Artist
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim appears 2 times in our Bossa Nova list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 2
- Appears on
- Bossa Nova
- Years
- 1961–1962
- Highest placing
- No. 2 in Bossa Nova
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Garota de Ipanema
1962
Ranked No. 2 in Bossa Nova
Written at a bar table about a girl walking to the beach, and now perhaps the second most recorded song in existence. Familiarity has not damaged the harmony.
Insensatez
1961
Ranked No. 5 in Bossa Nova
A descending line borrowed from Chopin, and the most desolate thing Jobim wrote. Vinicius de Moraes's lyric accuses the listener directly.