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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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136 |
| Beechwood 4 5789 |
The Marvelettes |
17 |
9/22/1962 |
7 |
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152 |
| Big Girls Don't Cry |
The Four Seasons |
1 |
11/17/1962 |
14 |
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15 |
31 |
4 |
| Bobby's Girl |
Marcie Blane |
3 |
12/1/1962 |
13 |
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49 |
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20 |
| 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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98 |
| Come On Little Angel |
The Belmonts |
28 |
9/15/1962 |
8 |
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| Cry To Me |
Solomon Burke |
44 |
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0 |
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| Dear One |
Larry Finnegan |
11 |
4/21/1962 |
8 |
79 |
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115 |
| Dear Lady Twist |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
9 |
2/24/1962 |
11 |
32 |
46 |
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63 |
| Don't Hang Up |
The Orlons |
4 |
12/8/1962 |
11 |
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61 |
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41 |
| Do You Love Me |
The Contours |
3 |
10/20/1962 |
19 |
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18 |
27 |
42 |
| Dream Baby |
Roy Orbison |
4 |
3/31/1962 |
9 |
65 |
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96 |
| 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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145 |
| Green Onions |
Booker T. & The MGs |
3 |
9/29/1962 |
12 |
53 |
34 |
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39 |
| Happy Birthday Sweet 16 |
Neil Sedaka |
6 |
1/13/1962 |
11 |
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70 |
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36 |
| Having a Party |
Sam Cooke |
17 |
7/14/1962 |
9 |
52 |
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149 |
| He's a Rebel |
The Crystals |
1 |
11/3/1962 |
12 |
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89 |
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23 |
| 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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182 |
| If I Had A Hammer |
Peter, Paul & Mary |
10 |
10/13/1962 |
8 |
98 |
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100 |
| 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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164 |
| Let's Dance |
Chris Montez |
4 |
10/6/1962 |
9 |
68 |
60 |
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47 |
| 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 |
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10 |
23 |
8 |
| Little Bitty Pretty One |
Clyde McPhatter |
25 |
7/14/1962 |
5 |
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197 |
| 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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113 |
| Lover Please |
Clyde McPhatter |
7 |
4/21/1962 |
10 |
41 |
62 |
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67 |
| 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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74 |
| 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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112 |
| Playboy |
The Marvelettes |
7 |
6/23/1962 |
11 |
27 |
51 |
36 |
61 |
| Return to Sender |
Elvis Presley |
2 |
11/17/1962 |
14 |
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10 |
25 |
9 |
| Rinky Dink |
Dave Baby Cortez |
10 |
9/15/1962 |
9 |
59 |
84 |
|
107 |
| She's Everything |
Ral Donner |
18 |
2/17/1962 |
4 |
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168 |
| Sheila |
Tommy Roe |
1 |
9/1/1962 |
11 |
22 |
38 |
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26 |
| 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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66 |
| Silver Threads & Golden Needles |
The Springfields |
20 |
9/22/1962 |
6 |
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172 |
| 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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151 |
| 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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127 |
| Telstar |
The Tornadoes |
1 |
12/22/1962 |
13 |
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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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84 |
| 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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78 |
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83 |
| 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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|
181 |
| Walking With My Angel |
Bobby Vee |
53 |
|
0 |
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|
206 |
| The Wanderer |
Dion |
2 |
2/24/1962 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
28 |
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