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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