Billboard Top R&B Records of 1962 is the year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the top rhythm and blues singles of 1962.[1]
The year's top R&B single was the instrumental "Soul Twist" by King Curtis.
Motown and its affiliated divisions (Tamla and Gordy) had six singles on the year-end list: "The One Who Really Loves You" by Mary Wells (No. 18); "Playboy" by The Marvelettes (No. 26); "Jamie" by Eddie Holland (No. 27); "You Beat Me to the Punch" by Mary Wells (No. 28); "Do You Love Me" by The Contours (No. 35); and "Beechwood 4-5789" by The Marvelettes (No. 44).
| R&B<br>rank | Pop rank[2] | Title | Artist(s) | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | "Soul Twist" | Enjoy | ||
| 2 | 2 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | ABC-Paramount | ||
| 3 | 38 | "Twist and Shout" | Wand | ||
| 4 | NR | "Bring It On Home to Me" | RCA Victor | ||
| 5 | NR | "Lost Someone" | King | ||
| 6 | 3 | "Mashed Potato Time" | Cameo | ||
| 7 | NR | "Any Day Now" | Wand | ||
| 8 | 66 | "Snap Your Fingers" | Todd | ||
| 9 | 35 | "Party Lights" | Chancellor | ||
| 10 | 71 | "You'll Lose a Good Thing" | Jamie | ||
| 11 | 13 | "Duke of Earl" | Vee Jay | ||
| 12 | 23 | "Twistin' the Night Away" | RCA Victor | ||
| 13 | NR | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Argo | ||
| 14 | 42 | "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" | AFO | ||
| 15 | 10 | "Soldier Boy" | Scepter | ||
| 16 | NR | "I Need Your Lovin'" | Fire | ||
| 17 | NR | "Night Train" | James Brown & the Famous Flames | King | |
| 18 | 19 | "The One Who Really Loves You" | Motown | ||
| 19 | 9 | "The Twist" | Parkway | ||
| 20 | NR | "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" | Atco | ||
| 21 | 34 | "Love Letters" | Era | ||
| 22 | NR | "Letter Full of Tears" | Fury | ||
| 23 | 53 | "Green Onions" | Stax | ||
| 24 | 7 | "The Loco-Motion" | Dimension | ||
| 25 | 55 | "Sherry" | Vee Jay | ||
| 26 | 27 | "Playboy" | Tamla | ||
| 27 | NR | "Jamie" | Motown | ||
| 28 | 70 | "You Beat Me to the Punch" | Motown | ||
| 29 | 24 | "The Wah-Watusi" | Cameo | ||
| 30 | NR | "Turn On Your Love Light" | Duke | ||
| 31 | NR | "Annie Get Your Yo-Yo" | Duke | ||
| 32 | 44 | "Baby It's You" | Scepter | ||
| 33 | 17 | "Slow Twistin'" | Parkway | ||
| 34 | 94 | "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" | Atco | ||
| 35 | NR | "Do You Love Me" | Gordy | ||
| 36 | 4 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Epic | ||
| 37 | NR | "Cuttin' In" | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | King | |
| 38 | 52 | "Having a Party" | RCA Victor | ||
| 39 | 8 | "Let Me In" | Argo | ||
| 40 | 11 | "Hey! Baby" | Smash | ||
| 41 | NR | "I Found a Love" | LuPine | ||
| 42 | NR | "Poor Fool" | Sue | ||
| 43 | NR | "Lie to Me" | Brook Benton | Mercury | |
| 44 | NR | "Beechwood 4-5789" | Tamla | ||
| 45 | NR | "Unchain My Heart" | Ray Charles | ABC-Paramount | |
| 46 | 59 | "Rinky Dink" | Chess | ||
| 47 | NR | "Cry to Me" | Atlantic | ||
| 48 | 32 | "Dear Lady Twist" | LeGrand | ||
| 49 | NR | "Ain't That Loving You" | Bobby Bland | Duke | |
| 50 | 18 | "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" | Cadence |