THE MOST POPULAR SONG HITS OF 1962

* The Twist by Chubby Checker was a bigger hit in 1960, but we just had to mention it again. 1. Miserlou - Dick Dale (surf guitar instrumental, originally a soft big band tune by Harry James) 2. Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers "Come on and twist a little closer now And let me know that you're mine Well shake it, shake it, shake it, baby now Well shake it, shake it, shake it, baby now Well shake it, shake it, shake it, baby now Ah, ah, ah, ah.... " 3. Do You Love Me - Contours "Well do you love me (I can really move) Well do you love me (I'm in the groove) Ah do you love me (do you love me) Now that I can dance" 4. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley "Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be. Take my hand, take my whole life too For I can't help falling in love with you 5. You Belong To Me - The Duprees "See the pyramids along the Nile Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle Just remember, darling, all the while You belong to me" 6. The Loco-motion - Little Eva "...so come on, come on, do the Loco-motion with me. You gotta swing your hips, now. Come on, baby. Jump up. Jump back. Well, now, I think you've got the knack" 7. Let's Dance - Chris Montez "But let's dance, well let's dance We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too, Any old dance that you wanna do But let's dance, well let's dance" 8. Return To Sender - Elvis Presley "Return to sender, address unknown. No such number, no such zone. We had a quarrel, a lover's spat I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming back" 9. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker "First you spread your limbo feet Then you move to limbo beat Limbo ankle limbo knee, Bend back like a limbo tree Jack be limbo, Jack be quick Jack go unda limbo stick All around the limbo clock Hey, let's do the limbo rock" 10. Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons "Big girls don't cry (they don't cry) Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry) Baby I was cruel (I was cruel) Baby I'm a fool (I'm such a fool" 11. 11. Party Lights - Claudine Clark 12. Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke 13. The Wah Watusi - The Orlons 14. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler 15. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka 16. Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys 17. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley 18. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel 19. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric 20. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca 21. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison 22. The Stripper - David Rose 23. Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd 24. Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles 25. The Wanderer - Dion 26. Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney 27. Green Onions - Booker T. and the MG's 28. Sherry - Four Seasons 29. Having A Party - Sam Cooke 30. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles 31. Soldier Boy - Shirelles 32. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka 33. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee and the Starlighters 34. Lovers Who Wander - Dion 35. Surfin' - Beach Boys 36. Whats Your Name - Don and Juan 37. Baby Its Cold Outside - Ray Charles & Betty Carter 38. Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk 39. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares 40. Baby, It's You - The Shirelles 41. Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke 42. Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips 43. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon 44. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison 45. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett 46. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle 47. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells 48. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - The Blue-Belles 49. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes 50. Telstar - The Tornadoes 51. Me and My Shadow - Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr 52. Stranger On The Shore - Mr Acker Bilk 53. Shiela - Tommy Roe 54. Don't Break The Heart that Loves You - Connie Francis 55. Papa-oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons 56. Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball 57. Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blaine 58. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles 59. Shout - Joey Dee and the Starlighters 60. Norman - Sue Thompson 61. Roses are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton 62. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George 63. She Cried - Jay and the Americans 64. Let Me In - The Sensations 65. What Kind Of Fool Am I - Sammy Davis, Jr 66. Young World - Rick Nelson 67. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp 68. Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp 69. Chains - The Cookies 70. Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone 71. Don't Hang Up - the Orlons 72. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King 73. You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles 74. Playboy - The Marvelettes 75. 409 - Beach Boys 76. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter 77. 'Til - The Angels 78. Release Me - Little Esther Phillips 79. Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland 80. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells 81. Ramblin' Rose - Nat King Cole 82. Dear Lady Twist - Gary U.S. Bonds 83. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp 84. Rinky Dink - Baby Cortez 85. Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney 86. Dear One - Larry Finnegan 87. ... And Then There Were Drums - Sandy Nelson 88. Come On Little Angel - The Belmonts 89. Patches - Dickey Lee 90. Jamie - Eddie Holland 91. Little Black Book - Jimmy Dean 92. Hide & Go Seek - Bunker Hill 93. The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) - The Tijuana Brass 94. Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen 95. If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary 96. Tuff - Ace Cannon 97. Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens 98. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio 99. Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul & Mary 100. She's Not You - Elvis Presley