Top 100 Songs of 1962

As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)

  1. I Can't Stop Loving You-Ray Charles
  2. The Twist-Chubby Checker
  3. Big Girls Don't Cry-Four Seasons
  4. Roses Are Red (My Love)-Bobby Vinton
  5. Sherry-Four Seasons
  6. Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & the Starliters
  7. Stranger On the Shore-Mr. Acker Bilk
  8. Soldier Boy-The Shirelles
  9. Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares
  10. Return to Sender-Elvis Presley
  11. Duke of Earl-Gene Chandler
  12. Telstar-Tornadoes
  13. Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel
  14. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do-Neil Sedaka
  15. Mashed Potato Time-Dee Dee Sharp
  16. Limbo Rock-Chubby Checker
  17. Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers
  18. The Stripper-David Rose
  19. He's a Rebel-The Crystals
  20. The Loco-Motion-Little Eva
  21. Good Luck Charm-Elvis Presley
  22. Ramblin' Rose-Nat King Cole
  23. Sheila-Tommy Roe
  24. Bobby's Girl-Marcie Blane
  25. Don't Break the Heart That Loves You-Connie Francis
  26. The Wah-Watusi-The Orions
  27. Can't Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley
  28. Midnight in Moscow-Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
  29. The Wanderer-Dion
  30. Do You Love Me?-The Contours
  31. All Alone Am I-Brenda Lee
  32. Palisades Park-Freddy Cannon
  33. It Keeps Right On a Hurtin'-Johnny Tillotson
  34. Only Love Can Break a Heart-Gene Pitney
  35. Slow Twistin'-Chubby Checker
  36. Norman-Sue Thompson
  37. Sealed with a Kiss-Brian Hyland
  38. Green Onions-Booker T & the MGs
  39. I Know-Barbara George
  40. Let Me In-The Sensations
  41. Break It to Me Gently-Brenda Lee
  42. Lovers Who Wander-Dion
  43. Patches-Dickie Lee
  44. Let's Dance-Chris Montez
  45. Don't Hang Up-The Orlons
  46. Things-Bobby Darin
  47. Wolverton Mountain-Claude King
  48. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen-Neil Sedaka
  49. When I Fall in Love-The Lettermen
  50. The Lonely Bull-The Tijuana Brass Band ft. Herb Alpert
  51. Dear Lady Twist-Gary U.S. Bonds
  52. A Little Bitty Tear-Burl Ives
  53. Alley Cat-Bent Fabric & His Piano
  54. Cotton Fields-The Highwaymen
  55. Ahab the Arab-Ray Stevens
  56. Crying in the Rain-Everly Brothers
  57. You Don't Know Me-Ray Charles
  58. She Cried-Jay & the Americans
  59. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)-Roy Orbison
  60. Love Letters-Ketty Lester
  61. Baby It's You-The Shirelles
  62. Johnny Get Angry-Joanie Sommers
  63. Al di La'-Emilio Pericoli
  64. TWistin' the Night Away-Sam Cooke
  65. Theme from "Dr. Kildare" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)-Richard Chamberlain
  66. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance-Gene Pitney
  67. Young World-Rick Nelson
  68. She's Not You-Elvis Presley
  69. Speedy Gonzales-Pat Boone
  70. Next Door to an Angel-Neil Sedaka
  71. Surfin' Safari-The Beach Boys
  72. Lover Please-Clyde McPhatter
  73. Party Lights-Claudine Clark
  74. Playboy-The Marvelettes
  75. Release Me-Little Esther Phillips
  76. Ride!-Dee Dee Sharp
  77. Shout-Part 1-Joey Dee & the Starliters
  78. What's Your Name?-Don and Juan
  79. The One Who Really Loves You-Mary Wells
  80. Old Rivers-Walter Brennan
  81. Everybody Loves Me But You-Brenda Lee
  82. Venus in Blue Jeans-Jimmy Clanton
  83. Unchain My Heart-Ray Charles
  84. When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)-Connie Francis
  85. The Cha-Cha-Cha-Bobby Rydell
  86. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby-Little Eva
  87. Funny Way of Laughin'-Burl Ives
  88. Gina-Johnny Mathis
  89. Tuff-Ace Cannon
  90. Twist and Shout-Isley Brothers
  91. Smoky Places-The Corsairs
  92. What Kind of Fool Am I?-Sammy Davis, Jr.
  93. I Remember You-Frank Ifield
  94. Teen Age Idol-Rick Nelson
  95. P.T. 109-Jimmy Dean
  96. Shout! Shout! (Know Yourself Out)-Ernie Maresca
  97. You Are My Sunshine-Ray Charles
  98. Twist, Twist Senora-Gary U.S. Bonds
  99. Snap Your Fingers-Joe Henderson
  100. Her Royal Majesty-Jame Darren
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