Hits of 1962 | Yearbook |
Oscar: Best Picture: | Lawrence
of Arabia |
Oscar: Best Actor | Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird |
Oscar: Best Actress | Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker |
Oscar: Best Song | "The Days of Wine and Roses" from The Days of Wine and
Roses |
Al Di La | 6 |
Emilio Pericoli | |
Alley Cat (instrumental) | 7 |
Bent Fabric & His Piano | |
Beechwood 4-5789 | 17 |
The Marvelettes | |
Big Girls Don't Cry | 1 |
The 4 Seasons | |
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 1 |
Neil Sedaka | |
Can't Help Falling in Love | 2 |
Elvis Presley | |
Chattanooga Choo Choo (instrumental) | 36 |
Floyd Cramer | |
Cotton Fields | 13 |
The Highwaymen | |
Desafinado (instrumental) | 15 |
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | |
Do-Re-Mi | 27 |
Lee Dorsey | |
Green Onions (instrumental) | 3 |
Booker T. & The MG's | |
I Can't Stop Loving You | 1 |
Ray Charles | |
I Left My Heart In San Francisco | 19 |
Tony Bennett | |
I Remember You | 5 |
Frank Ifield | |
If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) | 10 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | |
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 30 |
Fats Domino | |
Johnny Angel | 1 |
Shelly Fabares | |
Lemon Tree | 35 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | |
Limbo Rock (instrumental) | 2 40 |
Chubby Checker The Champs |
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The Little Drummer Boy | 28 |
Harry Simeone Chorale | |
The Loco-Motion | 1 |
Little Eva | |
Love Me Tender | 21 |
Richard Chamberlain | |
Make It Easy On Yourself | 20 |
Jerry Butler | |
Midnight In Moscow (instrumental) | 2 |
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | |
Monster Mash | 1 |
Bobby "Boris" Pickett | |
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | 3 |
Bobby Vee | |
Nut Rocker (instrumental) | 23 |
B. Bumble & The Stingers | |
Ramblin' Rose | 2 |
Nat "King" Cole | |
Release Me | 8 |
Esther Phillips | |
Return to Sender | 2 |
Elvis Presley | |
Roses Are Red (My Love) | 1 |
Bobby Vinton | |
Route 66 Theme (instrumental) | 30 |
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra | |
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | 23 |
The 4 Seasons | |
Sealed with a Kiss | 3 |
Brian Hyland | |
Sherry | 1 |
The 4 Seasons | |
Shout (Part 1) | 6 |
Joey Dee & The Starliters | |
Silver Threads and Golden Needles | 20 |
The Springfields | |
Softly As I Leave You | 16 |
Matt Monro | |
Stranger On the Shore (instrumental) | 1 38 |
Mr. Acker Bilk Andy Williams |
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The Stripper (instrumental) | 1 |
David Rose & His Orchestra | |
Surfin' Safari | 14 |
The Beach Boys | |
A Swingin' Safari (instrumental) | 13 |
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | |
Teach Me Tonight | 25 |
George Maharis | |
Things | 3 |
Bobby Darin | |
Twist and Shout | 17 |
The Isley Brothers | |
What Kind of Fool Am I | 17 |
Sammy Davis, Jr. | |
When I Fall In Love | 7 |
The Lettermen | |
Where Have All the Flowers Gone | 21 |
The Kingston Trio | |
White Christmas | 38 |
Bing Crosby | |
You Are My Sunshine | 7 |
Ray Charles | |
You Belong to Me | 7 |
The Duprees | |
You Don't Know Me | 2 |
Ray Charles | |
Your Cheatin' Heart | 29 | Ray Charles | |
You've Really Got a Hold on Me | 8 | The Miracles |
Ahab, the Arab | 5 |
Ray Stevens | |
All Alone Am I | 3 |
Brenda Lee | |
The Alvin Twist | 40 |
The Chipmunks & David Seville | |
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) | 23 |
Chuck Jackson | |
Anything That's Part of You | 31 |
Elvis Presley | |
The Ballad of Paladin (instrumental) | 33 |
Duane Eddy | |
Big Girls Don't Cry | 1 |
The 4 Seasons | |
Blues (Stay Away from Me) (instrumental) | 36 |
Ace Cannon | |
Bobby's Girl | 3 |
Marcie Blane | |
Bongo Stomp | 33 |
Little Joey & The Flips | |
Break it to Me Gently | 4 |
Brenda Lee | |
Bring it On Home to Me | 13 |
Sam Cooke | |
Bristol Twistin' Annie | 27 |
The Dovells | |
The Cajun Queen | 22 |
Jimmy Dean | |
Call Me Mr. In-Between | 19 |
Burl Ives | |
Caterina | 23 |
Perry Como | |
The Cha-Cha-Cha | 10 |
Bobby Rydell | |
Chains | 17 |
The Cookies | |
Chip Chip | 10 |
Gene McDaniels | |
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) | 40 |
The Chipmunks & David Seville | |
Cinderella | 16 |
Jack Ross | |
Cindy's Birthday | 8 |
Johnny Crawford | |
The Cinnamon Cinder (It's a Very Nice Dance) | 25 |
The Pastel Six | |
Close to Cathy | 12 |
Mike Clifford | |
Come Back Silly Girl | 17 |
The Lettermen | |
Come On Little Angel | 28 |
The Belmonts | |
Comin' Home Baby | 36 |
Mel Torme | |
Conscience | 11 |
James Darren | |
The Crowd | 26 |
Roy Orbison | |
Cry Baby Cry | 38 |
The Angels | |
Crying In the Rain | 6 |
The Everly Brothers | |
(Dance with the) Guitar Man | 12 |
Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes | |
Dancin' Party | 12 |
Chubby Checker | |
Dear Ivan | 24 |
Jimmy Dean | |
Dear Lady Twist | 9 |
Gary "U.S." Bonds | |
Dear Lonely Hearts | 13 |
Nat "King" Cole | |
Dear One | 11 |
Larry Finnegan | |
Devil Woman | 16 |
Marty Robbins | |
(Do the New) Continental | 37 |
The Dovells | |
Do You Love Me | 3 |
The Contours | |
Don't Break the Heart That Loves You | 1 |
Connie Francis | |
Don't Go Near the Indians | 17 |
Rex Allen | |
Don't Hang Up | 4 |
The Orlons | |
Don't Make Me Over | 21 |
Dionne Warwick | |
Don't Play That Song (You Lied) | 11 |
Ben E. King | |
Don't You Believe It | 39 |
Andy Williams | |
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | 4 |
Roy Orbison | |
Drums Are My Beat (instrumental) | 29 |
Sandy Nelson | |
Duke of Earl | 1 |
Gene Chandler | |
Eso Beso (That Kiss!) | 19 |
Paul Anka | |
Everybody Loves Me But You | 6 |
Brenda Lee | |
Follow That Dream | 15 |
Elvis Presley | |
From A Jack To A King | 6 |
Ned Miller | |
Funny How Time Slips Away | 22 |
Jimmy Elledge | |
Funny Way of Laughin' | 10 |
Burl Ives | |
Gina | 6 |
Johnny Mathis | |
Ginny Come Lately | 21 |
Brian Hyland | |
(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love | 14 |
Eddie Hodges | |
Good Luck Charm | 1 |
Elvis Presley | |
Gravy (for My Mashed Potatoes) | 9 |
Dee Dee Sharp | |
The Greatest Hurt | 34 |
Jackie Wilson | |
Half Heaven - Half Heartache | 12 |
Gene Pitney | |
Have a Good Time | 31 |
Sue Thompson | |
Having A Party | 17 |
Sam Cooke | |
He Knows I Love Him Too Much | 34 |
The Paris Sisters | |
He's a Rebel | 1 |
The Crystals | |
Heart in Hand | 15 |
Brenda Lee | |
Her Royal Majesty | 6 |
James Darren | |
Hey! Baby | 1 |
Bruce Channel | |
Hey, Let's Twist | 20 |
Joey Dee & The Starliters | |
Hide & Go Seek (Part 1) | 33 |
Bunker Hill | |
Hide 'Nor Hair | 20 |
Ray Charles | |
Hully Gully Baby | 25 |
The Dovells | |
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) | 24 |
Johnny Tillotson | |
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) | 3 |
Barbara George | |
I Love You | 22 |
The Volume's | |
I Love You the Way You Are | 38 |
Bobby Vinton | |
I Need Your Loving | 20 |
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford | |
I Saw Linda Yesterday | 14 |
Dickey Lee | |
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman | 15 |
The Blue Belles | |
I Was Such a Fool (to Fall in Love with You) | 24 |
Connie Francis | |
I Wish That We Were Married | 16 |
Ronnie & The Hi-Lites | |
I'll Never Dance Again | 14 |
Bobby Rydell | |
I'll See You in My Dreams | 32 |
Pat Boone | |
I'll Try Something New | 39 |
The Miracles | |
I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) | 19 |
The Ikettes | |
(I'm the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain | 38 |
Jo Ann Campbell | |
I've Got a Woman (Part 1) (instrumental) | 20 |
Jimmy McGriff | |
(I've Got) Bonnie | 18 |
Bobby Rydell | |
If a Man Answers | 32 |
Bobby Darin | |
If a Woman Answers (Hang Up the Phone) | 35 |
Leroy Van Dyke | |
Irresistible You | 15 |
Bobby Darin | |
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' | 3 |
Johnny Tillotson | |
It Might As Well Rain Until September | 22 |
Carole King | |
It Started All Over Again | 29 |
Brenda Lee | |
It's Up to You | 6 |
Rick Nelson | |
The Jam (Part 1) (instrumental) | 29 |
Bobby Gregg & His Friends | |
James (Hold the Ladder Steady) | 17 |
Sue Thompson | |
Jamie | 30 |
Eddie Holland | |
Johnny Get Angry | 7 |
Joanie Sommers | |
Johnny Jingo | 21 |
Hayley Mills | |
Johnny Loves Me | 21 |
Shelly Fabares | |
Johnny Will | 35 |
Pat Boone | |
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby | 12 |
Little Eva | |
King of the Whole Wide World | 30 |
Elvis Presley | |
Leah | 25 |
Roy Orbison | |
Let Me In | 4 |
The Sensations | |
Let's Dance | 4 |
Chris Montez | |
Let's Go (Pony) (instrumental) | 19 |
The Routers | |
Let's Kiss and Make Up | 38 |
Bobby Vinton | |
Lie To Me | 13 |
Brook Benton | |
Limbo Rock (instrumental) | 40 |
The Champs | |
Limbo Rock | 2 |
Chubby Checker | |
Little Bitty Pretty One | 25 |
Clyde McPhatter | |
A Little Bitty Tear | 9 |
Burl Ives | |
Little Black Book | 29 |
Jimmy Dean | |
Little Diane | 8 |
Dion | |
Little Red Rented Rowboat | 23 |
Joe Dowell | |
Little Town Flirt | 12 |
Del Shannon | |
Loop De Loop | 4 |
Johnny Thunder | |
The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) (instrumental) | 6 |
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | |
Love Came to Me | 10 |
Dion | |
Love Letters | 5 |
Ketty Lester | |
Love Me Warm and Tender | 12 |
Paul Anka | |
Lover Please | 7 |
Clyde McPhatter | |
Lovers by Night, Strangers by Day | 36 |
The Fleetwoods | |
Lovers Who Wander | 3 |
Dion | |
Mama Sang a Song | 38 |
Walter Brennan | |
Mama Sang a Song | 32 |
Stan Kenton | |
The (Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance | 4 |
Gene Pitney | |
Mary Ann Regrets | 39 |
Burl Ives | |
Mary's Little Lamb | 39 |
James Darren | |
Mashed Potato Time | 1 |
Dee Dee Sharp | |
Monsters' Holiday | 30 |
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers | |
Most People Get Married | 27 |
Patti Page | |
Multiplication | 30 |
Bobby Darin | |
My Boomerang Won't Come Back | 21 |
Charlie Drake | |
My Coloring Book | 18 |
Kitty Kallen | |
My Dad | 6 |
Paul Petersen | |
My Own True Love | 13 |
The Duprees | |
Next Door to an Angel | 5 |
Neil Sedaka | |
Night Train | 35 |
James Brown & The Famous Flames | |
Nothing Can Change This Love | 12 |
Sam Cooke | |
Old Rivers | 5 |
Walter Brennan | |
The One Who Really Loves You | 8 |
Mary Wells | |
Only Love Can Break A Heart | 2 |
Gene Pitney | |
P.T. 109 | 8 |
Jimmy Dean | |
Palisades Park | 3 |
Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon | |
Party Lights | 5 |
Claudine Clark | |
Patches | 6 |
Dickey Lee | |
Pepino the Italian Mouse | 5 |
Lou Monte | |
Peppermint Twist (Part 1) | 1 |
Joey Dee & The Starlighters | |
Percolator (Twist) (instrumental) | 10 |
Billy Joe & The Checkmates | |
Playboy | 7 |
The Marvelettes | |
Please Don't Ask About Barbara | 15 |
Bobby Vee | |
Pocketful of Miracles | 34 |
Frank Sinatra | |
Point Of No Return | 21 |
Gene McDaniels | |
Pop Pop Pop-Pie | 35 |
The Sherrys | |
Popeye (The Hitchhiker) | 10 |
Chubby Checker | |
Punish Her | 20 |
Bobby Vee | |
The Push and Kick | 27 |
Mark Valentino | |
Rain Rain Go Away | 12 |
Bobby Vinton | |
Revenge | 15 |
Brook Benton | |
Ride! | 5 |
Dee Dee Sharp | |
Rinky Dink (instrumental) | 10 |
Dave "Baby" Cortez | |
Ruby Ann | 18 |
Marty Robbins | |
Rumors | 12 |
Johnny Crawford | |
Second Hand Love | 7 |
Connie Francis | |
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On | 17 |
Johnny Tillotson | |
Seven Day Weekend | 27 |
Gary "U.S." Bonds | |
Shadrack | 19 |
Brook Benton | |
Shame on Me | 23 |
Bobby Bare | |
Sharing You | 15 |
Bobby Vee | |
She Can't Find Her Keys | 19 |
Paul Petersen | |
She Cried | 5 |
Jay & The Americans | |
She's Everything (I Wanted You to Be) | 18 |
Ral Donner | |
She's Got You | 14 |
Patsy Cline | |
She's Not You | 5 |
Elvis Presley | |
Sheila | 1 |
Tommy Roe | |
Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) | 6 |
Ernie Maresca | |
Slow Twistin' | 3 |
Chubby Checker | |
Smoky Places | 12 |
Corsairs | |
Snap Your Fingers | 8 |
Joe Henderson | |
So This Is Love | 21 |
The Castells | |
Soldier Boy | 1 |
The Shirelles | |
Something's Got a Hold on Me | 37 |
Etta James | |
Soul Twist (instrumental) | 17 |
King Curtis & The Noble Knights | |
Spanish Lace | 31 |
Gene McDaniels | |
Speedy Gonzales | 6 |
Pat Boone | |
A Steel Guitar and a Glass of Wine | 13 |
Paul Anka | |
Stop the Music | 36 |
The Shirelles | |
Stop the Wedding | 34 |
Etta James | |
Stranger On the Shore | 38 |
Andy Williams | |
Summertime, Summertime | 38 |
The Jamies | |
Surfer's Stomp (instrumental) | 31 |
The Marketts | |
Susie Darlin' | 35 |
Tommy Roe | |
Teen Age Idol | 5 |
Rick Nelson | |
Tell Me | 22 |
Dick & Deedee | |
Telstar (instrumental) | 1 |
The Tornadoes | |
That Stranger Used to Be My Girl | 28 |
Trade Martin | |
That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be) | 9 |
The Everly Brothers | |
Theme from "Ben Casey" (instrumental) | 28 |
Valjean | |
There's No Other (Like My Baby) | 20 |
The Crystals | |
Theme from "Dr. Kildare" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) | 10 |
Richard Chamberlain | |
'Til | 14 |
The Angels | |
'Till Death Do Us Part | 26 |
Bob Braun | |
To a Sleeping Beauty | 26 |
Jimmy Dean | |
Torture | 20 |
Kris Jensen | |
Trouble Is My Middle Name | 33 |
Bobby Vinton | |
Tuff (instrumental) | 17 |
Ace Cannon | |
Turn on Your Love Light | 28 |
Bobby Bland | |
The Twist | 1 |
Chubby Checker | |
Twist-Her (instrumental) | 26 |
Bill Black's Combo | |
Twist, Twist Senora | 9 |
Gary "U.S." Bonds | |
Twistin' Matilda | 22 |
Jimmy Soul | |
Twistin' Postman | 34 |
The Marvelettes | |
Twistin' the Night Away | 9 |
Sam Cooke | |
Two Lovers | 7 |
Mary Wells | |
Unchain My Heart | 9 |
Ray Charles | |
Uptown | 13 |
The Crystals | |
Vacation | 9 |
Connie Francis | |
Venus in Blue Jeans | 7 |
Jimmy Clanton | |
Village of Love | 22 |
Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights | |
The Wah Watusi | 2 |
The Orlons | |
Walk On the Wild Side (Part 1) (instrumental) | 21 |
Jimmy Smith & The Big Band | |
The Wanderer | 2 |
Dion | |
Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love) | 25 |
Brian Hyland | |
Welcome Home Baby | 22 |
The Shirelles | |
West of the Wall | 37 |
Miss Toni Fisher | |
What Kind of Love Is This | 18 |
Joey Dee & The Starliters | |
What'd I Say (Part 1) | 24 |
Bobby Darin | |
What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) | 12 |
Timi Yuro | |
What's So Good About Goodbye | 35 |
The Miracles | |
What's Your Name | 7 |
Don & Juan | |
When My Little Girl Is Smiling | 28 |
The Drifters | |
When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) | 10 |
Connie Francis | |
Where Are You | 36 |
Dinah Washington | |
Where Do You Go | 25 |
Cher | |
Wild Weekend (instrumental) | 8 |
The Rebels | |
Wolverton Mountain | 6 |
Claude King | |
A Wonderful Dream | 22 |
The Majors | |
Workin' for the Man | 33 |
Roy Orbison | |
You Are Mine | 26 |
Frankie Avalon | |
You Beat Me to the Punch | 9 |
Mary Wells | |
You Better Move On | 24 |
Arthur Alexander | |
You Win Again | 22 |
Fats Domino | |
You'll Lose a Good Thing | 8 |
Barbara Lynn | |
Young World | 5 |
Rick Nelson | |
Your Nose Is Gonna Grow | 14 |
Johnny Crawford |