Top Country Songs of 1962 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1961 <-1962-> 1963
Top songs: #1: From a Jack to a King by Ned Miller - #2: The End of the World by Skeeter Davis - #3: It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin' by Johnny Tillotson - #4: Devil Woman by Marty Robbins - #5: Old Rivers by Walter Brennan
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#1
12/1962

From a Jack to a King
Ned Miller

from From a Jack to a King   From a Jack to a King
353 pts
6
US
3
AC
2
ctry


2
UK
R
[Fabor 114]
written by Ned Miller
The End of the World
#2
12/1962

The End of the World
Skeeter Davis

from The End of the World   The End of the World
321 pts
2
US
1
AC
2
ctry
4
R&B
18
UK
[RCA Victor 8098]
written by Arthur Kent & Sylvia Dee
#3
05/1962

It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'
Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'   
225 pts
3
US


4
ctry
6
R&B
31
UK
[Cadence 1418]
written by Johnny Tillotson
#4
07/1962

Devil Woman
Marty Robbins

from Devil Woman   
221 pts
16
US


1
ctry


5
UK
[Columbia 42486]
written by Marty Robbins
#5
04/1962

Old Rivers
Walter Brennan

from Old Rivers   
204 pts
5
US
2
AC
3
ctry


38
UK
[spoken]
[Liberty 55436]
written by Cliff Crofford
#6
05/1962

Wolverton Mountain
Claude King

from Meet Claude King   Meet Claude King
173 pts
6
US
3
AC
1
ctry




[Columbia 4-42352]
written by Merle Kilgore & Claude King
#7
04/1962

Funny Way of Laughin'
Burl Ives

from It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'   
153 pts
10
US
3
AC
9
ctry


29
UK
[Decca 9-31371]
written by Hank Cochran
#8
03/1962

P.T. 109
Jimmy Dean

from Portrait of Jimmy Dean   
148 pts
8
US
2
AC
3
ctry




[Columbia 4-42338]
written by Marijohn Wilkin & Fred Burch
#9
11/1962

Ruby Ann
Marty Robbins

146 pts
18
US
4
AC
1
ctry


24
UK
[Columbia 42614]
written by Roberta Bellamy
#10
08/1962

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'   
137 pts
17
US
5
AC
11
ctry


21
UK
[Cadence 1424]
written by Hank Locklin
She's Got You
#11
01/1962

She's Got You
Patsy Cline

from Sentimentally Yours   
136 pts
14
US
3
AC
1
ctry


43
UK
[Decca 31354]
written by Hank Cochran
Call Me Mr. In-Between
#12
07/1962

Call Me Mr. In-Between
Burl Ives

from It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'   
91 pts
19
US
6
AC
3
ctry




[Decca 9-31405]
written by Harlan Howard
#13
09/1962

Little Black Book
Jimmy Dean

from Portrait of Jimmy Dean   
83 pts
29
US
10
AC
10
ctry


33
UK
[Columbia 4-42529]
written by Jimmy Dean
#14
01/1962

The Cajun Queen
Jimmy Dean

77 pts
22
US
4
AC
15
ctry




[spoken] US B side to a Sleeping Beauty
[Columbia 4-42282]
written by Wayne Walker
#15
09/1962

Don't Go Near the Indians
Rex Allen

from Sings and Tells Tales of the Golden West   
77 pts
17
US


4
ctry




[Mercury 71997]
written by Lorene Mann
Adios Amigo
#16
05/1962

Adios Amigo
Jim Reeves

72 pts
90
US


2
ctry


23
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8019]
written by Ralph Freed & Jerry Livingston
#17
01/1962

Dear Ivan
Jimmy Dean

72 pts
24
US
6
AC
9
ctry




[spoken] background music "battle hymn of the republic"
[Columbia 4-42259]
written by Jimmy Dean
#18
01/1962

To a Sleeping Beauty
Jimmy Dean

from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales   
65 pts
26
US
6
AC
15
ctry




[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42282]
written by Larry Markes, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne
We're Gonna Go Fishin'
#19
06/1962

We're Gonna Go Fishin'
Hank Locklin

from The Ways of Life   
64 pts




14
ctry


18
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8034]
written by Tex Atchison
#20
08/1962

Silver Threads and Golden Needles
The Springfields

from Silver Threads & Golden Needles   
60 pts
20
US


16
ctry




[Philips 40038]
written by Jack Rhodes & Dick Reynolds
Shame on Me
#21
07/1962

Shame on Me
Bobby Bare

from Detroit City and Other Hits   
54 pts
23
US


18
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8032]
written by Lawton Williams & Bill Enis
#22
12/1962

The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

from Hard Travelin' featuring the Ballad of Jed Clampett   
53 pts
44
US
14
AC
1
ctry




from the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies
[Columbia 4-42606]
written by Paul Henning
I'm Gonna Change Everything
#23
09/1962

I'm Gonna Change Everything
Jim Reeves

46 pts
95
US


2
ctry


42
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8080]
written by Alex Zanetis
#24
03/1962

If a Woman Answers (Hang Up the Phone)
Leroy Van Dyke

from Movin' Van Dyke   
44 pts
35
US


3
ctry




[Mercury 71926]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
#25
11/1962

Mary Ann Regrets
Burl Ives

41 pts
39
US
13
AC
12
ctry




[Decca 9-31433]
written by Harlan Howard
#26
01/1962

That's My Pa
Sheb Wooley

from That's My Pa and That's My Ma   
40 pts
51
US


1
ctry




[MGM 13046]
written by Sheb Wooley
#27
08/1962

(I'm the Girl from) Wolverton Mountain
Jo Ann Campbell

40 pts
38
US
10
AC
24
ctry




[Cameo 223]
written by Merle Kilgore & Claude King
#28
12/1962

Shake Me, I Rattle (Squeeze Me, I Cry)
Marion Worth

from Greatest Hits   
40 pts
42
US
10
AC
14
ctry




[Columbia 4-42640]
written by Charles Naylor & Hal Hackady
I've Been Everywhere
#29
09/1962

I've Been Everywhere
Hank Snow

from I've Been Everywhere   
35 pts
68
US


1
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8072]
written by Geoff Mack
#30
10/1962

The Burning of Atlanta
Claude King

32 pts
53
US
20
AC
10
ctry




[Columbia 4-42581]
written by Chuck Taylor
#31
07/1962

Mama Sang a Song
Bill Anderson

from Country Heart Songs   
31 pts
89
US


1
ctry




[Decca 31404]
written by Bill Anderson
#32
12/1962

Don't Let Me Cross Over
Carl Butler

from Don't Let Me Cross Over   
31 pts
88
US


1
ctry




[Columbia 42593]
written by Penny Jay
#33
04/1962

Love Can't Wait
Marty Robbins

28 pts
69
US
18
AC
12
ctry




[Columbia 42375]
written by Marty Robbins
If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me
#34
04/1962

If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me
Wanda Jackson

from Wonderful Wanda   
27 pts
58
US
16
AC
28
ctry




[Capitol 4723]
written by Jan Howard
When I Get Thru with You (You'll Love Me Too)
#35
05/1962

When I Get Thru with You (You'll Love Me Too)
Patsy Cline

25 pts
53
US


10
ctry




B side to Imagine That
[Decca 31377]
written by Harlan Howard
#36
01/1962

Misery Loves Company
Porter Wagoner

from A Slice of Life   
24 pts




1
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7967]
written by Jerry Reed
She Thinks I Still Care
#37
04/1962

She Thinks I Still Care
George Jones

from New Favorites   
24 pts




1
ctry




[United Artists 424]
written by Dickey Lee & Steve Duffy
#38
03/1962

Charlie's Shoes
Billy Walker

from Greatest Hits   
24 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 4-42287]
written by Roy Baham
#39
06/1962

A Little Heartache
Eddy Arnold

21 pts
103
US


3
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8048]
written by Wayne P. Walker
#40
12/1962

Does He Mean That Much to You?
Eddy Arnold

20 pts
98
US


5
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8102]
written by Don Robertson & Jack Rollins
#41
05/1962

Trouble's Back in Town
The Wilburn Brothers

20 pts
101
US


4
ctry




[Decca 9-31363]
written by Dick Flood
#42
11/1962

Don't Go Near the Eskimos
Ben Colder

19 pts
62
US


18
ctry




[MGM 13104]
written by Lorene Mann & Sheb Wooley
#43
05/1962

I Can Mend Your Broken Heart
Don Gibson

18 pts
105
US


5
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8017]
written by Don Gibson
A Wound Time Can't Erase
#44
01/1962

A Wound Time Can't Erase
Stonewall Jackson

from I Love a Song   
17 pts




3
ctry




[Columbia 4-42229]
written by Bill Johnson
Second Hand Rose
#45
12/1962

Second Hand Rose
Roy Drusky

from Roy Drusky   
17 pts




3
ctry




[Decca 9-31443]
written by Grant Clarke, James F. Hanley & Harlan Howard
#46
06/1962

Everybody but Me
Ernest Ashworth

17 pts




3
ctry




[Hickory 1170]
written by Leroy Harris
#47
11/1962

Sing a Little Song of Heartache
Rose Maddox

17 pts




3
ctry




[Capitol 4845]
written by Del Reeves
#48
10/1962

A Girl I Used to Know
George Jones

from Sings More New Favorites   
17 pts




3
ctry




as George Jones & The Jones Boys
[United Artists 500]
written by Jack Clement
#49
06/1962

The Comeback
Faron Young

16 pts




4
ctry




[Capitol 4754]
written by Danny Dill
#50
03/1962

Tears Broke Out on Me
Eddy Arnold

16 pts
102
US


7
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7984]
written by Hank Cochran
#51
08/1962

After Loving You
Eddy Arnold

16 pts
112
US


7
ctry




US B side to A Little Heartache
[RCA Victor 47-8048]
written by Eddie Miller & Justin Lantz
So Wrong
#52
08/1962

So Wrong
Patsy Cline

from The Patsy Cline Story   The Patsy Cline Story
15 pts
85
US


14
ctry




[Decca 31406]
written by Danny Dill, Carl Perkins & Mel Tillis
#53
11/1962

Hello Trouble
Orville Couch

15 pts




5
ctry




[Vee-Jay 470]
written by Eddie McDuff & Orville Couch
#54
12/1962

T for Texas
Grandpa Jones

from Yodeling Hits   
15 pts




5
ctry




[Monument 801]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [country singer]
#55
02/1962

Alla My Love
Webb Pierce

15 pts




5
ctry




[Decca 9-31347]
written by Jimmy Gately & Harold Donny
#56
11/1962

Wall to Wall Love
Bob Gallion

15 pts




5
ctry




[Hickory 1181]
written by Helen Carter & June Carter
#57
09/1962

Pride
Ray Price

15 pts




5
ctry




[Columbia 4-42518]
written by Wayne P. Walker & Irene Stanton
#58
10/1962

Cow Town
Webb Pierce

15 pts




5
ctry




[Decca 9-31421]
written by Hal Burns & Tex Ritter
#59
03/1962

Unloved Unwanted
Kitty Wells

from Especially for You   Especially for You
15 pts




5
ctry




[Decca 9-31349]
written by Wayne Walker & Irene Stanton
#60
09/1962

Willie the Weeper
Billy Walker

from Greatest Hits   
15 pts




5
ctry




[Columbia 4-42492]
written by Frankie Jaxon
#61
02/1962

Aching, Breaking Heart
George Jones

from Songs from the Heart   
15 pts




5
ctry




[Mercury 71910]
written by Rick Hall
#62
03/1962

Honky-Tonk Man
Johnny Horton

from Honky-Tonk Man   
15 pts
96
US


11
ctry




R
[Columbia 42302]
written by Johnny Horton, Tillman Franks & Howard Hausey
#63
09/1962

Hello Out There
Carl Belew

from Hello Out There   
15 pts
120
US


8
ctry




[RCA Victor 8058]
written by Kent Westbury & Wayne Walker
#64
01/1962

The Waltz You Saved for Me
Ferlin Husky

from Some of My Favorites   
14 pts
94
US


13
ctry




[Capitol 4650]
written by Wayne King, Emil Flindt & Gus Kahn
Success
#65
07/1962

Success
Loretta Lynn

from Loretta Lynn Sings   
14 pts




6
ctry




[Decca 9-31384]
written by John Mullins
#66
08/1962

If You Don't Know, I Ain't Gonna Tell You
George Hamilton IV

from Abilene   
13 pts




6
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8062]
written by George Hamilton IV
#67
12/1962

I've Got the World by the Tail
Claude King

12 pts
111
US


11
ctry




[Columbia 4-42630]
written by Claude King
#68
08/1962

Footsteps of a Fool
Judy Lynn

from Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget   
12 pts




7
ctry




[United Artists 472]
written by Danny Harrison & Don Carter
#69
12/1962

I've Enjoyed As Much of This as I Can Stand
Porter Wagoner

from The Porter Wagoner Show   
12 pts




7
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8105]
written by Bill Anderson
#70
12/1962

I Take the Chance
Ernest Ashworth

12 pts




7
ctry




[Hickory 1189]
written by Charlie Louvin & Ira Louvin
#71
11/1962

We Missed You
Kitty Wells

from Especially for You   Especially for You
12 pts




7
ctry




[Decca 9-31422]
written by Bill Anderson
Touch Me
#72
05/1962

Touch Me
Willie Nelson

from And Then I Wrote   
12 pts




7
ctry




[Liberty 55439]
written by Willie Nelson
#73
03/1962

Three Days
Faron Young

from The Young Approach   
12 pts




7
ctry




[Capitol 4696]
written by Willie Nelson & Faron Young
#74
06/1962

Take Time
Webb Pierce

12 pts




7
ctry




[Decca 9-31380]
written by Marijohn Wilkin, Mel Tillis & Harry Hart
#75
01/1962

Sometimes I'm Tempted
Marty Robbins

12 pts
109
US


12
ctry




[Columbia 4-42246]
written by Marty Robbins
#76
04/1962

My Name Is Mud
James O'Gwynn

12 pts




7
ctry




[Mercury 71935]
written by Bill Anderson
#77
05/1962

Imagine That
Patsy Cline

from The Patsy Cline Story   The Patsy Cline Story
12 pts
90
US


21
ctry




[Decca 31377]
written by Justin Tubb
#78
05/1962

Crazy Wild Desire
Webb Pierce

11 pts




8
ctry




[Decca 9-31380]
written by Mel Tillis
Will Your Lawyer Talk to God
#79
08/1962

Will Your Lawyer Talk to God
Kitty Wells

from Especially for You   Especially for You
11 pts




8
ctry




[Decca 9-31392]
written by Harlan Howard & Richard Johnson [Richard E. Johnson]
#80
11/1962

Then a Tear Fell
Earl Scott

11 pts




8
ctry




[Kapp 854]
written by Warner McPherson
#81
07/1962

In the Jailhouse Now
Johnny Cash

from The Sound of Johnny Cash   
11 pts




8
ctry




as Johnny Cash & the Carter Family
[Columbia 4-42425]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [country singer]
#82
10/1962

Kickin' Our Hearts Around
Buck Owens

from On the Bandstand   
11 pts




8
ctry




[Capitol 4826]
written by Wanda Jackson
#83
12/1962

Down by the River
Faron Young

from All Time Greatest Hits   
10 pts




9
ctry




[Capitol 4868]
written by Jan Crutchfield & Teddy Wilburn
#84
03/1962

Where I Ought to Be
Skeeter Davis

from Blueberry Hill   
10 pts




9
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7979]
written by Harlan Howard
#85
07/1962

Leona
Stonewall Jackson

from The Sadness in a Song   
10 pts




9
ctry




[Columbia 4-42426]
written by Cindy Walker
#86
04/1962

I Guess I'll Never Learn
Charlie Phillips

10 pts




9
ctry




[Columbia 4-42289]
written by Johnny Hathcock & Weldon Allard
#87
12/1962

You're for Me
Buck Owens

from You're for Me   
9 pts




10
ctry




[Capitol 4872]
written by Tommy Collins & Buck Owens
Happy Journey
#88
01/1962

Happy Journey
Hank Locklin

from Happy Journey   
9 pts




10
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7965]
written by Charles Nowa
Willingly
#89
03/1962

Willingly
Shirley Collie & Willie Nelson

9 pts




10
ctry




[Liberty 55403]
written by Hank Cochran
#90
06/1962

Cold Dark Waters
Porter Wagoner

9 pts




10
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8026]
written by Don Owens
#91
11/1962

The Violet and a Rose
Little Jimmy Dickens

from Little Jimmy Dickens Sings Out Behind the Barn   
9 pts




10
ctry




[Columbia 4-42485]
written by Mel Tillis, Bud Auge & John Reinfield
#92
12/1962

Kentucky Means Paradise
The Green River Boys

from Big Bluegrass Special   
9 pts
114
US


20
ctry




featuring Glen Campbell
[Capitol 4867]
written by Merle Travis
#93
02/1962

Nobody's Fool but Yours
Buck Owens

from You're for Me   
9 pts




11
ctry




[Capitol 4679]
written by Buck Owens
#94
01/1962

Air Mail to Heaven
Carl Smith

9 pts




11
ctry




[Columbia 4-42222]
written by Kent Westberry
#95
1962

Waltz of the Angels
Margie Singleton

from Duets Country Style   
9 pts




11
ctry




with George Jones
written by Dick Reynolds & Jack Rhodes
Save the Last Dance for Me
#96
07/1962

Save the Last Dance for Me
Buck Owens

from Together Again   
9 pts




11
ctry




[Capitol 4765]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
#97
10/1962

He Stands Real Tall
Del Reeves

9 pts




11
ctry




[Decca 9-31417]
written by Cal Veale
#98
06/1962

Waltz of the Angels
George Jones & Margie Singleton

from Duets Country Style   
9 pts




11
ctry




[Mercury 71955]
written by C.A. Hussey
#99
06/1962

One Look at Heaven
Stonewall Jackson

from The Sadness in a Song   
9 pts




11
ctry




[Columbia 4-42426]
written by Marijohn Wilkin
#100
12/1962

Bayou Talk
Jimmy Newman

8 pts




12
ctry




as Jimmy C. Newman
[Decca 9-31440]
written by Jimmy Newman

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