Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1962 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1961 <-1962-> 1963
Top songs: #1: I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles - #2: She's Not You by Elvis Presley - #3: I Remember You by Frank Ifield - #4: Ramblin' Rose by Nat King Cole - #5: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Bobby Vee
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I Can't Stop Loving You
#1
05/1962

I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   
501 pts
1
US
1
AC


1
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #161]
[ABC-Paramount 10330]
written by Don Gibson
She's Not You
#2
08/1962

She's Not You
Elvis Presley

389 pts
5
US
2
AC


13
R&B
1
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8041]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus
I Remember You
#3
07/1962

I Remember You
Frank Ifield

from I Remember You   
384 pts
5
US
1
AC




1
UK
hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1942
[Vee-Jay 457]
written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger
Ramblin' Rose
#4
08/1962

Ramblin' Rose
Nat King Cole

from Ramblin' Rose   
371 pts
2
US
1
AC


7
R&B
5
UK
[Capitol 4804]
written by Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
#5
12/1962

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Bobby Vee

from The Night Has a Thousand Eyes   
358 pts
3
US
2
AC


8
R&B
3
UK
[Liberty 55521]
written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne & Marilynn Garrett
#6
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
Roses Are Red (My Love)
#7
06/1962

Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton

from Roses Are Red   
340 pts
1
US
1
AC


5
R&B
15
UK
[Epic 9509]
written by Paul Evans & Al Byron
You Don't Know Me
#8
07/1962

You Don't Know Me
Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   
332 pts
2
US
1
AC


5
R&B
9
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10345]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
The End of the World
#9
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
All Alone Am I
#10
09/1962

All Alone Am I
Brenda Lee

from All Alone Am I   
302 pts
3
US
1
AC




7
UK
US B side to Save All Your Lovin' For Me
[Decca 31424]
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Arthur Altman
#11
02/1962

Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
274 pts
1
US
1
AC




39
UK
[MGM 13059]
written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry
The Stripper
#12
05/1962

The Stripper
David Rose and His Orchestra

265 pts
1
US
1
AC


12
R&B


instrumental
[MGM 13064]
written by David Rose
Go Away, Little Girl
#13
11/1962

Go Away, Little Girl
Steve Lawrence

from Winners!   
264 pts
1
US
1
AC


14
R&B


[Columbia 42601]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Only Love Can Break a Heart
#14
09/1962

Only Love Can Break a Heart
Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
231 pts
2
US
1
AC


16
R&B


B side to If I Didn't Have a Dime ; charted as If I Didn't Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox) / Only Love Can Break a Heart in Australia charts
[Musicor 1022]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#15
09/1962

The Swiss Maid
Del Shannon

204 pts
64
US
19
AC




2
UK
[Big Top 3117]
written by Roger Miller
#16
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
It's Up to You
#17
12/1962

It's Up to You
Ricky Nelson

from It's Up to You   
199 pts
6
US
4
AC


24
R&B
22
UK
as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5901]
written by Jerry Fuller
Teenage Idol
#18
08/1962

Teenage Idol
Ricky Nelson

186 pts
5
US
2
AC




39
UK
as Rick Nelson

[Imperial 5864]
written by Jack Lewis
#19
06/1962

Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)
Richard Chamberlain

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
184 pts
10
US
4
AC




12
UK
[MGM 13075]
written by Jerry Goldsmith, Pete Rugolo & Hal Winn
Al di là
#20
05/1962

Al di là
Emilio Pericoli

179 pts
6
US
3
AC




30
UK
[Warner 5259]
written by Carlo Donida & Giulio Rapetti
#21
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
#22
09/1962

Desafinado
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd

from Jazz Samba   
170 pts
15
US
4
AC




11
UK
instrumental
[Verve 10260]
written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks & Jessie Cavanaugh
My Dad
#23
11/1962

My Dad
Paul Petersen

from My Dad   
160 pts
6
US
2
AC


19
R&B


[Colpix 663]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
#24
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
Gina
#25
09/1962

Gina
Johnny Mathis

from Johnny's Newest Hits   
153 pts
6
US
2
AC






[Columbia 42582]
written by Leon Carr & Paul Vance
Everybody Loves Me but You
#26
04/1962

Everybody Loves Me but You
Brenda Lee

152 pts
6
US
2
AC






[Decca 31379]
written by Ronnie Self
#27
05/1962

Snap Your Fingers
Joe Henderson [American R&B singer]

from Snap Your Fingers   
149 pts
8
US
5
AC


2
R&B


[Todd 1072]
written by Grady Martin & Alex Zanetis
#28
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
#29
11/1962

Ruby Ann
Marty Robbins

146 pts
18
US
4
AC
1
ctry


24
UK
[Columbia 42614]
written by Roberta Bellamy
Alley Cat
#30
07/1962

Alley Cat
Bent Fabric

from Alley Cat   
141 pts
7
US
2
AC






instrumental
[Atco 6226]
written by Frank Björn & Jack Harlen
#31
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
#32
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
#33
05/1962

Second-Hand Love
Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
136 pts
7
US
3
AC






[MGM 13074]
written by Phil Spector & Hank Hunter
#34
11/1962

Dear Lonely Hearts
Nat King Cole

from Dear Lonely Hearts   
134 pts
13
US
2
AC


15
R&B
37
UK
[Capitol 4870]
written by Emil Anton & Bob Halley
Love Me Tender
#35
10/1962

Love Me Tender
Richard Chamberlain

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
132 pts
21
US
7
AC




15
UK
[MGM 13097]
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton & Ken Darby
Your Cheatin' Heart
#36
11/1962

Your Cheatin' Heart
Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)   
129 pts
29
US
7
AC


23
R&B
13
UK
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
Nothing Can Change This Love
#37
09/1962

Nothing Can Change This Love
Sam Cooke

from Mr. Soul   
126 pts
12
US
4
AC


2
R&B


[RCA Victor 8088]
written by Sam Cooke
What Kind of Fool Am I
#38
03/1962

What Kind of Fool Am I
Sammy Davis Jr.

from What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers   
118 pts
17
US
6
AC




26
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1963 charted as What Kind Of Fool Am I? / Gonna Build A Mountain in UK charts
[Reprise 20048]
written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
#39
05/1962

That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)
The Everly Brothers

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers
116 pts
9
US
4
AC






[Warner 5273]
written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant & Florence Kaye
#40
05/1962

Follow That Dream
Elvis Presley

from Follow That Dream EP   
114 pts
15
US
5
AC




34
UK
[RCA Victor EPA-4368]
written by Ben Weisman & Fred Wise
Rumors
#41
11/1962

Rumors
Johnny Crawford

from His Greatest Hits   
105 pts
12
US
2
AC






[Del-Fi 4188]
written by Helen Miller & Howard Greenfield
#42
10/1962

My Own True Love
The Duprees

from You Belong to Me   You Belong to Me
101 pts
13
US
2
AC






[Coed 571]
written by Max Steiner & Mack David
#43
09/1962

Close to Cathy
Mike Clifford

100 pts
12
US
4
AC






[United Artists 489]
written by Bob Goodman & Earl Shuman
Rain, Rain, Go Away
#44
08/1962

Rain, Rain, Go Away
Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones   
100 pts
12
US
4
AC






[Epic 9532]
written by Gloria Shayne & Noël Regney
Half Heaven - Half Heartache
#45
12/1962

Half Heaven - Half Heartache
Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
98 pts
12
US
5
AC






[Musicor 1026]
written by Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold & George Goehring
A Swingin' Safari
#46
07/1962

A Swingin' Safari
Billy Vaughn

from A Swingin' Safari   
94 pts
13
US
5
AC






instrumental
[Dot 16374]
written by Bert Kaempfert
Having a Party
#47
05/1962

Having a Party
Sam Cooke

from The Best of Sam Cooke   The Best of Sam Cooke
93 pts
17
US
12
AC


4
R&B


[RCA Victor 8036]
written by Sam Cooke
Fly Me to the Moon - Bossa Nova
#48
12/1962

Fly Me to the Moon - Bossa Nova
Joe Harnell

from Fly Me to the Moon and the Bossa Nova Pops   
92 pts
14
US
4
AC






as Joe Harnell and Orchestra
instrumental
[Kapp 497]
written by Bart Howard
Call Me Mr. In-Between
#49
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
Heart in Hand
#50
07/1962

Heart in Hand
Brenda Lee

90 pts
15
US
4
AC






US B side to It Started All Over Again
[Decca 31407]
written by Jackie DeShannon & Sharon Sheeley
Caterina
#51
03/1962

Caterina
Perry Como

88 pts
23
US
6
AC




37
UK
[RCA 47-8004]
written by Bugs Bower & Earl Shuman
I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
#52
12/1962

I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
Connie Francis

from The Very Best of Connie Francis   
83 pts
18
US
19
AC




48
UK
[MGM 13116]
written by Hank Hunter & Mark Barkan
#53
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
#54
02/1962

Come Back Silly Girl
The Lettermen

from A Song for Your Love   
83 pts
17
US
3
AC






[Capitol 4699]
written by Barry Mann
#55
01/1962

I'll See You in My Dreams
Pat Boone

from I'll See You in My Dreams   
79 pts
32
US
9
AC




27
UK
[Dot 16312]
written by Isham Jones & Gus Kahn
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
#56
10/1962

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'   
79 pts
24
US
8
AC




41
UK
[Cadence 1432]
written by Hank Williams
#57
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
#58
12/1962

My Coloring Book
Kitty Kallen

75 pts
18
US
7
AC






[RCA Victor 8124]
written by Fred Ebb & John Kander
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
#59
08/1962

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Tony Bennett

from I Left My Heart in San Francisco   
74 pts
19
US
7
AC






Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1963
[Columbia 42332]
written by George Cory Jr. & Douglass Cross
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
#60
01/1962

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
The Kingston Trio

from The Best of the Kingston Trio   
72 pts
21
US
4
AC






[Capitol 4671]
written by Pete Seeger & Joe Hickerson
#61
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
Me and My Shadow
#62
12/1962

Me and My Shadow
Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.

71 pts
64
US
18
AC




20
UK
[Reprise 20128]
written by Dave Dreyer, Billy Rose & Al Jolson
Stranger on the Shore
#63
06/1962

Stranger on the Shore
Andy Williams

from Warm and Willing   
67 pts
38
US
9
AC




30
UK
[Columbia 42451]
written by Acker Bilk & Robert Mellin
#64
12/1962

My Coloring Book
Sandy Stewart [singer]

67 pts
20
US
8
AC






[Colpix 669]
written by Fred Ebb & John Kander
Johnny Loves Me
#65
06/1962

Johnny Loves Me
Shelley Fabares

from The Things We Did Last Summer   
67 pts
21
US
7
AC






[Colpix 636]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
#66
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
So This Is Love
#67
04/1962

So This Is Love
The Castells

from So This Is Love   
63 pts
21
US
10
AC






[Era 3073]
written by Steven Howard
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
#68
12/1962

Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Vince Guaraldi Trio

from Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus   Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
63 pts
22
US
9
AC






instrumental
[Fantasy 563]
written by Vince Guaraldi
I Was Such a Fool (to Fall in Love with You)
#69
10/1962

I Was Such a Fool (to Fall in Love with You)
Connie Francis

59 pts
24
US
8
AC






[MGM 13096]
written by Mike Canosa & Danny Stradella
#70
04/1962

Teach Me Tonight
George Maharis

from George Maharis Sings!   
57 pts
25
US
8
AC






[Epic 5-9504]
written by Gene De Paul & Sammy Cahn
You Are Mine
#71
03/1962

You Are Mine
Frankie Avalon

from 16 Greatest Hits   
56 pts
26
US
7
AC






[Chancellor 1107]
written by Bob Marcucci & Peter De Angelis
#72
07/1962

'Till Death Do Us Part
Bob Braun

from Till Death Do Us Part   
54 pts
26
US
9
AC






[Decca 31355]
written by Eric Leiser
#73
12/1962

The Little Drummer Boy
Harry Simeone Chorale

54 pts
28
US
6
AC






R Christmas
[20th Century Fox 121]
written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone
#74
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
#75
04/1962

Most People Get Married
Patti Page

53 pts
27
US
8
AC






[Mercury 71950]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
#76
06/1962

But Not for Me
Ketty Lester

from Love Letters   Love Letters
51 pts
41
US
10
AC




45
UK
[Era 3080]
written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
#77
05/1962

Theme from Ben Casey
Valjean

from The Theme from Ben Casey   
49 pts
28
US
10
AC






instrumental
[Carlton 573]
written by David Raksin
Anything That's Part of You
#78
03/1962

Anything That's Part of You
Elvis Presley

48 pts
31
US
6
AC






US B-side to Good Luck Charm
[RCA Victor 47-7992]
written by Don Robertson
#79
06/1962

Route 66 Theme
Nelson Riddle

from The Best of Nelson Riddle   
46 pts
30
US
9
AC






as Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
instrumental
[Capitol 4741]
written by Nelson Riddle
Trouble Is My Middle Name
#80
12/1962

Trouble Is My Middle Name
Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits   Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
44 pts
33
US
7
AC






B side to Let's Kiss and Make Up
[Epic 9561]
written by Neval Nader & John Gluck Jr.
#81
06/1962

Have a Good Time
Sue Thompson

from Golden Hits   
44 pts
31
US
9
AC






[Hickory 1174]
written by Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
#82
01/1962

He Knows I Love Him Too Much
The Paris Sisters

43 pts
34
US
7
AC






produced by Phil Spector
[Gregmark 10]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
#83
11/1962

Mary Ann Regrets
Burl Ives

41 pts
39
US
13
AC
12
ctry




[Decca 9-31433]
written by Harlan Howard
#84
10/1962

Mama Sang a Song
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

41 pts
32
US
12
AC






as Stan Kenton
[spoken]
[Capitol 4847]
written by Bill Anderson
#85
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
#86
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
Chattanooga Choo Choo
#87
01/1962

Chattanooga Choo Choo
Floyd Cramer

39 pts
36
US
9
AC






instrumental #1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1941
[RCA 47-7978]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
#88
05/1962

Lemon Tree
Peter, Paul & Mary

from Peter, Paul and Mary   Peter, Paul and Mary
37 pts
35
US
12
AC






[Warner 5274]
written by Will Holt
#89
05/1962

Where Are You
Dinah Washington

from Dinah '62   
37 pts
36
US
11
AC






hit for Mildred Bailey in 1937
[Roulette 4424]
written by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh
#90
09/1962

Sweet Sixteen Bars
Earl Grant

from Earl Grant at Basin Street East   
36 pts
55
US
17
AC


9
R&B


instrumental
[Decca 25574]
written by Ray Charles
#91
12/1962

Let's Kiss and Make Up
Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits   Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
36 pts
38
US
10
AC






[Epic 9561]
written by Marjorie McCoy & Norman Meade
#92
10/1962

Lovers by Night, Strangers by Day
The Fleetwoods

35 pts
36
US
14
AC






[Dolton 62]
written by John Gluck & Neval Nader
White Christmas
#93
12/1962

White Christmas
Bing Crosby

35 pts
38
US
10
AC






R Christmas
[Decca 23778]
written by Irving Berlin
#94
03/1962

Two of a Kind
Sue Thompson

from Two of a Kind   
35 pts
42
US
8
AC






[Hickory 1166]
written by Bob Montgomery & Earl Sinks
#95
10/1962

Mama Sang a Song
Walter Brennan

33 pts
38
US
14
AC






[spoken]
[Liberty 55508]
written by Bill Anderson
#96
04/1962

Count Every Star
Linda Scott

33 pts
41
US
10
AC






[Canadian American 133]
written by Bernard Michel, Bruno Coquatrix & Sammy Gallop
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
#97
12/1962

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
The Chipmunks

33 pts
40
US
11
AC






as David Seville and The Chipmunks
R Christmas
[Liberty 55168]
written by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Afrikaan Beat
#98
01/1962

Afrikaan Beat
Bert Kaempfert

from A Swingin' Safari   
32 pts
42
US
10
AC






instrumental
[Decca 31350]
written by Guy Warren
#99
10/1962

The Burning of Atlanta
Claude King

32 pts
53
US
20
AC
10
ctry




[Columbia 4-42581]
written by Chuck Taylor
Don't You Believe It
#100
09/1962

Don't You Believe It
Andy Williams

32 pts
39
US
15
AC






[Columbia 42523]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard

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