WABC'S TOP SINGLES OF 1962 (TOP 14) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Nov 13, 2016 at 09:28 PM |
WABC'S TOP SINGLES OF 1962 (TOP 14)
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1-THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER-Parkway-JANUARY 826 2-MASHED POTATO TIME-DEE DEE SHARP-CAMEO-April 814 3-THE PEPPERMINT TWIST-JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS-ROULETTE-January 764 4-BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY-FOUR SEASONS-Vee Jay-November 726 5-DUKE OF EARL-GENE CHANDLER-Vee Jay-March 670 6-I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-ABC Paramount-June 668 7-TWIST AND SHOUT-ISLEY BROTHERS-Wand-August 660 8-ROSES ARE RED-Bobby Vinton-Epic-July 658 9-SOLDIER BOY-Shirelles-Scepter-May 646 10-SHERRY-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-September 630 11-Do You Love Me-Contours-Gordy-October 628 12-The Loco-Motion-Little Eva-Dimension-August 606 13-Bobby's Girl-Marcie Blane-Seville-December 604 14-Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel-Smash-March 600 15-Limbo Rock-Chubby Checker-Parkway-December 580 16-The Stripper-David Rose-MGM-July 558 17-I Know-Barbara George-AFO-January 552 18-He's A Rebel-Crystals-Philles-November 516 19-Wah Watusi-Orlons-Cameo-July 512 20-Pepino the Italian Mouse-Lou Monte-Reprise-December 510 21-Green Onions-Booker T. & The MGs-Stax-October 492 22-Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett-Garpax-October 478 23-Palisades Park-Freddy Cannon-Swan-July 478 24-All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-Decca-November 470 25-Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball-Kapp-March 468 26-Playboy-Marvelettes-Tamla-June 466 27-The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells-Motown-June 462 28-Ramblin'Rose-Nat King Cole-Capitol-September 458 29-The Wanderer-Dion-Laurie-February 454 30-You Belong To Me-Duprees-Coed-September 450 31-Stranger On The Shore-Mr. Acker Bilk-Atco-May 448 32-Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares-Colpix-April 438 33-Sheila-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-September 428 34-Slow Twistin'-Chubby Checker-Parkway-March 424 35-Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland-ABC Paramount-August 414 36-She Cried-Jay & The Americans-United Artist-May 410 37-Return To Sender-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 402 38-Don't Hang Up-Orlons-Cameo-November 400 39-I Love You-Volumes-Chex-June 380 40-Baby It's You-Shirelles-Scepter-February 378 41-Let Me In-Sensations-Argo-May 372 42-What's Your Name-Don & Juan-Big Top-March 370 43-Let's Dance-Chris Montez-Monogram-October 368 44-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-RCA-July 366 45-Uptown-Crystals-Philles-April 360 46-Remember Then-The Earls-Old Town-December 358 47-Smokey Places-Corsairs-Tuff-March 346 48-Twistin' The Night Away-Sam Cooke-RCA-March 346 49-Surfin' Safari-Beach Boys-Capitol-October 336 50-You'll Lose A Good Thing-Barbara Lynn-Jamie-August 332 51-Afrikaan Beat-Bert Kaempfert-Decca-February 314 52-Zip-a-Dee Doo-Dah-Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans-Philles-December 314 53-Beechwood 4-5789-Marvelettes-Tamla-September 310 54-I Wish That We Were Married-Ronnie & the Hi-Lites-Joy-April 300 55-Al Di La-Emillo Pericoli-Warner Brothers-July 296 56-Party Lights-Claudine Clark-Chancellor-September 296 57-Love Letters-Kitty Lester-Era-April 288 58-You Beat Me To The Punch-Mary Wells-Motown-September 278 59-Norman-Sue Thompson-Hickory-February 276 60-Dear Lady Twist-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-February 272 61-Desafinado-Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd-Verve-November 268 62-Don't Play That Song-Ben E. King-Atco-June 268 63-Popeye-Chubby Checker-Parkway-December 260 64-Can't Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 252 65-I Sold My Heart to the Junkman-The Blue-Belles-Newtown-May 246 66-Shout-Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-May 246 67-Dear One-Larry Finnegan-Old Town-April 232 68-Any Day Now(My Wild Beautiful Bird)-Chuck Jackson-Wand-June 212 69-Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-RCA-May 208 70-You Don't Know Me-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-September 206 71-Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-Dot-July 206 72-A Wonderful Dream-Majors-Imperial-September 198 73-Echo-Emotions-Kapp-November 194 74-Bring It on Home to Me-Sam Cooke-RCA-August 190 75-Gravy(For My Mashed Potatoes)-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-July 174 76-Release Me-"Little Esther"Phillips-Lenox-October 148 77-Theme From Dr. Kildare-Richard Chamberlain-MGM-July 146 78-Snap Your Fingers-Joe Henderson-Todd-July 144 79-Ride!-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-November 142 80-Soul Twist-King Curtis & Noble Knights-Enjoy-March 142 81-Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter-Mercury-May 140 82-Patches-Dicky Lee-Smash-October 130 83-Don't Break The Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis-MGM-April 120 84-Twist,Twist Senora-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-May 120 85-I Need Your Loving-Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford-Fire-July 118 86-Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-Columbia-August 118 87-Village of Love-Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights-Fortune-June 116 88-Town Without Pity-Gene Pitney-Musicor-January 114 89-Multiplication-Bobby Darin-Atco-January 114 90-Irresistible You-Bobby Darin-Atco-January 114 91-My Own True Love-Duprees-Coed-November 112 92-It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence-June 110 93-Our Anniversary-Shep & the Limelites-Hull-February 106 94-Having a Party-Sam Cooke-RCA-July 80 95-Dream Baby-Roy Orbison-Monument-April 80 96-Lovers Who Wander-Dion-Laurie-June 78 97-Only Love Can Break Your-Gene Pitney-Musicor-November 78 98-Ahab,The Arab-Ray Stevens-Mercury-August 76 99-Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-Decca-March 76 100-Nothing Can Change This Love-Sam Cooke-RCA-October 76 101-Shout! Shout!(Knock Yourself Out)-Ernie Maresca-Seville-May 72 102-Young World-Rick Nelson-Imperial-April 72 103-She's Not You-Elvis Presley-RCA-September 72 104-What Kind of Fool Am I-Sammy Davis, Jr.-Reprise-November 70 105-You Are My Sunshine-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-December 70 106-What Kind of Love Is This -Joey Dee & the Starliters-Roulette-September 68 107-Poor Fool-Ike and Tina Turner-Sue-January 68 108-Next Door To An Angel-Neil Sedaka-RCA-November 42 109-I Remember You-Frank Ifield-Vee Jay-October 40 110-Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano-Atco-September 40 111-Love Came to Me-Dion-Laurie-November 40 112-I've Got Bonnie-Bobby Rydell-Cameo-March 38 113-Little Diane-Dion-Laurie-August 36 114-Unchain My Heart-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-January 36 115-A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-Decca-February 36 116-Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-Warner Brothers-March 34 117-Letter Full of Tears-Gladys Knight & the Pips-Fury-February 34 118-Lie To Me-Brook Benton-Mercury-October 34 119-Silver Dollar-Barry Davell-January 34
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