of 1962 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1961 <-1962-> 1963
Top songs: #1: I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles - #2: Telstar by The Tornados - #3: Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley - #4: The Loco-Motion by Little Eva - #5: Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel
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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
Telstar
#2
09/1962

Telstar
The Tornados

458 pts
1
US




5
R&B
1
UK
instrumental
[London 9561]
written by Joe Meek
Good Luck Charm
#3
03/1962

Good Luck Charm
Elvis Presley

438 pts
1
US






1
UK

[RCA Victor 47-7992]
written by Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
The Loco-Motion
#4
06/1962

The Loco-Motion
Little Eva

from Llllloco-Motion   
438 pts
1
US




1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #350]
[Dimension 1000]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Hey! Baby
#5
01/1962

Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel

from Hey! Baby (And 11 Other Songs About Your Baby)   
435 pts
1
US




2
R&B
2
UK
harmonica-player is delbert mcclinton
[Smash 1731]
written by Margaret Cobb & Bruce Channel
Return to Sender
#6
10/1962

Return to Sender
Elvis Presley

from Girls! Girls! Girls!   
427 pts
2
US




5
R&B
1
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8100]
written by Winfield Scott & Otis Blackwell
#7
07/1962

Sheila
Tommy Roe

from Sheila   
396 pts
1
US




6
R&B
3
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10329]
written by Tommy Roe
She's Not You
#8
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
#9
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
#10
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
#11
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
Sherry
#12
08/1962

Sherry
The Four Seasons

from Sherry & 11 Others   
354 pts
1
US




1
R&B
8
UK
[Vee-Jay 456]
written by Bob Gaudio
#13
12/1962

Hey Paula
Paul & Paula

from Paul & Paula Sing for Young Lovers   
354 pts
1
US




1
R&B
8
UK
[Philips 40084]
written by Ray Hildebrand
#14
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
Things
#15
07/1962

Things
Bobby Darin

from Things & Other Things   Things & Other Things
346 pts
3
US






2
UK
[Atco 6229]
written by Bobby Darin
Let's Dance
#16
08/1962

Let's Dance
Chris Montez

346 pts
4
US




15
R&B
2
UK
[Monogram 505]
written by Jim Lee
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
#17
06/1962

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Sedaka

343 pts
1
US




12
R&B
7
UK
[RCA Victor 8046]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
Roses Are Red (My Love)
#18
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
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
#19
02/1962

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits   
336 pts
4
US






2
UK
[Monument 456]
written by Cindy Walker
You Don't Know Me
#20
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
Big Girls Don't Cry
#21
10/1962

Big Girls Don't Cry
The Four Seasons

from Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others   Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others
328 pts
1
US




1
R&B
13
UK
[Vee-Jay 465]
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
The End of the World
#22
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
Sealed with a Kiss
#23
06/1962

Sealed with a Kiss
Brian Hyland

318 pts
3
US






3
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10336]
written by Peter Udell & Gary Geld
#24
06/1962

Speedy Gonzales
Pat Boone

from Pat Boone's Golden Hits   
311 pts
6
US






2
UK
[Dot 16368]
written by Buddy Kaye, David Hess & Ethel Lee
#25
02/1962

Love Letters
Ketty Lester

from Love Letters   Love Letters
310 pts
5
US




2
R&B
4
UK
hit for Dick Haymes in 1945
[Era 3068]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
He's a Rebel
#26
09/1962

He's a Rebel
The Crystals

from He's a Rebel   
305 pts
1
US




2
R&B
19
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #263]
[Philles 106]
written by Gene Pitney
All Alone Am I
#27
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
#28
03/1962

Soldier Boy
The Shirelles

from Baby It's You   
291 pts
1
US




3
R&B
23
UK
[Scepter 1228]
written by Luther Dixon, Florence Green, Bob Elgin & Kay Rogers
#29
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
#30
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
#31
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
#32
03/1962

Nut Rocker
B. Bumble and the Stingers

261 pts
23
US






1
UK
[Rendezvous 166]
written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Kim Fowley
Duke of Earl
#33
01/1962

Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler

from The Duke of Earl   
255 pts
1
US




1
R&B


[Vee-Jay 416]
written by Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards & Bernice Williams
Twistin' the Night Away
#34
02/1962

Twistin' the Night Away
Sam Cooke

from Twistin' the Night Away   
247 pts
9
US




1
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 7983]
written by Sam Cooke
Crying in the Rain
#35
01/1962

Crying in the Rain
The Everly Brothers

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers
247 pts
6
US






6
UK
[Warner 5250]
written by Howard Greenfield & Carole King
Limbo Rock
#36
09/1962

Limbo Rock
Chubby Checker

from All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party)   
246 pts
2
US




3
R&B
32
UK
[Parkway 849]
written by Jon Sheldon & Billy Strange
Monster Mash
#37
09/1962

Monster Mash
Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

from The Original Monster Mash   The Original Monster Mash
237 pts
1
US




9
R&B


[novelty]
[Garpax 45-44167]
written by Bobby Pickett & Leonard L. Capizzi
Lovesick Blues
#38
10/1962

Lovesick Blues
Frank Ifield

from I Remember You   
234 pts
44
US






1
UK
[Vee-Jay 477]
written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills
Only Love Can Break a Heart
#39
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
#40
03/1962

Slow Twistin'
Chubby Checker

from For Teen Twisters Only   
230 pts
3
US




3
R&B
23
UK
with Dee Dee Sharp
[Parkway 835]
written by Jon Sheldon
#41
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
#42
10/1962

(Dance with The) Guitar Man
Duane Eddy

from Dance with The Guitar Man   
225 pts
12
US






4
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8087]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood
Little Town Flirt
#43
12/1962

Little Town Flirt
Del Shannon

from Little Town Flirt   
225 pts
12
US






4
UK
[Big Top 3131]
written by Del Shannon & Maron McKenzie
#44
03/1962

Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp

from It's Mashed Potato Time   
225 pts
2
US




1
R&B


[Cameo 212]
written by Jon Sheldon & Harry Land
Johnny Angel
#45
03/1962

Johnny Angel
Shelley Fabares

from Shelley!   
224 pts
1
US








[Colpix 621]
written by Lee Pockriss & Lyn Duddy
#46
05/1962

Palisades Park
Freddy Cannon

from Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park   
223 pts
3
US




15
R&B
20
UK
[Swan 4106]
written by Chuck Barris
#47
07/1962

Devil Woman
Marty Robbins

from Devil Woman   
221 pts
16
US


1
ctry


5
UK
[Columbia 42486]
written by Marty Robbins
Wonderful Land
#48
03/1962

Wonderful Land
The Shadows

216 pts








1
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2146]
written by Jerry Lordan
The Young Ones
#49
01/1962

The Young Ones
Cliff Richard

from The Young Ones   
215 pts








1
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[Big Top 3101]
written by Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper
#50
12/1962

The Next Time / Bachelor Boy
Cliff Richard, The Shadows & The Norrie Paramor Strings

214 pts








1
UK

written by Buddy Kaye, Philip Springer, Bruce Welch & Cliff Richard
The Next Time
#51
12/1962

The Next Time
Cliff Richard

from Summer Holiday   
214 pts








1
UK
as Cliff Richard, The Shadows & The Norrie Paramor Strings
charted as The Next Time / Bachelor Boy in UK charts
written by Buddy Kaye & Philip Springer
Bachelor Boy
#52
12/1962

Bachelor Boy
Cliff Richard

from Summer Holiday   
214 pts








1
UK
as Cliff Richard, The Shadows & The Norrie Paramor Strings
charted as The Next Time / Bachelor Boy in UK charts
written by Bruce Welch & Cliff Richard
Come Outside
#53
05/1962

Come Outside
Mike Sarne

from Come Outside with Mike Sarne   
214 pts








1
UK
with Wendy Richard
written by Charles Blackwell
Dance On!
#54
12/1962

Dance On!
The Shadows

213 pts








1
UK
instrumental
written by Elaine Murtagh, Ray Adams & Valerie Murtagh
#55
06/1962

The Wah-Watusi
The Orlons

from The Wah-Watusi   
211 pts
2
US




5
R&B


[Cameo 218]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell
#56
09/1962

The Swiss Maid
Del Shannon

204 pts
64
US
19
AC




2
UK
[Big Top 3117]
written by Roger Miller
It Might as Well Rain Until September
#57
08/1962

It Might as Well Rain Until September
Carole King

204 pts
22
US






3
UK
[Companion 2000]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
#58
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
#59
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
#60
10/1962

Don't Hang Up
The Orlons

from The Wah-Watusi   
196 pts
4
US




3
R&B
39
UK
[Cameo 231]
written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
Green Onions
#61
08/1962

Green Onions
Booker T. & the MG's

from Green Onions   Green Onions
193 pts
3
US




1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #181] instrumental
[Stax 127]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr.
Do You Love Me
#62
08/1962

Do You Love Me
The Contours

from Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)   
193 pts
3
US




1
R&B


[Gordy 7005]
written by Berry Gordy
#63
03/1962

Young World
Ricky Nelson

193 pts
5
US






19
UK
as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5805]
written by Jerry Fuller
Tell Him
#64
12/1962

Tell Him
The Exciters

189 pts
4
US




5
R&B
46
UK
[United Artists 544]
written by Bert Berns
Hotel Happiness
#65
11/1962

Hotel Happiness
Brook Benton

from Golden Hits, Volume 2   
188 pts
3
US




2
R&B


[Mercury 72055]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
Teenage Idol
#66
08/1962

Teenage Idol
Ricky Nelson

186 pts
5
US
2
AC




39
UK
as Rick Nelson

[Imperial 5864]
written by Jack Lewis
#67
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
#68
02/1962

Tell Me What He Said
Helen Shapiro

184 pts








2
UK
[Capitol 4735]
written by Jeff Barry
It'll Be Me
#69
09/1962

It'll Be Me
Cliff Richard

from 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard   
184 pts








2
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Jack Clement
#70
05/1962

I'm Looking Out the Window / Do You Want to Dance
Cliff Richard

184 pts








2
UK
as Cliff Richard with The Norrie Paramor Orchestra / as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Don Raye & Bobby Freeman
A Picture of You
#71
05/1962

A Picture of You
Joe Brown

184 pts








2
UK
as Joe Brown & the Bruvvers
written by John Beveridge & Peter Oakman
Ginny Come Lately
#72
03/1962

Ginny Come Lately
Brian Hyland

183 pts
21
US






5
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10294]
written by Gary Geld & Peter Udell
Al di là
#73
05/1962

Al di là
Emilio Pericoli

179 pts
6
US
3
AC




30
UK
[Warner 5259]
written by Carlo Donida & Giulio Rapetti
Next Door to an Angel
#74
10/1962

Next Door to an Angel
Neil Sedaka

179 pts
5
US




19
R&B
29
UK
[RCA Victor 8086]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
Let Me In
#75
01/1962

Let Me In
The Sensations

179 pts
4
US




2
R&B


[Argo 5405]
written by Yvonne Baker
Vacation
#76
07/1962

Vacation
Connie Francis

from The Very Best of Connie Francis   
179 pts
9
US






10
UK
[MGM 13087]
written by Connie Francis, Gary Weston & Hank Hunter
The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)
#77
10/1962

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)
Herb Alpert

from The Lonely Bull   The Lonely Bull
175 pts
6
US






22
UK
as The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
written by Sol Lake
Bobby's Girl
#78
10/1962

Bobby's Girl
Marcie Blane

173 pts
3
US




14
R&B


[Seville 45-120]
written by Gary Klein & Henry Hoffman
#79
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
#80
04/1962

Lovers Who Wander
Dion

from Lovers Who Wander   Lovers Who Wander
171 pts
3
US




16
R&B


[Laurie 3123]
written by Dion DiMucci & Ernie Maresca
Break It to Me Gently
#81
01/1962

Break It to Me Gently
Brenda Lee

from Let Me Sing   
170 pts
4
US






46
UK
[Decca 31348]
written by Joe Seneca & Diane Lampert
#82
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
#83
12/1962

Loop De Loop
Johnny Thunder

169 pts
4
US




6
R&B


[Diamond 129]
written by Teddy Vann
Sun Arise
#84
10/1962

Sun Arise
Rolf Harris

from Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport & Sun Arise   
168 pts
61
US






3
UK
[Epic 9567]
written by Rolf Harris & Harry Butler
My Dad
#85
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
#86
06/1962

Party Lights
Claudine Clark

from Party Lights   
160 pts
5
US




3
R&B


[Chancellor 1113]
written by Claudine Clark
Up on the Roof
#87
11/1962

Up on the Roof
The Drifters

from Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters   
159 pts
5
US




4
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #113]
[Atlantic 2162]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Speak to Me Pretty
#88
04/1962

Speak to Me Pretty
Brenda Lee

from All the Way   
155 pts








3
UK
written by By Dunham & Henry Vars
#89
08/1962

Roses Are Red
Ronnie Carroll

155 pts








3
UK
written by Al Byron & Paul Evans
#90
12/1962

Like I Do
Maureen Evans

155 pts








3
UK
written by Richard Manning
#91
01/1962

Forget Me Not
Eden Kane

155 pts








3
UK
[London 9516]
written by Les Vandyke
Bobby's Girl
#92
10/1962

Bobby's Girl
Susan Maughan

from I Wanna Be Bobby's Girl But...   
155 pts








3
UK
written by Gary Klein & Henry Hoffman
#93
10/1962

Ride!
Dee Dee Sharp

154 pts
5
US




7
R&B


[Cameo 230]
written by Jon Sheldon & David Leon
#94
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
#95
09/1962

Gina
Johnny Mathis

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






[Columbia 42582]
written by Leon Carr & Paul Vance
#96
05/1962

Sharing You
Bobby Vee

from A Bobby Vee Recording Session   
152 pts
15
US






10
UK
[Liberty 55451]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
#97
04/1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
152 pts
4
US








[Musicor 1020]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#98
02/1962

March of the Siamese Children
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen

152 pts
88
US






4
UK
[Kapp 451]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Everybody Loves Me but You
#99
04/1962

Everybody Loves Me but You
Brenda Lee

152 pts
6
US
2
AC






[Decca 31379]
written by Ronnie Self
Ahab, the Arab
#100
06/1962

Ahab, the Arab
Ray Stevens

from 1837 Seconds of Humor   
151 pts
5
US




9
R&B


[Mercury 71966]
written by Harold Ragsdale

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