Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

1962 One Hit Wonders page

One Hit Wonders Home Page

Related features and top 1962 OHWs below

blue # = weekly pop chart

1 Small Sad Sam 20   Jan 1962  
  Phil McLean  
    YouTube    

2 Funny How Time Slips Away   Jan 1962  
  Jimmy Elledge  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

3 It Will Stand   Jan 1962  
  The Showmen  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) 2   Jan 1962  
  Barbara George  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 Hey! Baby 1   Mar 1962  
  Bruce Channel  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

6 Tuff 20   Mar 1962  
  Ace Cannon  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

7 Percolator (Twist) 11   Mar 1962  
  Billy Joe & The Checkmates  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

8 Let Me In 3   Mar 1962  
  The Sensations  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

9 What's Your Name 3   Mar 1962  
  Don & Juan  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

10 Johnny Angel 1   Mar 1962  
  Shelley Fabares  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

11 You Better Move On   Apr 1962  
  Arthur Alexander  
    YouTube    

12 Dear One 10   Apr 1962  
  Larry Finnegan  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

13 Cinderella 20   Apr 1962  
  Jack Ross  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

14 Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) 13   May 1962  
  Ernie Maresca  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

15 I Wish That We Were Married 7   May 1962  
  Ronnie And The Hi-Lites  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

16 Stranger On The Shore 3   May 1962  
  Mr. Acker Bilk  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

17 Village Of Love 8   Jun 1962  
  Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous Twilights  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

18 I Love You 4   Jun 1962  
  The Volume's  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

19 Theme From Ben Casey   Jun 1962  
  Valjean  
    YouTube    

20 Snap Your Fingers 9   Jun 1962  
  Joe Henderson  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

21 Al Di La' 7   Jul 1962  
  Emilio Pericoli With Giampiero Boneschi's Orchestra  
    YouTube    

22 Johnny Get Angry 9   Jul 1962  
  Joanie Sommers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

23 Bongo Stomp   Jul 1962  
  Little Joey And The Flips  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

24 Summertime, Summertime   Jul 1962  
  The Jamies  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

25 You'll Lose A Good Thing 6   Aug 1962  
  Barbara Lynn  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

26 Party Lights 8   Aug 1962  
  Claudine Clark  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

27 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow 20   Sep 1962  
  The Rivingtons  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

28 A Wonderful Dream 8   Sep 1962  
  The Majors  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

29 Monster Mash 1   Oct 1962  
  Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

30 I Remember You 11   Oct 1962  
  Frank Ifield  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

31 Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) 1   Oct 1962  
  The Contours  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

32 Close To Cathy 15   Oct 1962  
  Mike Clifford  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

33 Torture 20   Oct 1962  
  Kris Jensen  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

34 Bobby's Girl 1   Dec 1962  
  Marcie Blane  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

35 Telstar 1   Dec 1962  
  The Tornadoes  
    YouTube download at Amazon  


Related Features for 1962 One Hit Wonders page:
back to top





1962 Top Pop One Hit Wonders

1Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
 The Contours
2Hey! Baby
 Bruce Channel
3Johnny Angel
 Shelley Fabares
4Bobby's Girl
 Marcie Blane
5Telstar
 The Tornadoes
6Monster Mash
 Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
7I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)
 Barbara George
8Stranger On The Shore
 Mr. Acker Bilk
9What's Your Name
 Don & Juan
10I Love You
 The Volume's
11Let Me In
 The Sensations
12You'll Lose A Good Thing
 Barbara Lynn
13Party Lights
 Claudine Clark
14I Wish That We Were Married
 Ronnie And The Hi-Lites
15Al Di La'
 Emilio Pericoli With Giampiero Boneschi's Orchestra
16A Wonderful Dream
 The Majors
17Village Of Love
 Nathaniel Mayer And The Fabulous Twilights
18Dear One
 Larry Finnegan
19Snap Your Fingers
 Joe Henderson
20Johnny Get Angry
 Joanie Sommers

Top 100 One Hit Wonders

list of the most popular songs that were by one-time top 20 makers from 1960 To 2000

One Hit Wonders by Year

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 late 1950s

1962 Pop Top 100 Songs

the top pop songs of 1962 in order

1962 Number One Pop Song Calendar

number one pop songs on any date, birthday, wedding, graduation, etc

Welcome to the chart archive

A one hit wonder or OHW is the most popular song by an artist. Is it really a one hit wonder? You decide.

Explore and Find More

Home Page
One Hit Wonders
Rock of the Eighties
Rock of the Nineties
Rock of the 2000's