The Musicradio WABC Top Songs of 1962

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1 "Mashed Potato Time".................................Dee Dee Sharp
2 "I Can't Stop Loving You"............................Ray Charles
3 "Twist and Shout"....................................The Isley Brothers
4 "Duke of Earl".......................................Gene Chandler
5 "Sherry".............................................The Four Seasons
6 "Roses Are Red"......................................Bobby Vinton
7 "The Twist"..........................................Chubby Checker
8 "Soldier Boy"........................................The Shirelles
9 "The Loco Motion"....................................Little Eva
10 "Do You Love Me"....................................The Contours
11 "Hey! Baby".........................................Bruce Channel
12 "The Stripper"......................................David Rose and Orchestra
13 "Big Girls Don't Cry"...............................The Four Seasons
14 "The Wah Watus!"....................................The Orlons
15 "He's A Rebel"......................................The Crystals
16 "Monster Mash"......................................Bobby "Boris" Picket
17 "Midnight in Moscow"................................Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
18 "The One Who Really Loves You"......................Mary Wells
19 "Playboy"...........................................The Marvelettes
20 "Green Onions"......................................Booker T. and the MG's
21 "Stanger On The Shore"..............................Mr. Acker Bilk
22 "I Know"............................................Barbara George
23 "Peppermint Twist"..................................Joey Dee and The Starliters
24 "Johnny Angel"......................................Shelley Fabares
25 "Palisades Park"....................................Freddy Cannon
26 "Don't Hang Up".....................................The Orlons
27 "Slow Twistin' "....................................Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp
28 "All Alone Am I"....................................Brenda Lee
29 "Ramblin' Rose".....................................Nat "King" Cole
30 "The Wanderer"......................................Dion
31 "You Belong To Me"..................................The Duprees
32 "She Cried".........................................Jay and The Americans
33 "Bobby's Girl"......................................Marcie Blane
34 "Sheila"............................................Tommy Roe
35 "Sealed With A Kiss"................................Brian Hyland
36 "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do".........................Neil Sedaka
37 "Let Me In".........................................The Sensations
38 "I Love You"........................................The Volume's
39 "Limbo Rock"........................................Chubby Checker
40 "What's Your Name"..................................Don and Juan
41 "Baby It's You".....................................The Shirelles
42 "Smoky Places"......................................The Corsairs
43 "Let's Dance".......................................Chris Montez
44 "Uptown"............................................The Crystals
45 "Surfin' Safari"....................................The Beach Boys
46 "Return To Sender"..................................Elvis Presley
47 "Twistin' The Night Away"...........................Sam Cooke
48 "You'll Lose A Good Thing"..........................Barbara Lynn
49 "Afrikaan Beat".....................................Bert Kaempfert
50 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"...........................The Tokens
51 "Al Di La' "........................................Emilio Pericoli
52 "Beechwood 4-5789"..................................The Marvelettes
53 "Desafinado"........................................Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
54 "Norman"............................................Sue Thompson
55 "I Wish That We Were Married".......................Ronnie and The Hi-lites
56 "Popeye The Hitchhiker".............................Chubby Checker
57 "Love Letters"......................................Ketty Lester
58 "Don't Play That Song"..............................Ben E. King
59 "Party Lights"......................................Claudine Clark
60 "You Beat Me To The Punch"..........................Mary Wells
61 "Dear Lady Twist"...................................Gary "U.S." Bonds
62 "Can't Help Falling In Love"........................Elvis Presley
63 "I Sold My Heart To The Junkman"....................The Blue-Belles (Starlets)
64 "Any Day Now".......................................Chuck Jackson
65 "Pepino The Italian Mouse"..........................Lou Monte
66 "Shout Part 1"......................................Joey Dee and The Starliters
67 "You Don't Know Me".................................Ray Charles
68 "Run To Him"........................................Bobby Vee
69 "Good Luck Charm"...................................Elvis Presley
70 "Dear One"..........................................Larry Finnegan
71 "Gravy".............................................Dee Dee Sharp
72 "Lover Please"......................................Clyde McPhatter
73 "Speedy Gonzales"...................................Pat Boone
74 "A Wonderful Dream".................................The Majors
75 "Bring It On Home To Me"............................Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls
76 "Having a Party"....................................Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls
77 "Patches"...........................................Dickey Lee
78 "Echo"..............................................The Emotions
79 "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You"..............Connie Francis
80 "Tell Him"..........................................The Exciters
81 "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen".....................Neil Sedaka
82 "Remember Then".....................................The Earls
83 "I Need Your Loving"................................Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford
84 "Village Of Love"...................................Nathaniel Mayer The Fabulous Twilights
85 "Theme From Dr. Kildare"............................Richard Chamberlain
86 "Ride!".............................................Dee Dee Sharp
87 "Telstar"...........................................The Tornadoes
88 "What Kind Of Love Is This".........................Joey Dee
89 "Please Mr. Postman"................................The Marvelettes
90 "Goodbye Cruel World"...............................James Darren
91 "Soul Twist"........................................King Curtis and His Noble Knights
92 "Snap Your Fingers".................................Joe Henderson
93 "A Town Without Pity"...............................Gene Pitney
94 "My Own True Love"..................................The Duprees
95 "Lovers Who Wander".................................Dion
96 "It Keeps Right On A Hurtin"........................Johnny Tillotson
97 "Only Love Can Break A Heart".......................Gene Pitney
98 "Twist, Twist Senora"...............................Gary "U.S." Bonds
99 "Wolverton Mountain"................................Claude King
100 "Our Anniversary"..................................Shep and The Limelites
101 "Zip A Dee Doo Dah"................................Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans
102 "Walk On By".......................................Leroy Van Dyke
103 "Irresistible You".................................Bobby Darin
104 "What Kind Of Fool Am I"...........................Sammy Davis, Jr.
105 "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"..................The Crystals
106 "Ahab, The Arab"...................................Ray Stevens
107 "Up On The Roof"...................................The Drifters
108 "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)"...............Ernie Maresca
109 "Young World"......................................Rick Nelson
110 "Dream Baby".......................................Roy Orbison
111 "Crying In The Rain"...............................The Everly Brothers
112 "Break It To Me Gently"............................Brenda Lee
113 "Nothing Can Change This Love".....................Sam Cooke
114 "Moon River".......................................Jerry Butler
115 "I Remember You"...................................Frank Ifield
116 "Cotton Fields"....................................The Highwaymen
117 "I've Got Bonnie"..................................Bobby Rydell
118 "Release Me".......................................Little Esther Phillips
119 "Next Door To An Angel"............................Neil Sedaka
120 "Alley Cat"........................................Bent Fabric and His Piano
121 "She's Not You"....................................Elvis Presley
122 "Poor Fool"........................................Ike and Tina Turner
123 "Wiggle Wobble"....................................Les Cooper and The Soul Rockers
124 "Little Diane".....................................Dion
125 "Teen Age Idol"....................................Rick Nelson
126 "Go Away Little Girl"..............................Steve Lawrence
127 "Lie To Me"........................................Brook Benton
128 "What's So Good About Good Bye"....................The Miracles
129 "Unchain My Heart".................................Ray Charles
130 "Let There Be Drums"...............................Sandy Nelson
131 "Letter Full Of Tears".............................Gladys Knight and The Pips
132 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".................Tony Bennett
133 "Love Came To Me"..................................Dion
134 "Chip Chip"........................................Gene McDaniels
135 "The Lonely Bull"..................................Herb Albert and The Tijuana Brass
136 "Caterina".........................................Perry Como
137 "Gina".............................................Johnny Mathis
138 "Gypsy Woman"......................................The Impressions
139 "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"......................Little Eva
140 "Her Royal Majesty"................................James Darren
141 "A Little Bitty Tear"..............................Burl Ives
142 "Something's Got A Hold On Me".....................Etta James
143 "Till".............................................The Angels
144 "Stop The Wedding".................................Etta James
145 "Sharing You"......................................Bobby Vee
146 "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence".................Gene Pitney
147 "You Are My Sunshine"..............................Ray Charles
148 "Hotel Happiness"..................................Brook Benton
149 "What Kind Of Fool Am I"...........................Anthony Newly
150 "Venus In Blue Jeans"..............................Jimmy Clanton
151 "Silver Dollar"....................................Barry Darvell
152 "I Need Someone"...................................The Belmonts
153 "Johnny Get Angry".................................Joanie Sommers
154 "Limbo Rock".......................................The Champs
155 "Percolator (Twist)"...............................Billy Joe and The Checkmates
156 "Rinky Dink".......................................Dave "Baby" Cortez
157 "Hey, Let's Twist".................................Joey Dee and The Starliters
158 "Things"...........................................Bobby Darin
159 "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody".............James Ray
160 "I'll Never Dance Again"...........................Bobby Rydell
161 "Big Bad John".....................................Jimmy Dean
162 "Dancin' Party"....................................Chubby Checker
163 "I Love You The Way You Are".......................Bobby Vinton
164 "The Greatest Hurt"................................Jackie Wilson
165 "Call Me Mr. In Between"...........................Burl Ives
166 "Please Don't Ask About Barbara"...................Bobby Vee
167 "Funny Way Of Laughin' "...........................Burl Ives
168 "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow".................................The Rivingtons
169 "Love Me Warm and Tender"..........................Paul Anka
170 "Turn On Your Love Light"..........................Bobby Bland
171 "When My Little Girl Is Smiling"...................The Drifters
172 "Do The New Continental"...........................The Dovells
173 "Let's Twist Again"................................Chubby Checker
 
 

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