Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

Top 20 Song Chart for August 4, 1962

LW TW       peak  
4 1   The Loco-Motion  
  Little Eva
    YouTube Amazon  

5 2   Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  
  Neil Sedaka
    YouTube Amazon  

1 3   Roses Are Red (My Love) 1  
  Bobby Vinton
    YouTube Amazon  

6 4   Twist And Shout 2  
  The Isley Brothers
    YouTube Amazon  

3 5   Sealed With A Kiss 3  
  Brian Hyland
    YouTube Amazon  

8 6   Speedy Gonzales  
  Pat Boone
    YouTube Amazon  

2 7   The Wah-Watusi 2  
  The Orlons
    YouTube Amazon  

15 8   Things 4  
  Bobby Darin
    YouTube Amazon  

12 9   You'll Lose A Good Thing 6  
  Barbara Lynn
    YouTube Amazon  

14 10   Ahab, The Arab  
  Ray Stevens
    YouTube Amazon  

10 11   Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) 10  
  Richard Chamberlain
    YouTube Amazon  

9 12   I Need Your Loving 7  
  Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford
    YouTube Amazon  

- 13   Sheila 2  
  Tommy Roe
    YouTube Amazon  

- 14   Bring It On Home To Me 10  
  Sam Cooke
    YouTube Amazon  

17 15   (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love 14  
  Eddie Hodges
    YouTube Amazon  

- 16   Little Diane 13  
  Dion
    YouTube Amazon  

- 17   You Don't Know Me 3  
  Ray Charles
    YouTube Amazon  

19 18   Party Lights 8  
  Claudine Clark
    YouTube Amazon  

13 19   Dancin' Party 12  
  Chubby Checker
    YouTube Amazon  

11 20   I Can't Stop Loving You 1  
  Ray Charles
    YouTube Amazon  

 Prior Week Next Week  

The number one song this week is The Loco-Motion by Little Eva. Finding number two this week is Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka. Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton is at number three on the chart.


1962 Pop Top 100 Songs

top pop songs of 1962 in order

1962 Number One Pop Song Calendar

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

1962 One Hit Wonders

list of one-time top 20 makers and others with one well-known song