| 1960s in music in the UK |
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TheUK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by theOfficial Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the top 10 of theUK Albums Chart during1962, as well as albums which peaked in1961 and1963 but were in the top 10 in 1962. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Thirty-nine albums were in the top ten this year. One album from 1958, two from 1960 and ten albums from 1961 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, whileBobby Vee Meets the Crickets byBobby Vee andThe Crickets, andRock 'N' Roll No. 2 byElvis Presley were both released in 1962 but did not reach their peak until 1963.The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2 byChris Barber andAcker Bilk,The Black and White Minstrel Show by The George Mitchell Minstrels,Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley,Ring-a-Ding-Ding! byFrank Sinatra andThe Young Ones byCliff Richard were the albums from 1961 to reach their peak in 1962. Ten artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1962.Bobby Vee,Karl Denver,Kenny Ball,Ray Charles andThe Temperance Seven were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 1962.
The first number-one album of the year wasBlue Hawaii by Elvis Presley. Overall, eight different albums peaked at number-one in 1962, with Elvis Presley (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Thirty-nine albums charted in the top 10 in 1962, with twenty-nine albums reaching their peak this year (includingThe Buddy Holly Story,The King and I andWest Side Story, which charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).
Ten artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1962.Acker Bilk secured four top-ten albums,Chris Barber,Elvis Presley,Frank Sinatra,The George Mitchell Minstrels andThe Shadows all had three top ten entries, whileBobby Vee,Cliff Richard,The Crickets andDorothy Provine were the acts who had two top 10 albums this year.
Ten artists achieved their first top 10 album in 1962 as a lead artist: The Bruvvers,George Shearing,Helen Shapiro,Joe Brown,Karl Denver,Kenny Ball,Norrie Paramor,Ray Charles andThe Temperance Seven;Bobby Vee had one more entry in his breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
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| Karl Denver | 1 | Wimoweh | 7 | — |
| The Temperance Seven | 1 | The Temperance Seven 1961 | 8 | — |
| Bobby Vee | 2 | Take Good Care of My Baby | 7 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets (2)[A] |
| Helen Shapiro | 1 | 'Tops' with Me | 2 | — |
| Ray Charles | 1 | Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | 6 | — |
| Kenny Ball | 1 | The Best of Ball, Barber and Bilk | 1 | — |
| Joe Brown | 1 | "A Picture of You" | 3 | — |
| The Bruvvers | ||||
| Norrie Paramor | 1 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard | 3 | — |
| George Shearing | 1 | Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays | 8 | — |
Cast recordings from various films and musicals made the top five this year. These includedBlitz!,It's Trad, Dad!,The King and I andWest Side Story.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked between 1958 and 1961 but still in chart in 1962. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1962 but peaked in 1963. |
| (#) | Year-endtop-ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1958 | ||||||
| 3 May 1958 | 276 | South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡[B] | Various artists | 1 | 8 November 1958 | 115 |
| Albums in 1959 | ||||||
| 2 May 1959 | 43 | The Buddy Holly Story ‡[C] | Buddy Holly andThe Crickets | 2 | 16 May 1959 | 1 |
| Albums in 1960 | ||||||
| 10 September 1960 | 55 | Oliver! ‡[D] | Original London Cast | 4 | 21 October 1961 | 1 |
| 26 November 1960 | 120 | The Black and White Minstrel Show ‡ | The George Mitchell Minstrels | 1 | 29 July 1961 | 9 |
| Albums in 1961 | ||||||
| 3 June 1961 | 22 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 1 ‡[E] | Chris Barber andAcker Bilk | 4 | 1 July 1961 | 9 |
| 19 August 1961 | 37 | The Sound of Music ‡[F] | Original London Cast | 3 | 21 October 1961 | 1 |
| 16 September 1961 | 51 | The Shadows ‡[G] | The Shadows | 1 | 23 September 1961 | 5 |
| 28 October 1961 | 24 | Another Black and White Minstrel Show ‡[H] | The George Mitchell Minstrels | 1 | 11 November 1961 | 8 |
| 4 November 1961 | 10 | Something for Everybody ‡[I] | Elvis Presley | 2 | 11 November 1961 | 2 |
| 2 December 1961 | 2 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2 | Chris Barber andAcker Bilk | 8 | 6 January 1962 | 1 |
| 9 December 1961 | 47 | Blue Hawaii | Elvis Presley | 1 | 6 January 1962 | 18 |
| 16 December 1961 | 26 | The Roaring 20's: Songs from the TV Series ‡ | Dorothy Provine | 3 | 30 December 1961 | 2 |
| 23 December 1961 | 30 | The Young Ones | Cliff Richard | 1 | 13 January 1962 | 6 |
| 30 December 1961 | 4 | Ring-a-Ding-Ding! | Frank Sinatra | 8 | 13 January 1962 | 1 |
| Albums in 1962 | ||||||
| 20 January 1962 | 13 | Wimoweh[J] | Karl Denver | 7 | 10 March 1962 | 2 |
| 27 January 1962 | 1 | The King and I: Original Soundtrack[K] | Various artists | 9 | 27 January 1962 | 1 |
| 3 February 1962 | 3 | The Temperance Seven 1961 | The Temperance Seven | 8 | 10 February 1962 | 1 |
| 10 February 1962 | 4 | Vamp from The Roaring 20's[L] | Dorothy Provine | 9 | 17 February 1962 | 2 |
| 24 February 1962 | 3 | West Side Story[M] | Original Broadway Cast | 3 | 17 March 1962 | 1 |
| 3 March 1962 | 1 | Take Good Care of My Baby | Bobby Vee | 7 | 3 March 1962 | 1 |
| 17 March 1962 | 14 | 'Tops' with Me | Helen Shapiro | 2 | 31 March 1962 | 1 |
| 24 March 1962 | 153 | West Side Story: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 1 | 23 June 1962 | 13 |
| 28 April 1962 | 1 | I Remember Tommy | Frank Sinatra | 10 | 28 April 1962 | 1 |
| 5 May 1962 | 17 | It's Trad, Dad!: Original Soundtrack[N] | Various artists | 3 | 26 May 1962 | 2 |
| 16 June 1962 | 9 | Sinatra and Strings | Frank Sinatra | 6 | 7 July 1962 | 3 |
| 23 June 1962 | 10 | Stranger on the Shore | Mr Acker Bilk | 6 | 21 July 1962 | 1 |
| 14 July 1962 | 20 | Pot Luck[O] | Elvis Presley | 1 | 28 July 1962 | 6 |
| 21 July 1962 | 6 | Blitz! | Original London Cast | 7 | 21 July 1962 | 1 |
| 18 August 1962 | 1 | Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | Ray Charles | 6 | 18 August 1962 | 1 |
| 6 | Twistin' 'N' Twangin[P] | Duane Eddy | 8 | 18 August 1962 | 2 | |
| 1 September 1962 | 17 | Best of Ball, Barber and Bilk[Q] | Kenny Ball,Chris Barber &Acker Bilk | 1 | 22 September 1962 | 3 |
| 20 | A Golden Age of Donegan[R] | Lonnie Donegan | 3 | 22 September 1962 | 3 | |
| 8 September 1962 | 19 | A Picture of You[S] | Joe Brown and the Bruvvers | 3 | 8 September 1962 | 2 |
| 6 October 1962 | 13 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard[T] | Cliff Richard withThe Shadows &Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra | 3 | 3 November 1962 | 1 |
| 13 October 1962 | 29 | Out of the Shadows | The Shadows | 1 | 27 October 1962 | 7 |
| 27 October 1962 | 17 | On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels | The George Mitchell Minstrels | 1 | 1 December 1962 | 2 |
| 3 November 1962 | 1 | Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays | Nat King Cole andGeorge Shearing | 8 | 3 November 1962 | 1 |
| 10 November 1962 | 21 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets ♦ | Bobby Vee andThe Crickets | 2 | 12 January 1963 | 1 |
| 15 December 1962 | 14 | Rock 'N' Roll No. 2 ♦[U] | Elvis Presley | 3 | 26 January 1963 | 1 |
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1962, including albums that reached their peak between 1959 and 1961, or 1963. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1962 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Acker Bilk[V][W] | 29 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 1,The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2,The Best of Barber, Ball and Bilk,Stranger on the Shore |
| 3 | Chris Barber[V][W] | 19 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 1,The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2,The Best of Barber, Ball and Bilk |
| Elvis Presley[V][W][X] | 47 | Blue Hawaii,Pot Luck,Something for Everybody | |
| Frank Sinatra[W] | 13 | I Remember Tommy,Ring-a-Ding-Ding!,Sinatra and Strings | |
| The George Mitchell Minstrels[V][Y] | 52 | Another Black and White Minstrel Show,The Black and White Minstrel Show,On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels | |
| The Shadows[V] | 48 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard,Out of the Shadows,The Shadows | |
| 2 | Bobby Vee[X] | 22 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets,Take Good Care of My Baby |
| Cliff Richard[W] | 37 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard,The Young Ones | |
| The Crickets[X][Z] | 9 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets,The Buddy Holly Story | |
| Dorothy Provine[V] | 26 | The Roaring 20's: Songs from the TV Series,Vamp from The Roaring 20's |
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