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Billboard Year-End Hot 100

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  1. 1
    Stranger On the Shore by Acker Bilk — cover art
    Stranger On the Shore
    Acker Bilk
  2. 2
    I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles — cover art
    I Can't Stop Loving You
    Ray Charles
  3. 3
    Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp — cover art
    Mashed Potato Time
    Dee Dee Sharp
  4. 4
    Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton — cover art
    Roses Are Red (My Love)
    Bobby Vinton
  5. 5
    The Stripper by David Rose — cover art
    The Stripper
    David Rose
  6. 6
    Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares — cover art
    Johnny Angel
    Shelley Fabares
  7. 7
    The Loco-Motion by Little Eva — cover art
    The Loco-Motion
    Little Eva
  8. 8
    Let Me In by The Sensations — cover art
    Let Me In
    The Sensations
  9. 9
    The Twist by Chubby Checker — cover art
    The Twist
    Chubby Checker
  10. 10
    Soldier Boy by The Shirelles — cover art
    Soldier Boy
    The Shirelles
  11. 11
    Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel — cover art
    Hey! Baby
    Bruce Channel
  12. 12
    The Wanderer by Dion — cover art
    The Wanderer
    Dion
  13. 13
    Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler — cover art
    Duke of Earl
    Gene Chandler
  14. 14
    Palisades Park by Freddy Cannon — cover art
    Palisades Park
    Freddy Cannon
  15. 15
    Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka — cover art
    Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
    Neil Sedaka
  16. 16
    Wolverton Mountain by Claude King — cover art
    Wolverton Mountain
    Claude King
  17. 17
    Slow Twistin' by Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp — cover art
    Slow Twistin'
    Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp
  18. 18
    It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' by Johnny Tillotson — cover art
    It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
    Johnny Tillotson
  19. 19
    The One Who Really Loves You by Mary Wells — cover art
    The One Who Really Loves You
    Mary Wells
  20. 20
    Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley — cover art
    Good Luck Charm
    Elvis Presley
  21. 21
    Midnight In Moscow by Kenny Ball — cover art
    Midnight In Moscow
    Kenny Ball
  22. 22
    Sheila by Tommy Roe — cover art
    Sheila
    Tommy Roe
  23. 23
    Twistin' the Night Away by Sam Cooke — cover art
    Twistin' the Night Away
    Sam Cooke
  24. 24
    The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons — cover art
    The Wah-Watusi
    The Orlons
  25. 25
    Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee & The Starliters — cover art
    Peppermint Twist
    Joey Dee & The Starliters

More from 1962

Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett — cover art
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett1962
Those Oldies But Goodies by Little Caesar — cover art
Those Oldies But Goodies
Little Caesar1962
Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp — cover art
Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp1962
Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton — cover art
Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton1962
The Loco-Motion by Little Eva — cover art
The Loco-Motion
Little Eva1962
Let Me In by The Sensations — cover art
Let Me In
The Sensations1962
Soldier Boy by The Shirelles — cover art
Soldier Boy
The Shirelles1962
Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel — cover art
Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel1962
Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler — cover art
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler1962
Palisades Park by Freddy Cannon — cover art
Palisades Park
Freddy Cannon1962
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka — cover art
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Sedaka1962
Wolverton Mountain by Claude King — cover art
Wolverton Mountain
Claude King1962
It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' by Johnny Tillotson — cover art
It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
Johnny Tillotson1962
The One Who Really Loves You by Mary Wells — cover art
The One Who Really Loves You
Mary Wells1962
Midnight In Moscow by Kenny Ball — cover art
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball1962
Sheila by Tommy Roe — cover art
Sheila
Tommy Roe1962
Twistin' the Night Away by Sam Cooke — cover art
Twistin' the Night Away
Sam Cooke1962
The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons — cover art
The Wah-Watusi
The Orlons1962
Break It To Me Gently by Brenda Lee — cover art
Break It To Me Gently
Brenda Lee1962
Playboy by The Marvelettes — cover art
Playboy
The Marvelettes1962

🎤 Big in 1962

Dee Dee SharpSam CookeBrenda LeeBurl IvesDionGene PitneyLittle EvaMary WellsThe Four SeasonsAce CannonBarbara LynnBent FabricBilly JoelBilly Vaughn

🎚️ 1962 genres

PopR&B/SoulRockJazzCountryVocalBluesFolk

🎛️ Behind the boards & the pen — 1962

The hands behind 1962 — the producers and songwriters who actually shaped that year's records.

🎛️ Producers

Smokey RobinsonBob GaudioChet AtkinsLuther Dixon

✍️ Songwriters

Gerry Goffin3Sam Cooke3Carole King3Hal David2Howard Greenfield2Cindy Walker2Hal Winn2Smokey Robinson

🎚️ Related vibes

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Themed rooms that lean on the sound of 1962.

Cherish
'60s Hits
The songs that started it all.1960–1969
Press play →Cherish — The Association
Unchained Melody
Jukebox
Drop a coin, pick a hit.1955–1965
Press play →Unchained Melody — The Righteous Brothers
Dreamin'
Crooners & Standards
Velvet voices and the Great American Songbook.1955–1972
Press play →Dreamin' — Johnny Burnette
The Twist
R&B & Soul
Where the groove lives.1960–1999
Press play →The Twist — Chubby Checker
Lonely Blue Boy
Country Gold
Heartache you can two-step to.1960–1999
Press play →Lonely Blue Boy — Conway Twitty
Teen Town
Jazz Cellar
The records that rewrote the rules.1959–1977
Press play →Teen Town — Weather Report

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🎵 1962 albums on vinyl

🎵 The Beach Boys — Surfin' Safari🎵 Ray Charles — Modern Sounds in Country🎵 Booker T. & the M.G.'s — Green Onions🎵 Vinyl🎵 Browse The Record Rack →

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