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