The last song to hit the top of the music charts in 1962 was “Telstar” by The Tornados. It was an instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek, and featured a clavioline, a keyboard instrument with a distinctive electronic sound. The song was named after Telstar, the first communications satellite, which was launched in July …
The next song to hit the top of the music charts in 1962 was “Limbo Rock” by Chubby Checker. Chubby had a string of hit songs beginning with “The Twist” in 1960. Most were songs about dance styles. This was another dance that he made popular. The song was written by Kal Mann and Billy …
The next song to hit the top of the music charts in 1962 is “Return to Sender” by Elvis. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell. It was also featured in the Elvis movie Girls! Girls! Girls! That is the movie in which Elvis is a fishing guide in Hawaii and longs to …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “He’s A Rebel” by The Crystals. The song was written by Gene Pitney and produced by Phil Spector. Spector learned that Vikki Carr was to record the song and decided to rush out his own version. The Crystals were touring on the …
Just in time for Halloween is the next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962. Monster Mash was a song written by Bobby Pickett and fellow band member Lenny Capizzi. The song had Bobby doing an impression of Boris Karloff. The listing on the record said that it was by “Bobby (Boris) …
NBC in the fall of 1962 started with 3 new westerns.. The stand out was the Virginian because at 90 minutes long it was like a new movie each week. They also had 3 new comedies, none of which would make it to the 1963 fall season. These are new NBC series: (All times Eastern) …
CBS had a strong line-up from the season before so they didn’t have to add many shows. Two of the new series from the fall of 1962 ended up being in the top 10 for the year; The Beverley Hillbillies and The Lucy Show. As a matter of fact, 8 of the top ten shows …
The next song to hit the top of the charts was a big, big hit; “Sherry” by The Four Seasons. It was the group’s first number one hit song. It was just the beginning of a very long string of hits. Frankie Valli was a founding member of the group and still tours with them, …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Sheila” by Tommy Roe. After graduating from high school, Tommy got a job soldering wires at General Electric in his native Atlanta. When “Sheila” became a hit, the record company wanted him to do a tour but he refused until they offered …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka. The song was written by Neil with Howard Greenfield. They would team up for many hits for Neil and other artists. The song was on the top of the Cash Box chart for …