Top Ten Charts 1962
The top ten charts 1962, is a weekly review of the year’s most popular top ten songs. The following is a time capsule for the year of 1962:
- In the nation, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth. James Meredith is the first black to enroll in the University of Mississippi.
- In International News, President Kennedy orders a blockade of Cuba over ballistic missiles Russia placed in Cuba. Russia backs down and the crises is averted. Adolf Elchmann is hanged in Israel for his role in the Nazi experiment. The first transatlantic television transmission occurs via the Telstar Satellite, making worldwide television and cable networks a reality.
- In Science, Unimation introduces the first industrial robot.
- In television, Johnny Carson begins his long reign as host of The Tonight Show. The top three new shows were The Beverly Hillbillies, Candid Camera, and The Skelton Show. Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of CBS Evening News.
- In music, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles becomes the record of the year. There were twenty #1 songs in 1962 and 677 singles to chart on the Hot 100.
Each weekly top ten chart contains:
- Date chart was published
- Last Week (Songs last week’s ranking)
- This Week (Current ranking)
- Title
- Artist
- Number of weeks in the top ten
- Number of weeks at #1
JANUARY 6, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens | 4 | 3 |
3 | 2 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 5 | |
2 | 3 | Run To Him | Bobby Vee | 4 | |
6 | 4 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 3 | |
10 | 5 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 2 | |
8 | 6 | Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | 4 | |
4 | 7 | Goodbye Cruel World | James Darren | 7 | |
5 | 8 | Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke | 5 | |
13 | 9 | When I Fall In Love | Lettermen | 1 | |
14 | 10 | Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles | 1 | |
JANUARY 13, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | *The Twist | Chuby Checker | 6 | 2 |
1 | 2 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens | 5 | 3 |
4 | 3 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 4 | |
5 | 4 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 3 | |
15 | 5 | I Know | Barbara George | 1 | |
6 | 6 | Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | 5 | |
8 | 7 | Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke | 6 | |
3 | 8 | Run To Him | Bobby Vee | 5 | |
10 | 9 | Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles | 2 | |
11 | 10 | When The Boy In Your Arms | Connie Francis | 1 | |
*Song Peaked At #1 for 1 week in 1961 | |||||
JANUARY 20, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | *The Twist | Chuby Checker | 7 | 3 |
3 | 2 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 5 | |
2 | 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens | 6 | 3 |
4 | 4 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 4 | |
5 | 5 | I Know | Barbara George | 2 | |
6 | 6 | Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | 6 | |
7 | 7 | Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke | 7 | |
8 | 8 | Run To Him | Bobby Vee | 6 | |
12 | 9 | When I Fall In Love | Lettermen | 2 | |
17 | 10 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 1 | |
*Song Peaked At #1 for 1 week in 1961 | |||||
JANUARY 27, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 6 | 1 |
1 | 2 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 8 | 3 |
5 | 3 | I Know | Barbara George | 3 | |
4 | 4 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 5 | |
10 | 5 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 2 | |
3 | 6 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens | 7 | 3 |
9 | 7 | When I Fall In Love | Lettermen | 3 | |
18 | 8 | The Wanderer | Dion | 1 | |
15 | 9 | Baby It’s You | Shirelles | 1 | |
7 | 10 | Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke | 8 | |
FEBRUARY 3, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 7 | 2 |
4 | 2 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 6 | |
2 | 3 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 9 | 3 |
5 | 4 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 3 | |
3 | 5 | I Know | Barbara George | 4 | |
8 | 6 | The Wanderer | Dion | 2 | |
20 | 7 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 1 | |
9 | 8 | Baby It’s You | Shirelles | 2 | |
17 | 9 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 1 | |
6 | 10 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens | 8 | 3 |
FEBRUARY 10, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 8 | 3 |
7 | 2 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 2 | |
3 | 3 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 10 | 3 |
2 | 4 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 7 | |
5 | 5 | I Know | Barbara George | 5 | |
4 | 6 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 4 | |
6 | 7 | The Wanderer | Dion | 3 | |
9 | 8 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 2 | |
12 | 9 | A Little Bit A Tear | Burl Ives | 1 | |
11 | 10 | Dear Lady Twist | Gary U.S. Bonds | 1 | |
FEBRUARY 17, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 9 | 3 |
3 | 3 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 11 | 3 |
6 | 4 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 5 | |
7 | 5 | The Wanderer | Dion | 4 | |
8 | 6 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 3 | |
5 | 7 | I Know | Barbara George | 6 | |
4 | 8 | Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 8 | |
14 | 9 | Crying In The Rain | Everly Brothers | 1 | |
10 | 10 | Dear Lady Twist | Gary U.S. Bonds | 2 | |
FEBRUARY 24, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 4 | 2 |
5 | 2 | The Wanderer | Dion | 5 | |
4 | 3 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 6 | |
3 | 4 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 12 | 3 |
13 | 5 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 1 | |
6 | 6 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 4 | |
2 | 7 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 10 | 3 |
9 | 8 | Crying In The Rain | Everly Brothers | 2 | |
10 | 9 | Dear Lady Twist | Gary U.S. Bonds | 3 | |
11 | 10 | A Little Bit A Tear | Burl Ives | 2 | |
MARCH 3, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 5 | 3 |
5 | 2 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 2 | |
2 | 3 | The Wanderer | Dion | 6 | |
6 | 4 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 5 | |
4 | 5 | The Twist | Chuby Checker | 13 | 3 |
8 | 6 | Crying In The Rain | Everly Brothers | 3 | |
3 | 7 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 7 | |
16 | 8 | Midnight In Moscow (I) | Kenny Ball | 1 | |
7 | 9 | Peppermint Twist | Joey D. & Starliters | 11 | 3 |
11 | 10 | Chip Chip | Gene McDaniels | 1 | |
MARCH 10, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 6 | 3 |
8 | 3 | Midnight In Moscow (I) | Kenny Ball | 2 | |
13 | 4 | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | 1 | |
12 | 5 | Let Me In | Sensations | 1 | |
6 | 6 | Crying In The Rain | Everly Brothers | 4 | |
4 | 7 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 6 | |
16 | 8 | Her Royal Majesty | James Darren | 1 | |
3 | 9 | The Wanderer | Dion | 7 | |
20 | 10 | What’s Your Name | Don & Juan | 1 | |
MARCH 17, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 4 | 2 |
3 | 2 | Midnight In Moscow (I) | Kenny Ball | 3 | |
4 | 3 | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | 2 | |
5 | 4 | Let Me In | Sensations | 2 | |
2 | 5 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 7 | 3 |
8 | 6 | Her Royal Majesty | James Darren | 2 | |
10 | 7 | What’s Your Name | Don & Juan | 2 | |
6 | 8 | Crying In The Rain | Everly Brothers | 5 | |
7 | 9 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | 7 | |
12 | 10 | Percolator (Twist) (I) | Billy Joe & The Checkmates | 1 | |
MARCH 24, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 5 | 3 |
3 | 2 | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | 3 | |
2 | 3 | Midnight In Moscow (I) | Kenny Ball | 4 | |
4 | 4 | Let Me In | Sensations | 3 | |
5 | 5 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 8 | 3 |
18 | 6 | Dream Baby | Roy Orbison | 1 | |
14 | 7 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 1 | |
7 | 8 | What’s Your Name | Don & Juan | 3 | |
13 | 9 | Twistin’ The Night Away | Sam Cooke | 1 | |
6 | 10 | Her Royal Majesty | James Darren | 3 | |
MARCH 31, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | 4 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 6 | 3 |
11 | 3 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 1 | |
6 | 4 | Dream Baby | Roy Orbison | 2 | |
3 | 5 | Midnight In Moscow (I) | Kenny Ball | 5 | |
7 | 6 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 2 | |
8 | 7 | What’s Your Name | Don & Juan | 4 | |
4 | 8 | Let Me In | Sensations | 4 | |
14 | 9 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 1 | |
9 | 10 | Twistin’ The Night Away | Sam Cooke | 2 | |
APRIL 7, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
3 | 1 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 2 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | 5 | 1 |
9 | 3 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 2 | |
6 | 4 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 3 | |
4 | 5 | Dream Baby | Roy Orbison | 3 | |
2 | 6 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 7 | 3 |
5 | 7 | Midnight In Moscow (I) | Kenny Ball | 6 | |
12 | 8 | Young World | Rick Nelson | 1 | |
11 | 9 | Love Letters | Ketty Lester | 1 | |
15 | 10 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 1 | |
APRIL 14, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 3 | 2 |
3 | 2 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 3 | |
4 | 3 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 4 | |
10 | 4 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 2 | |
9 | 5 | Love Letters | Ketty Lester | 2 | |
8 | 6 | Young World | Rick Nelson | 2 | |
2 | 7 | Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis | 6 | 1 |
16 | 8 | Lover Please | Clyde McPhatter | 1 | |
7 | 9 | Midnight In Moscow | Kenny Ball | 7 | |
6 | 10 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel | 8 | 3 |
APRIL 21, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 4 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 4 | 2 |
4 | 3 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 3 | |
3 | 4 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 5 | |
6 | 5 | Young World | Rick Nelson | 3 | |
11 | 6 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 1 | |
8 | 7 | Lover Please | Clyde McPhatter | 2 | |
5 | 8 | Love Letters | Ketty Lester | 3 | |
14 | 9 | Shout | Joey Dee & The Starliters | 1 | |
19 | 10 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 1 | |
APRIL 28, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 5 | 2 |
2 | 2 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 5 | 2 |
3 | 3 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 4 | |
6 | 4 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 2 | |
4 | 5 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 6 | |
5 | 6 | Young World | Rick Nelson | 4 | |
10 | 7 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 2 | |
7 | 8 | Lover Please | Clyde McPhatter | 3 | |
9 | 9 | Shout | Joey Dee & The Starliters | 2 | |
12 | 10 | Twist, Twist, Senora | Gary U.S. Bonds | 1 | |
MAY 5, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
4 | 1 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 3 | 1 |
3 | 2 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 5 | |
2 | 3 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 6 | 2 |
7 | 4 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 3 | |
1 | 5 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 6 | 2 |
9 | 6 | Shout | Joey Dee & The Starliters | 3 | |
8 | 7 | Lover Please | Clyde McPhatter | 4 | |
5 | 8 | Slow Twistin’ | Chubby Checker | 7 | |
12 | 9 | P.T. 109 | Jimmy Dean | 1 | |
10 | 10 | Twist, Twist, Senora | Gary U.S. Bonds | 2 | |
MAY 12, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 4 | 2 |
2 | 2 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 6 | |
4 | 3 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 4 | |
3 | 4 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 7 | 2 |
5 | 5 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 7 | 2 |
13 | 6 | She Cried | Jay & The Americans | 1 | |
15 | 7 | Old Rivers | Walter Brennan | 1 | |
16 | 8 | Shout! Shout! | Ernie Maresca | 1 | |
10 | 9 | Twist, Twist, Senora | Gary U.S. Bonds | 3 | |
6 | 10 | Shout | Joey Dee & The Starliters | 4 | |
MAY 19, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 5 | 3 |
3 | 2 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 5 | |
2 | 3 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 7 | |
4 | 4 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 8 | 2 |
6 | 5 | She Cried | Jay & The Americans | 2 | |
8 | 6 | Shout! Shout! | Ernie Maresca | 2 | |
7 | 7 | Old Rivers | Walter Brennan | 2 | |
12 | 8 | Everybody Loves Me But You | Brenda Lee | 1 | |
11 | 9 | P.T. 109 | Jimmy Dean | 2 | |
14 | 10 | Funny Way Of Laughin’ | Burl Ives | 1 | |
MAY 26, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 6 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 6 | 3 |
3 | 3 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 8 | |
21 | 4 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 1 | |
7 | 5 | Old Rivers | Walter Brennan | 3 | |
8 | 6 | Everybody Loves Me But You | Brenda Lee | 2 | |
5 | 7 | She Cried | Jay & The Americans | 3 | |
9 | 8 | P.T. 109 | Jimmy Dean | 3 | |
4 | 9 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares | 9 | 2 |
13 | 10 | Lovers Who Wander | Dion | 1 | |
JUNE 2, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
4 | 1 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 2 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 7 | 1 |
2 | 3 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 7 | 3 |
10 | 4 | Lovers Who Wander | Dion | 2 | |
3 | 5 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | 9 | |
6 | 6 | Everybody Loves Me But You | Brenda Lee | 3 | |
11 | 7 | Shout! Shout! | Ernie Maresca | 3 | |
5 | 8 | Old Rivers | Walter Brennan | 4 | |
12 | 9 | The One Who Really Loves You | Mary Wells | 1 | |
21 | 10 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney | 1 | |
JUNE 9, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 3 | 2 |
2 | 2 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 8 | 1 |
4 | 3 | Lovers Who Wander | Dion | 3 | |
3 | 4 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles | 8 | 3 |
10 | 5 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney | 2 | |
12 | 6 | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ | Johnny Tillotson | 1 | |
16 | 7 | Second Hand Love | Connie Francis | 1 | |
9 | 8 | The One Who Really Loves You | Mary Wells | 2 | |
17 | 9 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 1 | |
19 | 10 | Playboy | Marvelettes | 1 | |
JUNE 16, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 4 | 3 |
2 | 2 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 9 | 1 |
6 | 3 | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ | Johnny Tillotson | 2 | |
5 | 4 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney | 3 | |
9 | 5 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 2 | |
3 | 6 | Lovers Who Wander | Dion | 4 | |
7 | 7 | Second Hand Love | Connie Francis | 2 | |
15 | 8 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 1 | |
10 | 9 | Playboy | Marvelettes | 2 | |
8 | 10 | The One Who Really Loves You | Mary Wells | 3 | |
JUNE 23, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 5 | 4 |
8 | 2 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 2 | |
5 | 3 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 3 | |
3 | 4 | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ | Johnny Tillotson | 3 | |
2 | 5 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 10 | 1 |
4 | 6 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney | 4 | |
9 | 7 | Playboy | Marvelettes | 3 | |
12 | 8 | Cindy’s Birthday | Johnny Crawford | 1 | |
13 | 9 | That’s Old Fashioned | Everly Brothers | 1 | |
7 | 10 | Second Hand Love | Connie Francis | 3 | |
JUNE 30, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 6 | 5 |
2 | 2 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 3 | |
3 | 3 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 4 | |
4 | 4 | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ | Johnny Tillotson | 4 | |
16 | 5 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 1 | |
6 | 6 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney | 5 | |
7 | 7 | Playboy | Marvelettes | 4 | |
8 | 8 | Cindy’s Birthday | Johnny Crawford | 2 | |
5 | 9 | Stranger On The Shore (I) | Acker Bilk | 11 | 1 |
12 | 10 | Al Di La’ | Emilio Pericoli | 1 | |
JULY 7, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 4 | 1 |
5 | 2 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 2 | |
1 | 3 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 7 | 5 |
3 | 4 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 5 | |
4 | 5 | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ | Johnny Tillotson | 5 | |
10 | 6 | Al Di La’ | Emilio Pericoli | 2 | |
13 | 7 | Wolverton Mountain | Claude King | 1 | |
11 | 8 | Snap Your Fingers | Joe Henderson | 1 | |
14 | 9 | Johnny Get Angry | Joanie Sommers | 1 | |
7 | 10 | Playboy | Marvelettes | 5 | |
JULY 14 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 5 | 1 |
3 | 3 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 8 | 5 |
14 | 4 | The Wah-Watusi | Orlons | 1 | |
12 | 5 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | 1 | |
4 | 6 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 6 | |
7 | 7 | Wolverton Mountain | Claude King | 2 | |
5 | 8 | It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ | Johnny Tillotson | 6 | |
16 | 9 | Gravy | Dee Dee Sharp | 1 | |
6 | 10 | Al Di La’ | Emilio Pericoli | 3 | |
JULY 21 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 4 | 2 |
4 | 2 | The Wah-Watusi | Orlons | 2 | |
3 | 3 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 9 | 5 |
2 | 4 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 6 | 1 |
5 | 5 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | 2 | |
7 | 6 | Wolverton Mountain | Claude King | 3 | |
11 | 7 | Johnny Get Angry | Joanie Sommers | 2 | |
13 | 8 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone | 1 | |
9 | 9 | Gravy | Dee Dee Sharp | 2 | |
6 | 10 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 7 | |
JULY 28 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 5 | 3 |
2 | 2 | The Wah-Watusi | Orlons | 3 | |
5 | 3 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | 3 | |
3 | 4 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 10 | 5 |
4 | 5 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 7 | 1 |
8 | 6 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone | 2 | |
6 | 7 | Wolverton Mountain | Claude King | 4 | |
13 | 8 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 1 | |
9 | 9 | Gravy | Dee Dee Sharp | 3 | |
12 | 10 | Ahab The Arab | Ray Stevens | 1 | |
AUGUST 4 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 6 | 4 |
8 | 2 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 2 | |
3 | 3 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | 4 | |
2 | 4 | The Wah-Watusi | Orlons | 4 | |
10 | 5 | Ahab The Arab | Ray Stevens | 2 | |
6 | 6 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone | 3 | |
4 | 7 | I Can’t Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | 11 | 5 |
14 | 8 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 1 | |
5 | 9 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 8 | 1 |
13 | 10 | Theme From Dr. Kildare | Richard Chamberlain | 1 | |
AUGUST 11, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 3 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 7 | 4 |
4 | 3 | The Wah-Watusi | Orlons | 5 | |
8 | 4 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 2 | |
5 | 5 | Ahab The Arab | Ray Stevens | 3 | |
6 | 6 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone | 4 | |
3 | 7 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | 5 | |
13 | 8 | You Lose A Good Thing | Barbara Lewis | 1 | |
16 | 9 | Things | Bobby Darin | 1 | |
9 | 10 | The Stripper (I) | David Rose | 9 | 1 |
AUGUST 18, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 4 | 2 |
4 | 2 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 3 | |
2 | 3 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 8 | 4 |
3 | 4 | The Wah-Watusi | Orlons | 6 | |
11 | 5 | You Don’t Know Me | Ray Charles | 1 | |
9 | 6 | Things | Bobby Darin | 2 | |
5 | 7 | Ahab The Arab | Ray Stevens | 4 | |
13 | 8 | Little Diane | Dion | 1 | |
6 | 9 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone | 5 | |
7 | 10 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | 6 | |
AUGUST 25, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 4 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 5 | 2 |
6 | 3 | Things | Bobby Darin | 3 | |
5 | 4 | You Don’t Know Me | Ray Charles | 2 | |
12 | 5 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 1 | |
3 | 6 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 9 | 4 |
11 | 7 | Party Lights | Claudine Clark | 1 | |
13 | 8 | She’s Not You | Elvis Presley | 1 | |
7 | 9 | Ahab The Arab | Ray Stevens | 5 | |
8 | 10 | Little Diane | Dion | 2 | |
SEPTEMBER 1, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
5 | 1 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 2 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 5 | 1 |
2 | 3 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 6 | 2 |
4 | 4 | You Don’t Know Me | Ray Charles | 3 | |
7 | 5 | Party Lights | Claudine Clark | 2 | |
8 | 6 | She’s Not You | Elvis Presley | 2 | |
3 | 7 | Things | Bobby Darin | 4 | |
6 | 8 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton | 10 | 4 |
12 | 9 | Vacation | Connie Francis | 1 | |
10 | 10 | Little Diane | Dion | 3 | |
SEPTEMBER 8, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 3 | 2 |
4 | 2 | You Don’t Know Me | Ray Charles | 4 | |
2 | 3 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 6 | 1 |
11 | 4 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 1 | |
6 | 5 | She’s Not You | Elvis Presley | 3 | |
3 | 6 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 7 | 2 |
5 | 7 | Party Lights | Claudine Clark | 3 | |
7 | 8 | Things | Bobby Darin | 5 | |
17 | 9 | Teen Age Idol | Rick Nelson | 1 | |
9 | 10 | Vacation | Connie Francis | 2 | |
SEPTEMBER 15, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
11 | 1 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 1 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 4 | 2 |
4 | 3 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 2 | |
3 | 4 | Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 7 | 1 |
22 | 5 | Green Onions (I) | Booker T. & The MG’s | 1 | |
5 | 6 | She’s Not You | Elvis Presley | 4 | |
9 | 7 | Teen Age Idol | Rick Nelson | 2 | |
2 | 8 | You Don’t Know Me | Ray Charles | 5 | |
20 | 9 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 1 | |
12 | 10 | Rinky Dink (I) | Dave “Baby” Cortez | 1 | |
SEPTEMBER 22, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 2 | 2 |
3 | 2 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 3 | |
2 | 3 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 5 | 2 |
5 | 4 | Green Onions (I) | Booker T. & The MG’s | 2 | |
7 | 5 | Teen Age Idol | Rick Nelson | 3 | |
15 | 6 | Let’s Dance | Chris Montez | 1 | |
13 | 7 | You Belong To Me | Duprees | 1 | |
9 | 8 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 2 | |
12 | 9 | You Beat Me To Punch | Mary Wells | 1 | |
6 | 10 | She’s Not You | Elvis Presley | 5 | |
SEPTEMBER 29, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 3 | 3 |
2 | 2 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 4 | |
4 | 3 | Green Onions (I) | Booker T. & The MG’s | 3 | |
13 | 4 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 1 | |
3 | 5 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 6 | 2 |
6 | 6 | Let’s Dance | Chris Montez | 2 | |
12 | 7 | Alley Cat (I) | Bent Fabric | 1 | |
8 | 8 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 3 | |
7 | 9 | You Belong To Me | Duprees | 2 | |
5 | 10 | Teen Age Idol | Rick Nelson | 4 | |
OCTOBER 6, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 4 | 4 |
4 | 2 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 2 | |
2 | 3 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 5 | |
6 | 4 | Let’s Dance | Chris Montez | 3 | |
3 | 5 | Green Onions (I) | Booker T. & The MG’s | 4 | |
8 | 6 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 4 | |
13 | 7 | Venus In Blue Jeans | Jimmy Clanton | 1 | |
17 | 8 | I Remember You | Frank Ifield | 1 | |
7 | 9 | Alley Cat (I) | Bent Fabric | 2 | |
11 | 10 | You Beat Me To Punch | Mary Wells | 2 | |
OCTOBER 13, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 5 | 5 |
2 | 2 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 3 | |
3 | 3 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 6 | |
4 | 4 | Let’s Dance | Chris Montez | 4 | |
8 | 5 | I Remember You | Frank Ifield | 2 | |
5 | 6 | Green Onions (I) | Booker T. & The MG’s | 5 | |
15 | 7 | Do You Love Me | Contours | 1 | |
6 | 8 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 5 | |
9 | 9 | Alley Cat (I) | Bent Fabric | 3 | |
14 | 10 | If I Had A Hammer | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1 | |
OCTOBER 20, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 4 | 1 |
1 | 2 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 6 | 5 |
7 | 3 | Do You Love Me | Contours | 2 | |
11 | 4 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 1 | |
5 | 5 | I Remember You | Frank Ifield | 3 | |
8 | 6 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 6 | |
3 | 7 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 7 | |
13 | 8 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Gene Pitney | 1 | |
6 | 9 | Green Onions (I) | Booker T. & The MG’s | 6 | |
4 | 10 | Let’s Dance | Chris Montez | 5 | |
OCTOBER 27, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 5 | 2 |
4 | 2 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 2 | |
3 | 3 | Do You Love Me | Contours | 3 | |
8 | 4 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Gene Pitney | 2 | |
2 | 5 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 7 | 5 |
15 | 6 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 1 | |
6 | 7 | Patches | Dickey Lee | 7 | |
7 | 8 | Ramblin’ Rose | Nat King Cole | 8 | |
20 | 9 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | 1 | |
5 | 10 | I Remember You | Frank Ifield | 4 | |
NOVEMBER 3, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 3 | 1 |
4 | 2 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Gene Pitney | 3 | |
3 | 3 | Do You Love Me | Contours | 4 | |
1 | 4 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 6 | 2 |
6 | 5 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 2 | |
17 | 6 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 1 | |
9 | 7 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | 2 | |
18 | 8 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 1 | |
15 | 9 | Next Door To An Angel | Neil Sedaka | 1 | |
20 | 10 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 1 | |
NOVEMBER 10, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 4 | 2 |
6 | 2 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 2 | |
5 | 3 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 3 | |
10 | 4 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 2 | |
2 | 5 | Only Love Can Break A Heart | Gene Pitney | 4 | |
9 | 6 | Next Door To An Angel | Neil Sedaka | 2 | |
7 | 7 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | 3 | |
4 | 8 | Monster Mash | Bobby “Boris” Pickett | 7 | 2 |
3 | 9 | Do You Love Me | Contours | 5 | |
14 | 10 | Popeye | Chubby Checker | 1 | |
NOVEMBER 17, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
2 | 1 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 3 | 1 |
4 | 2 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 3 | |
1 | 3 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 5 | 2 |
3 | 4 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 4 | |
6 | 5 | Next Door To An Angel | Neil Sedaka | 3 | |
7 | 6 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | 4 | |
19 | 7 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 1 | |
16 | 8 | Don’t Hang Up | Orlons | 1 | |
11 | 9 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 2 | |
14 | 10 | The Cha Cha Cha | Bobby Rydell | 1 | |
NOVEMBER 24, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 4 | 2 |
2 | 2 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 4 | |
4 | 3 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 5 | |
7 | 4 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 2 | |
5 | 5 | Next Door To An Angel | Neil Sedaka | 4 | |
9 | 6 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 3 | |
8 | 7 | Don’t Hang Up | Orlons | 2 | |
3 | 8 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 6 | 2 |
6 | 9 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | 5 | |
13 | 10 | Ride! | Dee Dee Sharp | 1 | |
DECEMBER 1, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 5 | 3 |
2 | 2 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 5 | |
4 | 3 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 3 | |
6 | 4 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 4 | |
3 | 5 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 6 | |
7 | 6 | Don’t Hang Up | Orlons | 3 | |
11 | 7 | The Lonely Bull (I) | The Tijuana Brass | 1 | |
10 | 8 | Ride! | Dee Dee Sharp | 2 | |
8 | 9 | He’s A Rebel | Crystals | 7 | 2 |
5 | 10 | Next Door To An Angel | Neil Sedaka | 5 | |
DECEMBER 8, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 6 | 4 |
2 | 2 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 6 | |
3 | 3 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 4 | |
6 | 4 | Don’t Hang Up | Orlons | 4 | |
8 | 5 | Ride! | Dee Dee Sharp | 3 | |
7 | 6 | The Lonely Bull (I) | The Tijuana Brass | 2 | |
13 | 7 | Telstar (I) | Tornadoes | 1 | |
4 | 8 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 5 | |
5 | 9 | All Alone Am I | Brenda Lee | 7 | |
16 | 10 | Release Me | “Little” Ester Phillips | 1 | |
DECEMBER 15, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 7 | 5 |
2 | 2 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 7 | |
3 | 3 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 5 | |
8 | 4 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 6 | |
7 | 5 | Telstar (I) | Tornadoes | 2 | |
4 | 6 | Don’t Hang Up | Orlons | 5 | |
6 | 7 | The Lonely Bull (I) | The Tijuana Brass | 3 | |
5 | 8 | Ride! | Dee Dee Sharp | 4 | |
10 | 9 | Release Me | “Little” Ester Phillips | 2 | |
20 | 10 | Go Away Little Girl | Steve Lawrence | 1 | |
DECEMBER 22, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
5 | 1 | Telstar (I) | Tornadoes | 3 | 1 |
4 | 2 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 7 | |
2 | 3 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 8 | |
3 | 4 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 6 | |
1 | 5 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 8 | 5 |
6 | 6 | Don’t Hang Up | Orlons | 6 | |
10 | 7 | Go Away Little Girl | Steve Lawrence | 2 | |
9 | 8 | Release Me | “Little” Ester Phillips | 3 | |
11 | 9 | You Are My Sunshine | Ray Charles | 1 | |
14 | 10 | Love Came To Me | Dion | 1 | |
DECEMBER 29, 1962 | |||||
LAST | THIS | ||||
WEEK | WEEK | TITLE | ARTIST | T10 | #1 |
1 | 1 | Telstar (I) | Tornadoes | 4 | 2 |
2 | 2 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | 8 | |
4 | 3 | Bobby’s Girl | Marcie Blane | 7 | |
7 | 4 | Go Away Little Girl | Steve Lawrence | 3 | |
5 | 5 | Big Girls Don’t Cry | Four Seasons | 9 | 5 |
3 | 6 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley | 9 | |
9 | 7 | You Are My Sunshine | Ray Charles | 2 | |
8 | 8 | Release Me | “Little” Ester Phillips | 4 | |
16 | 9 | Zip A-Dee-Doo-Dah | Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans | 1 | |
14 | 10 | Hotel Happiness | Brook Benton | 1 |
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