BILLBOARD TOP HIT SINGLES 1962 |
1 | Mr. Acker Bilk | | Stranger On The Shore |
2 | Ray Charles | | I Can’t Stop Loving You |
3 | Dee Dee Sharp | | Mashed Potato Time |
4 | Bobby Vinton | | Roses Are Red |
5 | David Rose | | The Stripper |
6 | Shelley Fabares | | Johnny Angel |
7 | Little Eva | | The Loco-Motion |
8 | Sensations | | Let Me In |
9 | Chubby Checker | | The Twist |
10 | Shirelles | | Soldier Boy |
11 | Bruce Channel | | Hey! Baby |
12 | Dion | | The Wanderer |
13 | Gene Chandler | | Duke Of Earl |
14 | Freddy Cannon | | Palisades Park |
15 | Neil Sedaka | | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
16 | Claude King | | Wolverton Mountain |
17 | Chubby Checker | | Slow Twistin’ |
18 | Johnny Tillotson | | It Keeps Right On A-hurtin’ |
19 | Mary Wells | | The One Who Really Loves You |
20 | Elvis Presley | | Good Luck Charm |
21 | Kenny Ball | | Midnight In Moscow |
22 | Tommy Roe | | Sheila |
23 | Sam Cooke | | Twistin’ The Night Away |
24 | Orlons | | Wah-Watusi |
25 | Joey Dee and The Starlighters | | Peppermint Twist |
26 | Brenda Lee | | Break It To Me Gently |
27 | Marvelettes | | Playboy |
28 | Nat King Cole | | Ramblin’ Rose |
29 | Brian Hyland | | Sealed With A Kiss |
30 | Jay and The Americans | | She Cried |
31 | Connie Francis | | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You |
32 | Gary U.S. Bonds | | Dear Lady Twist |
33 | Sue Thompson | | Norman |
34 | Ketty Lester | | Love Letters |
35 | Claudine Clark | | Party Lights |
36 | Highwaymen | | Cotton Fields |
37 | Bent Fabric | | Alley Cat |
38 | The Isley Brothers | | Twist And Shout |
39 | Richard Chamberlain | | Theme From Dr. Kildare |
40 | Ace Cannon | | Tuff |
41 | Clyde Mcphatter | | Lover, Please |
42 | Barbara George | | I Know |
43 | Rick Nelson | | Young World |
44 | Shirelles | | Baby It’s You |
45 | Pat Boone | | Speedy Gonzales |
46 | Burl Ives | | A Little Bitty Tear |
47 | Everly Brothers | | Crying In The Rain |
48 | Emillo Pericoli | | Al Di La’ |
49 | Ernie Maresca | | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) |
50 | Don and Juan | | What’s Your Name |
51 | Corsairs | | Smoky Places |
52 | Sam Cooke | | Having A Party |
53 | Booker T and The MG’s | | Green Onions |
54 | Ray Charles | | You Don’t Know Me |
55 | Four Seasons | | Sherry |
56 | Joanie Sommers | | Johnny Get Angry |
57 | Elvis Presley | | Can’t Help Falling In Love |
58 | Joey Dee | | Shout |
59 | Dave “Baby” Cortez | | Rinky Dink |
60 | Henry Mancini | | Moon River |
61 | Ray Stevens | | Ahab The Arab |
62 | Bobby Darin | | Things |
63 | Gene Pitney | | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
64 | Duprees | | You Belong To Me |
65 | Roy Orbison | | Dream Baby |
66 | Joe Henderson | | Snap Your Fingers |
67 | Dion | | Lovers Who Wander |
68 | Chris Montez | | Let’s Dance |
69 | Johnny Crawford | | Cindy’s Birthday |
70 | Mary Wells | | You Beat Me To The Punch |
71 | Barbara Lynn | | You’ll Lose A Good Thing |
72 | Crystals | | Uptown |
73 | Brenda Lee | | Everybody Loves Me But You |
74 | Dickie Lee | | Patches |
75 | Jimmy Clanton | | Venus In Blue Jeans |
76 | Paul Anka | | Love Me Warm And Tender |
77 | Rick Nelson | | Teen Age Idol |
78 | Patsy Cline | | She’s Got You |
79 | Larry Finnegan | | Dear One |
80 | James Darren | | Her Royal Majesty |
81 | Walter Brennan | | Old Rivers |
82 | Burl Ives | | Funny Way Of Laughin’ |
83 | Billy Vaughn | | A Swingin’ Safari |
84 | Dick and Deedee | | Tell Me |
85 | Jimmy Dean | | P.T. 109 |
86 | Dion | | Little Diane |
87 | Billy Joe and The Checkmates | | Percolator (Twist) |
88 | Gary U.S. Bonds | | Twist, Twist Senora |
89 | Jimmy Soul | | Twistin’ Matilda |
90 | Dee Dee Sharp | | Gravy |
91 | Jimmy Smith | | Walk On The Wild Side |
92 | King Curtis | | Soul Twist |
93 | Bobby Rydell | | I’ll Never Dance Again |
94 | Ikettes | | I’m Blue |
95 | Kingston Trio | | Where Have All The Flowers Gone |
96 | Eddie Hodges | | (Girls, Girls, Girls) Were Made To Love |
97 | Gene Pitney | | Town Without Pity |
98 | Peter, Paul and Mary | | If I Had A Hammer |
99 | Ronnie and The Hi-lites | | I Wish That We Were Married |
100 | Beach Boys | | Surfin’ Safari |