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| 30 Best of 1962 -- click on the column header to sort the table. |
| Rank |
title |
artist |
highest ranking |
Date Highest Rank |
Weeks in Top Twenty |
weeks on chart |
| 1 |
Stranger On The Shore |
Acker Bilk |
1 |
1962/05/26 |
13 |
15 |
| 2 |
Moon River |
Andy Williams |
NA |
NA |
0 |
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| 3 |
Twist & Shout |
Isley Brothers |
17 |
1962/08/11 |
4 |
11 |
| 4 |
I Can't Stop Loving You |
Ray Charles |
1 |
1962/06/02 |
12 |
14 |
| 5 |
Party Lights |
Claudine Clark |
5 |
1962/09/01 |
6 |
10 |
| 6 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
The Tokens |
1 |
1962/01/06 |
12 |
13 |
| 7 |
Surfin' Safari |
The Beach Boys |
14 |
1962/10/13 |
3 |
10 |
| 8 |
Hey! Baby |
Bruce Channel |
1 |
1962/03/10 |
10 |
12 |
| 9 |
Do You Love Me |
The Contours |
3 |
1962/10/20 |
8 |
19 |
| 10 |
Can't Help Falling in Love |
Elvis Presley |
2 |
1962/02/03 |
11 |
12 |
| 11 |
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) |
Barbara George |
3 |
1962/01/27 |
8 |
11 |
| 12 |
Baby It's You |
The Shirelles |
8 |
1962/02/03 |
9 |
11 |
| 13 |
Green Onions |
Booker T. & The MGs |
3 |
1962/09/29 |
8 |
12 |
| 14 |
Love Letters |
Ketty Lester |
5 |
1962/04/14 |
7 |
11 |
| 15 |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
Neil Sedaka |
1 |
1962/08/11 |
10 |
12 |
| 16 |
Big Girls Don't Cry |
The Four Seasons |
1 |
1962/11/17 |
13 |
14 |
| 17 |
All Alone Am I |
Brenda Lee |
3 |
1962/11/10 |
9 |
12 |
| 18 |
When I Fall In Love |
The Lettermen |
6 |
1962/01/27 |
9 |
11 |
| 19 |
You Don't Know Me |
Ray Charles |
2 |
1962/09/08 |
6 |
9 |
| 20 |
Sheila |
Tommy Roe |
1 |
1962/09/01 |
9 |
11 |
| 21 |
Sherry |
The Four Seasons |
1 |
1962/09/15 |
10 |
12 |
| 22 |
Let's Dance |
Chris Montez |
4 |
1962/10/06 |
7 |
9 |
| 23 |
Dear Lady Twist |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
9 |
1962/02/24 |
8 |
11 |
| 24 |
Make It Easy On Yourself |
Jerry Butler |
20 |
1962/09/01 |
1 |
4 |
| 25 |
Mashed Potato Time |
Dee Dee Sharp |
2 |
1962/05/05 |
12 |
15 |
| 26 |
Crying in the Rain |
The Everly Brothers |
6 |
1962/03/03 |
8 |
9 |
| 27 |
The Wanderer |
Dion |
2 |
1962/02/24 |
11 |
13 |
| 28 |
Palisades Park |
Freddy Cannon |
3 |
1962/06/23 |
9 |
12 |
| 29 |
Born To Lose |
Ray Charles |
41 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
| 30 |
Cry To Me |
Solomon Burke |
44 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
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