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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1962

1961 <-1962-> 1963

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1.
05/1962

I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
471

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #161]
[ABC-Paramount 10330]
written by Don Gibson
2.
08/1962

She's Not You by Elvis Presley

368

5
US
2
AC


13
R&B
✫1
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8041]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus
3.
07/1962

I Remember You by Frank Ifield

from I Remember You   
364

5
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1942
[Vee-Jay 457]
written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger
4.
08/1962

Ramblin' Rose by Nat King Cole

from Ramblin' Rose   
350

2
US
✫1
AC


7
R&B
5
UK
[Capitol 4804]
written by Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman
5.
12/1962

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Bobby Vee

from The Night Has a Thousand Eyes   
339

3
US
2
AC


8
R&B
3
UK
[Liberty 55521]
written by Ben Weisman (as Benjamin Weisman), Dorothy Wayne & Marilyn Garrett (as Marilynn Garrett)
6.
12/1962

From a Jack to a King by Ned Miller

from From a Jack to a King   From a Jack to a King
335

6
US
3
AC
2
country


2
UK
[R]
[Fabor 114]
written by Ned Miller
7.
06/1962

Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton

from Roses Are Red   
321

✫1
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B
15
UK
[Epic 9509]
written by Paul Evans & Al Byron
8.
07/1962

You Don't Know Me by Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
314

2
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B
9
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10345]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
9.
12/1962

The End of the World by Skeeter Davis

from The End of the World   The End of the World
302

2
US
✫1
AC
2
country
4
R&B
18
UK
[RCA Victor 8098]
written by Arthur Kent & Sylvia Dee
10.
09/1962

All Alone Am I by Brenda Lee

from All Alone Am I   
286

3
US
✫1
AC




7
UK
US B side to Save All Your Lovin' For Me
[Decca 31424]
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Arthur Altman
11.
02/1962

Don't Break the Heart That Loves You by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
261

✫1
US
✫1
AC




39
UK
[MGM 13059]
written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry
12.
05/1962

The Stripper by David Rose and His Orchestra

251

✫1
US
✫1
AC


12
R&B


[instrumental]
[MGM 13064]
written by David Rose
13.
11/1962

Go Away, Little Girl by Steve Lawrence

from Winners!   
249

✫1
US
✫1
AC


14
R&B


[Columbia 42601]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
14.
09/1962

Only Love Can Break a Heart by Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
220

2
US
✫1
AC


16
R&B


B side to If I Didn't Have a Dime ; charted as If I Didn't Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox) / Only Love Can Break a Heart in Australia charts
[Musicor 1022]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
15.
04/1962

Old Rivers by Walter Brennan

from Old Rivers   
194

5
US
2
AC
3
country


38
UK
[spoken]
[Liberty 55436]
written by Cliff Crofford
16.
09/1962

The Swiss Maid by Del Shannon

192

64
US
19
AC




2
UK
[Big Top 3117]
written by Roger Miller
17.
12/1962

It's Up to You by Ricky Nelson

from It's Up to You   
187

6
US
4
AC


24
R&B
22
UK
as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5901]
written by Jerry Fuller
18.
08/1962

Teenage Idol by Ricky Nelson

175

5
US
2
AC




39
UK
as Rick Nelson

[Imperial 5864]
written by Jack Lewis
19.
06/1962

Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) by Richard Chamberlain

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
173

10
US
4
AC




12
UK
[MGM 13075]
written by Jerry Goldsmith, Pete Rugolo & Hal Winn
20.
05/1962

Al di là by Emilio Pericoli

171

6
US
3
AC




30
UK
[Warner 5259]
written by Carlo Donida & Mogol (as Giulio Rapetti)
21.
05/1962

Wolverton Mountain by Claude King

from Meet Claude King   Meet Claude King
165

6
US
3
AC
✫1
country




[Columbia 4-42352]
written by Merle Kilgore & Claude King
22.
09/1962

Desafinado by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd

from Jazz Samba   
160

15
US
4
AC




11
UK
[instrumental]
[Verve 10260]
written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks & Jessie Cavanaugh
23.
11/1962

My Dad by Paul Petersen

from My Dad   
153

6
US
2
AC


19
R&B


[Colpix 663]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
24.
04/1962

Funny Way of Laughin' by Burl Ives

from It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'   
147

10
US
3
AC
9
country


29
UK
[Decca 9-31371]
written by Hank Cochran
25.
09/1962

Gina by Johnny Mathis

from Johnny's Newest Hits   
146

6
US
2
AC






[Columbia 42582]
written by Leon Carr & Paul Vance
26.
04/1962

Everybody Loves Me but You by Brenda Lee

146

6
US
2
AC






[Decca 31379]
written by Ronnie Self
27.
05/1962

Snap Your Fingers by Joe Henderson [American R&B singer]

from Snap Your Fingers   
143

8
US
5
AC


2
R&B


[Todd 1072]
written by Grady Martin & Alex Zanetis
28.
03/1962

P.T. 109 by Jimmy Dean

from Portrait of Jimmy Dean   
141

8
US
2
AC
3
country




[Columbia 4-42338]
written by Marijohn Wilkin & Fred Burch
29.
11/1962

Ruby Ann by Marty Robbins

138

18
US
4
AC
✫1
country


24
UK
[Columbia 4-42614]
written by Roberta Bellamy
30.
07/1962

Alley Cat by Bent Fabric

from Alley Cat   
135

7
US
2
AC






[instrumental]
[Atco 6226]
written by Bent Fabric (as Frank Björn) & Jack Harlen
31.
05/1962

Second-Hand Love by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
130

7
US
3
AC






[MGM 13074]
written by Phil Spector & Hank Hunter
32.
08/1962

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On by Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'   
129

17
US
5
AC
11
country


21
UK
[Cadence 1424]
written by Hank Locklin
33.
01/1962

She's Got You by Patsy Cline

from Sentimentally Yours   
128

14
US
3
AC
✫1
country


43
UK
[Decca 9-31354]
written by Hank Cochran
34.
11/1962

Dear Lonely Hearts by Nat King Cole

from Dear Lonely Hearts   
126

13
US
2
AC


15
R&B
37
UK
[Capitol 4870]
written by Emil Anton & Bob Halley
35.
10/1962

Love Me Tender by Richard Chamberlain

from Richard Chamberlain Sings   
124

21
US
7
AC




15
UK
[MGM 13097]
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) & Ken Darby (uncredited)
36.
11/1962

Your Cheatin' Heart by Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)   
121

29
US
7
AC


23
R&B
13
UK
with the Jack Halloran Singers
hit for Hank Williams in 1953; B side to You Are My Sunshine
[ABC-Paramount 10375]
written by Hank Williams
37.
09/1962

Nothing Can Change This Love by Sam Cooke

from Mr. Soul   
119

12
US
4
AC


2
R&B


[RCA Victor 8088]
written by Sam Cooke
38.
05/1962

That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be) by The Everly Brothers

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers
112

9
US
4
AC






[Warner 5273]
written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant & Florence Kaye
39.
03/1962

What Kind of Fool Am I by Sammy Davis Jr.

from What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers   
111

17
US
6
AC




26
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1963]
charted as What Kind Of Fool Am I? / Gonna Build A Mountain in UK charts
[Reprise 20,048]
written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
40.
05/1962

Follow That Dream by Elvis Presley

from Follow That Dream EP   
108

15
US
5
AC




34
UK
[RCA Epa-4368+]
written by Ben Weisman & Fred Wise
41.
11/1962

Rumors by Johnny Crawford

from His Greatest Hits   
99

12
US
2
AC






[Del-Fi 4188]
written by Helen Miller & Howard Greenfield
42.
10/1962

My Own True Love by The Duprees

from You Belong to Me   You Belong to Me
95

13
US
2
AC






[Coed 571]
written by Max Steiner & Mack David
43.
08/1962

Rain, Rain, Go Away by Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones   
94

12
US
4
AC






[Epic 9532]
written by Gloria Shayne Baker (as Gloria Shayne) & Noël Regney
44.
09/1962

Close to Cathy by Mike Clifford

94

12
US
4
AC






[United Artists 489]
written by Bob Goodman & Earl Shuman
45.
12/1962

Half Heaven - Half Heartache by Gene Pitney

from Only Love Can Break a Heart   
93

12
US
5
AC






[Musicor 1026]
written by Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold & George Goehring
46.
07/1962

A Swingin' Safari by Billy Vaughn

from A Swingin' Safari   
89

13
US
5
AC






[instrumental]
[Dot 16374]
written by Bert Kaempfert
47.
05/1962

Having a Party by Sam Cooke

from The Best of Sam Cooke   The Best of Sam Cooke
88

17
US
12
AC


4
R&B


[RCA Victor 8036]
written by Sam Cooke
48.
12/1962

Fly Me to the Moon - Bossa Nova by Joe Harnell

from Fly Me to the Moon and the Bossa Nova Pops   
87

14
US
4
AC






as Joe Harnell and Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Kapp 497]
written by Bart Howard
49.
07/1962

Call Me Mr. In-Between by Burl Ives

from It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'   
86

19
US
6
AC
3
country




[Decca 9-31405]
written by Harlan Howard
50.
07/1962

Heart in Hand by Brenda Lee

85

15
US
4
AC






US B side to It Started All Over Again
[Decca 31407]
written by Jackie DeShannon & Sharon Sheeley
51.
03/1962

Caterina by Perry Como

82

23
US
6
AC




37
UK
[RCA 47-8004]
written by Bugs Bower & Earl Shuman
52.
12/1962

I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter by Connie Francis

from The Very Best of Connie Francis   
79

18
US
19
AC




48
UK
[MGM 13116]
written by Hank Hunter & Mark Barkan
53.
09/1962

Little Black Book by Jimmy Dean

from Portrait of Jimmy Dean   
78

29
US
10
AC
10
country


33
UK
[Columbia 4-42529]
written by Jimmy Dean
54.
02/1962

Come Back Silly Girl by The Lettermen

from A Song for Your Love   
78

17
US
3
AC






[Capitol 4699]
written by Barry Mann
55.
01/1962

I'll See You in My Dreams by Pat Boone

from I'll See You in My Dreams   
75

32
US
9
AC




27
UK
[Dot 16312]
written by Isham Jones & Gus Kahn
56.
10/1962

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) by Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'   
74

24
US
8
AC




41
UK
[Cadence 1432]
written by Hank Williams
57.
01/1962

The Cajun Queen by Jimmy Dean

72

22
US
4
AC
15
country




[spoken]
US B side to a Sleeping Beauty
[Columbia 4-42282]
written by Wayne Walker
58.
12/1962

My Coloring Book by Kitty Kallen

70

18
US
7
AC






[RCA Victor 8124]
written by Fred Ebb & John Kander
59.
08/1962

I Left My Heart in San Francisco by Tony Bennett

from I Left My Heart in San Francisco   
69

19
US
7
AC






[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1963]
[Columbia 42332]
written by George Cory (as George Cory Jr.) & Douglass Cross
60.
01/1962

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? by The Kingston Trio

from The Best of the Kingston Trio   
68

21
US
4
AC






[Capitol 4671]
written by Pete Seeger & Joe Hickerson
61.
01/1962

Dear Ivan by Jimmy Dean

68

24
US
6
AC
9
country




[spoken]
background music "battle hymn of the republic"
[Columbia 4-42259]
written by Jimmy Dean
62.
12/1962

Me and My Shadow by Sammy Davis Jr. & Frank Sinatra

67

64
US
18
AC




20
UK
[Reprise 20,128]
written by Dave Dreyer, Billy Rose & Al Jolson
63.
06/1962

Stranger on the Shore by Andy Williams

from Warm and Willing   
63

38
US
9
AC




30
UK
[Columbia 42451]
written by Mr. Acker Bilk (as Acker Bilk) & Robert Mellin
64.
12/1962

My Coloring Book by Sandy Stewart [singer]

63

20
US
8
AC






[Colpix 669]
written by Fred Ebb & John Kander
65.
06/1962

Johnny Loves Me by Shelley Fabares

from The Things We Did Last Summer   
63

21
US
7
AC






[Colpix 636]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
66.
01/1962

To a Sleeping Beauty by Jimmy Dean

from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales   
62

26
US
6
AC
15
country




[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42282]
written by Larry Markes, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne
67.
04/1962

So This Is Love by The Castells

from So This Is Love   
59

21
US
10
AC






[Era 3073]
written by Steven Howard
68.
12/1962

Cast Your Fate to the Wind by Vince Guaraldi Trio

from Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus   Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
59

22
US
9
AC






[instrumental]
[Fantasy 563]
written by Vince Guaraldi
69.
10/1962

I Was Such a Fool (to Fall in Love with You) by Connie Francis

56

24
US
8
AC






[MGM 13096]
written by Mike Canosa & Danny Stradella
70.
04/1962

Teach Me Tonight by George Maharis

from George Maharis Sings!   
54

25
US
8
AC






[Epic 9504]
written by Gene De Paul & Sammy Cahn
71.
03/1962

You Are Mine by Frankie Avalon

from 16 Greatest Hits   
53

26
US
7
AC






[Chancellor 1107]
written by Bob Marcucci & Peter De Angelis
72.
07/1962

'Till Death Do Us Part by Bob Braun

from Till Death Do Us Part   
51

26
US
9
AC






[Decca 31355]
written by Eric Leiser
73.
12/1962

The Little Drummer Boy by Harry Simeone Chorale

51

28
US
6
AC






[R]
[Christmas]
[20th Century Fox 121]
written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone
74.
12/1962

The Ballad of Jed Clampett by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

from Hard Travelin' featuring the Ballad of Jed Clampett   
50

44
US
14
AC
✫1
country




[from the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies]
[Columbia 4-42606]
written by Paul Henning
75.
04/1962

Most People Get Married by Patti Page

50

27
US
8
AC






[Mercury 71950]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
76.
06/1962

But Not for Me by Ketty Lester

from Love Letters   Love Letters
48

41
US
10
AC




45
UK
[Era 3080]
written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
77.
05/1962

Theme from Ben Casey by Valjean

from The Theme from Ben Casey   
46

28
US
10
AC






[instrumental]
[Carlton 573]
written by David Raksin
78.
03/1962

Anything That's Part of You by Elvis Presley

45

31
US
6
AC






US: B-side to Good Luck Charm
[RCA 47-7992]
written by Don Robertson
79.
06/1962

Route 66 Theme by Nelson Riddle

from The Best of Nelson Riddle   
43

30
US
9
AC






as Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Capitol 4741]
written by Nelson Riddle
80.
12/1962

Trouble Is My Middle Name by Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits   Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
42

33
US
7
AC






B side to Let's Kiss and Make Up
[Epic 9561]
written by Neval Nader & John Gluck (as John Gluck Jr.)
81.
06/1962

Have a Good Time by Sue Thompson

from Golden Hits   
42

31
US
9
AC






[Hickory 1174]
written by Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
82.
01/1962

He Knows I Love Him Too Much by The Paris Sisters

41

34
US
7
AC






produced by Phil Spector
[Gregmark 10]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
83.
11/1962

Mary Ann Regrets by Burl Ives

39

39
US
13
AC
12
country




[Decca 9-31433]
written by Harlan Howard
84.
10/1962

Mama Sang a Song by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

38

32
US
12
AC






as Stan Kenton
[spoken]
[Capitol 4847]
written by Bill Anderson
85.
08/1962

(I'm the Girl from) Wolverton Mountain by Jo Ann Campbell

38

38
US
10
AC
24
country




[Cameo 223]
written by Merle Kilgore & Claude King
86.
12/1962

Shake Me, I Rattle (Squeeze Me, I Cry) by Marion Worth

from Greatest Hits   
37

42
US
10
AC
14
country




[Columbia 4-42640]
written by Charles Naylor & Hal Hackady
87.
01/1962

Chattanooga Choo Choo by Floyd Cramer

36

36
US
9
AC






[instrumental]
#1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1941
[RCA 47-7978]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
88.
05/1962

Lemon Tree by Peter, Paul & Mary

from Peter, Paul and Mary   Peter, Paul and Mary
35

35
US
12
AC






[Warner 5274]
written by Will Holt
89.
05/1962

Where Are You by Dinah Washington

from Dinah '62   
35

36
US
11
AC






hit for Mildred Bailey in 1937
[Roulette 4424]
written by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh
90.
09/1962

Sweet Sixteen Bars by Earl Grant

from Earl Grant at Basin Street East   
34

55
US
17
AC


9
R&B


[instrumental]
[Decca 25574]
written by Ray Charles
91.
12/1962

Let's Kiss and Make Up by Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits   Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
33

38
US
10
AC






[Epic 9561]
written by Marjorie McCoy & Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade)
92.
10/1962

Lovers by Night, Strangers by Day by The Fleetwoods

33

36
US
14
AC






[Dolton 62]
written by John Gluck & Neval Nader
93.
12/1962

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

33

38
US
10
AC






[R]
[Christmas]
[Decca 23778]
written by Irving Berlin
94.
03/1962

Two of a Kind by Sue Thompson

from Two of a Kind   
32

42
US
8
AC






[Hickory 1166]
written by Bob Montgomery & Earl Sinks
95.
10/1962

Mama Sang a Song by Walter Brennan

31

38
US
14
AC






[spoken]
[Liberty 55508]
written by Bill Anderson
96.
04/1962

Count Every Star by Linda Scott

31

41
US
10
AC






[Canadian American 133]
written by Bernard Michel, Bruno Coquatrix & Sammy Gallop
97.
12/1962

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) by The Chipmunks

31

40
US
11
AC






as David Seville and The Chipmunks
[R]
[Christmas]
[Liberty 55168]
written by David Seville (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)
98.
01/1962

Afrikaan Beat by Bert Kaempfert

from A Swingin' Safari   
30

42
US
10
AC






[instrumental]
[Decca 31350]
written by Guy Warren
99.
09/1962

Don't You Believe It by Andy Williams

30

39
US
15
AC






[Columbia 42523]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
100.
10/1962

The Burning of Atlanta by Claude King

30

53
US
20
AC
10
country




[Columbia 4-42581]
written by Chuck Taylor
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