PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1962*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4s2AMKPHnE
https://playback.fm/year/1962
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 SPEEDY GONZALES-PAT BOONE-AUGUST
2 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU-RAY CHARLES-June
3 TELSTAR-TORNADOES-December
4 RETURN TO SENDER-ELVIS PRESLEY-November
5 GOOD LUCK CHARM-ELVIS PRESLEY-May
6 LET'S DANCE-CHRIS MONTEZ-October
7 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE-ELVIS PRESLEY-February
8 THE LOCO-MOTION-Little Eva-August
9 ROSES ARE RED-Bobby Vinton-July
10 SHE'S NOT YOU-Elvis Presley-September
11 Stranger On The Shore-Mr. Acker Bilk-May
12 Zwei Kleine Italiener-Conny Froboess-July
13 Green Onions-Booker T. & The MGs-October
14 Do You Love Me?-Contours-Gordy-October
15 Sheila Tommy Roe-September
16 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-July
17 Big Girls Don't Cry-Four Seasons-November
18 Junge Komm Bald Wieder-Freddy Quinn-July
19 Peppermint Twist, Part 1-Joey Dee & Starliters-January
20 The Wanderer-Dion-February
21 Sherry-The Four Seasons-September
22 Ramblin' Rose-Nat "King" Cole-October
23 Duke Of Earl-Gene Chandler-March
24 Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)-Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd-Verve-November
25 The Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers-Garpax-October
26 Tous Les Garcons & Les Filles-Francoise Hardy
27 Limbo Rock-Chubby Checker-December
28 Chariot (I Will Follow Him)-Petula Clark-March
29 Tanze Mit Mir In Den Morgen-Gerhard Wendland-July
30 The Young Ones-Cliff Richard-April
31 Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball-March
32 He's A Rebel-The Crystals-November
33 Hey Baby-Bruce Channel-April
34 Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares-April
35 Soldier Boy-Shirelles-May
36 Lovesick Blues-Frank Ifield-December
37 Twist & Shout-Isley Brothers-August
38 Rock-A-Hula Baby-Elvis Presley-February
39 Heisser Sand-Mina-July
40 Ich Schau Den Weissen Wolken Nach-Nana Mouskouri-July
41 Sweety-Peter Kraus-July
42 I Remember You-Frank Ifield-October
43 Mashed Potato Time-Dee Dee Sharp-May
44 Sealed With A Kiss-Brian Hyland-August
45 A Town Without Pity-Gene Pitney-January
46 Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)-Roy Orbison-Monument-April
47 All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee-November
48 Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka-January
49 Love Me Warm & Tender-Paul Anka-April
50 Multiplication-Bobby Darin-January
51 The Stripper-David Rose-July
52 You've Really Got A Hold On Me-Miracles-Tamla-December
53 J'Entends Siffler Le Train-Richard Anthony-July
54 Norman-Sue Thompson-February
55 Stai Lontana Da Me (Tower Of Strength)-Adriano Celentano-July
56 Ginny Come Lately-Brian Hyland-July
57 Ya Ya-Joey Dee & The Starliters-January
58 Crying In The Rain-Everly Brothers-March
59 I Left My Heart In San Francisco-Tony Bennett-December
60 Preghero (Stand By Me)-Adriano Celentano-July
61 Wonderful Land-The Shadows-May
62 I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)-Barbara George-AFO-January
63 Slow Twistin'-Chubby Checker-April
64 Wolverton Mountain-Claude King-August
65 No More (La paloma)-Elvis Presley-January
66 Retiens La Nuit-Johnny Hallyday-July
67 Caterina-Perry Como-April
68 Twistin' The Night Away-Sam Cooke-March
69 Eso Beso (That Kiss!)-Paul Anka-November
70 Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-December
71 Don't Break The Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis-April
72 Love Letters-Kitty Lester-April
73 King Of The Whole Wide World (Kid Galahad E.P.)-Elvis Presley-October
74 You Don't Know Me-Ray Charles-September
75 Palisades Park-Freddie Cannon-July
76 Things-Bobby Darin-August
77 A Steel Guitar & A Glass Of Wine-Paul Anka-July
78 Quando,Quando,Quando-Tony Renis-July
79 Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter-May
80 It'll Be Me-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-November
81 The Swiss Maid-Del Shannon-October
82 Wah Watusi-Orlons-July
83 Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano-September
84 Every Night (Without You)-Paul Anka-September
85 Party Lights-Claudine Clark-September
86 Boom Boom-John Lee Hooker-July
87 Al Di La-Emilio Pericoli-July
88 (Dance With) The Guitar Man-Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes-December
89 A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives-February
90 Si E Spento Il Sole-Adriano Celentano-July
91 You Belong To Me-Duprees-September
92 Lovers Who Wander-Dion-June
93 Don't Hang Up-Orlons-Cameo-December
94 Let's Twist Again-Peppino Di Capri-January
95 What's Your Name-Don & Juan-March
96 It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson-June
97 Shout!Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)-Ernie Maresca-May
98 Let Me In-Sensations-May
99 Un Clair de Lune a Maubeuge-Pierre Perrin-July
100 Paradiso-Connie Francis-May
*This list was compiled with charts from various
western industrialized nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia).
