BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 OF 1962 (TOP 100) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Aug 13, 2017 at 09:32 PM |
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 OF 1962 (TOP 100)
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No.-Song-Artist-Label-Month Score Peak 1-THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER-PARKWAY-JANUARY 1802 1 2-LIMBO ROCK-CHUBBY CHECKER-PARKWAY-December 1769 2 3-STRANGER ON THE SHORE-MR. ACKER BILK-ATCO-May 1610 1 4-MOON RIVER-HENRY MANCINI-RCA-January 1574 11 5-THE PEPPERMINT TWIST-JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS-Roulette-January 1515 1 6-I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-ABC Paramount-June 1473 1 7-MASHED POTATO TIME-DEE DEE SHARP-Cameo-May 1441 2 8-BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-November 1405 1 9-RETURN TO SENDER-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 1386 2 10-THE WANDERER-Dion-Laurie-February 1357 2 11-Roses Are Red-Bobby Vinton-Epic-July 1308 1 12-The Stripper-David Rose-MGM-July 1305 1 13-He's A Rebel-Crystals-Philles-November 1294 1 14-Bobby's Girl-Marcie Blane-Seville-December 1281 3 15-Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares-Colpix-April 1261 1 16-Ramblin'Rose-Nat King Cole-Capitol-September 1258 2 17-The Loco-Motion-Little Eva-Dimension-August 1247 1 18-Let Me In-Sensations-Argo-May 1237 4 19-Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano-Atco-September 1224 7 20-I Know-Barbara George-AFO-January 1223 3 21-Soldier Boy-Shirelles-Scepter-May 1212 1 22-Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel-Smash-March 1205 1 23-Sherry-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-September 1197 1 24-Duke Of Earl-Gene Chandler-Vee Jay-March 1192 1 25-Palisades Park-Freddie Cannon-Swan-July 1190 3 26-Can't Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 1181 2 27-Do You Love Me-Contours-Gordy-October 1181 3 28-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-RCA-July 1180 1 29-Dear Lady Twist-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-February 1173 9 30-Green Onions-Booker T. & The MGs-Stax-October 1171 3 31-Cotton Fields-Highwaymen-United Artist-February 1166 13 32-Town Without Pitney-Gene Pitney-Musicor-January 1152 13 33-Slow Twistin'-Chubby Checker=Parkway-April 1147 3 34-Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett-Garpax-October 1144 1 35-Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-Columbia-August 1142 6 36-It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence-June 1137 3 37-Norman-Sue Thompson-Hickory-February 1130 3 38-Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-RCA-May 1126 1 39-The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells-Motown-June 1126 8 40-Sheila-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-September 1123 1 41-Patches-Dicky Lee-Smash-October 1123 6 42-Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball-Kapp-March 1122 2 43-Don't Hang Up-Orlons-Cameo-December 1109 4 44-Twistin' The Night Away-Sam Cooke-RCA-March 1108 9 45-I Left My Heart In San Francisco-Tony Bennett-Columbia-December 1105 19 46-Only Love Can Break Your-Gene Pitney-Musicor-November 1104 2 47-Love Letters-Kitty Lester-Era-April 1086 5 48-Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka-RCA-January 1080 6 49-Surfin'Safari-Beach Boys-Capitol-October 1069 14 50-Baby It's You-Shirelles-Scepter-February 1067 8 51-Wah Watusi-Orlons-Cameo-July 1062 2 52-Playboy-Marvelettes-Tamla-June 1061 7 53-Release Me-"Little Esther"Phillips-Lenox-October 1060 8 54-Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland-ABC Paramount-August 1057 3 55-Johnny Get Angry-Joanie Sommers-Warner Brothers-July 1051 7 56-Don't Break The Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis-MGM-April 1046 1 57-When I Fall In Love-Lettermen-Capitol-January 1045 7 58-She Cried-Jay & The Americans-United Artist-May 1043 5 59-Ride-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-December 1037 5 60-Lonely Bull-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-A&M-December 1024 6 61-Twist & Shout-Isley Brothers-Wand-August 1013 17 62-(Dance With The) Guitar Man-Duane Eddy-RCA-December 1005 12 63-Party Lights-Claudine Clark-Chancellor-September 998 5 64-Let's Dance-Chris Montez-Monogram-October 994 4 65-Theme From Dr.Kildare-Richard Chamberlain-MGM-August 994 10 66-Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-Decca-March 993 4 67-A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-Decca-February 990 9 68-Tuff-Ace Cannon-Hi-February 987 17 69-Desafinado-Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd-Verve-November 986 15 70-Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter-Mercury-May 977 7 71-Young World-Rick Nelson-Imperial-April 975 5 72-Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-Dot-July 966 6 73-Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-Warner Brothers-March 964 6 74-Al Di La-Emillo Pericoli-Warner Brothers-July 952 6 75-Next Door To An Angel-Neil Sedaka-RCA-November 950 5 76-Venus In Blue Jeans-Jimmy Clanton-Ace-October 945 7 77-Keep Your Hands Off Of My Baby-Little Eva-Dimension-December 944 12 78-Shout!Shout!-Ernie Maresca-Seville-May 943 6 79-What's Your Name-Don & Juan-Big Top-March 934 7 80-Smokey Places-Corsairs-Tuff-March 930 12 81-Popeye-Chubby Checker-Parkway-December 912 10 82-Having A Party-Sam Cooke-RCA-July 912 17 83-You Don't Know Me-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-September 903 2 84-Shout-Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-May 898 6 85-Unchain My Heart-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-January 895 9 86-Rinky Dink-Dave "Baby" Cortez-Chess-September 895 10 87-Gina-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-November 892 6 88-You Belong To Me-Duprees-Coed-September 890 7 89-Ahab,The Arab-Ray Stevens-Mercury-August 886 5 90-Things-Bobby Darin-Atco-August 882 3 91-The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallence-Gene Pitney-Musicor-June 879 4 92-Dear One-Larry Finnegan-Old Town-April 877 11 93-Snap Your Fingers-Joe Henderson-Todd-July 869 8 94-Dream Baby-Roy Orbison-Monument-April 865 4 95-Cindy's Birthday-Johnny Crawford-Del Fi-June 859 8 96-What Kind Of Fool Am I-Sammy Davis,Jr.-Reprise-November 859 17 97-Lovers Who Wander-Dion-Laurie-June 856 3 98-You Are My Sunshine-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-December 851 7 99-Everybody Loves Me But You-Brenda Lee-Decca-May 847 6 100-You Beat Me To The Punch-Mary Wells-Motown-September 847 9
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