List of number-one singles in 1962 (New Zealand)

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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles in 1962 in New Zealand from the Lever Hit Parade. [1]

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WeekTitleArtist
4 January 1962"Tower Of Strength" Gene McDaniels
11 January 1962"Runaround Sue" Dion
18 January 1962
25 January 1962"The Twist" Chubby Checker
1 February 1962
8 February 1962"Peppermint Twist" Joey Dee
15 February 1962
22 February 1962
1 March 1962
8 March 1962"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens
15 March 1962
22 March 1962"Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler
29 March 1962
5 April 1962"Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel
12 April 1962
19 April 1962"Stranger on the Shore" Acker Bilk
26 April 1962"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" Connie Francis
3 May 1962"Good Luck Charm" Elvis Presley
10 May 1962
17 May 1962
24 May 1962"Johnny Angel" Shelley Fabares
31 May 1962"Soldier Boy" The Shirelles
7 June 1962
14 June 1962
21 June 1962"Wonderful Land" The Shadows
28 June 1962"I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles
5 July 1962
12 July 1962
19 July 1962"The Young Ones" Cliff Richard
26 July 1962
2 August 1962"The Stripper" David Rose
9 August 1962"Roses Are Red (My Love)" Bobby Vinton
16 August 1962
23 August 1962"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka
30 August 1962
6 September 1962"I Remember You" Frank Ifield
13 September 1962
20 September 1962"She's Not You"Elvis Presley
27 September 1962"The Locomotion" Little Eva
4 October 1962"Sherry" The Four Seasons
11 October 1962
18 October 1962
25 October 1962
1 November 1962
8 November 1962"Monster Mash" Bobby Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
15 November 1962
22 November 1962"Telstar" The Tornados
29 November 1962
6 December 1962"He's a Rebel" The Crystals
13 December 1962
20 December 1962
27 December 1962

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References

  1. "Lever hit parades: 1962". Flavour of New Zealand.