The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1962 |
TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published
in the December 29, 1962, issue) |
POS | TITLE
Artist (Label) |
1 | THE
TWIST Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
2 | STRANGER
ON THE SHORE Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco) |
3 | PEPPERMINT
TWIST (pt. 1) Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette) |
4 | MASHED
POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo) |
5 | MOON
RIVER Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) / Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay) |
6 | I CANT STOP LOVING
YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
7 | YOULL
LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (Jamie) |
8 | THE
STRIPPER David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM) |
9 | THE
WANDERER Dion (Laurie) |
10 | THE
LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens (RCA Victor) |
11 | JOHNNY
ANGEL Shelley Fabares (Colpix) |
12 | THE
ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Mary Wells (Motown) |
13 | RAMBLIN
ROSE Nat King Cole (Capitol) |
14 | HEY!
BABY Bruce Channel (Smash) |
15 | THE
LOCO-MOTION Little Eva (Dimension) |
16 | DUKE
OF EARL Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay) |
17 | ROSES
ARE RED (My Love) Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
18 | DO
YOU LOVE ME The Contours (Gordy) |
19 | SOLDIER
BOY The Shirelles (Scepter) |
20 | SHERRY
The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay) |
21 | WALK
ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury) |
22 | I
KNOW (You Dont Love Me No More) Barbara George (AFO) |
23 | IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN
Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) |
24 | MIDNIGHT
IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (Kapp) |
25 | LET
ME IN The Sensations (Argo) |
26 | MONSTER
MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (Garpax) |
27 | PALISADES
PARK Freddy Cannon (Swan) |
28 | CANT
HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
29 | TWIST
AND SHOUT The Isley Brothers (Wand) |
30 | TWISTIN
THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
31 | SURFIN
SAFARI The Beach Boys (Capitol) |
32 | BREAKING
UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
33 | RUN
TO HIM Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
34 | GREEN
ONIONS Booker T. & The MGs (Stax) |
35 | WOLVERTON
MOUNTAIN Claude King (Columbia) |
36 | LOVE
LETTERS Ketty Lester (Era) |
37 | TOWN
WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney (Musicor) |
38 | SHEILA
Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount) |
39 | PLEASE
MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes (Tamla) |
40 | ALLEY
CAT Bent Fabric (Atco) |
41 | PATCHES
Dickey Lee (Smash) |
42 | GOOD
LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
43 | BIG
BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean (Columbia) |
44 | TUFF
Ace Cannon (Hi) |
45 | GOODBYE
CRUEL WORLD James Darren (Colpix) |
46 | DEAR
LADY TWIST Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
47 | PARTY
LIGHTS Claudine Clark (Chancellor) |
48 | SEALED
WITH A KISS Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount) |
49 | SHE
CRIED Jay & The Americans (United Artists) |
50 | NORMAN
Sue Thompson (Hickory) |
51 | PLAYBOY
The Marvelettes (Tamla) |
52 | A
LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives (Decca) |
53 | SLOW
TWISTIN Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (Parkway) |
54 | BABY ITS YOU
The Shirelles (Scepter) |
55 | LIMBO
ROCK Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
56 | LET
THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson (Imperial) |
57 | DONT
BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Connie Francis (MGM) |
58 | POPEYE
(The Hitchhiker) Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
59 | THE
WAH WATUSI The Orlons (Cameo) |
60 | LETS
DANCE Chris Montez (Monogram) |
61 | COTTON
FIELDS The Highwaymen (United Artists) |
62 | LOVER
PLEASE Clyde McPhatter (Mercury) |
63 | ANY
DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson (Wand) |
64 | YOU
BELONG TO ME The Duprees (Coed) |
65 | I
LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Tony Bennett (Columbia) |
66 | BREAK
IT TO ME GENTLY Brenda Lee (Decca) |
67 | YOUNG
WORLD Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
68 | SHOUT!
SHOUT! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca (Seville) |
69 | AL
DI LA Emilio Pericoli (Warner Bros.) |
70 | HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
71 | WHATS
YOUR NAME Don & Juan (Big Top) |
72 | HES
A REBEL The Crystals (Philles) |
73 | ALL
ALONE AM I Brenda Lee (Decca) |
74 | SNAP
YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (Todd) |
75 | VENUS
IN BLUE JEANS Jimmy Clanton (Ace) |
76 | SOUL
TWIST King Curtis & The Noble Knights (Enjoy) |
77 | I
DONT KNOW WHY Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
78 | UNCHAIN
MY HEART Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
79 | SMOKY
PLACES The Corsairs (Tuff) |
80 | AHAB,
THE ARAB Ray Stevens (Mercury) |
81 | LOVERS
WHO WANDER Dion (Laurie) |
82 | GYPSY
WOMAN The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) |
83 | IF
YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James Ray (Caprice) |
84 | RINKY
DINK Dave Baby Cortez (Chess) |
85 | DONT
PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) Ben E. King (Atco) |
86 | TWISTIN
MATILDA Jimmy Soul (SPQR) |
87 | CRYING
IN THE RAIN The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
88 | UPTOWN
The Crystals (Philles) |
89 | THEME
FROM DR. KILDARE (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) Richard Chamberlain
(MGM) |
90 | TONIGHT
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
91 | SPEEDY
GONZALES Pat Boone (Dot) |
92 | SHOUT
(pt. 1) Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette) |
93 | YOU
BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH Mary Wells (Motown) |
94 | TIL
The Angels (Caprice) |
95 | SHES
NOT YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
96 | EVERYBODY
LOVES ME BUT YOU Brenda Lee (Decca) |
97 | JOHNNY
GET ANGRY Joanie Sommers (Warner Bros.) |
98 | (The
Man Who Shot) LIBERTY VALANCE Gene Pitney (Musicor) |
99 | P.T.
109 Jimmy Dean (Columbia) |
100 | RUNAROUND
SUE Dion (Laurie) |