List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1962 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard
adult contemporary chart
number-one hits of 1962. The chart was known as the Easy Listening chart until November 3 of that year, when it was renamed Middle-Road Singles. Beginning in January 1962, Billboard began referring to its charts according to the week ending date; therefore, the charts dated January 6, 1962 immediately followed those dated December 25, 1961.
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Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
number-one hits of 1962. The chart was known as the Easy Listening chart until November 3 of that year, when it was renamed Middle-Road Singles. Beginning in January 1962, Billboard began referring to its charts according to the week ending date; therefore, the charts dated January 6, 1962 immediately followed those dated December 25, 1961.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
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| January 6 | "When I Fall in Love When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a 1952 popular song recorded by many artists.When I Fall in Love may also refer to:* When I Fall in Love , an album by Chris Botti, with a version of the 1952 song... " |
The Lettermen The Lettermen The Lettermen are an American male pop music vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959... |
| January 13 | "Can't Help Falling in Love Can't Help Falling in Love "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour" but with a different... " |
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | "A Little Bitty Tear A Little Bitty Tear "A Little Bitty Tear" is a song written by the American country music singer-songwriter Hank Cochran. It has been recorded by many musical acts, including Cochran himself and Burl Ives.-History:... " |
Burl Ives Burl Ives Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice ..... |
| March 3 | "Midnight in Moscow Moscow Nights "Moscow Nights" or "Midnight in Moscow" is a Russian song, and one of those best known outside its homeland.The song was originally created as "Leningradskie Vechera" by composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhail Matusovsky in 1955 , but at the request of the Soviet Ministry of Culture, the... " |
Kenny Ball Kenny Ball Kenny Ball is an English jazz musician, best known as the lead trumpet player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.-Career:... and His Jazzmen |
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Don't Break the Heart That Loves You "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" is an American song written by Benny Davis and Ted Murry. The song would become a success for two artists in two different genres: Connie Francis in the pop field in 1962, and Margo Smith as a country version in 1978.... " |
Connie Francis Connie Francis Connie Francis is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw... |
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | "Stranger on the Shore Stranger on the Shore "Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named Jenny after her. It was subsequently used as the theme tune of a BBC TV drama serial for young people that was also called Stranger on the Shore.The track, performed by Bilk "Stranger... " |
Acker Bilk |
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | "I Can't Stop Loving You I Can't Stop Loving You "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records... " |
Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... |
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | "The Stripper The Stripper "The Stripper" is an instrumental composed by David Rose and recorded in 1962. It evinces a jazz influence with especially prominent trombone lines, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists.... " |
David Rose David Rose David Rose was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody"... |
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles |
| July 28 | "Roses Are Red (My Love) Roses Are Red (My Love) "Roses Are Red " is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton and was a number-one song in the United States during the year 1962. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 15, 1962, and remained there for four weeks. The recording was his... " |
Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton is an American pop music singer of Polish origin. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince".-Early life:... |
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | "You Don't Know Me" | Ray Charles |
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | "Ramblin' Rose" | Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres... |
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | "I Remember You I Remember You (1941 song) "I Remember You" is a popular song. The music was written by Victor Schertzinger, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1941.The song was one of several introduced in the movie The Fleet's In... " |
Frank Ifield Frank Ifield Francis Edward Ifield is an early Australian-English easy listening and country music singer. He achieved considerable success in the early 1960s, especially in the UK Singles Chart, where he had four Number 1 hits between 1962 and 1963.... |
| October 27 | "Only Love Can Break a Heart Only Love Can Break a Heart "Only Love Can Break a Heart" is the title of a popular song from 1962 by the American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. The song was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and appears on Pitney's second album Only Love Can Break a Heart.Pitney had enjoyed some success as a songwriter prior to... " |
Gene Pitney Gene Pitney Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the... |
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | "All Alone Am I All Alone Am I "All Alone Am I" is the title of a song from 1962 popularized by the American singer Brenda Lee. The music was originally composed by the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis and recorded by Tzeni Karezi for the soundtrack of the film To nisi ton genneon... " |
Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis... |
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | "Go Away Little Girl Go Away Little Girl "Go Away Little Girl" is a popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The lyrics consist of a young man asking an attractive young woman to stay away from him, so he won't be tempted to betray his steady girlfriend by kissing her... " |
Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence is an American singer and actor, perhaps best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as "Steve and Eydie"... |
| December 22 | ||
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See also
- 1962 in music1962 in music-Events:*January 1 – The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option of signing one group only...
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart