YEAR-END USA TOP 100 of 1962 (Singles)
Based on point-system Billboard Hot 100 (nr. 1 100 points, nr. 2 99 etc), january - december 1962
| NR | TITLE | ARTIST | PNTS | HP | WKS |
| 1 | Stranger on the shore | Mr Acker Bilk | 1612 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | I can't stop loving you | Ray Charles | 1476 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Mashed potato time | DeeDee Sharp | 1440 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Roses are red | Bobby Vinton | 1309 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | The stripper | David Rose | 1303 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares | 1262 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Ramblin' Rose | Nat King Cole | 1257 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Limbo rock | Chubby Checker | 1251 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | He's a rebel | Gene Pitney | 1249 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | The locomotion | Little Eva | 1248 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Let me in | Sensations | 1239 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Alley cat | Bent Fabric | 1224 | 7 | 18 |
| 13 | The twist | Chubby Checker | 1217 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Soldier boy | Shirelles | 1214 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Hey baby | Bruce Channel | 1212 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | The wanderer | Dion | 1201 | 2 | 14 |
| 17 | Sherry | Four Seasons | 1197 | 1 | 14 |
| 18 | Duke of Earl | Gene Chandler | 1193 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 1192 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 | Do you love me | Contours | 1181 | 3 | 18 |
| 21 | Breaking up is hard to do | Neil Sedaka | 1179 | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | I left my heart in San Francisco | Tony Bennett | 1178 | 19 | 21 |
| 23 | Green onions | Booker T & MG's | 1169 | 3 | 16 |
| 24 | All alone am I | Brenda Lee | 1157 | 3 | 14 |
| 25 | Slow twistin' | Chubby Checker | 1149 | 3 | 14 |
| 26 | Wolverton Mountains | Claude King | 1146 | 6 | 16 |
| 27 | Monster Mash | Booby 'Boris' Pickett & Crypt Kickers | 1145 | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | It keeps right on a-hurtin' | Johnny Tillotson | 1137 | 3 | 14 |
| 29 | The one who really loves you | Mary Wells | 1128 | 8 | 17 |
| 30 | Good luck charm | Elvis Presley | 1125 | 1 | 13 |
| 31 | Midnight in Moscow | Kenny Ball | 1123 | 2 | 14 |
| 32 | Patches | Dicky Lee | 1123 | 6 | 14 |
| 33 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | 1121 | 1 | 14 |
| 34 | Twistin' the night away | Sam Cooke | 1108 | 9 | 15 |
| 35 | Only love can break a heart | Gene Pitney | 1106 | 2 | 14 |
| 36 | The wah-wahtusi | Orions | 1076 | 2 | 14 |
| 37 | Surfin' safari | Beach Boys | 1070 | 14 | 17 |
| 38 | Peppermint twist | Joey Dee & Starliters | 1068 | 1 | 12 |
| 39 | Break it to me gently | Brenda Lee | 1067 | 4 | 13 |
| 40 | Marvelettes | Playboy | 1061 | 7 | 15 |
| 41 | Sealed with a kiss | Brian Hyland | 1059 | 3 | 14 |
| 42 | She cried | Jay & Americans | 1044 | 5 | 14 |
| 43 | Don't break the heart that loves you | Connie Francis | 1038 | 1 | 13 |
| 44 | Dear lady twist | Gary US Bonds | 1038 | 9 | 13 |
| 45 | Norman | Sue Thompson | 1031 | 3 | 12 |
| 46 | Love letters | Ketty Lester | 1011 | 5 | 14 |
| 47 | Big girls don't cry | Four Seasons | 1005 | 1 | 11 |
| 48 | Party lights | Claudine Clark | 998 | 5 | 15 |
| 49 | Cottonfields | Highwaymen | 997 | 13 | 13 |
| 50 | Let's dance | Chris Montez | 996 | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Theme from Dr Kildare | Richard Chamberlain | 994 | 10 | 14 |
| 52 | Twist and shout | Isley Brothers | 994 | 17 | 16 |
| 53 | Return to sender | Elvis Presley | 990 | 2 | 11 |
| 54 | Lover please | Clyde McPhatter | 978 | 7 | 14 |
| 55 | Tuff | Ace Cannon | 978 | 17 | 15 |
| 56 | I know | Barbara George | 975 | 3 | 12 |
| 57 | Young world | Rick Nelson | 974 | 5 | 13 |
| 58 | Baby it's you | Shirelles | 973 | 8 | 12 |
| 59 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone | 970 | 6 | 13 |
| 60 | Johnny gets angry | Joanie Sommers | 962 | 7 | 14 |
| 61 | A little bitty tear | Burl Ives | 961 | 9 | 12 |
| 62 | Crying in the rain | Everly Brothers | 954 | 6 | 13 |
| 63 | Al di la | Emilio Pericoli | 953 | 6 | 14 |
| 64 | Venus in blue jeans | Jimmy Clanton | 945 | 7 | 13 |
| 65 | Shout shout | Ernie Maresca | 940 | 6 | 14 |
| 66 | What's your name | Don & Juan | 933 | 7 | 13 |
| 67 | Smokey place | Corsairs | 924 | 12 | 14 |
| 68 | Having a party | Sam Cooke | 914 | 17 | 15 |
| 69 | Popeye (the hitchhiker) | Chubby Checker | 907 | 10 | 13 |
| 70 | Don't hang up | Orions | 904 | 4 | 12 |
| 71 | You dont know me | Ray Charles | 902 | 2 | 11 |
| 72 | Can't help falling in love | Elvis Presley | 898 | 2 | 10 |
| 73 | Shout | Joey Dee & Starliters | 897 | 6 | 12 |
| 74 | Rinky dink | Dave 'Baby' Cortez | 894 | 10 | 14 |
| 75 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | 891 | 6 | 12 |
| 76 | Moon river | Henry Mancini | 886 | 19 | 14 |
| 77 | Ahab the Arab | Ray Stevens | 885 | 5 | 11 |
| 78 | Things | Bobby Darin | 883 | 3 | 12 |
| 79 | The man who shot Liberty Valance | Gene Pitney | 882 | 4 | 13 |
| 80 | You belong to me | Duprees | 881 | 7 | 13 |
| 81 | Dream baby | Roy Orbison | 880 | 4 | 12 |
| 82 | Desafinado | Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | 876 | 15 | 14 |
| 83 | Bobby's girl | Marcie Blane | 871 | 3 | 11 |
| 84 | Snap your fingers | Joe Henderson | 870 | 8 | 12 |
| 85 | Lovers who wander | Dion | 867 | 3 | 12 |
| 86 | What kind of fool am I | Sammy Davis jr | 859 | 17 | 15 |
| 87 | Cindy's birthday | Johnny Crawford | 854 | 8 | 13 |
| 88 | Nextdoor to an angel | Neil Sedaka | 851 | 5 | 11 |
| 89 | You beat me to the punch | Mary Wells | 848 | 9 | 12 |
| 90 | You'll lose a good thing | Barbara Lynn | 843 | 8 | 13 |
| 91 | Uptown | Crystals | 843 | 13 | 13 |
| 92 | Everybody loves me but you | Brenda Lee | 935 | 6 | 11 |
| 93 | She's not you | Elvis Presley | 831 | 5 | 10 |
| 94 | Love me warm and tender | Paul Anka | 831 | 12 | 12 |
| 95 | (Dance with the) Guitar man | Duane Eddy | 829 | 12 | 13 |
| 96 | Close to Cathy | Mike Clifford | 819 | 12 | 13 |
| 97 | Teenage idol | Rick Nelson | 813 | 5 | 11 |
| 98 | She's got you | Patsy Cline | 812 | 14 | 13 |
| 99 | Dear one | Larry Finnegan | 811 | 11 | 14 |
| 100 | Ride | DeeDee Sharp | 809 | 5 | 11 |
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