Top 20 Song Chart for August 18, 1962 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | The Loco-Motion | ▲ |
| Little Eva |
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| 3 | 2 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | ▲ |
| Neil Sedaka |
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| 2 | 3 | Twist And Shout | 2 |
| The Isley Brothers |
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| 5 | 4 | Sheila | 2 |
| Tommy Roe |
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| 8 | 5 | Things | 4 |
| Bobby Darin |
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| 10 | 6 | You Don't Know Me | 3 |
| Ray Charles |
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| 4 | 7 | Roses Are Red (My Love) | 1 |
| Bobby Vinton |
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| 6 | 8 | You'll Lose A Good Thing | 6 |
| Barbara Lynn |
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| 7 | 9 | The Wah-Watusi | 2 |
| The Orlons |
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| 15 | 10 | Bring It On Home To Me | ▲ |
| Sam Cooke |
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| 9 | 11 | Party Lights | 8 |
| Claudine Clark |
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| 11 | 12 | Ahab, The Arab | 10 |
| Ray Stevens |
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| 13 | 13 | Little Diane | ▲ |
| Dion |
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| - | 14 | Vacation | 9 |
| Connie Francis |
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| 18 | 15 | Heart In Hand | ▲ |
| Brenda Lee |
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| - | 16 | She's Not You | 12 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| - | 17 | What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) | ▲ |
| Timi Yuro |
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| 19 | 18 | I Need Your Loving | 7 |
| Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford |
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| 12 | 19 | Sealed With A Kiss | 3 |
| Brian Hyland |
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| 14 | 20 | Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) | 10 |
| Richard Chamberlain |
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