Top Songs 1962Jun 29, 2023 1“Stranger on the Shore“Acker Bilk2“I Can’t Stop Loving You“Ray Charles3“Mashed Potato Time“Dee Dee Sharp4“Roses Are Red (My Love)“Bobby Vinton5“The Stripper“David Rose6“Johnny Angel“Shelley Fabares7“The Loco-Motion“Little Eva8“Let Me In“The Sensations9“The Twist“Chubby Checker10“Soldier Boy“The Shirelles11“Hey! Baby“Bruce Channel12“The Wanderer“Dion13“Duke of Earl“Gene Chandler14“Palisades Park“Freddy Cannon15“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do“Neil Sedaka16“Wolverton Mountain“Claude King17“Slow Twistin’“Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp18“It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin’“Johnny Tillotson19“The One Who Really Loves You“Mary Wells20“Good Luck Charm“Elvis Presley21“Midnight in Moscow“Kenny Ball22“Sheila“Tommy Roe23“Twistin’ the Night Away“Sam Cooke24“The Wah-Watusi“The Orlons25“Peppermint Twist“Joey Dee and the Starliters26“Break It to Me Gently“Brenda Lee27“Playboy“The Marvelettes28“Ramblin’ Rose“Nat King Cole29“Sealed with a Kiss“Brian Hyland30“She Cried“Jay and the Americans31“Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You“Connie Francis32“Dear Lady Twist“Gary U.S. Bonds33“Norman“Sue Thompson34“Love Letters“Ketty Lester35“Party Lights“Claudine Clark36“Cotton Fields“The Highwaymen37“Alley Cat“Bent Fabric38“Twist and Shout“The Isley Brothers39“Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)“Richard Chamberlain40“Tuff“Ace Cannon41“Lover Please“Clyde McPhatter42“I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More)“Barbara George43“Young World“Ricky Nelson44“Baby It’s You“The Shirelles45“Speedy Gonzales“Pat Boone46“A Little Bitty Tear“Burl Ives47“Crying in the Rain“The Everly Brothers48“Al di là“Emilio Pericoli49“Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)“Ernie Maresca50“What’s Your Name“Don and Juan51“Smoky Places“The Corsairs52“Having a Party“Sam Cooke53“Green Onions“Booker T. & the M.G.’s54“You Don’t Know Me“Ray Charles55“Sherry“The Four Seasons56“Johnny Get Angry“Joanie Sommers57“Can’t Help Falling in Love“Elvis Presley58“Shout“Joey Dee and the Starliters59“Rinky Dink“Dave “Baby” Cortez60“Moon River“Henry Mancini61“Ahab the Arab“Ray Stevens62“Things“Bobby Darin63“(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance“Gene Pitney64“You Belong to Me“The Duprees65“Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)“Roy Orbison66“Snap Your Fingers“Joe Henderson67“Lovers Who Wander“Dion68“Let’s Dance“Chris Montez69“Cindy’s Birthday”Johnny Crawford70“You Beat Me to the Punch“Mary Wells71“You’ll Lose a Good Thing“Barbara Lynn72“Uptown“The Crystals73“Everybody Loves Me But You“Brenda Lee74“Patches“Dickey Lee75“Venus in Blue Jeans“Jimmy Clanton76“Love Me Warm and Tender”Paul Anka77“Teen Age Idol“Rick Nelson78“She’s Got You“Patsy Cline79“Dear One“Larry Finnegan80“Her Royal Majesty“James Darren81“Old Rivers“Walter Brennan82“Funny Way of Laughin’“Burl Ives83“A Swingin’ Safari“Billy Vaughn84“Tell Me”Dick and Dee Dee85“PT-109“Jimmy Dean86“Little Diane“Dion87“Percolator (Twist)”Billy Joe and the Checkmates88“Twist, Twist Senora“Gary U.S. Bonds89“Twistin’ Matilda”Jimmy Soul90“Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)”Dee Dee Sharp91“Walk on the Wild Side”Jimmy Smith92“Soul Twist“King Curtis93“I’ll Never Dance Again“Bobby Rydell94“I’m Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)“The Ikettes95“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?“The Kingston Trio96“(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love”Eddie Hodges97“Town Without Pity“Gene Pitney98“If I Had a Hammer“Peter, Paul and Mary99“I Wish That We Were Married”Ronnie & the Hi-Lites100“Surfin’ Safari“The Beach Boyshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1962Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)You might also like these posts: 2 Comments Douglas M Fenton on June 29, 2023 at 11:07 am You can tell classic rock ‘n’roll was in a death spiral by ’62. About 20 years ago, I saw Gene Chandler, who brought the house down with “Duke of Earl”. Reply Douglas M Fenton on August 28, 2023 at 10:01 am If Bobby Vinton had the #4 song, it had to be a pretty pathetic year ReplyComments, contributions, corrections, and suggestions are always welcome: Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ
Douglas M Fenton on June 29, 2023 at 11:07 am You can tell classic rock ‘n’roll was in a death spiral by ’62. About 20 years ago, I saw Gene Chandler, who brought the house down with “Duke of Earl”. Reply
Douglas M Fenton on August 28, 2023 at 10:01 am If Bobby Vinton had the #4 song, it had to be a pretty pathetic year Reply
You can tell classic rock ‘n’roll was in a death spiral by ’62. About 20 years ago, I saw Gene Chandler, who brought the house down with “Duke of Earl”.
If Bobby Vinton had the #4 song, it had to be a pretty pathetic year