Pop Singles Top 20

1962 Yearly Chart
1 The Twist  Chubby Checker 226 14 1
2 I Can't Stop Loving You  Ray Charles 204 12 1
3 Roses Are Red (My Love)  Bobby Vinton 189 12 1
4 Stranger On The Shore  Mr. Acker Bilk 188 13 1
5 Big Girls Don't Cry  Four Seasons 183 12 1
6 Limbo Rock  Chubby Checker 182 13 2
7 Peppermint Twist (Part 1)  Joey Dee & The Starliters 177 12 1
8 Mashed Potato Time  Dee Dee Sharp 171 12 2
9 Johnny Angel  Shelley Fabares 170 10 1
10 Return To Sender  Elvis Presley 165 11 2
11 Soldier Boy  Shirelles 163 10 1
12 Sherry  Four Seasons 161 10 1
13 The Stripper  David Rose 158 11 1
14 Duke Of Earl  Gene Chandler 154 11 1
15 Hey Baby  Bruce Channel 151 10 1
16 Ramblin' Rose  Nat King Cole 151 10 2
17 The Loco-Motion  Little Eva 147 10 1
18 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  Neil Sedaka 144 10 1
19 Good Luck Charm  Elvis Presley 142 10 1
20 He's A Rebel  Crystals 141 10 1
21 Monster Mash  Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers 140 9 1
22 Telstar  Tornados 136 10 1
23 Sheila  Tommy Roe 133 9 1
24 Bobby's Girl  Marcie Blane 133 10 3
25 The Wah Watusi  Orlons 127 9 2
26 Slow Twistin'  Chubby Checker 127 10 3
27 Don't Break The Heart That Loves You  Connie Francis 123 8 1
28 The Wanderer  Dion 123 11 2
29 Can't Help Falling In Love  Elvis Presley 123 9 2
30 All Alone Am I  Brenda Lee 121 9 3
31 Midnight In Moscow  Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen 120 9 2
32 Norman  Sue Thompson 118 9 3
33 Palisades Park  Freddy Cannon 116 9 3
34 It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'  Johnny Tillotson 115 9 3
35 Sealed With A Kiss  Brian Hyland 106 8 3
36 Green Onions  Booker T. & The M.G.'s 105 8 3
37 Break It To Me Gently  Brenda Lee 105 9 4
38 Patches  Dickey Lee 104 9 6
39 I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)  Barbara George 102 7 3
40 Don't Hang Up  Orlons 99 8 4
41 Only Love Can Break A Heart  Gene Pitney 95 8 2
42 Wolverton Mountain  Claude King 95 10 6
43 Do You Love Me  Contours 93 8 3
44 You Don't Know Me  Ray Charles 92 6 2
45 Let Me In  Sensations 90 8 4
46 Let's Dance  Chris Montez 89 7 4
47 Ahab, The Arab  Ray Stevens 89 8 5
48 Crying In The Rain  Everly Brothers 84 8 6
49 She's Not You  Elvis Presley 83 7 5
50 Young World  Rick Nelson 83 7 5
51 Speedy Gonzalez  Pat Boone 79 7 6
52 Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen  Neil Sedaka 79 7 6
53 Lovers Who Wander  Dion 78 7 3
54 She Cried  Jay & The Americans 78 8 5
55 Gina  Johnny Mathis 78 7 6
56 Things  Bobby Darin 77 6 3
57 Next Door To An Angel  Neil Sedaka 76 6 5
58 Dear Lady Twist  Gary U.S. Bonds 76 8 9
59 (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance  Gene Pitney 75 6 4
60 The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 74 8 6
61 Love Letters  Kitty Lester 72 7 5
62 Baby It's You  Shirelles 70 9 8
63 Ride  Dee Dee Sharp 69 6 5
64 Playboy  Marvelettes 69 7 7
65 Shout (Part 1)  Joey Dee & The Starliters 68 7 6
66 Lover Please  Clyde McPhatter 67 8 7
67 Old Rivers  Walter Brennan 66 6 5
68 What's Your Name  Don & Juan 66 7 7
69 Johnny Get Angry  Joanie Sommers 66 7 7
70 Al-Di-La  Emilio Pericoli 65 7 6
71 Party Lights  Claudine Clark 64 6 5
72 The One Who Really Loves You  Mary Wells 64 7 8
73 Everybody Loves Me But You  Brenda Lee 63 6 6
74 A Little Bitty Tear  Burl Ives 63 8 9
75 Teenage Idol  Rick Nelson 62 6 5
76 Alley Cat  Bent Fabric 62 8 7
77 When I Fall In Love  Lettermen 62 7 7
78 Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)  Roy Orbison 60 6 4
79 I Remember You  Frank Ifield 60 4 5
80 Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)  Ernie Maresca 59 6 6
81 Release Me  Esther Phillips 58 6 8
82 P.T. 109  Jimmy Dean 57 6 8
83 Venus In Blue Jeans  Jimmy Clanton 52 7 7
84 Twist, Twist Senora  Gary U.S. Bonds 49 6 9
85 Twistin' The Night Away  Sam Cooke 49 7 9
86 You Beat Me To The Punch  Mary Wells 48 5 9
87 Her Royal Majesty  James Darren 47 5 6
88 Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)  Dee Dee Sharp 47 5 9
89 Second Hand Love  Connie Francis 46 5 7
90 Snap Your Fingers  Joe Henderson 46 6 8
91 The Cha-Cha-Cha  Bobby Rydell 46 6 10
92 Cindy's Birthday  Johnny Crawford 45 4 8
93 Little Diane  Dion 45 5 8
94 You Belong To Me  Duprees 43 6 7
95 If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)  Peter, Paul & Mary 43 5 10
96 You Are My Sunshine  Ray Charles 42 4 7
97 You'll Lose A Good Thing  Barbara Lynn 41 5 8
98 Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine...)  Richard Chamberlain 41 7 10
99 Unchain My Heart  Ray Charles 38 5 9
100 Conscience  James Darren 37 5 11
101 Vacation  Connie Francis 36 4 9
102 Chip Chip  Gene McDaniels 36 5 10
103A Close To Cathy  Mike Clifford 36 5 12
103B Love Me Warm And Tender  Paul Anka 36 5 12
105 Cotton Fields  Highwaymen 36 7 13
106 Popeye The Hitch-Hiker  Chubby Checker 34 5 10
107 When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)  Connie Francis 33 5 10
108 Funny Way Of Laughin'  Burl Ives 33 5 10
109 Keep Your Hands Off My Baby  Little Eva 33 5 12
110 Rinky Dink  Dave "Baby" Cortez 32 4 10
111 Dear One  Larry Finnegan 32 4 11
112 Percolator (Twist)  Billy Joe & The Checkmates 30 5 10
113 That's Old Fashioned  Everly Brothers 29 3 9
114 Love Came To Me  Dion 28 4 10
115 Town Without Pity  Gene Pitney 27 4 13
116 Dancin' Party  Chubby Checker 25 4 12
117 Don't Play That Song (You Lied)  Ben E. King 24 4 11
118 Nothing Can Change This Love  Sam Cooke 24 3 12
119 Uptown  Crystals 21 5 13
120 She's Got You  Patsy Cline 21 5 14
121 Rumors  Johnny Crawford 20 4 12
122 What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)  Timi Yuro 19 3 12
123 A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine  Paul Anka 19 4 13
124 Desafinado  Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd 19 5 15
125 Rain Rain, Go Away  Bobby Vinton 18 4 12
126 Dear Lonely Hearts  Nat King Cole 18 3 13
127 (Dance With The) Guitar Man  Duane Eddy 17 3 12
128 My Own True Love  Duprees 17 3 13
129 (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love  Eddie Hodges 17 5 14
130 Lie To Me  Brook Benton 16 3 13
131 Surfin' Safari  Beach Boys 16 3 14
132 I'll Never Dance Again  Bobby Rydell 16 4 14
133 Sharing You  Bobby Vee 16 4 15
134 Smokey Places  Corsairs 15 3 12
135 A Swingin' Safari  Billy Vaughn 14 2 13
136 Irresistible You  Bobby Darin 14 3 15
137 Tuff  Ace Cannon 14 4 17
138 Your Nose Is Gonna Grow  Johnny Crawford 13 2 14
139 Devil Woman  Marty Robbins 13 3 16
140 Follow That Dream  Elvis Presley 12 2 15
141 I Wish That We Were Married  Ronnie & The Hi-Lites 12 3 15
142 I Sold My Heart To The Junkman  Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles 11 3 15
143 James (Hold The Ladder Steady)  Sue Thompson 11 3 17
144 Twist And Shout  Isley Brothers 11 4 17
145 Heart In Hand  Brenda Lee 10 3 15
146 What Kind Of Fool Am I  Sammy Davis Jr. 10 3 17
147 Bring It On Home To Me  Sam Cooke 8 1 13
148 Please Don't Ask About Barbara  Bobby Vee 8 2 15
149A Come Back Silly Girl  Lettermen 8 2 17
149B Having A Party  Sam Cooke 8 2 17
149C Soul Twist  King Curtis 8 2 17
152 Beachwood 4-5789  Marvelettes 8 3 17
153 Cinderella  Jack Ross 7 2 16
154 Send Me The Pillow You Dream On  Johnny Tillotson 7 2 17
155 Revenge  Brook Benton 6 1 15
156 Chains  Cookies 5 2 17
157 Don't Go Near The Indians  Rex Allen 4 1 17
158A She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)  Ral Donner 4 2 18
158B What Kind Of Love Is This  Joey Dee & The Starliters 4 2 18
160 I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)  Ikettes 4 3 19
161A (I've Got) Bonnie  Bobby Rydell 3 1 18
161B Ruby Ann  Marty Robbins 3 1 18
163 Let's Go (Pony)  Routers 3 2 19
164A Call Me Mr. In-Between  Burl Ives 2 1 19
164B Eso Beso (That Kiss)  Paul Anka 2 1 19
164C I Left My Heart In San Francisco  Tony Bennett 2 1 19
164D Letter Full Of Tears  Gladys Knight & The Pips 2 1 19
164E Shadrack  Brook Benton 2 1 19
164F She Can't Find Her Keys  Paul Peterson 2 1 19
170A I Need Your Loving  Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford 2 2 20
170B Silver Threads And Golden Needles  Springfields 2 2 20
172A Hey, Let's Twist  Joey Dee & The Starliters 1 1 20
172B Hide 'Nor Hair  Ray Charles 1 1 20
172C I've Got A Woman (Part 1)  Jimmy McGriff 1 1 20
172D Make It Easy On Yourself  Jerry Butler 1 1 20
172E Punish Her  Bobby Vee 1 1 20
172F Torture  Kris Jensen 1 1 20