List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1962 explained

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1962.

That year, 14 acts achieved their first number one songs, namely Joey Dee and the Starliters, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, Shelley Fabares, Mr. Acker Bilk, David Rose, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Little Eva, Tommy Roe, The Four Seasons, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crystals, and The Tornados. The Four Seasons were the only act to have more than one song hit number one that year.

NOTE: Billboard changed its issue dates from a Monday back to a Saturday schedule on January 6, thus fixing the previous one-week inconsistency. The issue dates were originally changed from a Saturday to a Monday schedule on April 29, 1957.

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1962 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

width=30		Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	63	January 6	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	The Tokens	^[1]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	re	January 13	"The Twist"	Chubby Checker	^[2]
January 20	^[3]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	64	January 27	"Peppermint Twist"	Joey Dee and the Starliters	^[4]
February 3	^[5]
February 10	^[6]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	65	February 17	"Duke of Earl"	Gene Chandler	^[7]
February 24	^[8]
March 3	^[9]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	66	March 10	"Hey! Baby"	Bruce Channel	^[10]
March 17	^[11]
March 24	^[12]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	67	March 31	"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"	Connie Francis	^[13]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	68	April 7	"Johnny Angel"	Shelley Fabares	^[14]
April 14	^[15]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	69	April 21	"Good Luck Charm"	Elvis Presley	^[16]
April 28	^[17]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	70	May 5	"Soldier Boy"	The Shirelles	^[18]
May 12	^[19]
May 19	^[20]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	71	May 26	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center"	"Stranger on the Shore"	Mr. Acker Bilk	^[21]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=5	72	June 2	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	Ray Charles	^[22]
June 9	^[23]
June 16	^[24]
June 23	^[25]
June 30	^[26]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	73	July 7	"The Stripper"	David Rose	^[27]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	74	July 14	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Bobby Vinton	^[28]
July 21	^[29]
July 28	^[30]
August 4	^[31]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	75	August 11	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	Neil Sedaka	^[32]
August 18	^[33]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	76	August 25	"The Loco-Motion"	Little Eva	^[34]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	77	September 1	"Sheila"	Tommy Roe	^[35]
September 8	^[36]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=5	78	September 15	"Sherry"	The Four Seasons	^[37]
September 22	^[38]
September 29	^[39]
October 6	^[40]
October 13	^[41]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	79	October 20	"Monster Mash"	Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers	^[42]
October 27	^[43]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	80	November 3	"He's a Rebel"	The Crystals	^[44]
November 10	^[45]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=5	81	November 17	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	The Four Seasons	^[46]
November 24	^[47]
December 1	^[48]
December 8	^[49]
December 15	^[50]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	82	December 22	"Telstar"	The Tornados	^[51]
December 29	^[52]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	The Four Seasons	10
2	Ray Charles	5
3	Bobby Vinton	4
4	Joey Dee and the Starliters	3
	Gene Chandler
	Bruce Channel
	The Shirelles
8	Chubby Checker	2
	Shelley Fabares
	Elvis Presley
	Neil Sedaka
	Tommy Roe
	Bobby 'Boris' Picket & the Crypt-Kickers
	The Crystals
	The Tornados
9	The Tokens	1
	Connie Francis
	Mr. Acker Bilk
	David Rose
	Little Eva

See also

• 1962 in music
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1962
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969

Sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 6, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
2. Web site: January 13, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
3. Web site: January 20, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
4. Web site: January 27, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
5. Web site: February 3, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
6. Web site: February 10, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
7. Web site: February 17, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
8. Web site: February 24, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
9. Web site: March 3, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
10. Web site: March 10, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
11. Web site: March 17, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
12. Web site: March 24, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
13. Web site: March 31, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
14. Web site: April 7, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
15. Web site: April 14, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
16. Web site: April 21, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
17. Web site: April 28, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
18. Web site: May 5, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
19. Web site: May 12, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
20. Web site: May 19, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
21. Web site: May 26, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
22. Web site: June 2, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
23. Web site: June 9, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
24. Web site: June 16, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
25. Web site: June 23, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
26. Web site: June 30, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
27. Web site: July 7, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
28. Web site: July 14, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
29. Web site: July 21, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
30. Web site: July 28, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
31. Web site: August 4, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
32. Web site: August 11, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
33. Web site: August 18, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
34. Web site: August 25, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
35. Web site: September 1, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
36. Web site: September 8, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
37. Web site: September 15, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
38. Web site: September 22, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
39. Web site: September 29, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
40. Web site: October 6, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
41. Web site: October 13, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
42. Web site: October 20, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
43. Web site: October 27, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
44. Web site: November 3, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
45. Web site: November 10, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
46. Web site: November 17, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
47. Web site: November 24, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
48. Web site: December 1, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
49. Web site: December 8, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
50. Web site: December 15, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
51. Web site: December 22, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.
52. Web site: December 29, 1962. Billboard Hot 100.