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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
1 recordlabel: Beltone 2019
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Culver, Cafarelli and Rene
The Jive Five with Eugene Pitt Hully Gully Callin' Time 1962 Beltone
2 recordlabel: Sue 755
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: Bennet, Matthews
Johnnie Mae Matthews My Little Angel 1962 Sue
3 recordlabel: Chancellor 1110
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Herbert Magjdson and Allie Wrubel
The Five Satins The Masquerade Is Over 1962 Chancellor
4 recordlabel: Scepter 1237
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
The Shirelles It's Love That Really Counts (in the Long Run) 1962 Scepter
5 recordlabel: Scepter 1234
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Luther Dixon and Joe Richardson
The Shirelles Mama, Here Comes The Bride 1962 Scepter
6 recordlabel: End 1114
chartposition: US #115
writtenby: Donald Hogan
mpcode: Ef0lIMHQ81s
The Dreamlovers I Miss You 1962 End
7 recordlabel: Blue Note 1851
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Everybody Loves My Baby 1962 Blue Note
8 recordlabel: Epic 5-9559
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: J. Styne, S. Cahn
Erma Franklin Don't Wait Too Long 1962 Epic
9 recordlabel: Epic 9520
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Bill Cook
Roy Hamilton I'll Come Running Back To You 1962 Epic
10 recordlabel: Imperial 5833
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: Bartholomew, King, Domino
album: Million Sellers By Fats
Fats Domino My Heart Is Bleeding 1962 Imperial
11 recordlabel: Vee Jay 461
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #114
writtenby: Ted Cooper, Carl Spencer and Ed Zolas
album: The Duke of Soul
Gene Chandler Tear For Tear 1962 Vee Jay
12 recordlabel: Tamla 54053
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: William Robinson
album: I'll Try Something New
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles I've Been Good To You 1962 Tamla
13 recordlabel: Blue Note 1820
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Count Basie
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith One O'Clock Jump 1962 Blue Note
14 recordlabel: Columbia 4 42520
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35, US #100
writtenby: Harry M. Woods, James Campbell, And Reginald Connelly
album: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Try A Little Tenderness 1962 Columbia
15 recordlabel: Vee Jay 475
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #100
writtenby: Franz Waxman and Hal David
Jerry Butler Theme From Taras Bulba 1962 Vee Jay
16 recordlabel: Roulette 4452
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Pearl Woods, Fred Johnson, and Leroy Kirkland
Ann Cole Don't Stop The Wedding 1962 Roulette
17 recordlabel: Philips 40056
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49, US #99
writtenby: Johnny Wallace and Herbert J. Lance
Ruth Brown Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean 1962 Philips
18 recordlabel: Liberty 55444
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott
album: Tower Of Strength
mpcode: PMFyIAnw8_U
Gene McDaniels Funny 1962 Liberty
19 recordlabel: Chess 1832
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #100
writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Larry Jackson
The Radiants Father Knows Best 1962 Chess
20 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10290
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: P. Medley and B. Thayer
Maxine Brown I Got A Funny Kind Of Feeling 1962 ABC Paramount
21 recordlabel: Monument 464
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Leonard Lee
mpcode: rN8p_tQTRwc
The Velvets featuring Virgil Johnson Let The Good Times Roll 1962 Monument
22 recordlabel: Imperial 5895
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34
writtenby: Carpenter, Gillis, Domino
album: Let The Four Winds Blow
Fats Domino Won't You Come On Back 1962 Imperial
23 recordlabel: Sue 769
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Baby Washington
album: That's How Heartaches Are Made
Baby Washington Hush Heart 1962 Sue
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: Scepter 1228
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Luther Dixon, Shirley Owens and Willie Denson
The Shirelles Love Is A Swingin' Thing 1962 Scepter
26 recordlabel: Roulette 4469
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: Glover, Levy, Reig
comments: Harmonica Blues
Louisiana Red Red's Dream 1962 Roulette
27 recordlabel: Gordy 7010
chartposition: US #122
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: Meet the Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Paradise 1962 Gordy
28 recordlabel: Frisco 104
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Al Reed
comments: [deep soul]
Danny White Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1962 Frisco
29 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10316
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: B.B. King, M. Davis, R. Rae
album: Mr. Blues
comments: [blues]
B.B. King You Ask Me 1962 ABCParamount
30 recordlabel: Brunswick 55224
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: A. Tucker, J. Wilson
Jackie Wilson & Linda Hopkins I Found Love 1962 Brunswick
31 recordlabel: Carlton 569
chartposition: US #118
writtenby: Richard Barrett
The Chantels Here It Comes Again 1962 Carlton
32 recordlabel: Joy 265
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Marion Weiss
mpcode: DxWrxy_4YhM
Ronnie & the Hi-Lites Be Kind 1962 Joy
33 recordlabel: Warner Bros 5301
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Johnny Nash Ol' Man River 1962 Warner Bros
34 recordlabel: Minit 660
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43
writtenby: Naomi Neville
Irma Thomas Two Winters Long 1962 Minit
35 recordlabel: Vee Jay 425
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42
writtenby: Reed-Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Baby, What's Wrong 1962 Vee Jay
36 recordlabel: Old Town 1127
chartposition: US #123
writtenby: Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell
The Fiestas I Feel Good All Over 1962 Old Town
37 recordlabel: Imperial 5879
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: N. Mead, V. McCoy
album: Meet the Majors
The Majors She's A Troublemaker 1962 Imperial
38 recordlabel: Imperial 5840
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39
writtenby: E Johnson
Berna-Dean He's Mine 1962 Imperial
39 recordlabel: Enjoy 1001
chartposition: US #119
writtenby: King Curtis
comments: [instrumental]
King Curtis Wobble Twist 1962 Enjoy
40 recordlabel: Columbia 4 42520
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Lil Hardin Armstrong & Don Raye
album: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Just For A Thrill 1962 Columbia
41 recordlabel: Imperial 5875
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: A. Domino, K. Ja,es, P. Maddux
album: Just Domino
Fats Domino Stop The Clock 1962 Imperial
42 recordlabel: Atco 6237
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #111
writtenby: Taylor, Wexler and Woods
album: Young Boy Blues
Ben E. King I'm Standing By 1962 Atco
43 recordlabel: Epic 9543
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: R. Wylie, R. Cohen
Richard Popcorn Wylie Come to Me 1962 Epic
44 recordlabel: Darcey 5000
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: H.Ballard
Harmonica Fats Tore Up 1962 Darcey
45 recordlabel: Argo 5414
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Peter Udell and Gary Geld
Clarence Frogman Henry Dream Myself A Sweetheart 1962 Argo
46 recordlabel: Chex 1005
chartposition: US #118
writtenby: Willie Ewing and Ernest Newson
The Volumes Come Back Into My Heart 1962 Chex
47 recordlabel: Argo 5428
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38
writtenby: Davis, Hall
The Dells The (Bossa Nova) Bird 1962 Argo
48 recordlabel: Sue 763
chartposition: US #114
writtenby: Barbara George
Barbara George If You Think 1962 Sue
49 recordlabel: Okeh 7154
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #38
writtenby: Ted Taylor
album: Be Ever Wonderful
Ted Taylor Don't Lie 1962 Okeh
50 recordlabel: Instant 3246
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33
writtenby: Naomi Neville
Art Neville All These Things 1962 Instant
51 recordlabel: Minit 641
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Ernest Kador, Jr.
Ernie K-Doe Popeye Joe 1962 Minit
52 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
53 recordlabel: Columbia 42625
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #86
writtenby: Richard M. Jones
Aretha Franklin Trouble In Mind 1962 Columbia
54 recordlabel: Verve 10262
chartposition: US #82
writtenby: Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern
album: Bashin'
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Ol' Man River 1962 Verve
55 recordlabel: RIC 986
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Mac Rebennack and John Dauenhauer
album: Heart and Soul
Johnny Adams A Losing Battle 1962 RIC
56 recordlabel: Brunswick 55233
chartposition: US #82
writtenby: Al Kasha and Hank Hunter
Jackie Wilson Forever And A Day 1962 Brunswick
57 recordlabel: Duke 341
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Little Junior Parker
album: Driving Wheel
comments: B side to In the Dark
Little Junior Parker How Long Can This Go On 1962 Duke
58 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
59 recordlabel: Columbia 42266
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #87
writtenby: Gordon Clifford & Harry Barris
album: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin I Surrender Dear 1962 Columbia
60 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
61 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
62 recordlabel: Okeh 7144
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29
writtenby: C. Smith
Dr. Feelgood & the Interns Doctor Feel-Good 1962 Okeh
63 recordlabel: Fortune 546
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27
writtenby: Devora Brown
Nolan Strong ‎Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) 1962 Fortune
64 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10357
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
The Impressions Minstrel And Queen 1962 ABCParamount
65 recordlabel: Mercury 71912
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: J.T. Adams
album: If You Believe
Brook Benton The Lost Penny 1962 Mercury
66 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
67 recordlabel: KC 106
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #75
writtenby: Billy Hill
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford Glory Of Love 1962 KC
68 recordlabel: Cameo 239
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35, US #75
writtenby: Jon Sheldon and Dave Leon
Don Covay The Popeye Waddle 1962 Cameo
69 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
70 recordlabel: SAR 131
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #112
writtenby: Sam Cooke, Betty Prudhomme and Beverly Prudhomme
Johnnie Taylor Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day) 1962 SAR
71 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10328
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #96
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
The Impressions Little Young Lover 1962 ABC Paramount
72 recordlabel: Beltone 2029
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Eugene Pitt and Malou Rene
The Jive Five with Eugene Pitt These Golden Rings 1962 Beltone
73 recordlabel: Legrand 1019
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #26
writtenby: D. Pomus, M. Schuman
Gary U.S. Bonds Seven Day Weekend 1962 Legrand
74 recordlabel: Hi 2055
chartposition: Cashbox RandB 37, US #78
writtenby: Bill Black
album: The Untouchable Sound Of The Bill Black
Bill Black's Combo So What 1962 Hi
75 recordlabel: Okeh 7156
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #26
writtenby: P. Red
album: Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood & the Interns Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo 1962 Okeh
76 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
77 recordlabel: Mercury 72055
chartposition: US #89
writtenby: Bob Perper, Paul Gasper and Jack Aranda
album: Golden Hits, Volume 2
Brook Benton Still Water Runs Deep 1962 Mercury
78 recordlabel: Motown 1027
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Meet the Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) Your Heart Belongs To Me 1962 Motown
79 recordlabel: Swan 4099
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: D. Johnson
Eddie Bo Check Mr. Pop-Eye -- Now Let's Pop-Eye 1962 Swan
80 recordlabel: Stax 116
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: William Bell
album: The Soul of a Bell
comments: [southern soul ballad]
William Bell You Don't Miss Your Water 1962 Stax
81 recordlabel: Stax 121
chartposition: US #94
writtenby: Steve Cropper and Booker T. Jones
The Mar-Keys Pop-Eye Stroll 1962 Stax
82 recordlabel: Hull 751
chartposition: US #94
writtenby: James Sheppard
Shep & The Limelites What Did Daddy Do 1962 Hull
83 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 45 10327
chartposition: US #98
writtenby: Bob Crewe and Saul Bass
Maxine Brown My Time For Cryin' 1962 ABC Paramount
84 recordlabel: Chess 1834
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: D. Clowney
comments: [instrumental]
Dave Baby Cortez Happy Weekend 1962 Chess
85 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
86 recordlabel: Prince-Adams 447
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: R. Robinson
comments: [instrumental]
Roosevelt Fountain & Pens of Rhythm Red Pepper 1962 PrinceAdams
87 recordlabel: Emit 301
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Ken Wood and David Clowney
comments: [instrumental]
Dave Baby Cortez Fiesta 1962 Emit
88 recordlabel: Sue 766
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #96
writtenby: Barbara George
Barbara George Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin) 1962 Sue
89 recordlabel: Gee 1079
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg
The Cleftones Lover Come Back To Me 1962 Gee
90 recordlabel: Atlantic 2157
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Don Robertson and Howard Barnes
Solomon Burke I Really Don't Want To Know 1962 Atlantic
91 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
92 recordlabel: Vee Jay 440
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30
writtenby: Finizzo, Pirollo, Spano, Nahan, Testa, Carter
Gene Chandler (The Duke Of Earl) Walk On With The Duke 1962 Vee Jay
93 recordlabel: Columbia 42218
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36, US #95, AC #20
writtenby: M. Morris
album: Marlowe Morris
comments: [instrumental]
Marlowe Morris Quintet Play The Thing 1962 Columbia
94 recordlabel: Big Top 3121
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Claude Johnson
comments: [doo wop]
mpcode: x0oKL5cFo8o
Don & Juan Magic Wand 1962 Big Top
95 recordlabel: Scepter 1226
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Helen Miller and Freddie Scott
Tommy Hunt The Door Is Open 1962 Scepter
96 recordlabel: Scepter 1236
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #32, US #119
writtenby: Hal David and Burt Bacharach
album: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
Tommy Hunt I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 1962 Scepter
97 recordlabel: Tamla 54069
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48, US #94
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Way Over There 1962 Tamla
98 recordlabel: Columbia 42266
chartposition: US #94
writtenby: John Leslie McFarland
album: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Rough Lover 1962 Columbia
99 recordlabel: Brunswick 55233
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #119
writtenby: Eddie Singleton and Alonzo Tucker
Jackie Wilson Baby, That's All 1962 Brunswick
100 recordlabel: Atco 6231
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #111
writtenby: Betty Woods
Ben E. King Too Bad 1962 Atco

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