AUSTRALIAN (RADIO STATION 4BC-Brisbane) TOP SINGLES FOR 1962
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE-ELVIS PRESLEY-FEBRUARY 888 2 STRANGER ON THE SHORE-MR.ACKER BILK-March 882 3 MULTIPLICATION-BOBBY DARIN-March 828 4 LIMBO ROCK-CHUBBY CHECKER-November 818 5 THE LONELY BULL(EL SOLO TORRO)-HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS-December 806 6 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN-CLAUDE KING-August 792 7 WORKING FOR THE MAN-ROY ORBISON-November 726 8 I REMEMBER YOU-Frank Ifield-September 724 9 RAMBLIN' ROSE-Nat King Cole-October 702 10 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-Ray Charles-July 696 11 Moon River-Jerry Butler-June 696 12 Roses Are Red (My Love)-Bobby Vinton-August 670 13 Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-May 660 14 (Dance With The) Guitar Man-Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes-November 644 15 Si Senor (I Theenk?)-Rob E.G.-June 642 16 I've Been Everywhere-Lucky Starr-May 630 17 Sheila-Tommy Roe-September 618 18 Alley Cat (Omkring Et Flygel)-Bent Fabric-November 606 19 The Cha Cha Cha-Bobby Rydell-December 584 20 Do You Want To Dance-Cliff Richard/Shadows-August 572 21 Dear One-Larry Finnegan-June 572 22 Run To Him-Bobby Vee-February 562 23 When The Girl In Your Arms,Is The Girl In Your Heart-Cliff Richard-January 552 24 Lovesick Blues-Frank Ifield-December 548 25 Let There Be Drums-Sandy Nelson-February 546 26 Wonderful Land-The Shadows-May 536 27 Dream Baby(How Long Must I Dream)-Roy Orbison-May 532 28 Silver Threads And Golden Needles-The Springfields-September 520 29 The Wanderer-Dion-April 508 30 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-The Tokens-January 502 31 The Swiss Maid-Del Shannon-November 484 32 Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen-April 468 33 A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-March 462 34 Chip Chip-Gene McDaniels-April 438 35 Wimoweh-Karl Denver-May 432 36 She's Not You-Elvis Presley-October 416 37 West Of The Wall-Toni Fisher-July 414 38 Only Love Can Break Your Heart-Gene Pitney-November 412 39 Norman-Sue Thompson-February 410 40 The Twist-Chubby Checker-February 392 41 Let's Twist Again-Chubby Checker-March 392 42 You're The Reason-Bobby Edwards-January 386 43 The Young Ones-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-September 376 44 Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands-Delltones-August 364 45 I'll Step Down-Judy Stone-May 340 46 Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-August 336 47 Southern 'Rora-Joy Boys-July 324 48 Devil Woman-Marty Robbins-September 322 49 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance-Gene Pitney-July 310 50 The Stripper-David Rose-July 310 51 Happy Birthday,Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka-February 296 52 Old Rivers-Walter Brennan-July 280 53 Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel-April 274 54 Vacation-Connie Francis-October 274 55 The Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & The Starlighters-February 268 56 It'll Be Me-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-November 246 57 The Ballad Of Paladin-Duane Eddy-October 246 58 Guitar Tango-The Shadows-September 240 59 Walk On By-Leroy Van Dyke-February 240 60 It Keeps Right On A Hurtin?-Johnny Tillotson-July 234 61 Today's Teardrops-Col Joye & The Joy Boys-June 234 62 Funny Way Of Laughin'-Burl Ives-June 234 63 Have You Ever Been To See King?s Cross-Frankie Davidson-July 224 64 James(Hold The Ladder Steady)-Sue Thompson-November 222 65 Callin' Doctor Casey-John D. Loudermilk-September 220 66 All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-December 216 67 Nut Rocker-B. Bumble & The Stingers-May 210 68 Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-March 202 69 Slow Twistin?-Chubby Checker-May 200 70 Things-Bobby Darin-September 172 71 Ahab The Arab-Ray Stevens-August 172 72 Sherry-Four Seasons-November 170 73 Chattanooga Choo Choo-Floyd Cramer-April 170 74 Percolator (Twist)-Billy Joe & The Checkmates-April 162 75 Limbo Rock-Champs-September 152 76 Love Letters-Kitty Lester-May 144 77 Cotton Fields-Highwaymen-January 142 78 Caterina-Perry Como-June 120 79 The Savage-The Shadows-July 114 80 Johnny Get Angry-Joanie Sommers-August 110 81 That's Old Fashion-Everly Brothers-July 106 82 Come Outside-Mike Sarne-August 90 83 Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-March 90 84 Theme From Dr.Kildare(3 Stars Will Shine Tonight-Richard Chamberlain-August 88 85 He's A Rebel-Vikki Carr-December 86 86 Surfin' Safari-Beach Boys-November 80 87 Follow That Dream-Elvis Presley-June 76 88 I'll Never Dance Again-Bobby Rydell-July 76 89 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-September 76 90 Susie Darlin?-Tommy Roe-December 74 91 Orange Blossom Special-Spotnicks-October 74 92 Let Me In-Sensations-May 38 93 Sing-Johnny O'Keefe-March 38 94 5-4-3-2-1-Zero-Rob E.G.-December 36 95 Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-kickers-November 34 96 Lover Please-Clyde McPhattert-May 34 97 Her Royal Majesty-James Darren-April 34