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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1962 . . .

The following songs were released in 1962 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1962 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
301	recordlabel: Roulette 4452 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: McRay and Moor album: 30 of Her Greatest Hits	Ann Cole	Have Fun	1962	Roulette
302	recordlabel: Chess 1834 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32 writtenby: D. Clowney comments: [instrumental]	Dave Baby Cortez	Happy Weekend	1962	Chess
303	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10289 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #99 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Impressions	The Impressions	Grow Closer Together	1962	ABC Paramount
304	recordlabel: Stax 127 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. album: Green Onions / The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs / Atlantic Soul Classics comments: instrumental	Booker T. & the MGs	Green Onions	1962	Stax
305	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
306	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
307	recordlabel: Kent 372 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: King and Josea	B.B. King	Gonna Miss You Around Here	1962	Kent
---	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
---	recordlabel: Argo 5415 writtenby: Herzog	The Dells	God Bless The Child	1962	Argo
1	recordlabel: KC 106 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #75 writtenby: Billy Hill	Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford	Glory Of Love	1962	KC
2	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
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: Liberty 55444 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott album: Tower Of Strength mpcode: PMFyIAnw8_U	Gene McDaniels	Funny	1962	Liberty
5	recordlabel: Duke 357 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #24 writtenby: Deadric Malone	Junior Parker	Foxy Devil	1962	Duke
---	recordlabel: Mel o dy 102 writtenby: Dozier, Gorman, Dozier	Lamont Dozier	Fortune Teller (Tell Me)	1962	Mel o dy
---	recordlabel: Minit 644 writtenby: Naomi Neville	Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller	1962	Minit
---	recordlabel: Vee Jay 511 writtenby: B. Williams	Gene Chandler	Forgive Me	1962	Vee Jay
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55233 chartposition: US #82 writtenby: Al Kasha and Hank Hunter	Jackie Wilson	Forever And A Day	1962	Brunswick
2	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
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54066 writtenby: Holland, Stevenson, Williams comments: [Motown Sound]	Gino Parks	Fire	1962	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Emit 301 chartposition: US #96 writtenby: Ken Wood and David Clowney comments: [instrumental]	Dave Baby Cortez	Fiesta	1962	Emit
2	recordlabel: Chess 1832 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #100 writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Larry Jackson	The Radiants	Father Knows Best	1962	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chess 1820 writtenby: Stewart album: Billy Stewart Remembered mpcode: F_I3PI6aodc	Billy Stewart	Fat Boy	1962	Chess
1	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
2	recordlabel: Blue Note 1851 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	Everybody Loves My Baby	1962	Blue Note
---	recordlabel: Argo 5428 writtenby: Green, Funches, McGill	The Dells	Eternally	1962	Argo
---	recordlabel: Fury 1061 writtenby: Bobby Robinson	Lee Dorsey	Eenie-Meenie-Minee-Mo	1962	Fury
1	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
2	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
---	recordlabel: Cub 9117 writtenby: Brown comments: [ballad] mpcode: eBizbbXgQUY	Mack Starr & the Mellows	Drifting Apart	1962	Cub
1	recordlabel: Argo 5414 chartposition: US #112 writtenby: Peter Udell and Gary Geld	Clarence Frogman Henry	Dream Myself A Sweetheart	1962	Argo
2	recordlabel: Gordy 7001 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr. album: Meet the Temptations comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Dream Come True	1962	Gordy
3	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
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: Epic 5-9559 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36 writtenby: J. Styne, S. Cahn	Erma Franklin	Don't Wait Too Long	1962	Epic
6	recordlabel: Roulette 4452 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Pearl Woods, Fred Johnson, and Leroy Kirkland	Ann Cole	Don't Stop The Wedding	1962	Roulette
7	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
---	recordlabel: Musicor 1016 writtenby: Radcliffe and Stern	Jimmy Radcliffe	Don't Look My Way	1962	Musicor
1	recordlabel: Okeh 7154 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #38 writtenby: Ted Taylor album: Be Ever Wonderful	Ted Taylor	Don't Lie	1962	Okeh
---	recordlabel: Chess 1814 writtenby: Schroeder, King	Mitty Collier	Don't Let Her Take My Baby	1962	Chess
1	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
2	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
3	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
4	recordlabel: Okeh 7144 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29 writtenby: C. Smith	Dr. Feelgood & the Interns	Doctor Feel-Good	1962	Okeh
---	recordlabel: Ember 1085 writtenby: D. Clowney	Judy Clay	Do You Think That's Right?	1962	Ember
1	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
2	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
3	recordlabel: PIK Records 242 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: S. Verroca	Little Nat	Do This Do That	1962	PIK Records
4	recordlabel: Parkway 833 chartposition: US #37 writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell	The Dovells	Do The New Continental	1962	Parkway
5	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
6	recordlabel: Verve 10260 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #7 writtenby: Jobim comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]	Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd	Desafinado	1962	Verve
---	recordlabel: Okeh 47168 writtenby: C. Mayfield	Major Lance	Delilah	1962	Okeh
---	recordlabel: Arlen 717 writtenby: J. South, T. South	The Tams	Deep Inside Me	1962	Arlen
---	recordlabel: Mel o dy 102 writtenby: Dozier,Holland, Dozier	Lamont Dozier	Dearest One	1962	Mel o dy
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: Motown 1036 writtenby: B. Holland, L. Dozier comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Holland	Darling I Hum Our Song	1962	Motown
1	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
2	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
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: 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
5	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
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54074 writtenby: Holland, Bradford, Dozier comments: [Motown Sound]	Little Stevie Wonder	Contract On Love	1962	Tamla
1	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
2	recordlabel: Epic 9543 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: R. Wylie, R. Cohen	Richard Popcorn Wylie	Come to Me	1962	Epic
3	recordlabel: Chex 1005 chartposition: US #118 writtenby: Willie Ewing and Ernest Newson	The Volumes	Come Back Into My Heart	1962	Chex
---	recordlabel: Arlen 711 writtenby: D. Penn	The Tams	Close To Me	1962	Arlen
---	recordlabel: Harvey 117 writtenby: Walker, Woods	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Cleo's Mood	1962	Harvey
1	recordlabel: Swan 4099 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32 writtenby: D. Johnson	Eddie Bo	Check Mr. Pop-Eye -- Now Let's Pop-Eye	1962	Swan
2	recordlabel: Dimension 1002 chartposition: RandB #6, US #17 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Carole King album: Chains	The Cookies	Chains	1962	Dimension
3	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
4	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
5	recordlabel: Old Town 1122 chartposition: RandB #18, US #81 writtenby: Gail Redd and Ronald Moseley	The Fiestas	Broken Heart	1962	Old Town
6	recordlabel: Parkway 838 chartposition: RandB #28, US #27 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Robert Lewis and Johnny Styles	The Dovells	Bristol Twistin' Annie	1962	Parkway
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	recordlabel: Joy 262 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #16, US #33 writtenby: Sy Kaplan	Little Joey & the Flips	Bongo Stomp	1962	Joy
11	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
12	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
13	recordlabel: Todd 1077 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #24, US #74 writtenby: Louie Innis album: Snap Your Fingers	Joe Henderson	Big Love	1962	Todd
14	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
15	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
16	recordlabel: Capitol 4788 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #24, US #60 writtenby: Curtis Ousley and Wally Roker	King Curtis	Beach Party	1962	Capitol
17	recordlabel: Joy 265 chartposition: US #120 writtenby: Marion Weiss mpcode: DxWrxy_4YhM	Ronnie & the Hi-Lites	Be Kind	1962	Joy
18	recordlabel: Vee Jay 425 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42 writtenby: Reed-Reed comments: [blues]	Jimmy Reed	Baby, What's Wrong	1962	Vee Jay
19	recordlabel: Brunswick 55233 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #119 writtenby: Eddie Singleton and Alonzo Tucker	Jackie Wilson	Baby, That's All	1962	Brunswick
20	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
21	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
22	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10314 chartposition: RandB #7, US #44 writtenby: Percy Mayfield	Ray Charles	At The Club	1962	ABC Paramount
23	recordlabel: Stax 128 chartposition: US #131 writtenby: William Bell album: The Soul of a Bell	William Bell	Any Other Way	1962	Stax
24	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
25	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
26	recordlabel: Dot 16387 chartposition: RandB #10, US #68 writtenby: Arthur Alexander	Arthur Alexander	Anna (Go To Him)	1962	Dot
27	recordlabel: Imperial 5811 chartposition: RandB #17 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Earl King	Earl King	Always A First Time	1962	Imperial
28	recordlabel: Instant 3246 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33 writtenby: Naomi Neville	Art Neville	All These Things	1962	Instant
29	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
30	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
31	recordlabel: RIC 986 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Mac Rebennack and John Dauenhauer album: Heart and Soul	Johnny Adams	A Losing Battle	1962	RIC
32	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
33	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

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