Top 100 Hits of 1962/Top 100 Songs of 1962
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1962. Rankings are based on an inverse-point system based on a title's performance (ex. a single on the Billboard Hot 100 would be given one point for a week spent at position 100, two points for a week spent at position ninety-nine, etc. up to 100 points for each week spent at number one). Artists appearing on the chart include Little Eva, Neil Sedaka, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Bobby Vinton, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke, Dion, Pat Boone, Tommy Roe, and more. Chart © by Billboard, a part of Penske Media Corporation. All Rights Reserved. NOTE: links go to Apple Music, and you'll also find a link at the bottom of the song or the album the song is on to purchase it from iTunes.
Example:
- 1. Stranger On the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk
- 2. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
- 3. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
- 4. Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
- 5. The Stripper - David Rose
- 6. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
- 7. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
- 8. Let Me In - The Sensations
- 9. The Twist - Chubby Checker
- 10. Soldier Boy - The Shirelles
- 11. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
- 12. The Wanderer - Dion
- 13. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
- 14. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
- 15. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka
- 16. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
- 17. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker
- 18. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson
- 19. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
- 20. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
- 21. Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball
- 22. Sheila - Tommy Roe
- 23. Twistin' the Night Away - Sam Cooke
- 24. The Wah Watusi - The Orlons
- 25. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee and The Starlighters
- 26. Break It to Me Gently - Brenda Lee
- 27. Playboy - The Marvelettes
- 28. Ramblin' Rose - Nat King Cole
- 29. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland
- 30. She Cried - Jay & The Americans
- 31. Don't Break the Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
- 32. Dear Lady Twist - Gary "U.S." Bonds
- 33. Norman - Sue Thompson
- 34. Love Letters - Ketty Lester
- 35. Party Lights - Claudine Clark
- 36. Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
- 37. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
- 38. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers
- 39. Theme From Dr Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
- 40. Tuff - Ace Cannon
- 41. Lover Please - Clyde Mcphatter
- 42. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
- 43. Young World - Rick Nelson
- 44. Baby It's You - The Shirelles
- 45. Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
- 46. A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
- 47. Crying In the Rain - The Everly Brothers
- 48. Al di La' - Emillo Pericoli
- 49. Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca
- 50. What's Your Name - Don & Juan
- 51. Smoky Places - The Corsairs
- 52. Having a Party - Sam Cooke
- 53. Green Onions - Booker T and The MG's
- 54. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
- 55. Sherry - The Four Seasons
- 56. Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
- 57. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
- 58. Shout - Joey Dee and The Starlighters
- 59. Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez
- 60. Moon River - Henry Mancini
- 61. Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens
- 62. Things - Bobby Darin
- 63. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
- 64. You Belong to Me - The Duprees
- 65. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison
- 66. Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson
- 67. Lovers Who Wander - Dion
- 68. Let's Dance - Chris Montez
- 69. Cindy's Birthday - Johnny Crawford
- 70. You Beat Me to the Punch - Mary Wells
- 71. You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
- 72. Uptown - The Crystals
- 73. Everybody Loves Me But You - Brenda Lee
- 74. Patches - Dickie Lee
- 75. Venus In Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton
- 76. Love Me Warm and Tender - Paul Anka
- 77. Teenage Idol - Rick Nelson
- 78. She's Got You - Patsy Cline
- 79. Dear One - Larry Finnegan
- 80. Her Royal Majesty - James Darren
- 81. Old Rivers - Walter Brennan
- 82. Funny Way of Laughin' - Burl Ives
- 83. A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn
- 84. Tell Me - Dick & Deedee
- 85. P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean
- 86. Little Diane - Dion
- 87. Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
- 88. Twist, Twist Senora - Gary "U.S." Bonds
- 89. Twistin' Matilda (And the Channel) - Jimmy Soul
- 90. Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp
- 91. Walk On the Wild Side - Jimmy Smith
- 92. Soul Twist - King Curtis
- 93. I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell
- 94. I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
- 95. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
- 96. (Girls Girls Girls Were) Made To Love - Eddie Hodges
- 97. Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
- 98. If I Had a Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary
- 99. I Wish That We Were Married - Ronnie & The Hi-lites
- 100. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys