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Regional Hits of 1962

Other Years: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

The standard page for 1962 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You Moves 0 Moves 0 Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You Moves -11 Moves -2 Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again 1
2 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up is Hard to Do Moves -6 Moves -6 Elvis Presley Return to Sender Moves -1 Moves -10 Pat Boone Speedy Gonzales 2
3 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers The Monster Mash Moves -7 Moves -27 Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again Moves 2 Moves 1 Elvis Presley Return to Sender 3
4 Gene Chandler Duke of Earl Moves -14 Moves -16 The Tornados Telstar Moves 0 Moves 0 The Tornados Telstar 4
5 The Crystals He's a Rebel Moves -16 Moves -5 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm Moves -2 Moves -12 Elvis Presley She's Not You 5
6 Little Eva The Loco-Motion Moves -5 Moves -6 Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling in Love Moves -100 Moves -52 Conny Froeboss Zwei kleine Italiener 6
7 Booker T & the MGs Green Onions Moves 0 Moves 0 Booker T & the MGs Green Onions Moves -39 Moves 2 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm 7
8 Elvis Presley Return to Sender Moves 6 Moves 6 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up is Hard to Do Moves -78 Moves -23 Frank Ifield Lovesick Blues 8
9 Tony Bennett (I Left My Heart in) San Francisco Moves -24 Moves -2 The Four Seasons Big Girls Don't Cry Moves -174 Moves -6 Chris Montez Let's Dance 9
10 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm Moves 5 Moves 7 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers The Monster Mash Moves -62 Moves -52 Francoise Hardy Tous les garcons & les filles 10
11 The Four Seasons Big Girls Don't Cry Moves 2 Moves 5 Little Eva The Loco-Motion Moves -6 Moves -67 The Shadows Dance On 11
12 Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling in Love Moves 6 Moves -53 Pat Boone Speedy Gonzales Moves 10 Moves 11 Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You 12
13 The Four Seasons Sherry Moves -7 Moves -3 Mr Acker Bilk Stranger On the Shore Moves -11 Moves -25 Cliff Richard The Young Ones 13
14 Contours Do You Love Me? Moves -5 Moves -3 Tommy Roe Sheila Moves -9 Moves -93 Nana Mouskouri Ich schau den weissen Wolken nach 14
15 Dee Dee Sharp Mashed Potato Time Moves -17 Moves -17 Chris Montez Let's Dance Moves 6 Moves -80 Freddy Quinn Junge komm bald wieder 15
16 Mr Acker Bilk Stranger On the Shore Moves 3 Moves -7 Dion The Wanderer Moves -142 Moves -80 Mina Heisser Sand 16
17 Tommy Roe Sheila Moves 3 Moves -28 Elvis Presley She's Not You Moves 12 Moves 6 Little Eva The Loco-Motion 17
18 The Shirelles Soldier Boy Moves -11 Moves 14 Gene Chandler Duke of Earl Moves -100 Moves -45 The Shadows Wonderful Land 18
19 Shelley Fabares Johnny Angel Moves -11 Moves 5 Contours Do You Love Me? Moves -70 Moves -40 Brian Hyland Ginny Come Lately 19
20 The Tornados Telstar Moves 16 Moves 7 The Four Seasons Sherry Moves -118 Moves -7 Frank Ifield I Remember You 20
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