| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 05/1962 | | 402
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #161]
[ABC-Paramount 10330]
written by Don Gibson |
 | 2. | 09/1962 | | 384
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 5 | [intrumental]
[London 9561]
written by Joe Meek |
|
| 3. | 10/1962 | | 342
| US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B 5 | [RCA 47-8100]
written by Winfield Scott & Otis Blackwell |
 | 4. | 01/1962 | | 339
| US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B 2 | harmonica-player is delbert mcclinton
[Smash 1731]
written by Margaret Cobb & Bruce Channel |
 | 5. | 06/1962 | | 336
| US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #350]
[Dimension 1000]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
 | 6. | 08/1962 | | 322
| US 5
UK ✫1
US AC 2
US R&B 13 | [RCA 47-8041]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus |
| 7. | 07/1962 | | 319
| US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B 6 | [ABC 10329]
written by Tommy Roe |
| 8. | 08/1962 | | 299
| US ✫1
UK 8
US R&B ✫1 | [Vee-Jay 456]
written by Bob Gaudio |
| 9. | 12/1962 | | 297
| US 3
UK 3
US AC 2
US R&B 8 | [Liberty 55521]
written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne & Marilynn Garrett |
| 10. | 08/1962 | | 290
| US 2
UK 5
US AC ✫1
US R&B 7 | [Capitol 4804]
written by Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman |
| 11. | 12/1962 | | 288
| US ✫1
UK 8
US R&B ✫1 | [Philips 40084]
written by Ray Hildebrand |
| 12. | 06/1962 | | 286
| US ✫1
UK 15
US AC ✫1
US R&B 5 | [Epic 9509]
written by Paul Evans & Al Byron |
 | 13. | 10/1962 | | 283
| US ✫1
UK 13
US R&B ✫1 | [Vee-Jay 465]
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio |
 | 14. | 08/1962 | | 281
| US 4
UK 2
US R&B 15 | [Monogram 505]
written by Jim Lee |
| 15. | 06/1962 | | 263
| US ✫1
UK 7
US R&B 12 | [RCA 8046]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
 | 16. | 07/1962 | | 258
| US 2
UK 9
US AC ✫1
US R&B 5 | [ABC-Paramount 10345]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold |
| 17. | 09/1962 | | 247
| US ✫1
UK 19
US R&B 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #263]
[Philles 106]
written by Gene Pitney |
| 18. | 02/1962 | | 237
| US 5
UK 4
US R&B 2 | hit for Dick Haymes in 1945
[Era 3068]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman |
| 19. | 03/1962 | | 233
| US ✫1
UK 23
US R&B 3 | [Scepter 1228]
written by Luther Dixon, Florence Green, Bob Elgin & Kay Rogers |
| 20. | 05/1962 | | 213
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 12 | [instrumental]
[MGM 13064]
written by David Rose |
 | 21. | 01/1962 | | 210
| US ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Vee-Jay 416]
written by Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon), Earl Edwards & Bernice Williams |
 | 22. | 09/1962 | | 209
| US 2
UK 32
US R&B 3 | [Parkway 849]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & Billy Strange |
| 23. | 11/1962 | | 209
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 14 | [Columbia 42601]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 24. | 09/1962 | | 199
| US ✫1
US R&B 9 | [novelty]
written by Bobby Pickett & Leonard L. Capizzi |
| 25. | 02/1962 | | 198
| US 9
UK 6
US R&B ✫1 | [RCA Victor 47-7983]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 26. | 03/1962 | | 196
| US 3
UK 23
US R&B 3 | as Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp
[Parkway 835]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) |
 | 27. | 05/1962 | | 193
| US 3
UK 20
US R&B 15 | [Swan 4106]
written by Chuck Barris |
| 28. | 09/1962 | | 192
| US 2
US AC ✫1
US R&B 16 | B side to If I Didn't Have A Dime
[Musicor 1022]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 29. | 05/1962 | | 191
| US 3
UK 31
US country 4
US R&B 6 | [Cadence 1418]
written by Johnny Tillotson |
| 30. | 03/1962 | | 184
| US 2
US R&B ✫1 | [Cameo 212]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & Harry Land |
| 31. | 06/1962 | | 180
| US 2
US R&B 5 | [Cameo 218]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell |
| 32. | 10/1962 | | 178
| US 4
UK 39
US R&B 3 | [Cameo 231]
written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann |
| 33. | 08/1962 | | 169
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Gordy 7005]
written by Berry Gordy |
| 34. | 01/1962 | | 166
| US 4
US R&B 2 | written by Yvonne Baker |
| 35. | 11/1962 | | 164
| US 3
US R&B 2 | [Mercury 72055]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman |
 | 36. | 08/1962 | | 158
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #181]
[instrumental]
[Stax 127]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. |
| 37. | 10/1962 | | 157
| US 3
US R&B 14 | [Seville 120]
written by Gary Klein & Henry Hoffman |
| 38. | 11/1962 | | 153
| US 6
US AC 2
US R&B 19 | [Colpix 663]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 39. | 12/1962 | | 151
| US 6
UK 22
US AC 4
US R&B 24 | as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5901]
written by Jerry Fuller |
| 40. | 11/1962 | | 150
| US 5
US R&B 4 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #113]
[Atlantic 2162]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 41. | 12/1962 | | 150
| US 4
UK 46
US R&B 5 | [United Artists 544]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) |
| 42. | 04/1962 | | 149
| US 3
US R&B 16 | [Laurie 3123]
written by Dion (as Dion DiMucci) & Ernie Maresca |
| 43. | 06/1962 | | 148
| US 5
US R&B 3 | [Chancellor 1113]
written by Claudine Clark |
| 44. | 05/1962 | | 146
| US 8
US AC 5
US R&B 2 | [Todd 1072]
written by Grady Martin & Alex Zanetis |
| 45. | 10/1962 | | 145
| US 5
UK 29
US R&B 19 | [RCA 8086]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 46. | 05/1962 | | 138
| US 7
US R&B 4 | [Tamla 54060]
written by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Gladys Horton & Mickey Stevenson |
| 47. | 08/1962 | | 138
| US 6
US R&B 10 | [Smash 1758]
written by Barry Mann & Larry Kolber |
| 48. | 11/1962 | | 136
| US 7
US R&B ✫1 | [ABC-Paramount 10375]
written by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell |
| 49. | 12/1962 | | 136
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | US B side to Happy Landing
[Tamla 54073]
written by Smokey Robinson |
| 50. | 10/1962 | | 135
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | as Little Esther Phillips
written by Eddie Miller, James Pebworth & Robert Yount |
| 51. | 06/1962 | | 135
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | [Jamie 1220]
written by Huey P. Meaux & Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Lynn Ozen) |
| 52. | 03/1962 | | 133
| US 6
US R&B 25 | [Seville 117]
written by Ernie Maresca & Thomas F. Bogdany |
| 53. | 12/1962 | | 129
| US 4
US R&B 6 | [Diamond 129]
written by Teddy Vann |
| 54. | 06/1962 | | 123
| US 5
US R&B 9 | [Mercury 71966]
written by Ray Stevens (as Harold Ragsdale) |
| 55. | 10/1962 | | 123
| US 5
US R&B 7 | [Cameo 230]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & David Leon |
| 56. | 11/1962 | | 121
| US 8
US R&B 7 | [Philles 107]
written by Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert |
| 57. | 12/1962 | | 120
| US 7
US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1035]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 58. | 12/1962 | | 118
| US 8
US R&B 28 | [instrumental]
[Swan 4125]
written by Phil Todaro & Tom Shannon |
| 59. | 03/1962 | | 111
| US 8
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1024]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 60. | 07/1962 | | 110
| US 10
US R&B 9 | [instrumental]
[Chess 1829]
written by Dave Baby Cortez (as David Clowney) & Paul Winley |
| 61. | 09/1962 | | 107
| US 10
US R&B 13 | US B side to Limbo Rock
[Parkway 849]
written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann |
| 62. | 11/1962 | | 103
| US 10
US R&B 24 | as Dion Di Muci
[Laurie 3145]
written by Dion (as Dion DiMucci) & John Falbo |
| 63. | 11/1962 | | 103
| US 13
UK 37
US AC 2
US R&B 15 | [Capitol 4870]
written by Emil Anton & Bob Halley |
| 64. | 11/1962 | | 102
| US 12
UK 30
US R&B 6 | [Dimension 1003]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 65. | 08/1962 | | 102
| US 9
US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1032]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson) & Ronald White |
| 66. | 11/1962 | | 100
| 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
[ABC-Paramount 10375]
written by Hank Williams |
| 67. | 09/1962 | | 97
| US 12
US AC 4
US R&B 2 | [RCA Victor 47-8088]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 68. | 06/1962 | | 91
| US 9
US R&B 11 | [Cameo 219]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell |
| 69. | 04/1962 | | 89
| US 11
US R&B 2 | [Atco 6222]
written by Ahmet Ertegun & Betty Nelson |
| 70. | 06/1962 | | 88
| US 17
UK 42
US R&B 2 | [Wand 124]
written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell |
| 71. | 05/1962 | | 79
| US 17
US AC 12
US R&B 4 | [RCA Victor 47-8036]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 72. | 06/1962 | | 76
| US 13
US R&B 2 | backing vocals by Lou Rawls
[RCA Victor 47-8036]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 73. | 02/1962 | | 75
| US 17
US R&B ✫1 | and the Noble Knights
[instrumental]
[Enjoy 1000]
written by King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley) |
| 74. | 08/1962 | | 74
| US 13
US R&B 3 | [Mercury 72024]
written by Margie Singleton & Brook Benton |
| 75. | 12/1962 | | 71
| US 11
US R&B 18 | [Philles 109]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 76. | 12/1962 | | 70
| US 14
US R&B 12 | [Smash 1791]
written by Allen Reynolds & Dickey Lee |
| 77. | 01/1962 | | 68
| US 19
US R&B 3 | backing vocals by Tina Turner
written by Ike Turner |
| 78. | 04/1962 | | 67
| US 15
US R&B 13 | as the Bluebelles
written by Otis J. Rene & Leon T. Rene |
| 79. | 03/1962 | | 67
| US 13
US R&B 18 | [Philles 102]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
| 80. | 1962 | | 66
| US 15
US R&B 13 | as The Blue-Belles
written by Otis J. Rene & Leon T. Rene |
| 81. | 07/1962 | | 66
| US 12
US R&B 16 | [Liberty 55469]
written by Clyde Otis & Jay Byers |
 | 82. | 05/1962 | | 66
| US 60
UK 16
US R&B 16 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #218]
[Vee-Jay 438]
written by John Lee Hooker |
| 83. | 11/1962 | | 66
| US 17
US R&B 6 | [Dimension 1002]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
 | 84. | 08/1962 | | 65
| US 17
US R&B 7 | [Tamla 54065]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & George Gordy |
| 85. | 06/1962 | | 64
| US 20
US R&B 4 | [Fire 508]
written by Don Gardner, Bobby Robinson, James McDougal & Clarence Lewis |
| 86. | 05/1962 | | 62
| US 21
US R&B 4 | [instrumental]
written by Elmer Bernstein & Mack David |
| 87. | 04/1962 | | 62
| US 23
US R&B 2 | [Wand 122]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard |
| 88. | 12/1962 | | 61
| US 21
US R&B 5 | [Scepter 1239]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 89. | 10/1962 | | 60
| US 20
US R&B 5 | [instrumental]
[Sue 770]
written by Ray Charles & Renald Richard |
| 90. | 10/1962 | | 59
| US 22
US R&B 12 | [instrumental]
[Everlast 5019]
written by Les Cooper |
| 91. | 12/1962 | | 59
| US 19
US R&B 15 | [Scepter 1243]
written by Robert Allen & Richard Adler |
| 92. | 04/1962 | | 52
| US 20
US R&B 7 | US B side to At the Club
[ABC-Paramount 10314]
written by Percy Mayfield |
| 93. | 04/1962 | | 50
| US 22
US R&B 16 | [Fortune 449]
written by Nathaniel Mayer |
| 94. | 03/1962 | | 50
| US 22
US R&B 20 | [S.P.Q.R. 3300]
written by Norman Span |
| 95. | 08/1962 | | 50
| US 21
US R&B 23 | [Liberty 55480]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 96. | 07/1962 | | 47
| US 20
US R&B 18 | [Vee-Jay 451]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 97. | 06/1962 | | 46
| US 22
US R&B 20 | [Scepter 1234]
written by Luther Dixon |
| 98. | 08/1962 | | 45
| US 22
US R&B 23 | [Imperial 5855]
written by Norman Margolies |
| 99. | 01/1962 | | 45
| US 30
US R&B 6 | [Motown 1021]
written by William "Mickey" Stevenson & Barrett Strong |
| 100. | 04/1962 | | 41
| US 35
US R&B 5 | [King 5614]
written by Oscar Washington, Lewis P. Simpkins & Jimmy Forrest |
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