Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1962
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1962 — 52 charts in all. 21 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1962 was "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles (5 weeks on top). The 4 Seasons held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
21different #1 songs
5weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
37weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1962
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 1961 (continued from 1961) | 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens |
| January 13, 1962 | 2 | The Twist | Chubby Checker |
| January 27, 1962 | 3 | Peppermint Twist - Part I | Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| February 17, 1962 | 3 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler |
| March 10, 1962 | 3 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel |
| March 31, 1962 | 1 | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis |
| April 7, 1962 | 2 | Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares |
| April 21, 1962 | 2 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| May 5, 1962 | 3 | Soldier Boy | The Shirelles |
| May 26, 1962 | 1 | Stranger On The Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk |
| June 2, 1962 | 5 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| July 7, 1962 | 1 | The Stripper | David Rose and His Orchestra |
| July 14, 1962 | 4 | Roses Are Red (My Love) | Bobby Vinton |
| August 11, 1962 | 2 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka |
| August 25, 1962 | 1 | The Loco-Motion | Little Eva |
| September 1, 1962 | 2 | Sheila | Tommy Roe |
| September 15, 1962 | 5 | Sherry | The 4 Seasons |
| October 20, 1962 | 2 | Monster Mash | Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| November 3, 1962 | 2 | He's A Rebel | The Crystals |
| November 17, 1962 | 5 | Big Girls Don't Cry | The 4 Seasons |
| December 22, 1962 | 3 | Telstar | The Tornadoes |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1962
- The 4 Seasons — 10 weeks
- Ray Charles — 5 weeks
- Bobby Vinton — 4 weeks
- Joey Dee & the Starliters — 3 weeks
- Gene Chandler — 3 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1962
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | #1 | Monster Mash | Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers | September 8, 1962 |
| 34 | #3 | Do You Love Me | The Contours | August 11, 1962 |
| 28 | #1 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | June 30, 1962 |
| 23 | #2 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker | September 8, 1962 |
| 21 | #1 | Stranger On The Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk | March 17, 1962 |
| 21 | #19 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco | Tony Bennett | August 11, 1962 |
| 20 | #5 | Up On The Roof | The Drifters | November 3, 1962 |
| 18 | #1 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | May 5, 1962 |
| 18 | #1 | He's A Rebel | The Crystals | September 8, 1962 |
| 18 | #2 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp | March 3, 1962 |
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