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Acclaimed Music Top Albums, Top Songs

Playlist Research Top Pop Hits

Tunecaster Top 100 Songs

Wikipedia 1962 in Music

fourteen albums

Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On

Joan Baez - In Concert

Booker T and the M. G.'s - Green Onions

Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two

Judy Collins - Golden Apples of the Sun

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones - Surfers' Choice

The Greenbriar Boys

Curtis Jones - Lonesome Bedroom Blues

Rose Maddox - Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass

Roy Orbison - Crying

Peter, Paul and Mary

Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red and Other Songs for the Young and Sentimental

seventy-five songs

Steve Alaimo - 'Every Day I Have to Cry', Every Day I Have to Cry

B. Bumble and the Stingers - 'Nut Rocker'

The Beach Boys - 'Surfin' Safari', Surfin' Safari

The Beach Boys - '409', Surfin' Safari

Marcie Blane - 'Bobby's Girl'

The Cascades - 'Rhythm of the Rain', Rhythm of the Rain [1963]

Gene Chandler - 'Duke of Earl'

The Chantays - 'Pipeline', Pipeline [1963]

Claudine Clark - 'Party Lights', Party Lights

The Contours - 'Do You Love Me', Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)

Sam Cooke - 'Twistin' the Night Away', Twistin' the Night Away

Sam Cooke - 'Bring It On Home to Me', The Best of Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke - 'Having a Party', The Best of Sam Cooke

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers - 'Wiggle Wobble', Wiggle Wobble Dance Party [1963]

The Crystals - 'He's a Rebel', He's a Rebel

King Curtis - 'Soul Twist'

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones - 'Miserlou'

Skeeter Davis - 'The End of the World', Skeeter Davis Sings the End of the World [1963]

Bo Diddley - 'You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover', Bo Diddley

The Drifters - 'Up on the Roof', Our Biggest Hits [1964]; Under the Boardwalk [1964; revised version of Our Biggest Hits]

The Duprees - 'You Belong to Me'

The Earls - 'Remember When', Remember Me Baby

The Exciters - 'Tell Him', Tell Him [1963]

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys - 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett', Hard Travelin' Featuring the Ballad of Jed Clampett [1963]

The 4 Seasons - 'Sherry', Sherry & 11 Others

The 4 Seasons - 'Big Girls Don't Cry, Sherry & 11 Others

Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford - 'I Need Your Lovin'' ['Need Your Lovin''], I Need Your Lovin'

Buddy Guy - 'Stone Crazy'

Earl Hooker - 'Blue Guitar'

John Lee Hooker - 'Boom Boom', Burnin'

Howlin' Wolf - 'I Ain't Superstitious'

Brian Hyland - 'Sealed with a Kiss', Sealed with a Kiss

Frank Ifield - 'I Remember You', I Remember You

The Isley Brothers - 'Twist and Shout', Twist & Shout

Burl Ives - 'Funny Way of Laughin'', It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'

Chuck Jackson - 'Any Day Now', Any Day Now

Jay and the Americans - 'She Cried', She Cried

George Jones - 'She Thinks I Still Care'

Chris Kenner - 'Land of 1000 Dances', Land of 1000 Dances [1966]

Little Eva - 'The Loco-Motion', Llllloco-Motion

Little Eva - 'Keep Your Hand Off My Baby'

Barbara Lynn - 'You'll Lose a Good Thing', You'll Lose a Good Thing [1963]

Rose Maddox - 'Sing a Little Song of Heartache'

Ernie Maresca - 'Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)', Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)

Nathaniel Mayer and the Fabulous Twilights - 'Village of Love'

The Miracles - 'I'll Try Something New', I'll Try Something New

The Chad Mitchell Trio - 'The John Birch Society'

Chris Montez - 'Let's Dance', Let's Dance and Have Some Kinda Fun!!! [1963]

The Orlons - 'The Wah-Watusi', The Wah-Watusi

The Pastel Six - 'The Cinnamon Cinder (It's a Very Nice Dance)', Cinnamon Cinder Starring the Pastel Six [1963]

Paul and Paula - 'Hey Paula'

Esther Phillips - 'Release Me', Release Me [1963]

Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers - 'Monster Mash', The Original Monster Mash

Gene Pitney - 'Only Love Can Break a Heart', Only Love Can Break a Heart

Elvis Presley - 'Return to Sender', Girls! Girls! Girls!

The Quotations - 'Imagination'

The Rivingtons - 'Pap-Oom-Mow-Mow', Doin' the Bird [1963]

Tommy Roe - 'Sheila', Sheila

The Rooftop Singers - 'Walk Right In', Walk Right In! [1963]

Neil Sedaka - 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do', Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits

Dee Dee Sharp - 'Mashed Potato Time', It's Mashed Potato Time

The Shirelles - 'Soldier Boy', Baby It's You

Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans - 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah', Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah [1963]

The Springfields - 'Silver Threads and Golden Needles', Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Lucky Starr - 'I've Been Everywhere', I've Been Everywhere

Wynn Stewart - 'Another Day, Another Dollar'

Irma Thomas - 'It's Raining'

Johnny Tillotson - 'It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'', It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'

The Tornados - 'Telstar', The Original Telstar: The Sounds of the Tornadoes

The Valentinos - 'Lookin' for a Love'

Bobby Vee - 'The Night Has a Thousand Eyes', The Night Has a Thousand Eyes [1963]

The Volumes - 'I Love You'

Billy Walker - 'Charlie's Shoes'

Dionne Warwick - 'Don't Make Me Over', Presenting Dionne Warwick

Muddy Waters - 'You Shook Me'

two archival or compilation albums

Howlin' Wolf

Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song!