List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1962
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1962.
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.
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1962 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | The Tokens | |
| January 13 | "The Twist" | Chubby Checker | |
| January 20 | |||
| January 27 | "Peppermint Twist - Part I" | Joey Dee and the Starliters | |
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | |||
| February 17 | "Duke of Earl" | Gene Chandler | |
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | "Hey! Baby" | Bruce Channel | |
| March 17 | |||
| March 24 | |||
| March 31 | "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" | Connie Francis | |
| April 7 | "Johnny Angel" | Shelley Fabares | |
| April 14 | |||
| April 21 | "Good Luck Charm" | Elvis Presley | |
| April 28 | |||
| May 5 | "Soldier Boy" | The Shirelles | |
| May 12 | |||
| May 19 | |||
| May 26 | "Stranger on the Shore" | Mr. Acker Bilk | |
| June 2 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles | |
| June 9 | |||
| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | |||
| June 30 | |||
| July 7 | "The Stripper" | David Rose | |
| July 14 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton | |
| July 21 | |||
| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | |||
| August 11 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Neil Sedaka | |
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | "The Loco-Motion" | Little Eva | |
| September 1 | "Sheila" | Tommy Roe | |
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | "Sherry" | The Four Seasons | |
| September 22 | |||
| September 29 | |||
| October 6 | |||
| October 13 | |||
| October 20 | "Monster Mash" | Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers | |
| October 27 | |||
| November 3 | "He's a Rebel" | The Crystals | |
| November 10 | |||
| November 17 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons | |
| November 24 | |||
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | |||
| December 15 | |||
| December 22 | "Telstar" | The Tornados | |
| December 29 | |||
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
See also
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