MUSIC VENDOR (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1962*
POS.-TITLE?Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-ABC-PARAMOUNT-JUNE 2 THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER-PARKWAY-January 3 ROSES ARE RED (MY LOVE)?BOBBY VINTON-EPIC-July 4 RAMBLIN'ROSE-NAT KING COLE-Capitol-September 5 STRANGER ON THE SHORE-MR. ACKER BILK-Atco-May 6 SHERRY?THE FOUR SEASONS-VEE JAY-September 7 THE STRIPPER?DAVID ROSE & HIS ORCHESTRA-MGM-June 8 THE PEPPERMINT TWIST (PART. 1)?Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-January 9 DUKE OF EARL-Gene Chandler-Vee Jay-March 10 SOLDIER BOY-Shirelles-Scepter-May 11 Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel-Smash-March 12 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Tokens-RCA Victor-January 13 Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley-RCA-April 14 The Loco-Motion-Little Eva-Dimension-August 15 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-RCA-July 16 Can't Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 17 Mashed Potato Time?Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-April 18 Don't Break The Heart That Loves You Connie Francis-MGM-March 19 Patches-Dicky Lee-Smash-October 20 Big Girls Don't Cry-Four Seasons-Vee Jay-November 21 Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers-Garpax-October 22 The Wanderer-Dion-Laurie-February 23 Let Me In-Sensations-Argo-March 24 Run To Him-Bobby Vee-Liberty-January 25 Norman-Sue Thompson-Hickory-February 26 Palisades Park-Freddy Cannon-Swan-June 27 It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence-June 28 I Know(You Don?t Love Me No More)-Barbara George-AFO-January 29 Break It To Me Gently-Brenda Lee-Decca-March 30 Walk On By-Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury-January 31 The Wah Watusi-Orlons-Cameo-July 32 Ahab,The Arab-Ray Stevens-Mercury-August 33 She's Not You-Elvis Presley-RCA-September 34 Green Onions-Booker T. & The MGs-Stax-September 35 Do You Love Me-Contours-Gordy-October 36 Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen-Kapp-March 37 All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-Decca-November 38 Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-Columbia-July 39 Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland-ABC Paramount-July 40 Sheila-Tommy Roe-ABC Paramount-September 41 Return To Sender-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 42 Everybody Loves Me But You-Brenda Lee-Decca-May 43 Good-bye Cruel World-James Darren-January 44 He's A Rebel Crystals-Philles-November 45 Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean-Columbia-January 46 A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-Decca-February 47 Only Love Can Break Your-Gene Pitney-Musicor-November 48 She Cried-Jay & The Americans-United Artist-May 49 Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter-Mercury-May 50 Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares-Colpix-April 51 Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone-Dot-July 52 You Don't Know Me-Ray Charles-ABC Paramount-September 53 Please Mr. Postman?The Marvelettes-Tamla-January 54 Let There Be Drums-Sandy Nelson-Imperial-January 55 Limbo Rock?Chubby Checker-Parkway-December 56 The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells-Motown-June 57 Second Hand Love-Connie Francis-MGM-June 58 Things-Bobby Darin-Atco-August 59 Party Lights-Claudine Clark-Chancellor-August 60 Slow Twistin'-Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp-Parkway-April 61 Let's Dance-Chris Montez-Monogram-October 62 Love Letters-Kitty Lester-Era-April 63 Snap Your Fingers-Joe Henderson-Todd-June 64 When The Boy In Your Arms(Is The Boy In Your Heart)-Connie Francis-MGM-January 65 Bobby's Girl-Marcie Blane-Seville-December 66 Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)-Roy Orbison-Monument-March 67 P.T. 109-Jimmy Dean-Columbia-May 68 Twistin' The Night Away-Sam Cooke-RCA-March 69 Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano-Atco-October 70 Vacation-Connie Francis?MGM-August 71 Next Door To An Angel-Neil Sedaka-RCA-November 72 (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Vallence-Gene Pitney-Musicor-June 73 Al Di La'-Emilio Pericoli-Warner Brothers-July 74 Gina-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-November 75 She?s Got You-Patsy Cline?Decca-March 76 Baby It's You-Shirelles-Scepter-February 77 Shout (pt. 1)?Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette-May 78 Teen Age Idol-Rick Nelson-Imperial-September 79 Old Rivers-Walter Brennan-Liberty-May 80 Moon River?Henry Mancini & His Orchestra-RCA Victor-January 81 Funny Way Of Laughin?-Burl Ives?Decca-May 82 Don't Hang Up-Orlons-Cameo-November 83 Love Me Warm And Tender-Paul Anka-ABC Paramount-April 84 Lovers Who Wander-Dion-Laurie-June 85 Venus In Blue Jeans-Jimmy Clanton-Ace-October 86 Desafinado-Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd?Verve-November 87 Ride!-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-December 88 Lonely Bull(El Solo Torro)-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-A&M-December 89 Happy Birthday,Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka-RCA-January 90 Tonight-Ferrante & Teicher-United Artist-January 91 Dear One-Larry Finnegan-Old Town-April 92 Gravy(For My Mashed Potatoes)-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo-July 93 Rinky Dink-Dave ?Baby? Cortez?Chess-September 94 Send Me The Pillow You Dream On-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence-September 95 Lie To Me-Brook Benton-Mercury-September 96 Cotton Fields-Highwaymen?United Artists-February 97 Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-Warner Brothers-March 98 Young World-Rick Nelson-Imperial-April 99 Shout! Shout!(Knock Yourself Out)-Ernie Maresca?Seville-May 100 Playboy-Marvelettes-Tamla-June * As published in the December 29,1962 issue of Music Vendor Magazine