Every number one of 1962

21 different songs reached #1. Longest run: I Can't Stop Loving You, 5 weeks in a row.

  1. 1 Search ↗ The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens Jan 6 · 1 week (3 in a row)
  2. 2 The Twist Chubby Checker Jan 13 to Jan 20 · 2 weeks
  3. 3 Search ↗ Peppermint Twist Joey Dee and the Starliters Jan 27 to Feb 10 · 3 weeks
  4. 4 Duke of Earl Gene Chandler Feb 17 to Mar 3 · 3 weeks
  5. 5 Hey! Baby Bruce Channel Mar 10 to Mar 24 · 3 weeks
  6. 6 Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Connie Francis Mar 31 · 1 week
  7. 7 Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares Apr 7 to Apr 14 · 2 weeks
  8. 8 Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley Apr 21 to Apr 28 · 2 weeks
  9. 9 Soldier Boy The Shirelles May 5 to May 19 · 3 weeks
  10. 10 Stranger on the Shore Mr. Acker Bilk May 26 · 1 week
  11. 11 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles Jun 2 to Jun 30 · 5 weeks
  12. 12 Search ↗ The Stripper David Rose Jul 7 · 1 week
  13. 13 Search ↗ Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton Jul 14 to Aug 4 · 4 weeks
  14. 14 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Neil Sedaka Aug 11 to Aug 18 · 2 weeks
  15. 15 The Loco-Motion Little Eva Aug 25 · 1 week
  16. 16 Sheila Tommy Roe Sep 1 to Sep 8 · 2 weeks
  17. 17 Sherry The Four Seasons Sep 15 to Oct 13 · 5 weeks
  18. 18 Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers Oct 20 to Oct 27 · 2 weeks
  19. 19 Search ↗ He's a Rebel The Crystals Nov 3 to Nov 10 · 2 weeks
  20. 20 Search ↗ Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons Nov 17 to Dec 15 · 5 weeks
  21. 21 Search ↗ Telstar The Tornados Dec 22 to Dec 29 · 2 weeks (3 in a row)

The numbers beside each song count the year's number ones in order. Weeks are counted from the Billboard Hot 100 charts dated in 1962.