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title artist highest ranking Date Highest Rank weeks on chart BB Rank CB Rank GT rank EE Rank
A Swingin' Safari Billy Vaughn 13 9/8/1962 8 83

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Beechwood 4 5789 The Marvelettes 17 9/22/1962 7


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Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons 1 11/17/1962 14
15 31 4
Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane 3 12/1/1962 13
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka 1 8/11/1962 12 15 32 21 21
The Cha Cha Cha Bobby Rydell 10 11/17/1962 8


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Come On Little Angel The Belmonts 28 9/15/1962 8



Cry To Me Solomon Burke 44
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Dear One Larry Finnegan 11 4/21/1962 8 79

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Dear Lady Twist Gary U.S. Bonds 9 2/24/1962 11 32 46
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Don't Hang Up The Orlons 4 12/8/1962 11
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Do You Love Me The Contours 3 10/20/1962 19
18 27 42
Dream Baby Roy Orbison 4 3/31/1962 9 65

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Duke of Earl Gene Chandler 1 2/17/1962 11 13 16 12 16
Follow That Dream Elvis Presley 15 6/16/1962 7


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Green Onions Booker T. & The MGs 3 9/29/1962 12 53 34
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Happy Birthday Sweet 16 Neil Sedaka 6 1/13/1962 11
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Having a Party Sam Cooke 17 7/14/1962 9 52

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He's a Rebel The Crystals 1 11/3/1962 12
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Hey! Baby Bruce Channel 1 3/10/1962 12 11 14 10 17
Hully Gully Baby The Dovells 25 10/13/1962 7


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If I Had A Hammer Peter, Paul & Mary 10 10/13/1962 8 98

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I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George 3 1/27/1962 11 42 22 31 43
Let's Go The Routers 19 12/22/1962 7


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Let's Dance Chris Montez 4 10/6/1962 9 68 60
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Let Me In The Sensations 4 3/17/1962 12 8 25 15 49
The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens 1 1/6/1962 13
10 23 8
Little Bitty Pretty One Clyde McPhatter 25 7/14/1962 5


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The Locomotion Little Eva 1 8/25/1962 12 7 15 9 22
Love Came To Me Dion 10 12/22/1962 9


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Lover Please Clyde McPhatter 7 4/21/1962 10 41 62
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Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp 2 5/5/1962 15 3 4 2 13
Midnight in Moscow Kenny Ball 2 3/17/1962 12 21 24 20 32
The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells 8 6/9/1962 10 19 12 14 76
Palisades Park Freddy Cannon 3 6/23/1962 12 14 27 16 33
Party Lights Claudine Clark 5 9/1/1962 10 35 47
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Peppermint Twist Joey Dee & the Starliters 1 1/27/1962 14 25 3 11 3
Percolator Billy Joe & The Checkmates 10 3/17/1962 7 87

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Playboy The Marvelettes 7 6/23/1962 11 27 51 36 61
Return to Sender Elvis Presley 2 11/17/1962 14
10 25 9
Rinky Dink Dave Baby Cortez 10 9/15/1962 9 59 84
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She's Everything Ral Donner 18 2/17/1962 4


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Sheila Tommy Roe 1 9/1/1962 11 22 38
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Sherry The Four Seasons 1 9/15/1962 12 55 20 28 11
Shout Joey Dee & The Starliters 6 5/5/1962 9 58 92
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Silver Threads & Golden Needles The Springfields 20 9/22/1962 6


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Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker 3 4/14/1962 12 17 53 26 27
Soul Twist King Curtis 17 4/28/1962 8 92 76
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The Stripper David Rose Orchestra 1 7/7/1962 13 5 8 5 15
Surfin' Safari The Beach Boys 14 10/13/1962 10 100 31
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Telstar The Tornadoes 1 12/22/1962 13
5 22 14
The Twist Chubby Checker 1 1/13/1962 18 9 1 4 1
Twist Twist Senora Gary U.S. Bonds 9 5/12/1962 9 88

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Twist & Shout Isley Brothers 17 8/11/1962 11 38 29 34 140
Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke 9 3/24/1962 13 23 30 25 85
Unchain My Heart Ray Charles 9 1/13/1962 10
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The Wah Watusi The Orlons 2 7/21/1962 11 24 59 32 30
Walk On The Wild Side Jimmy Smith 21 6/23/1962 7 91

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Walking With My Angel Bobby Vee 53
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The Wanderer Dion 2 2/24/1962 13 12 9 7 28