# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1962

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1962.
That year, 14 acts achieved their first number one songs, namely Joey Dee and the Starliters, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, Shelley Fabares, Mr. Acker Bilk, David Rose, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Little Eva, Tommy Roe, The Four Seasons, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crystals, and The Tornados. The Four Seasons were the only act to have more than one song hit number one that year.
NOTE: Billboard changed its issue dates from a Monday back to a Saturday schedule on January 6, thus fixing the previous one-week inconsistency. The issue dates were originally changed from a Saturday to a Monday schedule on April 29, 1957.

## Chart history

Key :
* The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1962 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 63 | January 6 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | The Tokens |
| re | January 13 | "The Twist" | Chubby Checker |
| re | January 20 | "The Twist" | Chubby Checker |
| 64 | January 27 | "Peppermint Twist" | Joey Dee and the Starliters |
| 64 | February 3 | "Peppermint Twist" | Joey Dee and the Starliters |
| 64 | February 10 | "Peppermint Twist" | Joey Dee and the Starliters |
| 65 | February 17 | "Duke of Earl" | Gene Chandler |
| 65 | February 24 | "Duke of Earl" | Gene Chandler |
| 65 | March 3 | "Duke of Earl" | Gene Chandler |
| 66 | March 10 | "Hey! Baby" | Bruce Channel |
| 66 | March 17 | "Hey! Baby" | Bruce Channel |
| 66 | March 24 | "Hey! Baby" | Bruce Channel |
| 67 | March 31 | "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" | Connie Francis |
| 68 | April 7 | "Johnny Angel" | Shelley Fabares |
| 68 | April 14 | "Johnny Angel" | Shelley Fabares |
| 69 | April 21 | "Good Luck Charm" | Elvis Presley |
| 69 | April 28 | "Good Luck Charm" | Elvis Presley |
| 70 | May 5 | "Soldier Boy" | The Shirelles |
| 70 | May 12 | "Soldier Boy" | The Shirelles |
| 70 | May 19 | "Soldier Boy" | The Shirelles |
| 71 | May 26 | "Stranger on the Shore" | Mr. Acker Bilk |
| 72 | June 2 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles |
| 72 | June 9 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles |
| 72 | June 16 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles |
| 72 | June 23 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles |
| 72 | June 30 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles |
| 73 | July 7 | "The Stripper" | David Rose |
| 74 | July 14 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton |
| 74 | July 21 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton |
| 74 | July 28 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton |
| 74 | August 4 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton |
| 75 | August 11 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Neil Sedaka |
| 75 | August 18 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Neil Sedaka |
| 76 | August 25 | "The Loco-Motion" | Little Eva |
| 77 | September 1 | "Sheila" | Tommy Roe |
| 77 | September 8 | "Sheila" | Tommy Roe |
| 78 | September 15 | "Sherry" | The Four Seasons |
| 78 | September 22 | "Sherry" | The Four Seasons |
| 78 | September 29 | "Sherry" | The Four Seasons |
| 78 | October 6 | "Sherry" | The Four Seasons |
| 78 | October 13 | "Sherry" | The Four Seasons |
| 79 | October 20 | "Monster Mash" | Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers |
| 79 | October 27 | "Monster Mash" | Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers |
| 80 | November 3 | "He's a Rebel" | The Crystals |
| 80 | November 10 | "He's a Rebel" | The Crystals |
| 81 | November 17 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons |
| 81 | November 24 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons |
| 81 | December 1 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons |
| 81 | December 8 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons |
| 81 | December 15 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons |
| 82 | December 22 | "Telstar" | The Tornados |
| 82 | December 29 | "Telstar" | The Tornados |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | The Four Seasons | 10 |
| 2 | Ray Charles | 5 |
| 3 | Bobby Vinton | 4 |
| 4 | Joey Dee and the Starliters | 3 |
| 4 | Gene Chandler | 3 |
| 4 | Bruce Channel | 3 |
| 4 | The Shirelles | 3 |
| 8 | Chubby Checker | 2 |
| 8 | Shelley Fabares | 2 |
| 8 | Elvis Presley | 2 |
| 8 | Neil Sedaka | 2 |
| 8 | Tommy Roe | 2 |
| 8 | Bobby 'Boris' Picket & the Crypt-Kickers | 2 |
| 8 | The Crystals | 2 |
| 8 | The Tornados | 2 |
| 9 | The Tokens | 1 |
| 9 | Connie Francis | 1 |
| 9 | Mr. Acker Bilk | 1 |
| 9 | David Rose | 1 |
| 9 | Little Eva | 1 |