WABC’S TOP SINGLES OF 1962 (TOP 14)
1-THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER-Parkway-JANUARY 826
2-MASHED POTATO TIME-DEE DEE SHARP-CAMEO-April 814
3-THE PEPPERMINT TWIST-JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS-ROULETTE-January 764
4-BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY-FOUR SEASONS-Vee Jay-November 726
5-DUKE OF EARL-GENE CHANDLER-Vee Jay-March 670
6-I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-ABC Paramount-June 668
7-TWIST AND SHOUT-ISLEY BROTHERS-Wand-August 660
8-ROSES ARE RED-Bobby Vinton-Epic-July 658
9-SOLDIER BOY-Shirelles-Scepter-May 646
10-SHERRY-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-September 630
11-Do You Love Me-Contours-Gordy-October 628
12-The Loco-Motion-Little Eva-Dimension-August 606
13-Bobby’s Girl-Marcie Blane-Seville-December 604
14-Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel-Smash-March 600
15-Limbo Rock-Chubby Checker-Parkway-December 580
16-The Stripper-David Rose-MGM-July 558
17-I Know-Barbara George-AFO-January 552
18-He’s A Rebel-Crystals-Philles-November 516
19-Wah Watusi-Orlons-Cameo-July 512
20-Pepino the Italian Mouse-Lou Monte-Reprise-December 510
21-Green Onions-Booker T. & The MGs-Stax-October 492
22-Monster Mash-Bobby “Boris” Pickett-Garpax-October 478
23-Palisades Park-Freddy Cannon-Swan-July 478
24-All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-Decca-November 470
25-Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball-Kapp-March 468
26-Playboy-Marvelettes-Tamla-June 466
27-The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells-Motown-June 462
28-Ramblin’Rose-Nat King Cole-Capitol-September 458
29-The Wanderer-Dion-Laurie-February 454
30-You Belong To Me-Duprees-Coed-September 450
31-Stranger On The Shore-Mr. Acker Bilk-Atco-May 448
32-Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares-Colpix-April 438
33-Sheila-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-September 428
34-Slow Twistin’-Chubby Checker-Parkway-March 424
35-Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland-ABC Paramount-August 414
36-She Cried-Jay & The Americans-United Artist-May 410
37-Return To Sender-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 402
38-Don’t Hang Up-Orlons-Cameo-November 400
39-I Love You-Volumes-Chex-June 380
40-Baby It’s You-Shirelles-Scepter-February 378
41-Let Me In-Sensations-Argo-May 372
42-What’s Your Name-Don & Juan-Big Top-March 370
43-Let’s Dance-Chris Montez-Monogram-October 368
44-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-RCA-July 366
45-Uptown-Crystals-Philles-April 360
46-Remember Then-The Earls-Old Town-December 358
47-Smokey Places-Corsairs-Tuff-March 346
48-Twistin’ The Night Away-Sam Cooke-RCA-March 346
49-Surfin’ Safari-Beach Boys-Capitol-October 336
50-You’ll Lose A Good Thing-Barbara Lynn-Jamie-August 332
51-Afrikaan Beat-Bert Kaempfert-Decca-February 314
52-Zip-a-Dee Doo-Dah-Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans-Philles-December 314
53-Beechwood 4-5789-Marvelettes-Tamla-September 310
54-I Wish That We Were Married-Ronnie & the Hi-Lites-Joy-April 300
55-Al Di La-Emillo Pericoli-Warner Brothers-July 296
56-Party Lights-Claudine Clark-Chancellor-September 296
57-Love Letters-Kitty Lester-Era-April 288
58-You Beat Me To The Punch-Mary Wells-Motown-September 278
59-Norman-Sue Thompson-Hickory-February 276
60-Dear Lady Twist-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-February 272
61-Desafinado-Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd-Verve-November 268
62-Don’t Play That Song-Ben E. King-Atco-June 268
63-Popeye-Chubby Checker-Parkway-December 260
64-Can’t Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 252
65-I Sold My Heart to the Junkman-The Blue-Belles-Newtown-May 246
66-Shout-Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-May 246
67-Dear One-Larry Finnegan-Old Town-April 232
68-Any Day Now(My Wild Beautiful Bird)-Chuck Jackson-Wand-June 212
69-Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-RCA-May 208
70-You Don’t Know Me-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-September 206
71-Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-Dot-July 206
72-A Wonderful Dream-Majors-Imperial-September 198
73-Echo-Emotions-Kapp-November 194
74-Bring It on Home to Me-Sam Cooke-RCA-August 190
75-Gravy(For My Mashed Potatoes)-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-July 174
76-Release Me-“Little Esther”Phillips-Lenox-October 148
77-Theme From Dr. Kildare-Richard Chamberlain-MGM-July 146
78-Snap Your Fingers-Joe Henderson-Todd-July 144
79-Ride!-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-November 142
80-Soul Twist-King Curtis & Noble Knights-Enjoy-March 142
81-Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter-Mercury-May 140
82-Patches-Dicky Lee-Smash-October 130
83-Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis-MGM-April 120
84-Twist,Twist Senora-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrande-May 120
85-I Need Your Loving-Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford-Fire-July 118
86-Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-Columbia-August 118
87-Village of Love-Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights-Fortune-June 116
88-Town Without Pity-Gene Pitney-Musicor-January 114
89-Multiplication-Bobby Darin-Atco-January 114
90-Irresistible You-Bobby Darin-Atco-January 114
91-My Own True Love-Duprees-Coed-November 112
92-It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence-June 110
93-Our Anniversary-Shep & the Limelites-Hull-February 106
94-Having a Party-Sam Cooke-RCA-July 80
95-Dream Baby-Roy Orbison-Monument-April 80
96-Lovers Who Wander-Dion-Laurie-June 78
97-Only Love Can Break Your-Gene Pitney-Musicor-November 78
98-Ahab,The Arab-Ray Stevens-Mercury-August 76
99-Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-Decca-March 76
100-Nothing Can Change This Love-Sam Cooke-RCA-October 76
101-Shout! Shout!(Knock Yourself Out)-Ernie Maresca-Seville-May 72
102-Young World-Rick Nelson-Imperial-April 72
103-She’s Not You-Elvis Presley-RCA-September 72
104-What Kind of Fool Am I-Sammy Davis, Jr.-Reprise-November 70
105-You Are My Sunshine-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-December 70
106-What Kind of Love Is This -Joey Dee & the Starliters-Roulette-September 68
107-Poor Fool-Ike and Tina Turner-Sue-January 68
108-Next Door To An Angel-Neil Sedaka-RCA-November 42
109-I Remember You-Frank Ifield-Vee Jay-October 40
110-Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano-Atco-September 40
111-Love Came to Me-Dion-Laurie-November 40
112-I’ve Got Bonnie-Bobby Rydell-Cameo-March 38
113-Little Diane-Dion-Laurie-August 36
114-Unchain My Heart-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-January 36
115-A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-Decca-February 36
116-Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-Warner Brothers-March 34
117-Letter Full of Tears-Gladys Knight & the Pips-Fury-February 34
118-Lie To Me-Brook Benton-Mercury-October 34
119-Silver Dollar-Barry Davell-January 34