List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1962

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

Key

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

Template:Abbr	Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
63	January 6	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	The Tokens	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
re	January 13	"The Twist"	Chubby Checker	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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64	January 27	"Peppermint Twist"	Joey Dee and the Starliters	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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65	February 17	"Duke of Earl"	Gene Chandler	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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66	March 10	"Hey! Baby"	Bruce Channel	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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67	March 31	"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"	Connie Francis	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
68	April 7	"Johnny Angel"	Shelley Fabares	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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69	April 21	"Good Luck Charm"	Elvis Presley	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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70	May 5	"Soldier Boy"	The Shirelles	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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71	May 26	"Stranger on the Shore"	Mr. Acker Bilk	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
72	June 2	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	Ray Charles	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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73	July 7	"The Stripper"	David Rose	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
74	July 14	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Bobby Vinton	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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75	August 11	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	Neil Sedaka	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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76	August 25	"The Loco-Motion"	Little Eva	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
77	September 1	"Sheila"	Tommy Roe	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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78	September 15	"Sherry"	The Four Seasons	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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79	October 20	"Monster Mash"	Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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80	November 3	"He's a Rebel"	The Crystals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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81	November 17	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	The Four Seasons	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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82	December 22	"Telstar"	The Tornados	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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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 (Template:ISBN)
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (Template:ISBN)
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (Template:ISBN)
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.