Top 100 Of 1962 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   STRANGER ON THE SHORE
      Mr. Acker Bilk (#1, May)
*2   I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
      Ray Charles (#1, June)
 3   MASHED POTATO TIME
      Dee Dee Sharp (#2, May)
*4   ROSES ARE RED (My Love)
      Bobby Vinton (#1, July)
*5   THE STRIPPER
      David Rose (#1, July)
*6   JOHNNY ANGEL
      Shelly Fabares (#1, April)
*7   THE LOCO-MOTION
      Little Eva (#1, Aug)
 8   LET ME IN
      The Sensations (#4, March)
*9   THE TWIST
      Chubby Checker (#1, Jan)
*10  SOLDIER BOY
      The Shirrelles (#1, May)
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*11  HEY BABY
      Bruce Channel (#1, March)
 12  THE WANDERER
      Dion (#2, Feb)
*13  DUKE OF EARL
      Gene Chandler (#1, Feb)
 14  PALISADES PARK
      Freddy Cannon (#3, June)
*15  BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
      Neil Sedaka (#1, Aug)
 16  WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN
      Claude King (#6, July)
 17  SLOW TWISTIN'
      Chubby Checker (#3, April)
 18  IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'
      Johnny Tillotson (#3, June)
 19  THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU
      Mary Wells (#8, June)
*20  GOOD LUCK CHARM
      Elvis Presley (#1, April)
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 21  MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
      Kenny Ball and His Jazzman (#2, March)
*22  SHEILA
      Tommy Roe (#1, Sept)
 23  TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY
      Sam Cooke (#9, March)
 24  THE WAH WATUSI
      The Orlons (#2, July)
*25  THE PEPPERMINT TWIST
      Joey Dee and the Starlighters (#1, Jan)
 26  BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
      Brenda Lee (#4, March)
 27  PLAYBOY
      The Marvelettes (#7, June)
 28  RAMBLIN' ROSE
      Nat King Cole (#2, Sept)
 29  SEALED WITH A KISS
      Brian Hyland (#3, July)
 30  SHE CRIED
      Jay and the Americans (#5, May)
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*31  DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU
      Connie Francis (#1, March)
 32  DEAR LADY TWIST
      Gary (U.S.) Bonds (#9, Feb)
 33  NORMAN
      Sue Thompson (#3, Feb)
 34  LOVE LETTERS
      Kitty Lester (#5, April)
 35  PARTY LIGHTS
      Claudine Clark (#5, Sept)
 36  COTTON FIELDS
      The Highwaymen (#13, Feb)
 37  ALLEY CAT
      Bent Fabric (#7, Sept)
 38  TWIST AND SHOUT
      The Isley Brothers (#17, Aug)
 39  THEME FROM "DR. KILDARE" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)
      Richard Chamberlain (#10, Aug)
 40  TUFF
      Ace Cannon (#17, March)
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 41  LOVER PLEASE
      Clyde McPhatter (#7, April)
 42  I KNOW (You Don't Love Me No More)
      Barbara George (#3, Jan)
 43  YOUNG WORLD
      Rick Nelson (#5, April)
 44  BABY IT'S YOU
      The Shirelles (#8, Feb)
 45  SPEEDY GONZALES
      Pat Boone (#6, July)
 46  A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
      Burl Ives (#9, Feb)
 47  CRYING IN THE RAIN
      The Everly Brothers (#6, March)
 48  AL DI LA'
      Emilio Pericoli (#6, July)
 49  SHOUT SHOUT (Knock Yourself Out)
      Ernie Maresca (#6, May)
 50  WHAT'S YOUR NAME
      Don And Juan (#7, March)
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 51  SMOKY PLACES
      The Corsairs (#12, March)
 52  HAVING A PARTY
      Sam Cooke (#17, July)
 53  GREEN ONIONS
      Booker T. and the MG's (#3, Sept)
 54  YOU DON'T KNOW ME
      Ray Charles (#2, Sept)
*55  SHERRY
      The Four Seasons (#1, Sept)
 56  JOHNNY GET ANGRY
      Joanie Sommers (#7, July)
 57  CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
      Elvis Presley (#2, Feb)
 58  SHOUT (Part 1)
      Joey Dee and the Starlighters (#6, May)
 59  RINKY DINK
      Dave "Baby" Cortez (#10, Sept)
 60  MOON RIVER
      Henry Mancini (#11, Dec 1961)
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 61  AHAB, THE ARAB
      Ray Stevens (#5, Aug)
 62  THINGS
      Bobby Darin (#3, Aug)
 63  (The Man Who Shot) LIBERTY VALANCE
      Gene Pitney (#4, June)
 64  YOU BELONG TO ME
      The Duprees (#7, Sept)
 65  DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream)
      Roy Orbison (#4, March)
 66  SNAP YOUR FINGERS
      Joe Henderson (#8, July)
 67  LOVERS WHO WANDER
      Dion (#3, June)
 68  LET'S DANCE
      Chris Montez (#4, Oct)
 69  CINDY'S BIRTHDAY
      Johnny Crawford (#8, June)
 70  YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH
      Mary Wells (#9, Sept)
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 71  YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING
      Barbara Lynn (#8, Aug)
 72  UPTOWN
      The Crystals (#13, May)
 73  EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU
      Brenda Lee (#6, May)
 74  PATCHES
      Dickey Lee (#6, Oct)
 75  VENUS IN BLUE JEANS
      Jimmy Clanton (#7, Oct)
 76  LOVE ME WARM AND TENDER
      Paul Anka (#12, April)
 77  TEEN AGE IDOL
      Rick Nelson (#5, Sept)
 78  SHE'S GOT YOU
      Patsy Cline (#14, March)
 79  DEAR ONE
      Larry Finnegan (#11, April)
 80  HER ROYAL MAJESTY
      James Darren (#6, March)
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 81  OLD RIVERS
      Walter Brennan (#5, May)
 82  FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN'
      Burl Ives (#10, May)
 83  A SWINGIN' SAFARI
      Billy Vaughan (#13, Sept)
 84  TELL ME
      Dick and DeeDee (#22, May)
 85  PT109
      Jimmy Dean (#8, May)
 86  LITTLE DIANE
      Dion (#8, Aug)
 87  PERCOLATOR (Twist)
      Billy Joe and the Checkmates (#10, March)
 88  TWIST, TWIST SENORA
      Gary "U.S." Bonds (#9, May)
 89  TWISTIN' MATILDA
      Jimmy Soul (#22, May)
 90  GRAVY (For My Mased Potatoes)
      Dee Dee Sharp (#9, July)
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 91  WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (Part 1)
      Jimmy Smith (#21, June)
 92  SOUL TWIST
      King Curtis (#17, April)
 93  I'LL NEVER DANCE AGAIN
      Bobby Rydell (#14, July) 
 94  I'M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song)
      The Ikettes (#19, March)
 95  WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
      The Kingston Trio (#21, April)
 96  (Girls, Girls, Girls) MADE TO LOVE
      Eddie Hodges (#14, Aug)
 97  TOWN WITHOUT PITY
      Gene Pitney (#13, Jan)
 98  IF I HAD A HAMMER
      Peter, Paul and Mary (#10, Oct)
 99  I WISH THAT WE WERE MARRIED
      Ronnie and the Hi-Lights) (#16, May)
100  SURFIN' SAFARI
      The Beach Boys (#14, Oct)
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