| Date | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|
| 1959 | João Gilberto | Chega de Saudade | Inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[3] |
| 1961 | Dizzy Gillespie | Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival | First released as A Musical Safari in 1974, featuring Lalo Schifrin |
| 1962 | Quincy Jones and his orchestra | Big Band Bossa Nova |
| 1962 | Laurindo Almeida and the Bossa Nova Allstars | Viva Bossa Nova! |
| 1962 | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | The Lonely Bull |
| 1962 | Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | Jazz Samba | Rec. in February |
| 1962 | Charlie Byrd | Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros | Guitar trio recorded in April |
| 1962 | Pat Thomas | "Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)"/Desafinado | Released on Verve in October, 1962 |
| 1962 | Ella Fitzgerald | "Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)"/"Stardust Bossa Nova" | Rec. in October |
| 1962 | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy on the French Riviera | Recorded live in July at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins with Lalo Schifrin as arranger and pianist |
| 1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Desafinado | Rec. in September |
| 1962 | Herbie Mann | Right Now | Rec. in April |
| 1962 | Tito Puente & His Orchestra | Bossa Nova by Puente |
| 1962 | Lalo Schifrin | Lalo = Brilliance | Subtitled The Piano of Lalo Schifrin |
| 1963 | Julie London | The End of the World | Released in May |
| 1963 | João Gilberto, Stan Getz and Antônio Carlos Jobim | Getz/Gilberto | Rec. in March |
| 1963 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | The Composer of Desafinado Plays | Rec. in May |
| 1963 | Laila Kinnunen | "Stänk av Dissonans" | EP |
| 1964 | Clare Fischer | So Danço Samba |
| 1964 | Sérgio Mendes & Bossa Rio | Você Ainda Não Ouviu Nada! |
| 1964 | Zdenka Vučković (hr) | Zdenka Vučković & I njezini novi uspjesi (4 track EP) | Croatian rendering entitled "Izgubljeno" |
| 1965 | Doris Day | Latin for Lovers |
| 1965 | João Gilberto & Herbie Mann | Recorded in Rio de Janeiro |
| 1966 | Abi Zeider | Abi Zeider | Russian recording on Melodya |
| 1967 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | A Certain Mr. Jobim | The song credited as "Off-Key" |
| 1969 | Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim | The Complete Reprise Recordings | 2010 compilation; the song was first released in 1995 on box set compilation Frank Sinatra – The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings |
| 1970 | Jula de Palma | Jula al Sistina |
| 1971 | Nara Leão | Dez Anos Depois |
| 1974 | Tete Montoliu | Temas Brasileños |
| 1975 | Tania Maria | Via Brasil, Volume 2 |
| 1978 | João Gilberto | João Gilberto Interpreta Tom Jobim |
| 1980 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Terra Brasilis |
| 1980 | Julia Migenes | Latin Lady |
| 1981 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Abraça Jobim | Subtitled "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook"; the song credited as "Off Key" |
| 1981 | João Gilberto | João Gilberto Prado de Oliveira |
| 1986 | Stephane Grappelli / Baden Powell | La Grande Réunion |
| 1986 | Nara Leão | Garota de Ipanema |
| 1987 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Inedito | Rec. May-Aug. Private limited edition for Jobim's 60th birthday. Released publicly in Brazil in 1997, and in the U.S. in 2006, as The Unknown (Tom Jobim Inedito) |
| 1990 | Eliane Elias | Eliane Elias Plays Jobim |
| 1995 | João Gilberto | Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Ao Vivo) |
| 1996 | George Michael, Astrud Gilberto | Red Hot + Rio |
| 1996 | Nina Persson | (Single in Japan) | Rec. at MTV Classic 90s; "Don't Explain" by Stakka Bo on B-side |
| 1998 | Toninho Horta | From Ton to Tom |
| 1998 | George Michael, Astrud Gilberto | The Best of George Michael |
| 1999 | Gal Costa | Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim ao Vivo |
| 1999 | Kenny G | Classics in the Key of G |
| 1999 | Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum | Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum |
| 2000 | Rosemary Clooney | Brazil | English lyrics by Jon Hendricks |
| 2000 | João Gilberto | João Voz e Violão |
| 2000 | Bill Watrous Quartet | Live at The Blue Note |
| 2001 | Ana Caram | Blue Bossa |
| 2002 | Paquito D'Rivera and New York Voices | Brazilian Dreams |
| 2003 | Royce Campbell | A Tribute to Charlie Byrd |
| 2003 | Lisa Hannigan and Damien Rice | Goldfish Memory O.S.T. |
| 2004 | Adalberto Bravo | Smooth Passions |
| 2005 | Seth MacFarlane (as Brian Griffin) | Live in Vegas |
| 2005 | Toquinho | Tributo a Bossa Nova |
| 2006 | Ana Belén, Pastora Soler, Lucrecia, Lolita Flores, Carmen Paris | Samba Pa Ti (Un Tributo a Brasil) |
| 2006 | Stevie Holland | More Than Words Can Say |
| 2008 | Eliane Elias | Bossa Nova Stories |
| 2010 | Eliane Elias | Eliane Elias Plays Live |
| 2013 | Vanessa da Mata | Canta Tom Jobim |
| 2014 | Gilberto Gil | Gilbertos Samba |
| 2017 | Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp | Songs of the Latin Skies |
1. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.everyhit.com/retros/index.php?page=rchart&y1=1962&m1=12&day1=1&y2=1962&m2=12&day2=1&sent=1|title= Hits from early December 1962|publisher= Everyhit.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|first=Alexandre|last=Duarte|title=As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras – "Desafinado"|url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/37/as-100-maiores-musicas-brasileiras/|work=Rolling Stone Brasil|publisher=Spring|accessdate=25 September 2018|language=Portuguese|year=2009}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337|website=Latin Grammy Award|publisher=Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences|accessdate=19 August 2014|year=2001}}