Toronto's Top 100 Singles of 1962


This list was compliled by using the 53 CHUM charts that came out in 1962, and giving points for chart performance (50 for #1, 49 for #2 etc.). I was missing 3 of the charts but thanks to the revised CHUM site I was able to get the information I needed, even though there is an error on the chart from Jan. 1
Double sided hits: CHUM often listed different, or both sides of a single in a certain week. For the chart I have included the entire run of the record. The number following the title indicates # of weeks song each song was listed on the charts.
There were 374 records that were on the charts in the calender year 1962 and here are the top 100
The titles shaded in yellow were #1's
The Back in the "H" column indicates artist is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
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No.TitleArtistHCA
1Stranger On The ShoreMr. Acker Bilk
2Let's DanceChris Montez
3Ramblin' RoseNat King Cole
4The TwistChubby Checker Back
5Limbo Rock(15)/
Popeye(12)		Chubby Checker Back
6Dance With The Guitar ManDuane Eddy Back
7Return To SenderElvis Presley Back
8Palisades ParkFreddy Cannon Back
9SheilaTommy Roe Back
10The LocomotionLittle Eva
11Roses Are RedBobby Vinton
12I Can't Stop Loving You(14)/
Born To Lose(10)		Ray Charles Back Back
13He's A RebelCrystals
14SherryFour Seasons Back
15Wolverton MountainClaude King
16The Wanderer(13)/
The Majestic(4)		Dion Back
17Let Me InSensations
18Breaking Up Is Hard To DoNeil Sedaka Back
19All Alone Am I(13)/
Save All Your Lovin' For Me(6)		Brenda Lee Back
20The Young OnesCliff Richard Back
21Fortune Teller(14)/
Johnny Take Your Time(9)		Bobby Curtola Back Back
22Shout ShoutErnie Maresca
23Mashed Potato TimeDee Dee Sharp
24Big Girls Don't CryFour Seasons Back
25Solider BoyShirelles Back
26Do You Love MeContours
27Multiplication(14)/
Irresistible You(12)		Bobby Darin Back Back
28Bobbie's GirlMarcie Blaine
29My Boomerang Wont Come BackCharlie Drake
30She's Not You(12)/
Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello(11)		Elvis Presley Back
31Run To Him(3)/
Walking With My Angel(9)		Bobby Vee Back
32Sliver Threads & Golden NeedlesSpringfields
33Milk And HoneyEddie Fisher
34Johnny AngelShelly Fabares Back
35Young WorldRick Nelson Back
36(The Man Who Shot) Libery ValanceGene Pitney Back
37Duke Of EarlGene Chandler
38Pop-Eye StrollMar-Keys
39Monster MashBobby "Boris" Pickett
40Alley CatBent Fabric
41Honky Tonk Man Johnny Horton
42Mary Ann RegretsBurl Ives
43Venus In Blue JeansJimmy Clanton
44Sealed With A KissBrian Hyland
45Devil WomanMarty Robbins
46Girls Girls GirlsEddie Hodges
47Pop Pop Pop-PieSherrys
48Lemon TreePeter Paul & Mary
49Good Luck CharmElvis Presley Back
50Remember I'm The OneGord Lightfoot Back Back
51I Remember YouFrank Ifield
52Break It To Me Gentley(12)/
So Deep(10)		Brenda Lee Back
53TelstarTornadoes Back
54Hey BabyBruce Channel
55Lovers Who WanderDion Back
56She Can't Find Her KeysPaul Peterson
57RunawayLawrence Welk
58Johnny Get AngryJoanie Sommers
59Glad Rag DollJohnny Maddox
60I've Got Bonnie/
Lose Her		Bobby Rydell
61That Greasy Kid StuffJanie Grant
62Speedy GonzalesPat Boone
63PlayboyMarvelettes
64Kid Galahad (EP)Elvis Presley Back
65Let's Twist AgainChubby Checker Back
66Little DianeDion Back
67Little Red Rented RowboatJoe Dowell
68The StripperDavid Rose
69Rinky DinkDave "Baby" Cortez
70Ballad Of PaladinDuane Eddy Back
71Dream BabyRoy Orbison Back
72ThingsBobby Darin Back Back
73Beechwood 4-5789Marvelettes
74Theme From Dr. KildareRichard Chamberlain
75The Loney BullHerb Alpert Back Back
76Your Nose Is Gonna GrowJohnny Crawford
77Teach Me TonightGeorge Maharis
78UptownCrystals
79Next Door To An AngelNeil Sedaka Back
80ShadrackBrook Benton
81I Don't CareHelen Shapiro
82I've Been EverywhereHank Snow *
83Please Don't Ask About BarbaraBobby Vee Back
84Come OutsideMike Sarne
85Only Love Can Break A HeartGene Pitney Back
86NormanSue Thompson
87Rain Rain Go AwayBobby Vinton
88Peppermint TwistJoey Dee & The Starlighters
89Midnight In MoscowKenny Ball
90Steel MenThe Debonairs
91Don't Break The Heart That Loves YouConnie Francis
92Limbo RockChamps
93Mr. HeartachePat Hervey Back
94Velvet NightsTeddy Mertens
95It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'Johnny Tillotson
96ConscienceJames Darrin Back
97Cindy's BirthdayJohnny Crawford
98From A Jack To A KingNed Miller
99ChainsCookies
100Balboa BlueThe Marketts
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