List of number-one singles of 1962 (Canada)

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The following is a list of the CHUM Chart number-one singles of 1962.

Issue dateSongArtistReference
January 1"The Twist" Chubby Checker [1]
January 8 [2]
January 15 [3]
January 22 [4]
January 29 [5]
February 5 [6]
February 12"My Boomerang Won't Come Back" Charlie Drake [7]
February 19"Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler [8]
February 26 [9]
March 5 [10]
March 12"Johnny Angel" Shelley Fabares [11]
March 19 [12]
March 26 [13]
April 2"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You" Elvis Presley [14]
April 9"Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" Ernie Maresca [15]
April 16 [16]
April 23 [17]
April 30"Soldier Boy" The Shirelles [18]
May 7 [19]
May 14 [20]
May 21"Wolverton Mountain" Claude King [21]
May 28 [22]
June 4 [23]
June 11"I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles [24]
June 18 [25]
June 25"Roses Are Red" Bobby Vinton [26]
July 2 [27]
July 9 [28]
July 16"Sealed with a Kiss" Brian Hyland [29]
July 23"Girls, Girls, Girls" Eddie Hodges [30]
July 30"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka [31]
August 6 [32]
August 13"The Loco-Motion" Little Eva [33]
August 20 [34]
August 27"Sheila" Tommy Roe [35]
September 3"Sherry" The Four Seasons [36]
September 10 [37]
September 17 [38]
September 24 [39]
October 1 [40]
October 8"Monster Mash" Bobby Pickett [41]
October 15 [42]
October 22"He's a Rebel" The Crystals [43]
October 29 [44]
November 5"Return to Sender" Elvis Presley [45]
November 12 [46]
November 19"Big Girls Don't Cry"The Four Seasons [47]
November 26 [48]
December 3"Telstar" The Tornados [49]
December 10 [50]
December 17"From a Jack to a King" Ned Miller [51]
December 24 [52]
December 31 [53]

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  2. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of January 8, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  3. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of January 15, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  4. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of January 22, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  5. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of January 29, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  6. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of February 5, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  7. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of February 12, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  8. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of February 19, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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  10. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of March 5, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  11. ↑ CHART NUMBER 257 – Monday, March 12, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 20, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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  13. ↑ CHART NUMBER 259 – Monday, March 26, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  14. ↑ CHART NUMBER 260 – Monday, April 02, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  15. ↑ CHART NUMBER 262 – Monday, April 09, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 20, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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  32. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of August 6, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  33. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of August 13, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  34. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of August 20, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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  36. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of September 3, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  37. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of September 10, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  38. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of September 17, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  39. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of September 24, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  40. ↑ CHART NUMBER 288 – Monday, October 01, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 18, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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  48. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of November 26, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  49. ↑ CHART NUMBER 293 – Monday, December 03, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  50. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of December 10, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  51. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of December 17, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  52. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of December 24, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  53. ↑ CHUM HIT PARADE: Week of December 31, 1962 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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