USA YEAR-END CHARTS: 1962
Top 100 Singles
1. THE TWIST - Chubby Checker (Parkway)
2. STRANGER ON THE SHORE - Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco)
3. PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1) - Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette)
4. MASHED POTATO TIME - Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)
5. MOON RIVER - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) / Jerry
Butler (Vee-Jay)
6. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
7. YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING - Barbara Lynn (Jamie)
8. THE STRIPPER - David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM)
9. THE WANDERER - Dion (Laurie)
10.
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - The Tokens (RCA Victor)
11.
JOHNNY ANGEL - Shelley Fabares (Colpix)
12.
THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU - Mary Wells (Motown)
13.
RAMBLIN’ ROSE - Nat King Cole (Capitol)
14.
HEY! BABY - Bruce Channel (Smash)
15.
THE LOCO-MOTION - Little Eva (Dimension)
16.
DUKE OF EARL - Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay)
17.
ROSES ARE RED (My Love) - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
18.
DO YOU LOVE ME - The Contours (Gordy)
19.
SOLDIER BOY - The Shirelles (Scepter)
20.
SHERRY - The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay)
21.
WALK ON BY - Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)
22.
I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) - Barbara George (AFO)
23.
IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)
24.
MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (Kapp)
25.
LET ME IN - The Sensations (Argo)
26.
MONSTER MASH - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (Garpax)
27.
PALISADES PARK - Freddy Cannon (Swan)
28.
CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
29.
TWIST AND SHOUT - The Isley Brothers (Wand)
30.
TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)
31.
SURFIN’ SAFARI - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
32.
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)
33.
RUN TO HIM - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
34.
GREEN ONIONS - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
35.
WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN - Claude King (Columbia)
36.
LOVE LETTERS - Ketty Lester (Era)
37.
TOWN WITHOUT PITY - Gene Pitney (Musicor)
38.
SHEILA - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)
39.
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
40.
ALLEY CAT - Bent Fabric (Atco)
41.
PATCHES - Dickey Lee (Smash)
42.
GOOD LUCK CHARM - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
43.
BIG BAD JOHN - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)
44.
TUFF - Ace Cannon (Hi)
45.
GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD - James Darren (Colpix)
46.
DEAR LADY TWIST - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)
47.
PARTY LIGHTS - Claudine Clark (Chancellor)
48.
SEALED WITH A KISS - Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)
49.
SHE CRIED - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
50.
NORMAN - Sue Thompson (Hickory)
51.
PLAYBOY - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
52.
A LITTLE BITTY TEAR - Burl Ives (Decca)
53.
SLOW TWISTIN’ - Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (Parkway)
54.
BABY IT’S YOU - The Shirelles (Scepter)
55.
LIMBO ROCK - Chubby Checker (Parkway)
56.
LET THERE BE DRUMS - Sandy Nelson (Imperial)
57.
DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU - Connie Francis (MGM)
58.
POPEYE (The Hitchhiker) - Chubby Checker (Parkway)
59.
THE WAH WATUSI - The Orlons (Cameo)
60.
LET’S DANCE - Chris Montez (Monogram)
61.
COTTON FIELDS - The Highwaymen (United Artists)
62.
LOVER PLEASE - Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)
63.
ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson (Wand)
64.
YOU BELONG TO ME - The Duprees (Coed)
65.
I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO - Tony Bennett (Columbia)
66.
BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - Brenda Lee (Decca)
67.
YOUNG WORLD - Rick Nelson (Imperial)
68.
SHOUT! SHOUT! (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca (Seville)
69.
AL DI LA’ - Emilio Pericoli (Warner Bros.)
70.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)
71.
WHAT’S YOUR NAME - Don & Juan (Big Top)
72.
HE’S A REBEL - The Crystals (Philles)
73.
ALL ALONE AM I - Brenda Lee (Decca)
74.
SNAP YOUR FINGERS - Joe Henderson (Todd)
75.
VENUS IN BLUE JEANS - Jimmy Clanton (Ace)
76.
SOUL TWIST - King Curtis & The Noble Knights (Enjoy)
77.
I DON’T KNOW WHY - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)
78.
UNCHAIN MY HEART - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
79.
SMOKY PLACES - The Corsairs (Tuff)
80.
AHAB, THE ARAB - Ray Stevens (Mercury)
81.
LOVERS WHO WANDER - Dion (Laurie)
82.
GYPSY WOMAN - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
83.
IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY - James Ray (Caprice)
84.
RINKY DINK - Dave “Baby” Cortez (Chess)
85.
DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) - Ben E. King (Atco)
86.
TWISTIN’ MATILDA - Jimmy Soul (SPQR)
87.
CRYING IN THE RAIN - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)
88.
UPTOWN - The Crystals (Philles)
89.
THEME FROM DR. KILDARE (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain (MGM)
90.
TONIGHT - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)
91.
SPEEDY GONZALES - Pat Boone (Dot)
92.
SHOUT (pt. 1) - Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette)
93.
YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH - Mary Wells (Motown)
94.
’TIL - The Angels (Caprice)
95.
SHE’S NOT YOU - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
96.
EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU - Brenda Lee (Decca)
97.
JOHNNY GET ANGRY - Joanie Sommers (Warner Bros.)
98.
(The Man Who Shot) LIBERTY VALANCE - Gene Pitney (Musicor)
99.
P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)
100.
RUNAROUND SUE - Dion (Laurie)