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These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 100 Best Sellers chart in 1962 as published by Cash Box magazine.

Issue Date Song Artist
January 6 The Twist Chubby Checker
January 13
January 20
January 27
February 3 Duke of Earl Gene Chandler
February 10
February 17
February 24
March 3
March 10 Hey! Baby Bruce Channel
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7 Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp
April 14 Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley
April 21 Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares
April 28 Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp
May 5 Soldier Boy The Shirelles
May 12
May 19 Stranger on the Shore Mr. Acker Bilk
May 26 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30 The Stripper David Rose & Orchestra
July 7
July 14 Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton
July 21
July 28
August 4
August 11 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Neil Sedaka
August 18 The Loco-Motion Little Eva
August 25
September 1
September 8 Sherry The Four Seasons
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27 Monster Mash Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers
November 3
November 10
November 17 Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15 Return to Sender Elvis Presley
December 22 Limbo Rock Chubby Checker
December 29 Telstar The Tornadoes

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