AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (AMR) TOP SINGLES FOR 1962
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-WORKING FOR THE MAN/LEAH-ROY ORBISON-NOVEMBER 2-CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE/ROCK-A-HULA BABY-Elvis Presley-February 3-GOOD LUCK CHARM/ANYTHING THAT?s PART OF YOU-Elvis Presley-May 4-ROSES ARE Red (MY LOVE)-Bobby Vinton-August 5-MULTIPLICATION/IRRESISTIBLE YOU-Bobby Darin-March 6-THE LONELY BULL(EL SOLO TORRO)/ACAPULCO 1922-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-December 7-I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-Ray Charles-June 8-STRANGER ON THE SHORE-Mr.Acker Bilk-March 9-TELSTAR-Tornados-December 10-THE SWISS MAID-Del Shannon-October 11-Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-August 12-Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen-April 13-I Remember You-Frank Ifield-September 14-I've Been Everywhere-Lucky Starr-May 15-Sheila-Tommy Roe-September 16-Alley Cat (Omkring Et Flygel)-Bent Fabric-October 17-Dear One-Larry Finnegan-June 18-Ramblin' Rose-Nat King Cole-October 19-Let There Be Drums-Sandy Nelson-January 20-West Of The Wall-Toni Fisher-July 21-The Wanderer/The Majestic-Dion-March 22-Limbo Rock/Popeye-Chubby Checker-November 23-The Cha Cha Cha-Bobby Rydell-November 24-Do You Want To Dance/I?m Lookin? Out The Window-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-August 25-Chip Chip-Gene McDaniels-March 26-Moon River-Jerry Butler-January 27-Silver Threads And Golden Needles-The Springfields-October 28-Si Senor (I Theenk?)-Rob E.G.-June 29-(Dance With The) Guitar Man-Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes-November 30-Moon River-Henry Mancini-May 31-Walk On By-Leroy Van Dyke-January 32-The Stripper-David Rose-July 33-Dream Baby(How Long Must I Dream)/The Actress-Roy Orbison-April 34-Wonderful Land/Stars Fell On Stockton-The Shadows-May 35-Run To Him/Walkin' With My Angel-Bobby Vee-February 36-A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-February 37-Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean-January 38-Devil Woman-Marty Robbins-September 39-When The Girl In Your Arms,Is The Girl In Your Heart-Cliff Richard-January 40-The Twist-Chubby Checker-February 41-If I Didn?t Have A Dime/Only Love Can Break Your Heart-Gene Pitney-October 42-Let's Twist Again-Chubby Checker-February 43-The Young Ones-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-August 44-Sing/To Love-Johnny O'Keefe-March 45-Take Five-Dave Brubeck Quartet-January 46-Runaround Sue-Dion-January 47-Norman-Sue Thompson-February 48-The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance-Gene Pitney-July 49-Tower Of Strength-Gene McDaniels-January 50-She's Not You/Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello-Elvis Presley-September 51-Caterina-Perry Como-June 52-Come Outside-Mike Sarne-August 53-The Lion Sleeps Tonight-The Tokens-January 54-You're The Reason-Bobby Edwards-January 55-Cotton Fields/Gypsy Rover-Highwaymen-March 56-Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-August 57-Callin' Doctor Casey-John D. Loudermilk-August 58-Southern 'Rora-Joy Boys-July 59-Happy Birthday,Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka-January 60-Percolator (Twist)-Billy Joe & The Checkmates-April 61-Kissin' Time-Bobby Rydell-January (1959) 62-Things-Bobby Darin-August 63-It'll Be Me-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-November 64-Guitar Tango-The Shadows-September 65-Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-March 66-Funny Way Of Laughin'-Burl Ives-June 67-Wimoweh-Karl Denver-May 68-Vacation-Connie Francis-September 69-Love Letters-Kitty Lester-May 70-James(Hold The Ladder Steady)-Sue Thompson-November 71-Unsquare Dance-Dave Brubeck Quartet-April 72-Young World-Rick Nelson-May 73-So Deep Twist/Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-March 74-It Keeps Right On A Hurtin?-Johnny Tillotson-July 75-Have You Ever Been To See King?s Cross-Frankie Davidson-June 76-Today's Teardrops-Col Joye & The Joy Boys-June 77-Old Rivers-Walter Brennan-June 78-That's Old Fashion/How Can I Meet Her-Everly Brothers-June 79-Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands-Delltones-August 80-Chattanooga Choo Choo-Floyd Cramer-March 81-The Savage/Peace Pipe-The Shadows-July 82-Point Of No Return-Gene McDaniels-September 83-Rain,Rain Go Away-Bobby Vinton-October 84-Follow That Dream-Elvis Presley-July 84-I'm Not The Marrying Kind-Elvis Presley-July 85-Tonight-Ferrante & Teicher-January 86-Nut Rocker-B. Bumble & The Stingers-May 87-The Ballad of Paladin-Duane Eddy-July 88-Breaking Up is Hard to Do-Neil Sedaka-July 89-The Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & The Starlighters-February 90-Slow Twistin?/La Paloma Twist-Chubby Checker-May 91-Hey Little Girl-Del Shannon-February 92-March Of The Siamese Children-Kenny Ball-April 93-A Wonder Like You/Everlovin?-Rick Nelson-January 94-Ahab The Arab-Ray Stevens-August 95-I'll Never Dance Again/Gee It?s Wonderful-Bobby Rydell-July 96-So Long,Baby-Del Shannon-October 97-I'll Step Down/Mommie And Daddy Were Twistin'-Judy Stone 98-Walkin? Back To Happiness-Helen Shapiro-January 99-Patches-Dickie Lee-November 100-Don't Break the Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis-March 100-Drop It,Joe-Connie Francis-March 101-Lovesick Blues-Frank Ifield-December 102-He's A Rebel-Vikki Carr-December 103-All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-December 104-Happy Guitar-Reg Owen & His Orchestra-December 105-Susie Darlin?-Tommy Roe-December 106-5-4-3-2-1-Zero-Rob E.G.-November 107-It Might As Well Rain Until September-Carole King-October 108-Venus In Blue Jeans-Mark Wynter-November