The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official 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 the UK Albums Chart during 1962, as well as albums which peaked in 1961 and 1963 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, while Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets by Bobby Vee and The Crickets, and Rock 'N' Roll No. 2 by Elvis Presley were both released in 1962 but did not reach their peak until 1963. The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2 by Chris Barber and Acker Bilk, The Black and White Minstrel Show by The George Mitchell Minstrels, Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley, Ring-a-Ding-Ding! by Frank Sinatra and The Young Ones by Cliff 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 and The 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 was Blue 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 (including The Buddy Holly Story, The King and I and West 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 and The Shadows all had three top ten entries, while Bobby Vee, Cliff Richard, The Crickets and Dorothy 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 and The 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Denver | 1 | Wimoweh | 7 | - | |
| 1 | The Temperance Seven 1961 | 8 | - | ||
| Bobby Vee | 2 | Take Good Care of My Baby | 7 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets (2) | |
| 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 | - | |
| 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 included Blitz!, It's Trad, Dad!, The King and I and West Side Story.
| Symbol | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=lightblue | ‡ | Album peaked between 1958 and 1961 but still in chart in 1962. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1962 but peaked in 1963. | |
| (#) | Year-end top-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) | data-sort-type="number" | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | data-sort-type="number" | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | data-sort-type="number" | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1958 | |||||||||
| 276 | South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 115 | |||||
| Albums in 1959 | |||||||||
| 43 | The Buddy Holly Story ‡ | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Albums in 1960 | |||||||||
| 55 | Oliver! ‡ | Original London Cast | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 120 | The Black and White Minstrel Show ‡ | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Albums in 1961 | |||||||||
| 22 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 1 ‡ | Chris Barber and Acker Bilk | 4 | 9 | |||||
| 37 | The Sound of Music ‡ | Original London Cast | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 51 | The Shadows ‡ | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 24 | Another Black and White Minstrel Show ‡ | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 10 | Something for Everybody ‡ | Elvis Presley | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2 | Chris Barber and Acker Bilk | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 47 | Blue Hawaii | Elvis Presley | 1 | 18 | |||||
| 26 | The Roaring 20's: Songs from the TV Series ‡ | Dorothy Provine | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 30 | The Young Ones | Cliff Richard | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 4 | Ring-a-Ding-Ding! | Frank Sinatra | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Albums in 1962 | |||||||||
| 13 | Wimoweh | Karl Denver | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | The King and I: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | The Temperance Seven 1961 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Vamp from The Roaring 20's | Dorothy Provine | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | West Side Story | Original Broadway Cast | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | Take Good Care of My Baby | Bobby Vee | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | 'Tops' with Me | Helen Shapiro | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 153 | West Side Story: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 1 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | I Remember Tommy | Frank Sinatra | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | It's Trad, Dad!: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | Sinatra and Strings | Frank Sinatra | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 10 | Stranger on the Shore | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | Pot Luck | Elvis Presley | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | Blitz! | Original London Cast | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | Ray Charles | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | Twistin' 'N' Twangin | Duane Eddy | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Best of Ball, Barber and Bilk | Kenny Ball, Chris Barber & Acker Bilk | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 20 | A Golden Age of Donegan | Lonnie Donegan | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 19 | A Picture of You | Joe Brown and the Bruvvers | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 13 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard | Cliff Richard with The Shadows & Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 29 | Out of the Shadows | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 17 | On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays | Nat King Cole and George Shearing | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets ♦ | Bobby Vee and The Crickets | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | Rock 'N' Roll No. 2 ♦ | Elvis Presley | 3 | 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 | 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 | 19 | The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 1, The Best of Barber and Bilk Volume 2, The Best of Barber, Ball and Bilk | |
| 47 | Blue Hawaii, Pot Luck, Something for Everybody | ||
| 13 | I Remember Tommy, Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Sinatra and Strings | ||
| 52 | Another Black and White Minstrel Show, The Black and White Minstrel Show, On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels | ||
| 48 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard, Out of the Shadows, The Shadows | ||
| 2 | 22 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets, Take Good Care of My Baby | |
| 37 | 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard, The Young Ones | ||
| 9 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets, The Buddy Holly Story | ||
| 26 | The Roaring 20's: Songs from the TV Series, Vamp from The Roaring 20's |
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