Top Songs of 1962


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
134
Booker T. & The MG's Green Onions Rhythm & Blues
2
425
The Miracles You've Really Got a Hold on Me Motown Sound
3
431
Little Eva The Loco-Motion Brill Building, Girl Group
4
577
The Crystals He's a Rebel Brill Building, Girl Group
5
638
The Tornados Telstar Space Age Pop
6
673
John Lee Hooker Boom Boom Chicago Blues, Rhythm & Blues
7
966
The Contours Do You Love Me Pop Soul, Rhythm & Blues
8
998
The Drifters Up on the Roof Doo-Wop, Pop Soul
9
1023
Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You Country Soul, Traditional Pop
10
1033
Sam Cooke Bring It On Home to Me Soul
11
1614
Dick Dale Miserlou Surf Rock
12
1645
The Chantays Pipeline Surf Rock
13
1679
Françoise Hardy Tous les garçons et les filles French Pop, Yé-yé
14
1813
The Beatles Love Me Do British Rhythm & Blues, Merseybeat
15
1871
The Isley Brothers Twist and Shout Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
16
2031
The Four Seasons Big Girls Don't Cry Doo-Wop, Pop
17
2247
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd Desafinado Samba-Jazz
18
2337
Peter, Paul and Mary If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) Close Harmony, Folk Pop, Vocal Group
19
2432
Solomon Burke Cry to Me Rhythm & Blues, Soul
20
2440
Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
21
2461
George Jones She Thinks I Still Care Nashville Sound
22
2502
Tony Bennett I Left My Heart in San Francisco Standards
23
2533
The Four Seasons Sherry Doo-Wop, Pop
24
2557
Dionne Warwick Don't Make Me Over Girl Group, Pop Soul
25
2697
Barbara Lynn You'll Lose a Good Thing Rhythm & Blues, Soul
26
2711
Ketty Lester Love Letters Rhythm & Blues, Soul
27
2978
James Brown Night Train Rhythm & Blues, Soul
28
3313
The Rivingtons Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow Doo-Wop
29
3443
Skeeter Davis The End of the World Nashville Sound
30
3819
Johnny Cash Delia's Gone Country
31
3877
Claudine Clark Party Lights Girl Group
32
3901
Gene Pitney (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Country Pop
33
3903
John Barry Seven & Orchestra James Bond Theme Film Score, Surf Rock
34
3985
Sam Cooke Twistin' the Night Away Pop Soul
35
4044
Elvis Presley Return to Sender Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
36
4076
Sam Cooke Having a Party Soul
37
4297
Patsy Cline She's Got You Nashville Sound
38
4404
The Beach Boys Surfin' Safari Surf Rock, Vocal Surf
39
4809
Ray Charles You Don't Know Me Soul
40
4884
Quincy Jones Soul Bossa Nova Big Band, Bossa Nova
41
4933
Jeanne Moreau Le Tourbillon Chanson
42
4962
Chuck Jackson Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Soul
43
5245
The Crystals He's Sure the Boy I Love Brill Building, Girl Group
44
5253
The Shirelles Soldier Boy Girl Group
45
5549
The Falcons I Found a Love Doo-Wop, Soul
46
6074
Pat Boone Speedy Gonzales Rock & Roll, Traditional Pop
47
6239
Mary Wells You Beat Me to the Punch Motown Sound
48
6278
Otis Redding These Arms of Mine Deep Soul, Rhythm & Blues
49
6292
Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Brill Building, Doo-Wop
50
6465
The Exciters Tell Him Brill Building, Girl Group
51
6623
The Rockin' Rebels Wild Weekend Rock & Roll, Surf Rock
52
6724
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers Monster Mash Halloween Music, Novelty, Pop Rock, Vocal Group
53
6775
Bo Diddley You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover Rhythm & Blues
54
6823
Ray Charles Born to Lose Country Soul, Traditional Pop
55
6943
Ray Barretto El Watusi Boogaloo, Pachanga
56
6980
Andy Williams Moon River Easy Listening
57
7071
Bobby Vee The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Pop
58
7087
Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights Village of Love Rhythm & Blues
59
7167
Ben E. King Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Pop Soul
60
7415
The Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 Girl Group, Motown Sound
61
7425
Tommy Roe Sheila Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
62
7469
Bobby Bland Stormy Monday Blues Electric Blues, Soul Blues
63
7577
Brian Hyland Sealed With a Kiss Teen Pop
64
7894
Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
65
8052
King Curtis & His Noble Knights Soul Twist Rhythm & Blues
66
8084
Françoise Hardy Le temps de l'amour Yé-yé
67
8150
Timi Yuro What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) Pop Soul
68
8268
The Duprees You Belong to Me Doo-Wop
69
8325
Muddy Waters You Need Love Chicago Blues
70
8378
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford I Need Your Loving Rhythm & Blues, Soul
71
8488
Paul and Paula Hey Paula Teen Pop, Traditional Pop
72
8552
Bobby Vinton Roses Are Red (My Love) Traditional Pop
73
8598
Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September Brill Building
74
8853
Ernie Maresca Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Rock & Roll
75
8854
Dion Lovers Who Wander Doo-Wop, Rock & Roll
76
8857
Jacques Brel Le Plat pays Chanson à texte
77
8886
The Crystals Uptown Brill Building, Girl Group
78
8895
Frank Ifield I Remember You Country Pop
79
8956
Marvin Gaye Hitch Hike Pop Soul, Rhythm & Blues
80
9002
Irma Thomas It's Raining Deep Soul, New Orleans R&B
81
9189
The Miracles I'll Try Something New Pop Soul
82
9349
The Orlons Don't Hang Up Girl Group, Rhythm & Blues
83
9355
The Crystals He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) Brill Building, Girl Group
84
9380
Tito Puente Oye Como Va Salsa
85
9444
The Springfields Island of Dreams Folk Pop
86
9541
Claude Nougaro Le Cinéma Chanson
87
9593
Freddy Cannon Palisades Park Pop, Rock & Roll
88
9657
Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Brill Building, Girl Group
89
9658
Shelley Fabares Johnny Angel Teen Pop
90
9811
Clyde McPhatter Lover Please Rhythm & Blues, Soul
91
9940
Lennie Tristano C Minor Complex Cool Jazz
92
9994
Chris Montez Let's Dance Rock & Roll

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
The Volumes I Love You Doo-Wop
The Excellents Coney Island Baby Doo-Wop
Richard Anthony Et j'entends siffler le train Yé-yé
Georges Brassens Les Trompettes de la renommée Chanson à texte
Frank Proffitt Tom Dooley (Dula) Appalachian Folk Music
Jan Bradley Mama Didn't Lie Pop Soul
Charles Aznavour Les Comédiens Chanson à texte
Hank Snow I've Been Everywhere Nashville Sound
The Contours Shake Sherry Soul
Rahsaan Roland Kirk You Did It, You Did It Cool Jazz, Post-Bop
Luigi Tenco Mi sono innamorato di te Canzone d'autore
The Tijuana Brass feat. Herb Alpert The Lonely Bull Lounge
The Shadows Wonderful Land Surf Rock
Elmore James Shake Your Moneymaker Chicago Blues
Hasil Adkins Chicken Walk Garage Rock, Rockabilly
Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Traditional Folk Music
Serge Gainsbourg Black Trombone Chanson à texte
Barbra Streisand Happy Days Are Here Again Standards
Billy Joe & The Checkmates Percolator (Twist) Rock & Roll
The Cascades Rhythm of the Rain Doo-Wop
Gene Pitney Only Love Can Break a Heart Brill Building
Nat King Cole Ramblin' Rose Country Pop, Traditional Pop
Etta James Something's Got a Hold on Me Southern Soul
Maurice Jarre Theme from Lawrence of Arabia Cinematic Classical, Film Score, Orchestral
Johnny Hallyday L'Idole des jeunes French Pop
Marcel Amont Le Mexicain Chanson
Sacha Distel La Belle vie Chanson
Benny Carter The Midnight Sun Will Never Set Bebop, Swing
Snooks Eaglin Brown Skinned Woman Acoustic Blues, New Orleans Blues
Jimmy McGriff I've Got a Woman Rhythm & Blues, Soul Jazz
Bill Evans My Foolish Heart Cool Jazz
Chris Kenner Land of 1,000 Dances New Orleans R&B
Nolan Strong & The Diablos Mind Over Matter Doo-Wop
B. Bumble & The Stingers Nut Rocker Classical Crossover, Rock & Roll
Roy Orbison Dream Baby, How Long Must I Dream Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
Sergio Endrigo Io che amo solo te Canzone d'autore, Italo Pop
Rolf Harris Sun Arise Pop
Bob Dylan Baby Let Me Follow You Down Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Jive Five What Time Is It? Doo-Wop
Henry Mancini Days of Wine and Roses Easy Listening, Film Score
Brenda Lee All Alone Am I Country Pop
Steve Lawrence Go Away Little Girl Traditional Pop
The Cookies Chains Brill Building, Girl Group
Arthur Alexander Anna (Go to Him) Country Soul, Southern Soul
Arthur Alexander Soldier of Love Southern Soul
Little Eva Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Brill Building, Girl Group
Pete Seeger Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) Contemporary Folk
Lou Christie The Gypsy Cried Doo-Wop
Cannonball Adderley Gemini Hard Bop
Vince Guaraldi Trio Cast Your Fate to the Wind Cool Jazz
Gene Pitney Half Heaven - Half Heartache Brill Building
Benny Spellman Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) New Orleans R&B, Pop Soul
Colette Déréal À la gare Saint-Lazare Chanson
Marvin Gaye Stubborn Kind of Fellow Motown Sound
Frank Sinatra Come Rain or Come Shine Vocal Jazz
Sammy Davis Jr. What Kind of Fool Am I Vocal Jazz