AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1962 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Aug 14, 2015 at 05:57 PM |
AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1962
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month
1-WORKING FOR THE MAN/LEAH-ROY ORBISON-NOVEMBER 894
2-CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE/ROCK-A-HULA BABY-ELVIS PRESLEY-February 848
3-STRANGER ON THE SHORE-MR.ACKER BILK-March 806
4-MULTIPLICATION/IRRESISTIBLE YOU-BOBBY DARIN-March 792
5-ALLEY CAT (OMKRING ET FLYGEL)-BENT FABRIC-October 780
6-I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-June 772
7-MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW-KENNY BALL & HIS JAZZMEN-April 722
8-THE LONELY BULL(EL SOLO TORRO)-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-December 720
9-ROSES ARE RED (MY LOVE)-Bobby Vinton-August 716
10-WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN-Claude King-August 690
11-Limbo Rock/Popeye-Chubby Checker-November 686
12-Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-May 662
13-The Cha Cha Cha-Bobby Rydell-November 652
14-I've Been Everywhere-Lucky Starr-May 648
15-I Remember You-Frank Ifield-September 630
16-Sheila-Tommy Roe-September 608
17-Ramblin' Rose-Nat King Cole-October 578
18-The Swiss Maid-Del Shannon-October 574
19-Do You Want To Dance/I'm Lookin' Out The Window-Cliff Richard/Shadows-August 574
20-Dear One-Larry Finnegan-June 566
21-Chip Chip-Gene McDaniels-March 562
22-West Of The Wall-Toni Fisher-July 550
23-Silver Threads And Golden Needles-The Springfields-October 546
24-Si Senor (I Theenk')-Rob E.G.-June 546
25-Dream Baby(How Long Must I Dream)-Roy Orbison-April 518
26-Lovesick Blues-Frank Ifield-December 506
27-Wonderful Land/Stars Fell On Stockton-The Shadows-May 506
28-The Wanderer-Dion-March 500
29-Anything That's Part Of You-Elvis Presley-May 498
30-Let There Be Drums-Sandy Nelson-January 488
31-A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-February 484
32-Run To Him/Walkin' With My Angel-Bobby Vee-February 464
33-(Dance With The) Guitar Man-Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes-November 456
34-Devil Woman-Marty Robbins-September 434
35-When The Girl In Your Arms,Is The Girl In Your Heart-Cliff Richard-January 432
36-Norman-Sue Thompson-February 428
37-If I Didn't Have A Dime/Only Love Can Break Your Heart-Gene Pitney-October 420
38-Let's Twist Again-Chubby Checker-February 406
39-The Twist-Chubby Checker-February 396
40-The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance-Gene Pitney-July 394
41-She's Not You/Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello-Elvis Presley-September 382
42-The Young Ones-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-August 378
43-Moon River-Henry Mancini-May 364
44-Caterina-Perry Como-June 360
45-Moon River-Jerry Butler-January 354
46-Walk On By-Leroy Van Dyke-January 342
47-The Stripper-David Rose-July 340
48-Southern 'Rora-Joy Boys-July 336
49-Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-August 318
50-He's A Rebel-Vikki Carr-December 318
51-Sing/To Love-Johnny O'Keefe-March 318
52-All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-December 312
53-Callin' Doctor Casey-John D. Loudermilk-August 308
54-It'll Be Me-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-November 302
55-Things-Bobby Darin-August 302
56-Happy Birthday,Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka-January 300
57-Come Outside-Mike Sarne-August 294
58-Have You Ever Been To See King's Cross-Frankie Davidson-June 280
59-Today's Teardrops-Col Joye & The Joy Boys-June 274
60-Percolator (Twist)-Billy Joe & The Checkmates-April 256
61-Guitar Tango-The Shadows-September 254
62-Vacation-Connie Francis-September 250
63-Funny Way Of Laughin'-Burl Ives-June 250
64-Old Rivers-Walter Brennan-June 248
65-James(Hold The Ladder Steady)-Sue Thompson-November 244
66-Love Letters-Kitty Lester-May 236
67-Unsquare Dance-Dave Brubeck Quartet-April 230
68-Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-March 220
69-The Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & The Starlighters-February 216
70-Wimoweh-Karl Denver-May 212
71-Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands-Delltones-August 206
72-That's Old Fashion/How Can I Meet Her-Everly Brothers-June 206
73-The Lion Sleeps Tonight-The Tokens-January 204
74-Chattanooga Choo Choo-Floyd Cramer-March 202
75-The Savage/Peace Pipe-The Shadows-July 192
76-Slow Twistin'/La Paloma Twist-Chubby Checker-May 192
77-Young World-Rick Nelson-May 182
78-Happy Guitar-Reg Owen & His Orchestra-December 174
79-Point Of No Return-Gene McDaniels-September 164
80-Rain,Rain Go Away-Bobby Vinton-October 158
81-So Deep Twist/Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-March 152
82-Susie Darlin'-Tommy Roe-December 142
83-Cotton Fields/Gypsy Rover-Highwaymen-March 142
84-Ahab The Arab-Ray Stevens-August 128
85-Follow That Dream-Elvis Presley-July 118
86-Nut Rocker-B. Bumble & The Stingers-May 112
87-Hey Little Girl-Del Shannon-February 108
88-Walkin' Back To Happiness-Helen Shapiro-January 86
89-The Majestic-Dion-March 82
90-It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson-July 76
91-I'll Never Dance Again/Gee It's Wonderful-Bobby Rydell-July 70
92-March Of The Siamese Children-Kenny Ball-April 70
93-5-4-3-2-1-Zero-Rob E.G.-November 36
94-It Might As Well Rain Until September-Carole King-October 36
95-Venus In Blue Jeans-Mark Wynter-November 34
96-Patches-Dickie Lee-November 34
* The data used in compilation of this list are the charts found in The
Australian Top 20 Book (1940-2006) by David Kent.
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