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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1962

1961 <-1962-> 1963
    

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1.
05/1962

I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
398

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #161]
[ABC-Paramount 10330]
written by Don Gibson
2.
09/1962

Telstar by The Tornados

375

✫1
US




5
R&B
✫1
UK
[intrumental]

[London 9561]
written by Joe Meek
3.
03/1962

Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley

352

✫1
US






✫1
UK

[RCA 47-7992]
written by Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
4.
01/1962

Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel

from Hey! Baby (And 11 Other Songs About Your Baby)   
332

✫1
US




2
R&B
2
UK
harmonica-player is delbert mcclinton
[Smash 1731]
written by Margaret Cobb & Bruce Channel
5.
06/1962

The Loco-Motion by Little Eva

from Llllloco-Motion   
330

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #350]

[Dimension 1000]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
6.
10/1962

Return to Sender by Elvis Presley

from Girls! Girls! Girls!   
324

2
US




5
R&B
✫1
UK
[RCA 47-8100]
written by Winfield Scott & Otis Blackwell
7.
08/1962

Sherry by The Four Seasons

from Sherry & 11 Others   
313

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Vee-Jay 456]
written by Bob Gaudio
8.
07/1962

Sheila by Tommy Roe

from Sheila   
312

✫1
US




6
R&B
3
UK
[ABC 10329]
written by Tommy Roe
9.
07/1962

I Remember You by Frank Ifield

312

5
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1942
[Vee-Jay 457]
written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger
10.
06/1962

Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton

from Roses Are Red   
303

✫1
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B
15
UK
[Epic 9509]
written by Paul Evans & Al Byron
11.
10/1962

Big Girls Don't Cry by The Four Seasons

from Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others   Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others
302

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
13
UK
[Vee-Jay 465]
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
12.
12/1962

Hey Paula by Paul & Paula

from Paul & Paula Sing for Young Lovers   
299

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Philips 40084]
written by Ray Hildebrand
13.
08/1962

She's Not You by Elvis Presley

296

5
US
2
AC


13
R&B
✫1
UK
[RCA 47-8041]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus
14.
08/1962

Ramblin' Rose by Nat King Cole

from Ramblin' Rose   
279

2
US
✫1
AC


7
R&B
5
UK
[Capitol 4804]
written by Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman
15.
12/1962

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Bobby Vee

from The Night Has a Thousand Eyes   
274

3
US
2
AC


8
R&B
3
UK
[Liberty 55521]
written by Ben Weisman (as Benjamin Weisman), Dorothy Wayne & Marilyn Garrett (as Marilynn Garrett)
16.
12/1962

From a Jack to a King by Ned Miller

from From a Jack to a King   From a Jack to a King
270

6
US
3
AC
2
country


2
UK
[R]
[Fabor 114]
written by Ned Miller
17.
09/1962

He's a Rebel by The Crystals

from He's a Rebel   
263

✫1
US




2
R&B
19
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #263]
[Philles 106]
written by Gene Pitney
18.
08/1962

Let's Dance by Chris Montez

261

4
US




15
R&B
2
UK
[Monogram 505]
written by Jim Lee
19.
06/1962

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka

260

✫1
US




12
R&B
7
UK
[RCA 8046]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
20.
07/1962

You Don't Know Me by Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
253

2
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B
9
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10345]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
21.
02/1962

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) by Roy Orbison

253

4
US






2
UK
[Monument 456]
written by Cindy Walker
22.
07/1962

Things by Bobby Darin

from Things & Other Things   Things & Other Things
249

3
US






2
UK
[Atco 6229]
written by Bobby Darin
23.
06/1962

Sealed with a Kiss by Brian Hyland

247

3
US






3
UK
[ABC 10336]
written by Peter Udell & Gary Geld
24.
12/1962

The End of the World by Skeeter Davis

from The End of the World   The End of the World
247

2
US
✫1
AC
2
country
4
R&B
18
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8098]
written by Arthur Kent & Sylvia Dee
25.
03/1962

Soldier Boy by The Shirelles

from Baby It's You   
246

✫1
US




3
R&B
23
UK
[Scepter 1228]
written by Luther Dixon, Florence Green, Bob Elgin & Kay Rogers
26.
09/1962

All Alone Am I by Brenda Lee

from All Alone Am I   
243

3
US
✫1
AC




7
UK
US B side to Save All Your Lovin' For Me
[Decca 31424]
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Arthur Altman
27.
02/1962

Don't Break the Heart That Loves You by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
243

✫1
US
✫1
AC




39
UK
[MGM 13059]
written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry
28.
05/1962

The Stripper by David Rose and His Orchestra

243

✫1
US
✫1
AC


12
R&B


[instrumental]
[MGM 13064]
written by David Rose
29.
01/1962

Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler

from The Duke of Earl   
240

✫1
US




✫1
R&B


[Vee-Jay 416]
written by Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon), Earl Edwards & Bernice Williams
30.
11/1962

Go Away, Little Girl by Steve Lawrence

from Winners!   
233

✫1
US
✫1
AC


14
R&B


[Columbia 42601]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
31.
09/1962

Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

from The Original Monster Mash   The Original Monster Mash
230

✫1
US




9
R&B


[novelty]
written by Bobby Pickett & Leonard L. Capizzi
32.
06/1962

Speedy Gonzales by Pat Boone

from Pat Boone's Golden Hits   
230

6
US






2
UK
[Dot 16368]
written by Buddy Kaye, David Hess & Ethel Lee
33.
09/1962

Limbo Rock by Chubby Checker

from All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party)   
224

2
US




3
R&B
32
UK
[Parkway 849]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & Billy Strange
34.
09/1962

Only Love Can Break a Heart by Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
214

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
35.
02/1962

Love Letters by Ketty Lester

from Love Letters   Love Letters
209

5
US




2
R&B
4
UK
hit for Dick Haymes in 1945
[Era 3068]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
36.
03/1962

Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares

from Shelley!   
206

✫1
US








[Colpix 621]
written by Lee Pockriss & Lyn Duddy
37.
06/1962

The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons

from The Wah-Watusi   
201

2
US




5
R&B


[Cameo 218]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell
38.
03/1962

Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp

from It's Mashed Potato Time   
201

2
US




✫1
R&B


[Cameo 212]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & Harry Land
39.
03/1962

Slow Twistin' by Chubby Checker

from For Teen Twisters Only   
199

3
US




3
R&B
23
UK
with Dee Dee Sharp
[Parkway 835]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon)
40.
01/1962

Crying in the Rain by The Everly Brothers

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers
197

6
US






6
UK
[Warner 5250]
written by Howard Greenfield & Carole King
41.
05/1962

Palisades Park by Freddy Cannon

from Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park   
196

3
US




15
R&B
20
UK
[Swan 4106]
written by Chuck Barris
42.
10/1962

Don't Hang Up by The Orlons

from The Wah-Watusi   
189

4
US




3
R&B
39
UK
[Cameo 231]
written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
43.
05/1962

It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin' by Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'   
187

3
US


4
country
6
R&B
31
UK
[Cadence 1418]
written by Johnny Tillotson
44.
08/1962

Do You Love Me by The Contours

from Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)   
185

3
US




✫1
R&B


[Gordy 7005]
written by Berry Gordy
45.
04/1962

Old Rivers by Walter Brennan

from Old Rivers   
185

5
US
2
AC
3
country


38
UK
[spoken]
[Liberty 55436]
written by Cliff Crofford
46.
01/1962

Let Me In by The Sensations

183

4
US




2
R&B


written by Yvonne Baker
47.
05/1962

Wolverton Mountain by Claude King

from Meet Claude King   Meet Claude King
183

6
US
3
AC
✫1
country




[Columbia 4-42352]
written by Merle Kilgore & Claude King
48.
11/1962

Hotel Happiness by Brook Benton

from Golden Hits, Volume 2   
177

3
US




2
R&B


[Mercury 72055]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
49.
02/1962

Twistin' the Night Away by Sam Cooke

from Twistin' the Night Away   
175

9
US




✫1
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7983]
written by Sam Cooke
50.
05/1962

Al di là by Emilio Pericoli

174

6
US
3
AC




30
UK
[Warner 5259]
written by Carlo Donida & Mogol (as Giulio Rapetti)
51.
10/1962

Bobby's Girl by Marcie Blane

172

3
US




14
R&B


[Seville 120]
written by Gary Klein & Henry Hoffman
52.
11/1962

My Dad by Paul Petersen

169

6
US
2
AC


19
R&B


[Colpix 663]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
53.
01/1962

Break It to Me Gently by Brenda Lee

from Let Me Sing   
169

4
US






46
UK
[Decca 31348]
written by Joe Seneca & Diane Lampert
54.
08/1962

Green Onions by Booker T. & the MG's

from Green Onions   Green Onions
167

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.
55.
11/1962

Up on the Roof by The Drifters

from Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters   
166

5
US




4
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #113]
[Atlantic 2162]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
56.
10/1962

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) by Herb Alpert

from The Lonely Bull   The Lonely Bull
163

6
US






22
UK
as The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
written by Sol Lake
57.
04/1962

Lovers Who Wander by Dion

from Lovers Who Wander   Lovers Who Wander
163

3
US




16
R&B


[Laurie 3123]
written by Dion (as Dion DiMucci) & Ernie Maresca
58.
07/1962

Vacation by Connie Francis

from The Very Best of Connie Francis   
162

9
US






10
UK
[MGM 13087]
written by Connie Francis, Gary Weston & Hank Hunter
59.
06/1962

Party Lights by Claudine Clark

from Party Lights   
162

5
US




3
R&B


[Chancellor 1113]
written by Claudine Clark
60.
04/1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
161

4
US








[Musicor 1020]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
61.
09/1962

Gina by Johnny Mathis

from Johnny's Newest Hits   
160

6
US
2
AC






[Columbia 42582]
written by Leon Carr & Paul Vance
62.
04/1962

Everybody Loves Me But You by Brenda Lee

160

6
US
2
AC






[Decca 31379]
written by Ronnie Self
63.
04/1962

Funny Way of Laughin' by Burl Ives

from It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'   
159

10
US
3
AC
9
country


29
UK
[Decca 9-31371]
written by Hank Cochran
64.
05/1962

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

from Snap Your Fingers   
158

8
US
5
AC


2
R&B


[Todd 1072]
written by Grady Martin & Alex Zanetis
65.
03/1962

Nut Rocker by B. Bumble and the Stingers

157

23
US






✫1
UK
[Rendezvous 166]
written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Kim Fowley
66.
07/1962

Alley Cat by Bent Fabric

from Alley Cat   
154

7
US
2
AC






[instrumental]
[Atco 6226]
written by Bent Fabric (as Frank Björn) & Jack Harlen
67.
08/1962

Patches by Dickey Lee

from The Tale of Patches   
154

6
US




10
R&B


[Smash 1758]
written by Barry Mann & Larry Kolber
68.
03/1962

P.T. 109 by Jimmy Dean

from Portrait of Jimmy Dean   
153

8
US
2
AC
3
country




[Columbia 4-42338]
written by Marijohn Wilkin & Fred Burch
69.
05/1962

Playboy by The Marvelettes

from Playboy   Playboy
152

7
US




4
R&B


[Tamla 54060]
written by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Gladys Horton & Mickey Stevenson
70.
12/1962

Tell Him by The Exciters

151

4
US




5
R&B
46
UK
[United Artists 544]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
71.
10/1962

Release Me by Esther Phillips

from Release Me!   
151

8
US




✫1
R&B


as Little Esther Phillips
written by Eddie Miller, James Pebworth & Robert Yount
72.
11/1962

You Are My Sunshine by Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
150

7
US




✫1
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10375]
written by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell
73.
06/1962

You'll Lose a Good Thing by Barbara Lynn

150

8
US




✫1
R&B


[Jamie 1220]
written by Huey P. Meaux & Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Lynn Ozen)
74.
12/1962

Pepino the Italian Mouse by Lou Monte

from Pepino the Italian Mouse & Other Italian Fun Songs   
150

5
US








written by Ray Allen & Wandra Merrell
75.
03/1962

Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) by Ernie Maresca

149

6
US




25
R&B


[Seville 117]
written by Ernie Maresca & Thomas Bogdany (as Thomas F. Bogdany)
76.
10/1962

Lovesick Blues by Frank Ifield

148

44
US






✫1
UK
[Vee-Jay 477]
written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills
77.
03/1962

Young World by Ricky Nelson

147

5
US






19
UK
as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5805]
written by Jerry Fuller
78.
05/1962

Second-Hand Love by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
147

7
US
3
AC






[MGM 13074]
written by Phil Spector & Hank Hunter
79.
03/1962

Wonderful Land by The Shadows

147









✫1
UK
[instrumental]
[Atlantic 2146]
written by Jerry Lordan
80.
10/1962

(Dance with The) Guitar Man by Duane Eddy

from Dance with The Guitar Man   
145

12
US






4
UK
[RCA 47-8087]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood
81.
12/1962

Little Town Flirt by Del Shannon

from Little Town Flirt   Little Town Flirt
145

12
US






4
UK
written by Del Shannon & Maron McKenzie
82.
08/1962

Teenage Idol by Ricky Nelson

143

5
US
2
AC




39
UK
as Rick Nelson

[Imperial 5864]
written by Jack Lewis
83.
12/1962

It's Up to You by Ricky Nelson

from It's Up to You   
143

6
US
4
AC


24
R&B
22
UK
as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5901]
written by Jerry Fuller
84.
10/1962

Next Door to an Angel by Neil Sedaka

143

5
US




19
R&B
29
UK
[RCA 8086]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
85.
07/1962

Devil Woman by Marty Robbins

from Devil Woman   
143

16
US


✫1
country


5
UK
[Columbia 4-42486]
written by Marty Robbins
86.
01/1962

The Young Ones by Cliff Richard

from The Young Ones   
137









✫1
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[Big Top 3101]
written by Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper
87.
03/1962

Lover Please by Clyde McPhatter

from Lover Please!   
137

7
US








[Mercury 71941]
written by Billy Swan (as Bill Swan)
88.
05/1962

Johnny Get Angry by Joanie Sommers

from Johnny Get Angry   Johnny Get Angry
137

7
US








[Warner 5275]
written by Hal David & Sherman Edwards
89.
03/1962

Shout (Part 1) by Joey Dee & the Starliters

from Doin' the Twist as the Peppermint Lounge   
135

6
US








written by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley & Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.)
90.
12/1962

Wild Weekend by The Rockin' Rebels

135

8
US




28
R&B


[instrumental]
[Swan 4125]
written by Phil Todaro & Tom Shannon
91.
11/1962

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah by Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans

134

8
US




7
R&B


[Philles 107]
written by Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert
92.
12/1962

Loop De Loop by Johnny Thunder

132

4
US




6
R&B


[Diamond 129]
written by Teddy Vann
93.
06/1962

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

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
130

10
US
4
AC




12
UK
[MGM 13075]
written by Jerry Goldsmith, Pete Rugolo & Hal Winn
94.
08/1962

You Belong to Me by The Duprees

from You Belong to Me   You Belong to Me
129

7
US








#1 hit for Jo Stafford in 1952
[Coed 569]
written by Chilton Price, Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
95.
02/1962

What's Your Name by Don & Juan

129

7
US








written by Claude Johnson
96.
06/1962

Ahab, the Arab by Ray Stevens

from 1837 Seconds of Humor   
128

5
US




9
R&B


[Mercury 71966]
written by Ray Stevens (as Harold Ragsdale)
97.
10/1962

Ride! by Dee Dee Sharp

128

5
US




7
R&B


[Cameo 230]
written by Kal Mann (as Jon Sheldon) & David Leon
98.
05/1962

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

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers
127

9
US
4
AC






[Warner 5273]
written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant & Florence Kaye
99.
12/1962

Two Lovers by Mary Wells

from Two Lovers and Other Great Hits   Two Lovers and Other Great Hits
126

7
US




✫1
R&B


[Motown 1035]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson)
100.
08/1962

It Might As Well Rain Until September by Carole King

124

22
US






3
UK
[Companion 2000]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
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