Top Songs of 1962
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: |
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The Volumes |
I Love You |
Doo-Wop
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The Excellents |
Coney Island Baby |
Doo-Wop
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Richard Anthony |
Et j'entends siffler le train |
Yé-yé
|
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Georges Brassens |
Les Trompettes de la renommée |
Chanson à texte
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Frank Proffitt |
Tom Dooley (Dula) |
Appalachian Folk Music
|
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Jan Bradley |
Mama Didn't Lie |
Pop Soul
|
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Charles Aznavour |
Les Comédiens |
Chanson à texte
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Hank Snow |
I've Been Everywhere |
Nashville Sound
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The Contours |
Shake Sherry |
Soul
|
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
You Did It, You Did It |
Cool Jazz,
Post-Bop
|
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Luigi Tenco |
Mi sono innamorato di te |
Canzone d'autore
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The Tijuana Brass feat. Herb Alpert |
The Lonely Bull |
Lounge
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The Shadows |
Wonderful Land |
Surf Rock
|
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Elmore James |
Shake Your Moneymaker |
Chicago Blues
|
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Hasil Adkins |
Chicken Walk |
Garage Rock,
Rockabilly
|
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Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
Traditional Folk Music
|
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Serge Gainsbourg |
Black Trombone |
Chanson à texte
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Barbra Streisand |
Happy Days Are Here Again |
Standards
|
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Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
Percolator (Twist) |
Rock & Roll
|
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The Cascades |
Rhythm of the Rain |
Doo-Wop
|
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Gene Pitney |
Only Love Can Break a Heart |
Brill Building
|
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Nat King Cole |
Ramblin' Rose |
Country Pop,
Traditional Pop
|
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Etta James |
Something's Got a Hold on Me |
Southern Soul
|
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Maurice Jarre |
Theme from Lawrence of Arabia |
Cinematic Classical,
Film Score,
Orchestral
|
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Johnny Hallyday |
L'Idole des jeunes |
French Pop
|
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Marcel Amont |
Le Mexicain |
Chanson
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Sacha Distel |
La Belle vie |
Chanson
|
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Benny Carter |
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set |
Bebop,
Swing
|
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Snooks Eaglin |
Brown Skinned Woman |
Acoustic Blues,
New Orleans Blues
|
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Jimmy McGriff |
I've Got a Woman |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul Jazz
|
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Bill Evans |
My Foolish Heart |
Cool Jazz
|
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Chris Kenner |
Land of 1,000 Dances |
New Orleans R&B
|
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Nolan Strong & The Diablos |
Mind Over Matter |
Doo-Wop
|
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B. Bumble & The Stingers |
Nut Rocker |
Classical Crossover,
Rock & Roll
|
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Roy Orbison |
Dream Baby, How Long Must I Dream |
Pop Rock,
Rock & Roll
|
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Sergio Endrigo |
Io che amo solo te |
Canzone d'autore,
Italo Pop
|
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Rolf Harris |
Sun Arise |
Pop
|
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Bob Dylan |
Baby Let Me Follow You Down |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
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The Jive Five |
What Time Is It? |
Doo-Wop
|
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Henry Mancini |
Days of Wine and Roses |
Easy Listening,
Film Score
|
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Brenda Lee |
All Alone Am I |
Country Pop
|
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Steve Lawrence |
Go Away Little Girl |
Traditional Pop
|
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The Cookies |
Chains |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
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Arthur Alexander |
Anna (Go to Him) |
Country Soul,
Southern Soul
|
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Arthur Alexander |
Soldier of Love |
Southern Soul
|
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Little Eva |
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby |
Brill Building,
Girl Group
|
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Pete Seeger |
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) |
Contemporary Folk
|
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Lou Christie |
The Gypsy Cried |
Doo-Wop
|
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Cannonball Adderley |
Gemini |
Hard Bop
|
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Vince Guaraldi Trio |
Cast Your Fate to the Wind |
Cool Jazz
|
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Gene Pitney |
Half Heaven - Half Heartache |
Brill Building
|
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Benny Spellman |
Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) |
New Orleans R&B,
Pop Soul
|
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Colette Déréal |
À la gare Saint-Lazare |
Chanson
|
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Marvin Gaye |
Stubborn Kind of Fellow |
Motown Sound
|
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Frank Sinatra |
Come Rain or Come Shine |
Vocal Jazz
|
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Sammy Davis Jr. |
What Kind of Fool Am I |
Vocal Jazz
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