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Jan 1962 The Twist craze continues as Chubby Checkers' "The Twist" goes to #1 again.(more)
Feb 1962 Gene Chandler hits the #1 spot with "Duke of Earl" and sells a million copies in one month. (more)
Feb 1962 The Four Seasons greaser vocal harmonies explodes on the scene with three consecutive #1 hits in the waning months of the year.(more)
Mar 1962 Bruce Channel has a #1 hit with "Hey Baby"( more)
Apr 1962 Shelley Fabares has a #1 hit launched Johnny Angel(more)
Apr 1962 Elvis is back "Good Luck Charm" (more)
Apr 1962 Surf-rock guitarist Dick Dale debuts the new Fender Reverb amplifier.(more)
July 1962 Bobby Vinton has his first #1 with "Roses Are Red"
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July 1962 Brian Hyland has a #1 hit in the US and UK with the single "Sealed With A Kiss"(more)
Aug 1962 #1 Hit forLittle Eva, The locomotion also becomes a hit in the 70's ( Grand Funk ) 80's ( Kylie Minogue) (more)
Sept 1962 The Isley Brothers"Twist & Shout"reaches #17.(more)
Oct 1962 Formed in 1962 in memphis, tennessee, Booker T and the MG’s (“MG” officially stood for “Memphis Group”),go to #3 with the instrumental "Green Onions". (more)
Oct 1962 Chris Montez of Hawthorne, CA has a #4 US, #2 UK hit with the latin flavored "Let's Dance". (more)
Marking drastic change from only a few years back female artists account for nearly half of all Number One R&B hits in the calendar year.
The Exciters' first hit record, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was "Tell Him" (U.S. #4) in late 1962.(more)
Oct 1962 The Contours have a #2 hit with "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)".Which was played in the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.(more)
Nov 1962 In 1961, Barbara Alston, Mary Thomas, Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew, Myrna Girard and Patricia "Patsy" Wright formed The Crystalsand had a #1 hit with "He's A Rebel". (more)
Dec 1962 The Tornados become the first british band in the to go #1 in the UK with their instrumental "Telstar"(more)
Criteria: - These records were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history. Records are listed based on the year that they were released.
1962 Top 20 Greatest Songs
1 Green Onions Booker T. & the MG's
2 Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke
3 You've Really Got A Hold On Me Miracles
4 The Loco-Motion Little Eva
5 Sherry Four Seasons
6 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
7 Up On The Roof Drifters
8 Twist And Shout Isley Brothers
9 These Arms Of Mine Otis Redding
10 Do You Love Me Contours
11 Wipe Out Surfaris
12 Twisting The Night Away Sam Cooke
13 He's A Rebel Crystals
14 Surfin' Safari Beach Boys
15 Love Me Do Beatles
16 The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells
17 You Belong To Me Duprees
18 Any Day Now Chuck Jackson
19 Big Girls Don't Cry Four Seasons
20 Having A Party Sam Cooke
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