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