1962 Popular Song Chart |
The Twist by Chubby Checker was a bigger hit in 1960, but we just had to mention it again since it charged on Billboard at #1 for the second time. |
1. Miserlou – Dick Dale |
2. Twist and Shout – Isley Brothers |
3. Do You Love Me – Contours |
4. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley |
5. You Belong To Me – The Duprees |
6. The Loco-motion – Little Eva |
7. Let’s Dance – Chris Montez |
8. Return To Sender – Elvis Presley |
9. Limbo Rock – Chubby Checker |
10. Big Girls Don’t Cry – Four Seasons |
11. 11. Party Lights – Claudine Clark |
12. Twistin’ The Night Away – Sam Cooke |
13. The Wah Watusi – The Orlons |
14. Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler |
15. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen – Neil Sedaka |
16. Surfin’ Safari – Beach Boys |
17. Good Luck Charm – Elvis Presley |
18. Hey! Baby – Bruce Channel |
19. Alley Cat – Bent Fabric |
20. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) – Ernie Maresca |
21. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) – Roy Orbison |
22. The Stripper – David Rose |
23. Desafinado – Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd |
24. Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles |
25. The Wanderer – Dion |
26. Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney |
27. Green Onions – Booker T. and the MG’s |
28. Sherry – Four Seasons |
29. Having A Party – Sam Cooke |
30. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles |
31. Soldier Boy – Shirelles |
32. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka |
33. Peppermint Twist – Joey Dee and the Starlighters |
34. Lovers Who Wander – Dion |
35. Surfin’ – Beach Boys |
36. What’s Your Name – Don and Juan |
37. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Ray Charles & Betty Carter |
38. Baby Elephant Walk – Lawrence Welk |
39. Johnny Angel – Shelley Fabares |
40. Baby, It’s You – The Shirelles |
41. Bring It On Home To Me – Sam Cooke |
42. Bongo Stomp – Little Joey & The Flips |
43. Palisades Park – Freddy Cannon |
44. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) – Roy Orbison |
45. I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett |
46. Route 66 Theme – Nelson Riddle |
47. You Beat Me To The Punch – Mary Wells |
48. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman – The Blue-Belles |
49. Beechwood 4-5789 – The Marvelettes |
50. Telstar – The Tornadoes |
51. Me and My Shadow – Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr |
52. Stranger On The Shore – Mr Acker Bilk |
53. Shiela – Tommy Roe |
54. Don’t Break The Heart that Loves You – Connie Francis |
55. Papa-oom-Mow-Mow – The Rivingtons |
56. Midnight In Moscow – Kenny Ball |
57. Bobby’s Girl – Marcie Blaine |
58. You Don’t Know Me – Ray Charles |
59. Shout – Joey Dee and the Starlighters |
60. Norman – Sue Thompson |
61. Roses are Red (My Love) – Bobby Vinton |
62. I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) – Barbara George |
63. She Cried – Jay and the Americans |
64. Let Me In – The Sensations |
65. What Kind Of Fool Am I – Sammy Davis, Jr |
66. Young World – Rick Nelson |
67. Mashed Potato Time – Dee Dee Sharp |
68. Ride! – Dee Dee Sharp |
69. Chains – The Cookies |
70. Speedy Gonzales – Pat Boone |
71. Don’t Hang Up – the Orlons |
72. Wolverton Mountain – Claude King |
73. You Are My Sunshine – Ray Charles |
74. Playboy – The Marvelettes |
75. 409 – Beach Boys |
76. Lover Please – Clyde McPhatter |
77. ‘Til – The Angels |
78. Release Me – Little Esther Phillips |
79. Sealed With A Kiss – Brian Hyland |
80. The One Who Really Loves You – Mary Wells |
81. Ramblin’ Rose – Nat King Cole |
82. Dear Lady Twist – Gary U.S. Bonds |
83. Slow Twistin’ – Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp |
84. Rinky Dink – Baby Cortez |
85. Only Love Can Break A Heart – Gene Pitney |
86. Dear One – Larry Finnegan |
87. … And Then There Were Drums – Sandy Nelson |
88. Come On Little Angel – The Belmonts |
89. Patches – Dickey Lee |
90. Jamie – Eddie Holland |
91. Little Black Book – Jimmy Dean |
92. Hide & Go Seek – Bunker Hill |
93. The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) – The Tijuana Brass |
94. Cotton Fields – The Highwaymen |
95. If I Had A Hammer – Peter, Paul & Mary |
96. Tuff – Ace Cannon |
97. Ahab, The Arab – Ray Stevens |
98. Where Have All The Flowers Gone – The Kingston Trio |
99. Lemon Tree – Peter, Paul & Mary |
100. She’s Not You – Elvis Presley |
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