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Top Rhythm & Blues albums of 1962

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Updated: 7 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away, Cover art
Twistin' the Night Away
Sam Cooke
3.57 341 341 2 2
April 1962 Album
Southern Soul Twist
Rhythm & Blues Pop Soul
happy uplifting party melodic passionate energetic
341 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.57 Average
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Cover art
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3.49 2k 2,246 52 52
April 1962 Album
Country Soul Rhythm & Blues Traditional Pop
Big Band Swing Countrypolitan
warm passionate love romantic melodic bittersweet peaceful acoustic
2k Ratings 52 Reviews 3.49 Average
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two, Cover art
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two
Ray Charles
3.44 390 390 12 12
October 1962 Album
Country Soul Rhythm & Blues Vocal Jazz
Traditional Pop Countrypolitan
breakup bittersweet
390 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.44 Average
The Shirelles - Baby It's You, Cover art
Baby It's You
The Shirelles
3.45 160 160 3 3
1962 Album
Girl Group Pop Soul Rhythm & Blues
Brill Building
160 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.45 Average
Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On, Cover art
You Better Move On
Arthur Alexander
3.62 134 134 1 1
1962 Album
Soul Rhythm & Blues
Southern Soul Country Soul
134 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.62 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions, Cover art
Green Onions
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.31 2k 2,216 54 54
October 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul
instrumental rhythmic urban playful mellow melodic
2k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.31 Average
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley, Cover art
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
3.65 124 124 3 3
July 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Rock & Roll
124 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song!, Cover art
Don't Play That Song!
Ben E. King
3.24 298 298 5 5
May 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Pop Soul
Brill Building Doo-Wop
love lush romantic melodic passionate
298 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.24 Average
Little Eva - Llllloco-Motion, Cover art
Llllloco-Motion
Little Eva
3.51 116 116
1962 Album
Brill Building Girl Group Rhythm & Blues
Rhythm & Blues
mellow melancholic happy warm romantic uplifting breakup melodic
116 Ratings 3.51 Average
The Isley Brothers - Twist & Shout!, Cover art
Twist & Shout!
The Isley Brothers
3.18 141 141 2 2
17 October 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul Twist
Rock & Roll
rhythmic happy party love passionate energetic
141 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.18 Average
Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing, Cover art
You'll Lose a Good Thing
Barbara Lynn
3.60 78 78 2 2
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues
Soul
sentimental
78 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.60 Average
B.B. King - Blues for Me, Cover art
Blues for Me
B.B. King
3.75 71 71
1962 Album
Electric Blues Soul Blues Rhythm & Blues
Jump Blues
71 Ratings 3.75 Average
The Contours - Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance), Cover art
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
The Contours
3.29 89 89 2 2
October 1962 Album
Soul Rhythm & Blues
Doo-Wop
love passionate party vocal group energetic rhythmic
89 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.29 Average
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's a Twister, Cover art
Bo Diddley's a Twister
Bo Diddley
3.51 72 72 4 4
March 1962 Album
Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues
72 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.51 Average
James Brown and His Famous Flames - James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA, Cover art
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA
James Brown & James Brown and The Famous Flames
3.10 99 99 4 4
1962 Album
Soul Rhythm & Blues
passionate energetic instrumental
99 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.10 Average
Little Stevie Wonder - Tribute to Uncle Ray, Cover art
Tribute to Uncle Ray
Little Stevie Wonder
2.52 412 412 6 6
December 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul
Motown Sound
412 Ratings 6 Reviews 2.52 Average
The Shirelles & King Curtis - Give a Twist Party, Cover art
Give a Twist Party
The Shirelles & King Curtis
3.32 53 53
1 January 1962 Album
Girl Group Rhythm & Blues Twist
53 Ratings 3.32 Average
Little Junior Parker - Driving Wheel, Cover art
Driving Wheel
Little Junior Parker
3.70 42 42
August 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues
Pop Soul Soul Blues
42 Ratings 3.70 Average
The Ventures - Twist With the Ventures, Cover art
Twist With the Ventures
The Ventures
3.08 70 70 1 1
January 1962 Album
Surf Rock Rock & Roll Twist
70 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.08 Average
Barbara Dane - On My Way, Cover art
On My Way
Barbara Dane
3.51 36 36
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul Blues
Gospel
36 Ratings 3.51 Average
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full of Tears, Cover art
Letter Full of Tears
Gladys Knight & The Pips
3.06 51 51
1962 Album
Soul Rhythm & Blues
love
51 Ratings 3.06 Average
King Curtis - The Twist!, Cover art
The Twist!
King Curtis
3.64 24 24 1 1
1962 Album
Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues Twist
24 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.64 Average
Chubby Checker - For Teen Twisters Only, Cover art
For Teen Twisters Only
Chubby Checker
3.71 26 26 2 2
1962 Album
Twist Rock & Roll
Rhythm & Blues
26 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.71 Average
Dee Dee Sharp - It's Mashed Potato Time, Cover art
It's Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp
3.20 36 36
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Pop Soul
party energetic romantic uplifting love
36 Ratings 3.20 Average
Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm - Dance, Cover art
Dance
Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm / Ike & Tina Turner
3.02 42 42 1 1
March 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues
42 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.02 Average
The Marvelettes - The Marveletts Sing, Cover art
The Marveletts Sing
The Marvelettes
3.03 43 43 1 1
1962 Album
Girl Group Rhythm & Blues Soul
43 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.03 Average
Fats Domino - Twistin' the Stomp, Cover art
Twistin' the Stomp
Fats Domino
3.47 26 26
February 1962 Album
Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues New Orleans R&B
26 Ratings 3.47 Average
Connie Francis - Do the Twist, Cover art
Do the Twist
Connie Francis
3.36 25 25 3 3
1962 Album
Rock & Roll Teen Pop Twist
Bubblegum
rhythmic uplifting melodic playful love
25 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.36 Average
Les Chaussettes Noires - Le 2.000.000eme disque des Chaussettes Noires, Cover art
Le 2.000.000eme disque des Chaussettes Noires
Les Chaussettes Noires
3.56 20 20 1 1
June 1962 Album
Twist
Rock & Roll
lo-fi energetic
20 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
Fats Domino - Just Domino, Cover art
Just Domino
Fats Domino
3.36 23 23
September 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues New Orleans R&B
Rock & Roll
23 Ratings 3.36 Average
The Mar-Keys - Do the Pop-Eye With The Mar-Keys, Cover art
Do the Pop-Eye With The Mar-Keys
The Mar-Keys
3.15 25 25
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul Jazz
25 Ratings 3.15 Average
Gary U.S. Bonds - Twist Up Calypso, Cover art
Twist Up Calypso
Gary U.S. Bonds
3.29 21 21
1962 Album
Calypso Rhythm & Blues
happy party
21 Ratings 3.29 Average
"Little" Esther Phillips - Release Me, Cover art
Release Me
"Little" Esther Phillips
3.43 21 21
December 1962 Album
Country Soul Rhythm & Blues
21 Ratings 3.43 Average
Solomon Burke - Solomon Burke, Cover art
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
2.97 28 28
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Southern Soul
28 Ratings 2.97 Average
Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please!, Cover art
Lover Please!
Clyde McPhatter
3.46 14 14
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Doo-Wop
Rock & Roll
14 Ratings 3.46 Average
Chubby Checker - All the Hits for Your Dancin' Party, Cover art
All the Hits for Your Dancin' Party
Chubby Checker
3.51 16 16
October 1962 Album
Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues Twist
16 Ratings 3.51 Average
Bobby Darin - Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles, Cover art
Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles
Bobby Darin
2.74 25 25
March 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues
Pop Soul Blue-Eyed Soul Rock & Roll
playful love energetic
25 Ratings 2.74 Average
Chuck Jackson - I Don't Want to Cry, Cover art
I Don't Want to Cry
Chuck Jackson
3.19 15 15 1 1
1962 Album
Soul Rhythm & Blues
Vocal Jazz
15 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.19 Average
Freddie King, Lula Reed & Sonny Thompson - Boy-Girl-Boy, Cover art
Boy-Girl-Boy
Freddie King, Lula Reed & Sonny Thompson
3.38 12 12
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues
12 Ratings 3.38 Average
Ruth Brown - Along Comes Ruth, Cover art
Along Comes Ruth
Ruth Brown
3.53 11 11
1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues
11 Ratings 3.53 Average
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