| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens |
| The Twist | Chubby Checker |
| Peppermint Twist - Part I | Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler |
| Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel |
| Don't Break The Heart That Loves You | Connie Francis |
| Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares |
| Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| Soldier Boy | The Shirelles |
| Stranger On The Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk |
| I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| The Stripper | David Rose and His Orchestra |
| Roses Are Red (My Love) | Bobby Vinton |
| Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka |
| The Loco-Motion | Little Eva |
| Sheila | Tommy Roe |
| Sherry | The 4 Seasons |
| Monster Mash | Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| He's A Rebel | The Crystals |
| Big Girls Don't Cry | The 4 Seasons |
| Telstar | The Tornadoes |
1962 was not a terrible year in music, but not an outstanding one either. The longest any song stayed on top of the chart was 5 weeks, and three songs managed to do that: "I Can't Stop Loving You," by Ray Charles, and "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry," both by the 4 Seasons. One rarity that happened in 1962: a number 1 from a previous year climbed back up to the top. That was "The Twist," by Chubby Checker, which first rose to number 1 back in 1960.
The best:
There were a few fun songs that came out in 1962 such as "Hey! Baby," "The Loco-Motion," and "Big Girls Don't Cry," but for me, the song that still holds up the best after all these years is the instrumental "The Stripper." SPOILER ALERT: The video is going to be the end of Slap Shot.
The worst:
There were also a few dreadful songs that somehow managed to top the chart in 1962. I normally don't like novelty songs like "Monster Mash," but it's not as terrible as our winner. "He's A Rebel" features some piano playing that doesn't really jive with the rest of the song, but even so it is still better than "Telstar," by the Tornadoes. It's "electronic music" was inspired by the satellite of the same name and supposed to sound futuristic or something, but it just doesn't hold up. At all. This is the 1980s CGI of songs.
The best:
There were a few fun songs that came out in 1962 such as "Hey! Baby," "The Loco-Motion," and "Big Girls Don't Cry," but for me, the song that still holds up the best after all these years is the instrumental "The Stripper." SPOILER ALERT: The video is going to be the end of Slap Shot.
The worst:
There were also a few dreadful songs that somehow managed to top the chart in 1962. I normally don't like novelty songs like "Monster Mash," but it's not as terrible as our winner. "He's A Rebel" features some piano playing that doesn't really jive with the rest of the song, but even so it is still better than "Telstar," by the Tornadoes. It's "electronic music" was inspired by the satellite of the same name and supposed to sound futuristic or something, but it just doesn't hold up. At all. This is the 1980s CGI of songs.
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