BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP SINGLES OF 1962 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jun 19, 2017 at 12:47 AM |
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP SINGLES OF 1962
Pos.-Title?Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 STRANGER ON THE SHORE-MR. ACKER BILK-ATCO-MAY 2 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-ABC PARAMOUNT-June 3 MASHED POTATO TIME?DEE DEE SHARP-CAMEO-April 4 ROSES ARE RED-BOBBY VINTON-Epic-July 5 THE STRIPPER?DAVID ROSE & HIS ORCHESTRA-MGM-June 6 JOHNNY ANGEL-SHELLEY FABARES-Colpix-April 7 THE LOCO-MOTION-LITTLE EVA-Dimension-August 8 LET ME IN-Sensations-Argo-May 9 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker-Parkway-January 10 SOLDIER BOY-Shirelles-Scepter-May 11 Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel-Smash-March 12 The Wanderer-Dion-Laurie-February 13 Duke Of Earl-Gene Chandler-See Jay-March 14 Palisades Park-Freddie Cannon-Swan-July 15 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-RCA-July 16 Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-Columbia-August 17 Slow Twistin'-Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp-Parkway-April 18 It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence-June 19 The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells-Motown-June 20 Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-RCA-May 21 Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball-Kapp-March 22 Sheila Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-September 23 Twistin' The Night Away-Sam Cooke-RCA-March 24 Wah Watusi-Orlons-Cameo-July 25 The Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-January 26 Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-Decca-March 27 Playboy-Marvelettes-Tamla-June 28 Ramblin'Rose-Nat King Cole-Capitol-September 29 Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland-ABC Paramount-August 30 She Cried-Jay & The Americans-United Artist-May 31 Don't Break The Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis-MGM-April 32 Dear Lady Twist-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-February 33 Norman-Sue Thompson-Hickory-February 34 Love Letters-Kitty Lester-Era-April 35 Party Lights-Claudine Clark-Chancellor-September 36 Cotton Fields-Highwaymen-United Artist-February 37 Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano-Atco-September 38 Twist And Shout-Isley Brothers-Wand-August 39 Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)?Richard Chamberlain-MGM-July 40 Tuff?Ace Cannon-Hi-March 41 Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter-Mercury-May 42 I Know(You Don?t Love Me No More)-Barbara George-AFO-January 43 Young World-Rick Nelson-Imperial-April 44 Baby It's You-Shirelles-Scepter-February 45 Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-Dot-July 46 A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-Decca-February 47 Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-Warner Brothers-March 48 Al Di La'-Emilio Pericoli-Warner Brothers-July 49 Shout! Shout!(Knock Yourself Out)-Ernie Maresca?Seville-May 50 What's Your Name-Don & Juan-Big Top-March 51 Smoky Places-Corsairs-Tuff-March 52 Having A Party-Sam Cooke-RCA Victor-July 53 Green Onions-Booker T. & The MGs-Stax-October 54 You Don't Know Me-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-September 55 Sherry-Four Seasons-See Jay-September 56 Johnny Get Angry-Joanie Sommers-Warner Brothers-July 57 Can't Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 58 Shout (pt. 1)?Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-May 59 Rinky Dink-Dave "Baby" Cortez-Chess-September 60 Moon River-Henry Mancini-RCA Victor-January 61 Ahab,The Arab-Ray Stevens-Mercury-August 62 Things-Bobby Darin-Atco-August 63 (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Vallence-Gene Pitney-Musicor-June 64 You Belong To Me-Duprees-Coed-September 65 Dream Baby-Roy Orbison-Monument-April 66 Snap Your Fingers-Joe Henderson-Todd-July 67 Lovers Who Wander-Dion-Laurie-June 68 Let's Dance-Chris Montez-Monogram-October 69 Cindy's Birthday-Johnny Crawford-Del Fi-June 70 You Beat Me To The Punch-Mary Wells-Motown-September 71 You'll Lose A Good Thing-Barbara Lynn-Jamie-August 72 Uptown-Crystals-Philles-May 73 Everybody Loves Me But You-Brenda Lee-Decca-May 74 Patches-Dicky Lee-Smash-October 75 Venus In Blue Jeans-Jimmy Clanton-Ace-October 76 Love Me Warm & Tender-Paul Anka-ABC Paramount-April 77 Teen Age Idol-Rick Nelson-Imperial-September 78 She's Got You-Patsy Cline-Decca-April 79 Dear One-Larry Finnegan-Old Town-May 80 Her Royal Majesty-James Darren-Colpix-March 81 Old Rivers-Walter Brennan-Liberty-May 82 Funny Way Of Laughin'-Burl Ives-Decca-May 83 A Swingin' Safari-Billy Vaughn-Dot-September 84 Tell Me-Dick & Dee Dee-Liberty-May 85 P.T. 109-Jimmy Dean-Columbia-May 86 Little Diane-Dion-Laurie-August 87 Percolator (Twist)-Billy Joe and the Checkmates-Dore-March 88 Twist,Twist Senora-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-May 89 Twistin? Matilda?Jimmy Soul-S.P.Q.R.-June 90 Gravy(For My Mashed Potatoes)-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-July 91 Walk On The Wild Side-Jimmy Smith-Verve-July 92 Soul Twist-King Curtis & Noble Knights?Enjoy-May 93 I'll Never Dance Again-Bobby Rydell-Cameo-July 94 I'm Blue-Ikettes-Atco-February 95 Where Have All The Flowers Gone-Kingston Trio-March 96 (Girls, Girls, Girls) Were Made To Love-Eddie Hodges?Cadence-August 97 Town Without Pity-Gene Pitney-Musicor-January 98 If I Had A Hammer-Peter,Paul & Mary-Warner Brothers-October 99 I Wish That We Were Married-Ronnie and the Hi-Lites-Joy-May 100 Surfin' Safari-Beach Boys-Capitol-October
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