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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1962.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1962.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1961 | |||||
| December 9 | "When I Fall In Love" | The Lettermen | 1 | January 6 | 10 |
| "When The Boy in Your Arms (Is The Boy in Your Heart)" | Connie Francis | 2 | January 6 | 8 | |
| December 23 | "White Christmas" [D] | Bing Crosby | 3 | January 6 | 3 |
| Singles from 1962 | |||||
| January 6 | "Baby's First Christmas" | Connie Francis | 7 | January 6 | 1 |
| "Cotton Fields" | The Highwaymen | 3 | February 10 | 13 | |
| January 13 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Elvis Presley | 1 | January 13 | 8 |
| "A Little Bitty Tear" | Burl Ives | 1 | February 24 | 11 | |
| "Small Sad Sam" | Phil McLean | 6 | January 20 | 4 | |
| "Johnny Will" | Pat Boone | 10 | January 13 | 1 | |
| January 20 | "Dear Ivan" | Jimmy Dean | 6 | January 27 | 4 |
| "Pocketful of Miracles" | Frank Sinatra | 9 | January 20 | 3 | |
| January 27 | "Go On Home" [A] | Patti Page | 9 | February 10 | 2 |
| February 3 | "The Cajun Queen" | Jimmy Dean | 4 | March 3 | 7 |
| February 10 | "To a Sleeping Beauty" | Jimmy Dean | 6 | March 3 | 5 |
| "Midnight in Moscow" | Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen | 1 | March 3 | 13 | |
| February 17 | "She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | 3 | March 10 | 9 |
| "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | Floyd Cramer | 9 | February 24 | 3 | |
| February 24 | "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" | Connie Francis | 1 | March 24 | 10 |
| "I'll See You in My Dreams" [B] | Pat Boone | 9 | March 3 | 3 | |
| March 10 | "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" | The Kingston Trio | 4 | March 17 | 6 |
| "Come Back Silly Girl" | The Lettermen | 3 | April 7 | 7 | |
| "He Knows I Love Him Too Much" | The Paris Sister | 7 | March 17 | 4 | |
| March 24 | "Anything That's Part of You" | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | 6 | April 14 | 7 |
| "Afrikaan Beat" | Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra | 10 | March 24 | 1 | |
| March 31 | "Stranger on the Shore" | Acker Bilk | 1 | April 21 | 16 |
| "Moments" | Jennell Hawkins | 9 | April 7 | 2 | |
| April 7 | "Two of a Kind" | Sue Thompson | 8 | April 7 | 6 |
| "The White Rose of Athens" | David Carroll and his Orchestra | 10 | April 7 | 1 | |
| April 14 | "PT-109" | Jimmy Dean | 2 | April 28 | 8 |
| "Funny Way of Laughin'" | Burl Ives | 3 | April 28 | 9 | |
| April 21 | "Old Rivers" | Walter Brennan | 2 | May 12 | 9 |
| "Everybody Loves Me But You" | Brenda Lee | 2 | June 2 | 9 | |
| April 28 | "Caterina" | Perry Como | 6 | May 5 | 6 |
| May 5 | "You Are Mine" | Frankie Avalon | 7 | May 5 | 4 |
| May 12 | "Most People Get Married" | Patti Page | 8 | May 12 | 3 |
| "Count Every Star" | Linda Scott | 10 | May 12 | 1 | |
| May 19 | "Follow That Dream" | Elvis Presley | 5 | June 16 | 5 |
| May 26 | "Second Hand Love" | Connie Francis | 3 | June 9 | 6 |
| June 2 | "Teach Me Tonight" | George Maharis | 8 | June 9 | 4 |
| "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" | The Everly Brothers | 4 | June 16 | 7 | |
| June 9 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Ray Charles | 1 | June 9 | 11 |
| "Snap Your Fingers" | Joe Henderson | 5 | June 30 | 8 | |
| June 16 | "Al di la'" | Emilio Pericoli | 3 | July 7 | 8 |
| June 23 | "The Stripper" | David Rose | 1 | July 7 | 10 |
| "Wolverton Mountain" | Claude King | 3 | July 14 | 10 | |
| "So This Is Love" | The Castells | 10 | June 23 | 1 | |
| June 30 | "Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Together)" | Richard Chamberlain | 4 | August 4 | 9 |
| "Johnny Loves Me" | Shelley Fabares | 7 | July 14 | 6 | |
| July 7 | "Theme from Ben Casey" | Valjean on Piano | 10 | July 7 | 1 |
| July 14 | "Stranger on the Shore" | Andy Williams | 9 | July 14 | 1 |
| July 21 | "Heart in Hand" | Brenda Lee | 4 | August 25 | 7 |
| "Have a Good Time" | Sue Thompson | 9 | July 21 | 2 | |
| "But Not For Me" | Ketty Lester | 10 | July 21 | 1 | |
| July 28 | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Bobby Vinton | 1 | July 28 | 8 |
| August 4 | "You Don't Know Me" | Ray Charles | 1 | August 25 | 9 |
| "Route 66 Theme" | Nelson Riddle | 9 | August 4 | 1 | |
| August 11 | "She's Not You" | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | 2 | September 1 | 9 |
| "Call Me Mr. In-Between" | Burl Ives | 6 | August 25 | 5 | |
| "A Swingin' Safari" | Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra | 5 | September 1 | 7 | |
| August 25 | "Ramblin' Rose" | Nat King Cole | 1 | September 15 | 11 |
| September 1 | "Teen Age Idol" | Ricky Nelson | 2 | September 22 | 7 |
| "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" | Johnny Tillotson | 5 | September 15 | 5 | |
| "Till Death Do Us Part" | Bob Braun | 9 | September 1 | 2 | |
| September 8 | "Alley Cat" | Bent Fabric and his Piano | 2 | September 29 | 8 |
| September 15 | "Rain Rain Go Away" | Bobby Vinton | 4 | October 6 | 6 |
| "Baby Elephant Walk" | Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra | 10 | September 15 | 1 | |
| September 22 | "I Remember You" | Frank Ifield | 1 | October 20 | 7 |
| "I'm The Girl From Wolverton Mountain" | Jo Ann Campbell | 10 | September 22 | 1 | |
| September 29 | "Only Love Can Break a Heart" | Gene Pitney | 1 | October 27 | 11 |
| "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" | Tony Bennett | 7 | October 6 | 8 | |
| October 6 | "All Alone Am I" | Brenda Lee | 1 | November 10 | 12 |
| "Little Black Book" | Jimmy Dean | 10 | October 6 | 1 | |
| October 13 | "What Kind of Fool I Am" | Sammy Davis Jr. | 6 | October 20 | 8 |
| "Gina" | Johnny Mathis | 2 | November 17 | 9 | |
| October 20 | "Close to Cathy" | Mike Clifford | 4 | November 3 | 7 |
| October 27 | "Nothing Can Change This Love" | Sam Cooke | 4 | November 17 | 6 |
| November 3 | "Desafinado" | Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | 4 | December 1 | 9 |
| November 10 | "Love Me Tender" | Richard Chamberlain | 7 | November 17 | 2 |
| "I Was Such a Fool (To Fall In Love With You)" | Connie Francis | 8 | November 17 | 3 | |
| November 24 | "My Own True Love" | The Duprees | 2 | December 8 | 4 |
| "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" | Johnny Tillotson | 8 | December 8 | 4 | |
| December 1 | "Rumors" | Johnny Crawford | 2 | December 15 | 6 |
| December 8 | "Go Away Little Girl" | Steve Lawrence | 1 | December 15 | 12 |
| "Dear Lonely Hearts" | Nat King Cole | 2 | December 22 | 6 | |
| "Ruby Ann" | Marty Robbins | 4 | December 22 | 5 | |
| December 15 | "Your Cheating Heart" | Ray Charles | 7 | December 22 | 4 |
| December 22 | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Harry Simeone Chorale | 6 | December 29 | 2 |
| "Let's Kiss and Make Up" [E] | Bobby Vinton | 10 | December 22 | 3 | |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 | "Moon River" | Jerry Butler | 3 | December 16 | 12 |
| November 4 | "Tonight" | Ferrante & Teicher | 2 | November 25 | 9 |
| November 18 | "Moon River" [C] | Henry Mancini | 3 | December 23 | 14 |
| December 16 | "I Don't Know Why" | Linda Scott | 4 | December 23 | 5 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15 | "My Dad" | Paul Petersen | 2 | January 5 | 10 |
| December 29 | "It's Up To You" | Ricky Nelson | 4 | January 12 | 8 |
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 10, 1962. [1]
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 17, 1962. [2]
CThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 19, 1962. [3]
DThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 29, 1962. [4]
EThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 12, 1963. [5]