| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![I Can't Stop Loving You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_34360.jpg "I Can't Stop Loving You [article]") | 1. | 05/1962 | | 406
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #161]
written by Don Gibson |
![Telstar [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_45402.jpg "Telstar [article]") | 2. | 09/1962 | | 386
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 5 | |
![Good Luck Charm [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14280.jpg "Good Luck Charm [article]") | 3. | 03/1962 | | 363
| US ✫1
UK ✫1 |
written by Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold |
| 4. | 10/1962 | | 344
| US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B 5 | written by Winfield Scott & Otis Blackwell |
| 5. | 07/1962 | | 341
| US 5
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1 | hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1942
written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger |
![Hey! Baby [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_7164.jpg "Hey! Baby [article]") | 6. | 01/1962 | | 341
| US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B 2 | harmonica-player is delbert mcclinton |
![The Loco-Motion [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_26046.jpg "The Loco-Motion [article]") | 7. | 06/1962 | | 337
| US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #350]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
![She's Not You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14283.jpg "She's Not You [article]") | 8. | 08/1962 | | 323
| US 5
UK ✫1
US AC 2
US R&B 13 | written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus |
| 9. | 07/1962 | | 320
| US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B 6 | |
| 10. | 08/1962 | | 300
| US ✫1
UK 8
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 11. | 12/1962 | | 296
| US 6
UK 2
US AC 3
US country 2 | [R]
written by Ned Miller |
| 12. | 08/1962 | | 291
| US 2
UK 5
US AC ✫1
US R&B 7 | written by Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman |
| 13. | 12/1962 | | 288
| US ✫1
UK 8
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 14. | 06/1962 | | 286
| US ✫1
UK 15
US AC ✫1
US R&B 5 | written by Paul Evans & Al Byron |
| 15. | 10/1962 | | 283
| US ✫1
UK 13
US R&B ✫1 | written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio |
| 16. | 08/1962 | | 282
| US 4
UK 2
US R&B 15 | written by Jim Lee |
| 17. | 12/1962 | | 280
| US 3
UK 3
US R&B 8 | |
| 18. | 02/1962 | | 274
| US 4
UK 2 | |
| 19. | 07/1962 | | 273
| US 3
UK 2 | written by Bobby Darin |
| 20. | 06/1962 | | 268
| US 3
UK 3 | written by Peter Udell & Gary Geld |
| 21. | 06/1962 | | 266
| US ✫1
UK 7
US R&B 12 | [RCA 8046]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 22. | 07/1962 | | 259
| US 2
UK 9
US AC ✫1
US R&B 5 | written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold |
| 23. | 06/1962 | | 253
| US 6
UK 2 | |
| 24. | 09/1962 | | 253
| US 3
UK 7
US AC ✫1 | B side to Save All Your Lovin' For Me
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Arthur Altman |
![He's a Rebel [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_42224.jpg "He's a Rebel [article]") | 25. | 09/1962 | | 248
| US ✫1
UK 19
US R&B 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #263]
written by Gene Pitney |
| 26. | 03/1962 | | 244
| US ✫1
UK 23
US R&B 3 | written by Luther Dixon & Greenberg |
| 27. | 02/1962 | | 240
| US 5
UK 4
US R&B 2 | hit for Dick Haymes in 1945
[Era 3068]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman |
| 28. | 02/1962 | | 218
| US ✫1
UK 39
US AC ✫1 | written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry |
| 29. | 05/1962 | | 213
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 12 | |
| 30. | 11/1962 | | 212
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 14 | [Columbia 42601]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
![Duke of Earl [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_17178.jpg "Duke of Earl [article]") | 31. | 01/1962 | | 211
| US ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | |
![Crying in the Rain [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_42715.jpg "Crying in the Rain [article]") | 32. | 01/1962 | | 211
| US 6
UK 6 | written by Howard Greenfield & Carole King |
| 33. | 09/1962 | | 210
| US 2
UK 32
US R&B 3 | written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & Billy Strange |
| 34. | 02/1962 | | 200
| US 9
UK 6
US R&B ✫1 | [RCA 7983]
written by Sam Cooke |
![Monster Mash [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_6510.jpg "Monster Mash [article]") | 35. | 09/1962 | | 199
| US ✫1
US R&B 9 | written by Bobby Pickett & Leonard L. Capizzi |
| 36. | 03/1962 | | 197
| US 3
UK 23
US R&B 3 | as Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp |
| 37. | 05/1962 | | 194
| US 3
UK 31
US country 4
US R&B 6 | [Cadence 1418]
written by Johnny Tillotson |
| 38. | 05/1962 | | 194
| US 3
UK 20
US R&B 15 | |
| 39. | 03/1962 | | 193
| US 23
UK ✫1 | written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Kim Fowley |
| 40. | 03/1962 | | 193
| UK ✫1 | |
| 41. | 09/1962 | | 192
| US 2
US AC ✫1
US R&B 16 | B side to If I Didn't Have A Dime
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 42. | 10/1962 | | 189
| US 44
UK ✫1 | written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills |
| 43. | 03/1962 | | 189
| US 2
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 44. | 03/1962 | | 184
| US ✫1 | [Colpix 621]
written by Lee Pockriss & Lyn Duddy |
| 45. | 01/1962 | | 181
| UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
| 46. | 06/1962 | | 180
| US 2
US R&B 5 | |
| 47. | 10/1962 | | 178
| US 4
UK 39
US R&B 3 | |
| 48. | 10/1962 | | 175
| US 12
UK 4 | |
| 49. | 12/1962 | | 175
| US 12
UK 4 | |
| 50. | 07/1962 | | 174
| US 16
UK 5
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 42486]
written by Marty Robbins |
| 51. | 08/1962 | | 171
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #181]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. |
| 52. | 08/1962 | | 170
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Gordy 7005]
written by Berry Gordy |
| 53. | 05/1962 | | 168
| US 6
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | |
| 54. | 07/1962 | | 167
| US 9
UK 10 | |
| 55. | 12/1962 | | 167
| US 99
UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard, The Shadows & The Norrie Paramor Strings
charted as The Next Time / Bachelor Boy in UK charts |
| 56. | 01/1962 | | 165
| US 4
US R&B 2 | |
| 57. | 11/1962 | | 164
| US 3
US R&B 2 | |
| 58. | 12/1962 | | 163
| UK ✫1 | |
| 59. | 12/1962 | | 163
| UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard, The Shadows & The Norrie Paramor Strings
charted as The Next Time / Bachelor Boy in UK charts |
| 60. | 04/1962 | | 162
| US 5
UK 38
US country 3 | |
![It Might As Well Rain Until September [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_7903.jpg "It Might As Well Rain Until September [article]") | 61. | 08/1962 | | 160
| US 22
UK 3 | written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin |
| 62. | 10/1962 | | 159
| US 6
UK 22 | as The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
written by Sol Lake |
| 63. | 10/1962 | | 157
| US 3
US R&B 14 | |
![Come Outside [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_29069.jpg "Come Outside [article]") | 64. | 05/1962 | | 157
| UK ✫1 | with Wendy Richard |
| 65. | 03/1962 | | 157
| US 5
UK 19 | as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5805]
written by Jerry Fuller |
| 66. | 04/1962 | | 156
| US 10
UK 29
US AC 3
US country 9 | |
| 67. | 01/1962 | | 155
| US 4
UK 46 | |
| 68. | 11/1962 | | 153
| US 6
US AC 2
US R&B 19 | |
![Tell Him [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_42733.jpg "Tell Him [article]") | 69. | 12/1962 | | 152
| US 4
UK 46
US R&B 5 | [United Artists 544]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) |
| 70. | 12/1962 | | 151
| UK ✫1 | |
| 71. | 11/1962 | | 151
| US 5
US R&B 4 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #113]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 72. | 05/1962 | | 150
| US 6
UK 30 | |
| 73. | 04/1962 | | 149
| US 3
US R&B 16 | |
| 74. | 06/1962 | | 148
| US 5
US R&B 3 | |
| 75. | 10/1962 | | 148
| US 5
US R&B 7 | |
| 76. | 10/1962 | | 147
| US 5
UK 29
US R&B 19 | [RCA 8086]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 77. | 06/1962 | | 146
| US 10
UK 12
US AC 4 | [MGM 13075]
written by Jerry Goldsmith, Pete Rugolo & Hal Winn |
| 78. | 04/1962 | | 145
| US 6
US AC 2 | |
| 79. | 03/1962 | | 144
| US 8
US AC 2
US country 3 | |
| 80. | 04/1962 | | 143
| US 4 | written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 81. | 03/1962 | | 142
| US 21
UK 5 | |
| 82. | 09/1962 | | 140
| US 64
UK 2 | |
| 83. | 12/1962 | | 138
| US 6
UK 22
US R&B 24 | as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5901]
written by Jerry Fuller |
| 84. | 05/1962 | | 138
| US 7
US R&B 4 | [Tamla 54060]
written by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Gladys Horton & Mickey Stevenson |
| 85. | 08/1962 | | 137
| US 6
US R&B 10 | co-written by Barry Mann |
| 86. | 11/1962 | | 136
| US 7
US R&B ✫1 | written by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell |
| 87. | 12/1962 | | 136
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | US B side to Happy Landing
[Tamla 54073]
written by Smokey Robinson |
| 88. | 10/1962 | | 135
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | as Little Esther Phillips
written by Eddie Miller & Dub Wilson |
| 89. | 06/1962 | | 134
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | written by Huey P Meaux & Barbara Lynn Ozen |
| 90. | 05/1962 | | 134
| US 7
US AC 3 | |
| 91. | 12/1962 | | 134
| US 5 | |
| 92. | 03/1962 | | 132
| US 6
US R&B 25 | |
| 93. | 05/1962 | | 132
| US 8
US R&B 2 | |
| 94. | 02/1962 | | 131
| UK 2 | |
| 95. | 09/1962 | | 131
| UK 2 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
| 96. | 05/1962 | | 131
| UK 2 | as Cliff Richard with The Norrie Paramor Orchestra / as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
| 97. | 05/1962 | | 131
| UK 2 | as Joe Brown & the Bruvvers |
| 98. | 12/1962 | | 131
| US 4
US R&B 6 | [Diamond 129]
written by Teddy Vann |
| 99. | 10/1962 | | 128
| US 61
UK 3 | |
| 100. | 08/1962 | | 127
| US 5
UK 39 | as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5864]
written by Jack Lewis |
| 101. | 09/1962 | | 127
| US 6 | |
| 102. | 06/1962 | | 125
| US 5
US R&B 9 | [Mercury 71966]
written by Ray Stevens (as Harold Ragsdale) |
| 103. | 09/1962 | | 124
| US 15
UK 11 | written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks & Jessie Cavanaugh |
| 104. | 12/1962 | | 122
| US 7
US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1035]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 105. | 05/1962 | | 120
| US 15
UK 10 | |
![Shout (Part 1) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22442.jpg "Shout (Part 1) [article]") | 106. | 03/1962 | | 120
| US 6 | written by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley & O'Kelly Isley Jr. |
| 107. | 11/1962 | | 120
| US 8
US R&B 7 | written by Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert |
| 108. | 07/1962 | | 120
| US 7 | |
| 109. | 03/1962 | | 120
| US 7 | |
| 110. | 05/1962 | | 120
| US 7 | |
| 111. | 02/1962 | | 118
| US 6
UK 36 | [Colpix 622]
written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin |
| 112. | 12/1962 | | 117
| US 8
US R&B 28 | |
| 113. | 04/1962 | | 117
| UK 3 | |
| 114. | 08/1962 | | 117
| UK 3 | |
| 115. | 12/1962 | | 117
| UK 3 | |
| 116. | 01/1962 | | 117
| UK 3 | |
| 117. | 10/1962 | | 117
| UK 3 | |
| 118. | 06/1962 | | 115
| US 9
US R&B 11 | |
| 119. | 05/1962 | | 114
| US 9
US AC 4 | |
| 120. | 08/1962 | | 114
| US 7 | #1 hit for Jo Stafford in 1952
written by Pee Wee King, Chilton Price & Redd Stewart |
| 121. | 02/1962 | | 114
| US 7 | |
| 122. | 03/1962 | | 112
| US 5 | [United Artists 415]
written by Greg Richards & Ted Daryll |
| 123. | 03/1962 | | 112
| US 8
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1024]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 124. | 02/1962 | | 112
| US 88
UK 4 | |
| 125. | 07/1962 | | 109
| US 10
US R&B 9 | |
| 126. | 02/1962 | | 108
| US 12
UK 19 | [RCA Victor 7977]
written by Paul Anka |
![Wimoweh [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_23808.jpg "Wimoweh [article]") | 127. | 01/1962 | | 107
| UK 4 | written by Solomon Linda, Paul Campbell, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss & Albert Stanton |
| 128. | 10/1962 | | 107
| UK 4 | written by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller |
| 129. | 05/1962 | | 107
| UK 4 | |
| 130. | 08/1962 | | 107
| UK 4 | |
| 131. | 08/1962 | | 107
| US 17
UK 21
US AC 5
US country 11 | [Cadence 1424]
written by Hank Locklin |
| 132. | 09/1962 | | 106
| US 10
US R&B 13 | B side to Limbo Rock |
| 133. | 07/1962 | | 105
| US 8 | |
| 134. | 06/1962 | | 104
| US 12
UK 19 | |
| 135. | 11/1962 | | 104
| US 13
UK 37
US AC 2
US R&B 15 | |
| 136. | 11/1962 | | 104
| US 18
UK 24
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 42614]
written by Roberta Bellamy |
| 137. | 08/1962 | | 103
| US 9
US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1032]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) & Ronald White |
| 138. | 11/1962 | | 103
| US 12
UK 30
US R&B 6 | written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 139. | 11/1962 | | 102
| US 10
US R&B 24 | as Dion Di Muci |
| 140. | 04/1962 | | 102
| US 89
UK 5 | B side to Everybody Loves Me But You |
| 141. | 03/1962 | | 102
| US 9 | |
| 142. | 10/1962 | | 101
| US 10 | |
| 143. | 01/1962 | | 101
| US 10 | |
| 144. | 11/1962 | | 101
| US 29
UK 13
US AC 7
US R&B 23 | with the Jack Halloran Singers
hit for Hank Williams in 1953; B side to You Are My Sunshine
written by Hank Williams |
| 145. | 03/1962 | | 101
| US 17
UK 26
US AC 6 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1963]
charted as What Kind Of Fool Am I? / Gonna Build A Mountain in UK charts
written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley |
| 146. | 12/1962 | | 99
| US 129
UK 5 | [Philips 40099] |
![Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_6852.jpg "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree [article]") | 147. | 12/1962 | | 99
| US 59
UK 6 | [R]
written by Johnny Marks |
| 148. | 09/1962 | | 97
| UK 5 | written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Carl Sigman |
| 149. | 06/1962 | | 97
| UK 5 | |
| 150. | 06/1962 | | 97
| UK 5 | written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 151. | 05/1962 | | 97
| UK 5 | with John Barry & His Orchestra |
| 152. | 01/1962 | | 95
| US 10 | |
![She's Got You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31709.jpg "She's Got You [article]") | 153. | 01/1962 | | 95
| US 14
UK 43
US country ✫1 | [Decca 31354]
written by Hank Cochran |
| 154. | 05/1962 | | 92
| US 15
UK 34
US AC 5 | |
![Love Me Tender [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_34883.jpg "Love Me Tender [article]") | 155. | 10/1962 | | 91
| US 21
UK 15 | [MGM 13097]
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) & Ken Darby (uncredited) |
| 156. | 04/1962 | | 90
| US 11
US R&B 2 | written by Ahmet Ertegün & Betty Nelson |
| 157. | 08/1962 | | 90
| US 7 |
[Ace 8001]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 158. | 11/1962 | | 90
| UK 6 | as Joe Brown & the Bruvvers |
| 159. | 12/1962 | | 90
| UK 6 | written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
![Twist and Shout [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_43363.jpg "Twist and Shout [article]") | 160. | 06/1962 | | 88
| US 17
UK 42
US R&B 2 | written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell |
| 161. | 05/1962 | | 88
| US 87
UK 7 | |
| 162. | 07/1962 | | 86
| US 33
UK 10 | |
| 163. | 02/1962 | | 86
| US 15
UK 29 | |
| 164. | 04/1962 | | 86
| US 11
UK 30 | [Colpix 630]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 165. | 05/1962 | | 86
| US 8 | [Del-Fi 4178]
written by Hal Winn & Jeff Hooven |
| 166. | 09/1962 | | 83
| US 12
US R&B 2 | [RCA 8088]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 167. | 07/1962 | | 81
| UK 7 | |
| 168. | 05/1962 | | 81
| UK 7 | |
| 169. | 08/1962 | | 81
| US 12
US AC 4 | |
| 170. | 06/1962 | | 81
| US 29
UK 15 | |
| 171. | 07/1962 | | 81
| US 19
US AC 6
US country 3 | |
| 172. | 12/1962 | | 80
| US 12
US AC 5 | |
| 173. | 06/1962 | | 78
| US 14
UK 37 | written by Phil Everly |
| 174. | 06/1962 | | 77
| US 13
US R&B 2 | backing vocals by Lou Rawls
[RCA 8036]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 175. | 12/1962 | | 77
| US 43
UK 10 | |
| 176. | 11/1962 | | 76
| US 36
UK 13 | |
| 177. | 02/1962 | | 76
| US 17
US R&B ✫1 | and the Noble Knights
[Enjoy 1000]
written by Curtis Ousley |
| 178. | 08/1962 | | 75
| US 13
US R&B 3 | |
| 179. | 07/1962 | | 74
| US 15
US AC 4 | B side to It Started All Over Again; written by Jackie Deshannon |
| 180. | 11/1962 | | 73
| US 19
UK 32 | |
| 181. | 03/1962 | | 72
| US 127
UK 9 | [Kapp 482] |
| 182. | 05/1962 | | 72
| US 17
US R&B 4 | [RCA 8036]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 183. | 12/1962 | | 72
| US 11
US R&B 18 | written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 184. | 05/1962 | | 72
| US 13
UK 41 | [RCA Victor 8030]
written by Paul Anka |
| 185. | 08/1962 | | 71
| US 10 | [Warner Bros. 5296]
written by Pete Seeger & Lee Hays |
| 186. | 03/1962 | | 71
| US 23
UK 37
US AC 6 | |
| 187. | 04/1962 | | 71
| UK 8 | |
| 188. | 03/1962 | | 71
| UK 8 | |
| 189. | 07/1962 | | 71
| UK 8 | |
| 190. | 09/1962 | | 71
| UK 8 | with Johnny Keating & his Orchestra |
| 191. | 06/1962 | | 71
| UK 8 | |
| 192. | 12/1962 | | 70
| US 14
US R&B 12 | |
| 193. | 03/1962 | | 70
| UK 9 | |
| 194. | 04/1962 | | 70
| UK 9 | |
| 195. | 06/1962 | | 70
| UK 9 | |
| 196. | 02/1962 | | 70
| UK 9 | |
| 197. | 02/1962 | | 70
| UK 9 | |
| 198. | 01/1962 | | 69
| US 19
US R&B 3 | backing vocals by Tina Turner |
| 199. | 03/1962 | | 68
| US 13
US R&B 18 | written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 200. | 04/1962 | | 68
| US 15
US R&B 13 | as the Bluebelles |
