBox 59 of 1963
56	Nat King Cole	Ramblin' Rose	1962	US CashBox 37 of 1965, RYM 192 of 1962
57	Dion	Lovers Who Wander	1962	US CashBox 48 of 1962, RYM 174 of 1962
58	Roy Haynes	Out of The Afternoon	1962	RYM 47 of 1962, Acclaimed 2302
59	Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery	Bags Meets Wes!	1962	RYM 61 of 1962, Acclaimed 1774
60	Jimmy Giuffre	Free Fall	1962	RYM 67 of 1963, Acclaimed 1936
61	Sheila Jordan	Portrait of Sheila	1962	RYM 112 of 1962, Acclaimed 2245
62	Mr Acker Bilk	Four Hits & A Mister	1962	UK 2 - Apr 1962
63	Helen Shapiro	Tops With Me	1962	UK 2 - Mar 1962
64	Karl Denver	By A Sleepy Lagoon	1962	UK 2 - Sep 1962
65	Bobby Vee & The Crickets	Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets	1962	UK 2 - Oct 1962
66	The Tornados	The Sound Of The Tornados	1962	UK 2 - Dec 1962
67	Billy Fury	Play It Cool	1962	UK 2 - Jun 1962
68	Cliff Richard	32 Minutes & 17 Seconds	1962	UK 3 - Sep 1962
69	Original Soundtrack	It's Trad Dad	1962	UK 3 - Apr 1962
70	Lonnie Donegan	Golden Age Of Donegan	1962	UK 3 - Sep 1962
71	Joe Brown & The Bruvvers	A Picture Of You	1962	UK 3 - Sep 1962
72	Chubby Checker	King Of The Twist	1962	UK 3 - Mar 1962
73	Cliff Richard	Cliff's Hit Parade	1962	UK 4 - Feb 1962
74	John Coltrane	Coltrane	1962	RYM 4 of 1962
75	Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen	Kenny Ball's Hit Parade	1962	UK 5 - Mar 1962
76	Enoch Light & His Orchestra	Stereo 35mm	1962	US CashBox 6 of 1962
77	Mr Acker Bilk	Band Of Thieves	1962	UK 6 - Sep 1962
78	Tony Hancock	Little Pieces Of Hancock	1962	UK 6 - May 1962
79	The Shadows	The Wonderful Land Of The Shadows	1962	UK 6 - Sep 1962
80	Bobby Vee	Take Good Care Of My Baby	1962	UK 7 - Feb 1962
81	Karl Denver	Karl Denver Hits	1962	UK 7 - Nov 1962
82	Duane Eddy	Twistin' & Twangin'	1962	UK 8 - Jul 1962
83	Billy Fury	Billy Fury Hits	1962	UK 8 - Nov 1962
84	Bobby Vee	Sincerely	1962	UK 8 - Dec 1962
85	Dorothy Provine	Vamp Of The Roaring Twenties	1962	UK 9 - Feb 1962
86	Joey Dee & The Starliters	Doin' The Twist At The Peppermint Lounge	1962	US CashBox 10 of 1962
87	Nina & Frederik	White Christmas	1962	UK 11 - Dec 1962
88	Mr Acker Bilk	Acker No 2	1962	UK 11 - Jan 1962
89	John Leyton	John Leyton	1962	UK 11 - Mar 1962
90	Andy Stewart	Andy Stewart Sings	1962	UK 12 - Jan 1962
91	The Shadows	The Shadows No 2	1962	UK 12 - Jun 1962
92	Andy Williams	Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes	1962	US CashBox 12 of 1962
93	Shirley Bassey	Let's Face The Music	1962	UK 12 - Dec 1962
94	Eden Kane	Hits	1962	UK 12 - Sep 1962
95	Eric Dolphy	Far Cry	1962	RYM 12 of 1962
96	Helen Shapiro	More Hits From Helen	1962	UK 12 - Oct 1962
97	Adam Faith	Adam Faith No 1	1962	UK 12 - Mar 1962
98	Tony Hancock	Hancock	1962	UK 12 - Mar 1962
99	Buddy Holly	Listen To Me	1962	UK 12 - Mar 1962
100	David Rose & His Orchestra	The Stripper & Other Fun Songs For The Family	1962	US CashBox 13 of 1962