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The Year in Music

1962

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Stranger On the Shore by Acker Bilk — cover art

1962 in music: “Stranger On the Shore” by Acker Bilk topped the year-end chart; Dion owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1962

Stranger On the Shore by Acker Bilk — cover art
Stranger On the Shore
Acker Bilk
1962
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles — cover art
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
1962
Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp — cover art
Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp
1962
Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton — cover art
Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton
1962
The Stripper by David Rose — cover art
The Stripper
David Rose
1962
Johnny Angel (Single Version) by Shelley Fabares — cover art
Johnny Angel (Single Version)
Shelley Fabares
1962
The Loco Motion by Little Eva — cover art
The Loco Motion
Little Eva
1962
Let Me In by The Sensations — cover art
Let Me In
The Sensations
1962
The Twist by Chubby Checker — cover art
The Twist
Chubby Checker
1960
Soldier Boy by The Shirelles — cover art
Soldier Boy
The Shirelles
1962
Hey Baby by Bruce Channel — cover art
Hey Baby
Bruce Channel
1962
The Wanderer by Dion — cover art
The Wanderer
Dion
1961

At the movies

  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Dr. No
  • To Kill a Mockingbird

On TV

  • The Beverly Hillbillies
  • The Jetsons
  • Johnny Carson's Tonight Show

Headlines

  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • John Glenn orbits Earth
  • First Walmart and Kmart open
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