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Top Hits of 1962- Songs You May Have Forgotten 



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1963 Hit Songs
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1. Roses Are Red  -  Bobby Vinton
2. I Can't Stop Loving You  -  Ray Charles
3. The Twist  -  Chubby Checker
4. Stranger On The Shore  -  Mr. Acker Bilk
5. The Stripper  -  David Rose
6. Johnny Angel  -  Shelley Fabares
7. The Loco-Motion  -  Little Eva
8. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  -  Neil Sedaka
9. Mashed Potato Time  -  Dee Dee Sharp
10. Soldier Boy  -  Shirelles
11. Hey! Baby  -  Bruce Channel
12. The Wanderer  -  Dion
13. Duke Of Earl  -  Gene Chandler
14. Good Luck Charm  -  Elvis Presley
15. Let Me In  -  Sensations
16. Wolverton Mountain  -  Claude King
17. Slow Twistin'  -  Chubby Checker
18. It Keeps Right On A-hurtin'  -  Johnny Tillotson
19. The One Who Really Loves You  -  Mary Wells
20. Palisades Park  -  Freddy Cannon
21. Midnight In Moscow  -  Kenny Ball
22. Sheila  -  Tommy Roe
23. Twistin' The Night Away  -  Sam Cooke
24. Wah-Watusi  -  Orlons
25. Peppermint Twist  -  Joey Dee and The Starlighters
26. Break It To Me Gently  -  Brenda Lee
27. Playboy  -  Marvelettes
28. Ramblin' Rose  -  Nat King Cole
29. Sealed With A Kiss  -  Brian Hyland
30. She Cried  -  Jay and The Americans
31. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You  -  Connie Francis
32. Dear Lady Twist  -  Gary US Bonds
33. Norman  -  Sue Thompson
34. Love Letters  -  Ketty Lester
35. Party Lights  -  Claudine Clark
36. Cotton Fields  -  Highwaymen
37. Alley Cat  -  Bent Fabric
38. Twist And Shout  -  The Isley Brothers
39. Theme From Dr. Kildare  -  Richard Chamberlain
40. Tuff  -  Ace Cannon
41. Lover  -  Please  -  Clyde Mcphatter
42. I Know  -  Barbara George
43. Young World  -  Rick Nelson
44. Baby It's You  -  Shirelles
45. Speedy Gonzales  -  Pat Boone
46. A Little Bitty Tear  -  Burl Ives
47. Crying In The Rain  -  Everly Brothers
48. Al Di La'  -  Emillo Pericoli
49. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)  -  Ernie Maresca
50. What's Your Name  -  Don and Juan
51. Smoky Places  -  Corsairs
52. Having A Party  -  Sam Cooke
53. Green Onions  -  Booker T and The MG's
54. You Don't Know Me  -  Ray Charles
55. Sherry  -  Four Seasons
56. Johnny Get Angry  -  Joanie Sommers
57. Can't Help Falling In Love  -  Elvis Presley
58. Shout  -  Joey Dee
59. Rinky Dink  -  Dave Baby Cortez
60. Moon River  -  Henry Mancini
61. Ahab The Arab  -  Ray Stevens
62. Things  -  Bobby Darin
63. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance  -  Gene Pitney
64. You Belong To Me  -  Duprees
65. Dream Baby  -  Roy Orbison
66. Snap Your Fingers  -  Joe Henderson
67. Lovers Who Wander  -  Dion
68. Let's Dance  -  Chris Montez
69. Cindy's Birthday  -  Johnny Crawford
70. You Beat Me To The Punch  -  Mary Wells
71. You'll Lose A Good Thing  -  Barbara Lynn
72. Uptown  -  Crystals
73. Everybody Loves Me But You  -  Brenda Lee
74. Patches  -  Dickie Lee
75. Venus In Blue Jeans  -  Jimmy Clanton
76. Love Me Warm And Tender  -  Paul Anka
77. Teen Age Idol  -  Rick Nelson
78. She's Got You  -  Patsy Cline
79. Dear One  -  Larry Finnegan
80. Her Royal Majesty  -  James Darren
81. Little Diane  -  Dion
82. Funny Way Of Laughin'  -  Burl Ives
83. A Swingin' Safari  -  Billy Vaughn
84. Soul Twit  -  King Curtis
85. P.T. 109  -  Jimmy Dean
86. Old Rivers  -  Walter Brennan
87. Percolator (Twist)  -  Billy Joe and The Checkmates
88. Twist  -  Twist Senora  -  Gary
89. Twistin' Matilda  -  Jimmy Soul
90. Gravy  -  Dee Dee Sharp
91. If I Had A Hammer  -  Peter  -  Paul and Mary
92. Tell Me  -  Dick and Deedee
93. I'll Never Dance Again  -  Bobby Rydell
94. I'm Blue  -  Ikettes
95. Where Have All The Flowers Gone  -  Kingston Trio
96. (Girls  -  Girls  -  Girls) Were Made To Love  -  Eddie Hodges
97. Town Without Pity  -  Gene Pitney
98. Walk On The Wild Side  -  Jimmy Smith
99. I Wish That We Were Married  -  Ronnie and The Hi-lites
100. Surfin' Safari  -  Beach Boys

1962 Top Country Hits
Misery Loves Company - Porter Wagoner - March 10
That's My Pa - Sheb Wooley - March 17
Misery Loves Company by Porter Wagoner returns to No. 1 on March 24
She's Got You - Patsy Cline - March 31
Charlie's Shoes - Billy Walker - April 28
She's Got You by Patsy Cline returns to No. 1 on May 5.
Charlie's Shoes by Billy Walker returns to No. 1 on May 12
She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones - May 19
Wolverton Mountain - Claude King - June 30
Devil Woman - Marty Robbins - September
Mama Sang a Song - Bill Anderson - October 27
I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow - November 10
Mama Sang a Song by Bill Anderson returns to No. 1 on November 17
I've Been Everywhere by Hank Snow returns to No. 1 on November 24
Mama Sang a Song by Bill Anderson returns to No. 1 on December 1
Don't Let Me Cross Over - Carl and Pearl Butler - December 29

Other Major 1962 Country Hits
Aching Breaking Heart - George Jones
Adios Amigo - Jim Reeves
Alla My Love - Webb Pierce
Back In Baby's Arms – Patsy Cline
Call Me Mr. In-Between - Burl Ives
The Comeback - Faron Young
Cow Town - Webb Pierce
Crazy - Patsy Cline
Don't Go Near the Indians - Rex Allen
Everybody But Me Ernest Ashworth
A Girl I Used To Know - George Jones
I Can Mend Your Broken Heart – Don Gibson
Imagine That – Patsy Cline
If A Woman Answers - Leroy Van Dyke
I'm Gonna Change Everything - Jim Reeves
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin - Johnny Tillotson
A Little Bitty Tear- Burl Ives
A Little Heartache - Eddy Arnold
Lonesome Number One - Don Gibson
Losing Your Love - Jim Reeves
Old Rivers - Walter Brennan
Pride - Ray Price
So Wrong – Patsy Cline
Success - Loretta Lynn
Trouble's Back In Town - Wilburn Brothers
Three Days - Faron Young
Touch Me - Willie Nelson
Unloved, Unwanted - Kitty Wells
When I Get Thru' With You - Patsy Cline
A Wound Time Can't Erase - Stonewall Jackson