Top 100 Hits of 1962
Chart #
Song
Artist
1.
Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp
2.
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
3.
Twist and Shout
The Isley Brothers
4.
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
5.
Sherry
The Four Seasons
6.
Roses Are Red
Bobby Vinton
7.
The Twist
Chubby Checker
8.
Soldier Boy
The Shirelles
9.
Loco-Motion
Little Eva
10.
Do You Love Me
The Contours
11.
Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel
12.
The Stripper
(Instrumental)
David Rose and His Orchestra
13.
Big Girls Don't Cry
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
14.
The Wah Watusi
The Orlons
15.
He's A Rebel
The Crystals
16.
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers
17.
Midnight In Moscow
(Instrumental)
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
18.
The One Who Really Loves You
Mary Wells
19.
Playboy
The Marvelettes
20.
Green Onions
(Instrumental)
Booker T. and The M.G.'s
21.
Stranger On The Shore
(Instrumental)
Acker Bilk
22.
I Know
Barbara George
23.
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee and The Starliters
24.
Johnny Angel
Shelley Fabares
25.
Palisades Park
Freddy Cannon
26.
Don't Hang Up
The Orlons
27.
Slow Twistin'
Chubby Checker and
Dee Dee Sharp
28.
All Alone Am I
Brenda Lee
29.
Ramblin' Rose
Nat King Cole
30.
The Wanderer
Dion
31.
You Belong To Me
The Duprees
32.
She Cried
Jay (Traynor) and The Americans
33.
Bobby's Girl
Marcie Blane
34.
Sheila
Tommy Roe
35.
Sealed With A Kiss
Brian Hyland
36.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Neil Sedaka - Lyrics
37.
Let Me In
The Sensations
38.
I Love You
The Volumes
39.
Limbo Rock
Chubby Checker
40.
What's Your Name
Don and Juan
41.
Baby It's You
The Shirelles
42.
Smokey Places
The Corsairs
43.
Let's Dance
Chris Montez
44.
Uptown
The Crystals
45.
Surfin' Safari
Beach Boys
46.
Return to Sender
Elvis Presley
47.
Twistin' The Night Away
Sam Cooke
48.
You'll Lose A Good Thing
Barbara Lynn
49.
Afrikaan Beat
(Instrumental)
Bert Kaempfert
50.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Jay Siegel & The Tokens
51.
Al Di La
Emilio Pericoli
52.
Beechwood 4-5789
The Marvelettes
53.
Desafinado
(Spanish)
Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
54.
Norman
Sue Thompson
55.
I Wish That We Were Married
Ronnie and The Hi-Lites
56.
Popeye (The Hitchhiker)
Chubby Checker
57.
Love Letters
Ketty Lester
58.
Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
Ben E. King
59.
Party Lights
Claudine Clark
60.
You Beat Me To The Punch
Mary Wells
61.
Dear Lady Twist
Gary "U.S." Bonds
62.
Can't Help Falling In Love
Elvis Presley - Graceland
63.
I Sold My Heart to The Junkman
Starlets (not Blue-Belles)
64.
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
Chuck Jackson
65.
Pepino The Italian Mouse
Lou Monte
66.
Shout Part I
Joey Dee and The Starliters
67.
You Don't Know Me
Ray Charles
68.
Run To Him
Bobby Vee
69.
Good Luck Charm
Elvis Presley
70.
Dear One
Larry Finnegan
71.
Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)
Dee Dee Sharp
72.
Lover Please
Clyde McPhatter
73.
Speedy Gonzales
Pat Boone
74.
A Wonderful Dream
The Majors
75.
Bring It On Home To Me
Sam Cooke
and
Lou Rawls
76.
Having A Party
Sam Cooke
and
Lou Rawls
77.
Patches
Dickey Lee
78.
Echo
The Emotions
79.
Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
Connie Francis
80.
Tell Him
The Exciters
81.
Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen
Neil Sedaka
82.
Remember Then
The Earls
83.
I Need Your Loving
Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford
84.
Village of Love
Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights
85.
Three Stars Will Shine Tonight (Theme From Dr. Kildare)
Richard Chamberlain
86.
Ride
Dee Dee Sharp
87.
Telstar
(Instrumental)
The Tornados
88.
What Kind Of Love Is This
Joey Dee and the Starliters
89.
Please Mr. Postman
Marvelettes - Reviews
90.
Goodbye Cruel World
James Darren
91.
Soul Twist (
Instrumental)
King Curtis and His Noble Knights
92.
Snap Your Fingers
Joe Henderson
93.
Town Without Pity
Gene Pitney
94.
My Own True Love
The Duprees
95.
Lovers Who Wander
Dion - The Belmonts
96.
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
Johnny Tillotson
97.
Only Love Can Break A Heart
Gene Pitney
98.
Twist, Twist Senora
Gary "U.S." Bonds
99.
Wolverton Mountain
Claude King
100.
Our Anniversary
Shep and The Limelites