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.
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Reference
63 January 6 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens
re January 13 "The Twist" Chubby Checker
January 20
64 January 27 "Peppermint Twist" Joey Dee and the Starliters
February 3
February 10
65 February 17 "Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler
February 24
March 3
66 March 10 "Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel
March 17
March 24
67 March 31 "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" Connie Francis
68 April 7 "Johnny Angel" Shelley Fabares
April 14
69 April 21 "Good Luck Charm" Elvis Presley
April 28
70 May 5 "Soldier Boy" The Shirelles
May 12
May 19
71 May 26 "Stranger on the Shore" Mr. Acker Bilk
72 June 2 "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
73 July 7 "The Stripper" David Rose
74 July 14 "Roses Are Red (My Love)" Bobby Vinton
July 21
July 28
August 4
75 August 11 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka
August 18
76 August 25 "The Loco-Motion" Little Eva
77 September 1 "Sheila" Tommy Roe
September 8
78 September 15 "Sherry" The Four Seasons
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
79 October 20 "Monster Mash" Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
October 27
80 November 3 "He's a Rebel" The Crystals
November 10
81 November 17 "Big Girls Don't Cry" The Four Seasons
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15
82 December 22 "Telstar" The Tornados
December 29

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


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