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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1962 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1962 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1962, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1962, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1962' returned 404 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
--- recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10366
writtenby: Bossa Nova
Freda Payne (Desafinado) Slightly Out Of Tune 1962 ABC Paramount
--- recordlabel: Motown 1027
writtenby: M. Johnson, R. Liles
album: Meet the Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) (He's) Seventeen 1962 Motown
--- recordlabel: Musicor 1024
writtenby: H. David, B. Bacharach
Jimmy Radcliffe (There Goes) The Forgotten Man 1962 Musicor
1 recordlabel: Sue 767
chartposition: RandB #16, US #106
writtenby: Miller and Porter
album: That's How Heartaches Are Made
Baby Washington A Handful Of Memories 1962 Sue
2 recordlabel: Imperial 5879
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27, US #63
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Ed Marshall
album: Meet The Majors
The Majors A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) 1962 Imperial
3 recordlabel: Argo 5408
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #77
writtenby: Clarence Henry and Robert Guidry
Clarence Frogman Henry A Little Too Much 1962 Argo
4 recordlabel: RIC 986
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Mac Rebennack and John Dauenhauer
album: Heart and Soul
Johnny Adams A Losing Battle 1962 RIC
5 recordlabel: Imperial 5855
chartposition: RandB #23, US #22
writtenby: Norman Margolies And C. Marshall
album: Meet the Majors
The Majors A Wonderful Dream 1962 Imperial
6 recordlabel: Duke 338
chartposition: RandB #9, US #86
writtenby: Don Robey
album: Here's the Man
Bobby Bland Ain't That Loving You 1962 Duke
7 recordlabel: Instant 3246
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33
writtenby: Naomi Neville
Art Neville All These Things 1962 Instant
8 recordlabel: Imperial 5811
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Earl King
Earl King Always A First Time 1962 Imperial
9 recordlabel: Dot 16387
chartposition: RandB #10, US #68
writtenby: Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander Anna (Go To Him) 1962 Dot
10 recordlabel: Duke 345
chartposition: RandB #6, US #51
writtenby: Joe Scott And Deadric Malone
album: Driving Wheel
Little Junior Parker Annie Get Your Yo-Yo 1962 Duke
11 recordlabel: Wand 122
chartposition: RandB #2, US #23
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
album: Any Day Now / Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Chuck Jackson Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) 1962 Wand
12 recordlabel: Stax 128
chartposition: US #131
writtenby: William Bell
album: The Soul of a Bell
William Bell Any Other Way 1962 Stax
13 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10314
chartposition: RandB #7, US #44
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
Ray Charles At The Club 1962 ABC Paramount
14 recordlabel: Vee Jay 425
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #22
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
album: Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth 1962 Vee Jay
15 recordlabel: Todd 1066
chartposition: RandB #7, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Robert Riley And Joe Henderson
album: Snap Your Fingers
Joe Henderson Baby Don't Leave Me 1962 Todd
16 recordlabel: Brunswick 55233
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #119
writtenby: Eddie Singleton and Alonzo Tucker
Jackie Wilson Baby, That's All 1962 Brunswick
17 recordlabel: Vee Jay 425
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42
writtenby: Reed-Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Baby, What's Wrong 1962 Vee Jay
18 recordlabel: Joy 265
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Marion Weiss
mpcode: DxWrxy_4YhM
Ronnie & the Hi-Lites Be Kind 1962 Joy
19 recordlabel: Capitol 4788
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #24, US #60
writtenby: Curtis Ousley and Wally Roker
King Curtis Beach Party 1962 Capitol
20 recordlabel: Tamla 54065
chartposition: RandB #7, US #17
writtenby: Gaye, Stevenson, And Gordy
album: Playboy
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 1962 Tamla
21 recordlabel: Vee Jay 465
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13
writtenby: Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
album: Sherry & 11 Others
The Four Seasons Big Girls Don't Cry 1962 Vee Jay
22 recordlabel: Todd 1077
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #24, US #74
writtenby: Louie Innis
album: Snap Your Fingers
Joe Henderson Big Love 1962 Todd
23 recordlabel: Hi 45 2051
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #42, US #36
writtenby: Rabon Delmore, Alton Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover
album: Tuff Sax
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Blues (Stay Away From Me) 1962 Hi
24 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10334
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34
writtenby: Ivory Joe Hunter
album: Mr. Blues
comments: [blues]
B.B. King Blues At Midnight 1962 ABCParamount
25 recordlabel: Joy 262
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #16, US #33
writtenby: Sy Kaplan
Little Joey & the Flips Bongo Stomp 1962 Joy
26 recordlabel: Vee Jay 438
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #16, US #60
writtenby: John Lee Hooker
album: Burnin'
John Lee Hooker Boom Boom 1962 Vee Jay
27 recordlabel: ABC 45 10330
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #41, US AC #13
writtenby: Frankie Brown
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles Born To Lose 1962 ABC
28 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8036
chartposition: RandB #2, US #13
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: The Best of Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Sam Cooke Bring It On Home To Me 1962 RCA Victor
29 recordlabel: Parkway 838
chartposition: RandB #28, US #27
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Robert Lewis and Johnny Styles
The Dovells Bristol Twistin' Annie 1962 Parkway
30 recordlabel: Old Town 1122
chartposition: RandB #18, US #81
writtenby: Gail Redd and Ronald Moseley
The Fiestas Broken Heart 1962 Old Town
31 recordlabel: Era 3080
chartposition: US #45, UK #41, US AC #10
writtenby: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
album: Love Letters
Ketty Lester But Not For Me 1962 Era
32 recordlabel: ABC 10345
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #60, US AC #19
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles Careless Love 1962 ABC
33 recordlabel: Dimension 1002
chartposition: RandB #6, US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Chains
The Cookies Chains 1962 Dimension
34 recordlabel: Swan 4099
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: D. Johnson
Eddie Bo Check Mr. Pop-Eye -- Now Let's Pop-Eye 1962 Swan
--- recordlabel: Harvey 117
writtenby: Walker, Woods
Jr. Walker & the All Stars Cleo's Mood 1962 Harvey
--- recordlabel: Arlen 711
writtenby: D. Penn
The Tams Close To Me 1962 Arlen
1 recordlabel: Chex 1005
chartposition: US #118
writtenby: Willie Ewing and Ernest Newson
The Volumes Come Back Into My Heart 1962 Chex
2 recordlabel: Epic 9543
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: R. Wylie, R. Cohen
Richard Popcorn Wylie Come to Me 1962 Epic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2165
chartposition: UK #13, Cashbox R&B #30, US #36
writtenby: Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough
album: Comin' Home Baby!
Mel Torme Comin' Home Baby 1962 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54074
writtenby: Holland, Bradford, Dozier
comments: [Motown Sound]
Little Stevie Wonder Contract On Love 1962 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Stacy 925
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49, US #92
writtenby: Al Casey, Brad Bauder and Bob Taylor
comments: [instrumental]
Al Casey Combo Cookin' 1962 Stacy
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2131
chartposition: RandB #5, US #44
writtenby: Bert Russell
album: Rock and Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Solomon Burke Cry To Me 1962 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: King 45 5579
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson (as John Watson)
album: Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
comments: [blues]
Johnny Guitar Watson Cuttin' In 1962 King
4 recordlabel: Imperial 5863
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33, US #98
writtenby: Dave Bartholomew and Antoine Domino
album: Just Domino
Fats Domino Dance With Mr. Domino (aka Domino Twist) 1962 Imperial
5 recordlabel: Parkway 842
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #9, US #12, UK #19
writtenby: Mann, Appell
album: All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party)
Chubby Checker Dancin' Party 1962 Parkway
--- recordlabel: Motown 1036
writtenby: B. Holland, L. Dozier
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Holland Darling I Hum Our Song 1962 Motown
1 recordlabel: Capitol 4870
chartposition: RandB #15, UK #37, US #13, US AC #2 UK #37,
writtenby: Bob Halley & Emil Anton
album: Dear Lonely Hearts
Nat King Cole Dear Lonely Hearts 1962 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Mel o dy 102
writtenby: Dozier,Holland, Dozier
Lamont Dozier Dearest One 1962 Mel o dy
--- recordlabel: Arlen 717
writtenby: J. South, T. South
The Tams Deep Inside Me 1962 Arlen
--- recordlabel: Okeh 47168
writtenby: C. Mayfield
Major Lance Delilah 1962 Okeh
1 recordlabel: Verve 10260
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #7
writtenby: Jobim
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd Desafinado 1962 Verve
2 recordlabel: Imperial 5875
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29
writtenby: H. Revel, M. Gordon
comments: [blues]
Fats Domino Did You Ever See A Dream Walking 1962 Imperial
3 recordlabel: Parkway 833
chartposition: US #37
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
The Dovells Do The New Continental 1962 Parkway
4 recordlabel: PIK Records 242
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: S. Verroca
Little Nat Do This Do That 1962 PIK Records
5 recordlabel: King 5593
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #32, US #87
writtenby: Hank Ballard, Gene Redd and Nathaniel Nath
Hank Ballard Do You Know How To Twist 1962 King
6 recordlabel: Gordy 7005
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Jr.
album: Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Contours Do You Love Me 1962 Gordy
--- recordlabel: Ember 1085
writtenby: D. Clowney
Judy Clay Do You Think That's Right? 1962 Ember
1 recordlabel: Okeh 7144
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29
writtenby: C. Smith
Dr. Feelgood & the Interns Doctor Feel-Good 1962 Okeh
2 recordlabel: Columbia 42456
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25
writtenby: S. Unger, S. Bernie, J. Johnson
album: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Don't Cry, Baby 1962 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Tempe 102
chartposition: US #85
writtenby: Robert Relf and Earl Nelson
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Bob & Earl Don't Ever Leave Me 1962 Tempe
4 recordlabel: Cameo 231
chartposition: RandB #3, US #43, UK #39
writtenby: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: The Wah Watusi
The Orlons Don't Hang Up 1962 Cameo
--- recordlabel: Chess 1814
writtenby: Schroeder, King
Mitty Collier Don't Let Her Take My Baby 1962 Chess
1 recordlabel: Okeh 7154
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #38
writtenby: Ted Taylor
album: Be Ever Wonderful
Ted Taylor Don't Lie 1962 Okeh
--- recordlabel: Musicor 1016
writtenby: Radcliffe and Stern
Jimmy Radcliffe Don't Look My Way 1962 Musicor
1 recordlabel: Atco 6222
chartposition: RandB #2, US #11
writtenby: Ahmet Ertegun
album: Don't Play That Song!
Ben E. King Don't Play That Song 1962 Atco
2 recordlabel: Roulette 4452
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Pearl Woods, Fred Johnson, and Leroy Kirkland
Ann Cole Don't Stop The Wedding 1962 Roulette
3 recordlabel: Epic 5-9559
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: J. Styne, S. Cahn
Erma Franklin Don't Wait Too Long 1962 Epic
4 recordlabel: Fire 513
chartposition: RandB #7, US #66
writtenby: B. Robinson And D. Gardner
album: I Need Your Lovin'
Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford Don't You Worry 1962 Fire
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2147
chartposition: RandB #20, US #71, US AC #19
writtenby: Solomon Burke and Bert Berns
album: Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits
Solomon Burke Down In The Valley 1962 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Gordy 7001
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: Meet the Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Dream Come True 1962 Gordy
7 recordlabel: Argo 5414
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Peter Udell and Gary Geld
Clarence Frogman Henry Dream Myself A Sweetheart 1962 Argo
--- recordlabel: Cub 9117
writtenby: Brown
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: eBizbbXgQUY
Mack Starr & the Mellows Drifting Apart 1962 Cub
1 recordlabel: Vee Jay 416
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1
writtenby: Bernice Williams, Earl Edwards & Eugene Dixon
album: The Duke of Earl / The Duke of Soul
Gene Chandler Duke of Earl 1962 Vee Jay
2 recordlabel: Atco 6215
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #56
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Phil Spector
album: Don't Play That Song
Ben E. King Ecstasy 1962 Atco
--- recordlabel: Fury 1061
writtenby: Bobby Robinson
Lee Dorsey Eenie-Meenie-Minee-Mo 1962 Fury
--- recordlabel: Argo 5428
writtenby: Green, Funches, McGill
The Dells Eternally 1962 Argo
1 recordlabel: Blue Note 1851
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Everybody Loves My Baby 1962 Blue Note
2 recordlabel: Roulette 4431
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49, US #105
writtenby: Glover, Dee, Taylor
album: Two Tickets To Paris
Joey Dee & the Starliters Everytime (I Think About You) 1962 Roulette
--- recordlabel: Chess 1820
writtenby: Stewart
album: Billy Stewart Remembered
mpcode: F_I3PI6aodc
Billy Stewart Fat Boy 1962 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1832
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #100
writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Larry Jackson
The Radiants Father Knows Best 1962 Chess
2 recordlabel: Emit 301
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Ken Wood and David Clowney
comments: [instrumental]
Dave Baby Cortez Fiesta 1962 Emit
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54066
writtenby: Holland, Stevenson, Williams
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gino Parks Fire 1962 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Argo 5424
chartposition: US #87
writtenby: Johnny Mercer and Rube Bloom
album: Etta James Sings for Lovers
Etta James Fools Rush In 1962 Argo
2 recordlabel: Brunswick 55233
chartposition: US #82
writtenby: Al Kasha and Hank Hunter
Jackie Wilson Forever And A Day 1962 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Vee Jay 511
writtenby: B. Williams
Gene Chandler Forgive Me 1962 Vee Jay
--- recordlabel: Minit 644
writtenby: Naomi Neville
Benny Spellman Fortune Teller 1962 Minit
--- recordlabel: Mel o dy 102
writtenby: Dozier, Gorman, Dozier
Lamont Dozier Fortune Teller (Tell Me) 1962 Mel o dy
1 recordlabel: Duke 357
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #24
writtenby: Deadric Malone
Junior Parker Foxy Devil 1962 Duke
2 recordlabel: Liberty 55444
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott
album: Tower Of Strength
mpcode: PMFyIAnw8_U
Gene McDaniels Funny 1962 Liberty
3 recordlabel: Wand 128
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #26, US #88
writtenby: Lockie Edwards and Larry Weiss (as Laurence Weiss)
album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
Chuck Jackson Getting Ready For The Heartbreak 1962 Wand
4 recordlabel: Columbia 42582
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #9, US #6, AC #2
writtenby: P. Vance, L. Carr
album: Johnny's Newest Hits
Johnny Mathis Gina 1962 Columbia
5 recordlabel: KC 106
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #75
writtenby: Billy Hill
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford Glory Of Love 1962 KC
--- recordlabel: Argo 5415
writtenby: Herzog
The Dells God Bless The Child 1962 Argo
--- recordlabel: Columbia 42625
writtenby: B. Holiday, A. Kerzog
album: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin God Bless The Child 1962 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Kent 372
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: King and Josea
B.B. King Gonna Miss You Around Here 1962 Kent
2 recordlabel: Vee Jay 449
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #77
writtenby: M. Reed
album: Just Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Good Lover 1962 Vee Jay
3 recordlabel: Cameo 219
chartposition: RandB #11, US #9
writtenby: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: It's Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) 1962 Cameo

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