The Biggest Hits and Artists of 1962

The top hits of 1962 are calculated from the individual positions of the songs on the national charts and are based on the calendar year 1962.

The Top 100 Hits of 1962

1. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
2. Stranger on the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk
3. Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton
4. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
5. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
6. The Stripper - David Rose and His Orchestra
7. The Twist - Chubby Checker
8. Soldier Boy - Shirelles
9. Ramblin' Rose - Nat King Cole
10. Sherry - 4 Seasons
11. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
12. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
13. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
14. Big Girls Don't Cry - 4 Seasons
15. He's a Rebel - Crystals
16. The Wanderer - Dion
17. Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka
18. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
19. Peppermint Twist – Part 1 - Joey Dee & the Starliters
20. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley With the Jordanires
21. Return to Sender - Elvis Presley with the Jordanires
22. Monster Mash - Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
23. All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee
24. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)
25. The Wah Watusi - Orlons
26. Sheila - Tommy Roe
27. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
28. Midnight in Moscow - Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
29. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson
30. Norman - Sue Thompson
31. Patches - Dickey Lee
32. Break It to Me Gently - Brenda Lee
33. Don't Break the Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
34. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland
35. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
36. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
37. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley With the Jordanires
38. Do You Love Me - Contours
39. Only Love Can Break a Heart - Gene Pitney
40. Let Me In - Sensations
41. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
42. Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
43. She Cried - Jay & the Americans
44. Dear Lady Twist - Gary U.S. Bonds
45. Don't Hang Up - Orlons
46. Crying in the Rain - Everly Brothers
47. Ahab, the Arab - Ray Stevens
48. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
49. Baby It's You - Shirelles
50. Young World - Rick Nelson
51. Love Letters - Ketty Lester
52. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric and His Piano
53. A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
54. Let's Dance - Chris Montez
55. Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
56. She's Not You - Elvis Presley With the Jordanires
57. Twistin' the Night Away - Sam Cooke
58. Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
59. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter
60. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens
61. Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli
62. Playboy - Marvelettes
63. Things - Bobby Darin
64. Lovers Who Wander - Dion
65. Gina - Johnny Mathis
66. Party Lights - Claudine Clark
67. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
68. Cotten Fields - Highwaymen
69. Next Door to an Angel - Neil Sedaka
70. Shout – Part 1 - Joey Dee & the Starliters
71. What's Your Name - Don & Juan
72. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
73. Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp
74. Everybody Loves Me But You - Brenda Lee
75. Old Rivers - Walter Brennan
76. Venus in Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton
77. Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
78. The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
79. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison
80. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca
81. Telstar - Tornadoes
82. Twist, Twist Senora - Gary U.S. Bonds
83. P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean
84. Run to Him - Bobby Vee
85. I Remember You - Frank Ifield
86. Teen Age Idol - Rick Nelson
87. Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson
88. When I Fall in Love - Lettermen
89. You Belong to Me - Duprees
90. Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp
91. The Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell
92. Her Royal Majesty - James Darren
93. Release Me - Esther Phillips “Little Esther”
94. You Beat Me to the Punch - Mary Wells
95. Love Me Warm and Tender - Paul Anka
96. Popeye (The Hitchhiker) - Chubby Checker
97. You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
98. Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys
99. Cindy's Birthday - Johnny Crawford
100. Close to Cathy - Mike Clifford

The Top 50 Artists of 1962

1. Chubby Checker
2. Elvis Presley (with the Jordanaires)
3. Dee Dee Sharp
4. Ray Charles
5. Brenda Lee
6. Dion
7. Connie Francis
8. 4 Seasons
9. Neil Sedaka
10. Shirelles
11. Joey Dee & the Starliters
12. Gene Pitney
13. Sam Cooke
14. Orlons
15. Crystals
16. Bobby Vinton
17. Little Eva
18. Bobby Vee
19. Gary U.S. Bonds
20. Burl Ives
21. Nat King Cole
22. Shelley Fabares
23. Johnny Tillotson
24. Rick Nelson
25. Mary Wells
26. Mr. Acker Bilk
27. Bobby Rydell
28. Bobby Darin
29. Sue Thompson
30. James Darren
31. Marvelettes
32. Brian Hyland
33. Johnny Crawford
34. David Rose and His Orchestra
35. Jimmy Dean
36. Everly Brothers
37. Brook Benton
38. Gene Chandler
39. Bruce Channel
40. Paul Anka
41. Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
42. Tommy Roe
43. Roy Orbison
44. Freddy Cannon
45. Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
46. Dickey Lee
47. Duprees
48. Booker T. & the MG's
49. Claude King
50. Lettermen