List of Billboard Middle-Road Singles number ones of 1962

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Ray Charles had two number ones in 1962, both taken from his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. First published in 1961, the listing was compiled until 1965 by simply extracting from the magazine's all-genre chart, the Hot 100, those songs which were deemed of an appropriate style and ranking them according to their placings on the Hot 100.[1] In 1962, 15 different songs topped the chart in 52 issues of the magazine. The chart was published under the title Easy Listening through the issue of Billboard dated October 27, after which it was renamed Middle-Road Singles.[2][3]

Ray Charles was the only artist with more than one number one in 1962. He reached the top with two tracks from his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, which is considered to have been a ground-breaking record.[4][5] "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "You Don't Know Me" spent a total of eight weeks in the top spot, the most for any artist. "I Can't Stop Loving You" was one of a number of Easy Listening/Middle-Road number ones of 1962 to go all the way to number one on the Hot 100, and it also reached the top of Billboard's R&B chart.[6]

The longest unbroken run at number one on the Easy Listening/Middle-Road chart in 1962 was achieved by Acker Bilk, who spent seven consecutive weeks atop the listing with the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore". The track also reached number one on the Hot 100, the first time this feat had been achieved by a British artist.[7] Bilk was one of two band leaders associated with the early 1960s UK jazz revival to top the Easy Listening/Middle-Road chart in 1962,[8] as his number one came a month after Kenny Ball spent three weeks at number one with "Midnight in Moscow". Ball was one of a number of acts with an Easy Listening/Middle-Road number one in 1962 who never topped the Hot 100 during their careers,[9] along with The Lettermen, Burl Ives, Frank Ifield and Gene Pitney.[10][11][12][13] The final Middle-Road number one of the year was "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence.

Chart history[edit]

A bearded man wearing a bowler hat and waistcoat playing a clarinet under a spotlight
British clarinet player Acker Bilk reached number one with "Stranger on the Shore", which also topped the Hot 100.
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"Roses Are Red (My Love)" was a chart-topper for Bobby Vinton.
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Steve Lawrence (pictured with Eydie Gormé) ended the year at number one.
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 6 "When I Fall in Love" The Lettermen [14]
January 13 "Can't Help Falling in Love" Elvis Presley [15]
January 20 [16]
January 27 [17]
February 3 [18]
February 10 [19]
February 17 [20]
February 24 "A Little Bitty Tear" Burl Ives [21]
March 3 "Midnight in Moscow" Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen [22]
March 10 [23]
March 17 [24]
March 24 "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" Connie Francis [25]
March 31 [26]
April 7 [27]
April 14 [28]
April 21 "Stranger on the Shore" Acker Bilk [29]
April 28 [30]
May 5 [31]
May 12 [32]
May 19 [33]
May 26 [34]
June 2 [35]
June 9 "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles [36]
June 16 [37]
June 23 [38]
June 30 [39]
July 7 "The Stripper" David Rose [40]
July 14 [41]
July 21 "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles [42]
July 28 "Roses Are Red (My Love)" Bobby Vinton [43]
August 4 [44]
August 11 [45]
August 18 [46]
August 25 "You Don't Know Me" Ray Charles [47]
September 1 [48]
September 8 [49]
September 15 "Ramblin' Rose" Nat King Cole [50]
September 22 [51]
September 29 [52]
October 6 [53]
October 13 [54]
October 20 "I Remember You" Frank Ifield [55]
October 27 "Only Love Can Break a Heart" Gene Pitney [56]
November 3 [57]
November 10 "All Alone Am I" Brenda Lee [58]
November 17 [59]
November 24 [60]
December 1 [61]
December 8 [62]
December 15 "Go Away Little Girl" Steve Lawrence [63]
December 22 [64]
December 29 [65]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Record Research Incorporated. p. vi. ISBN 9780898201697.
  2. ^ "Easy Listening". Billboard. October 27, 1962. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Middle-Road Singles". Billboard. November 3, 1962. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Stephen. "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Hughes, Charles L. (2015). Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South. UNC Press Books. p. 36. ISBN 9781469622446.
  6. ^ "Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  7. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 24, 2018). "The Number Ones: Mr. Acker Bilk's "Stranger On The Shore"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Byrnes, Sholto (January 28, 2005). "Talking Jazz". The Independent. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Lettermen Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Burl Ives Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "Frank Ifield Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Gene Pitney Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 6, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 13, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 20, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  17. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 27, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  18. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 3, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  19. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 10, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  20. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 17, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  21. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 24, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  22. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 3, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  23. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 10, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  24. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 17, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  25. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 24, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  26. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 31, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  27. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 7, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  28. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 14, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  29. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 21, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  30. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 28, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  31. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 5, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  32. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 12, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  33. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 19, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  34. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 26, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  35. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 2, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  36. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 9, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  37. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 16, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  38. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 23, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  39. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 30, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  40. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 7, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  41. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 14, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  42. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 21, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  43. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 28, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  44. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 4, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  45. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 11, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  46. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 18, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  47. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 25, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  48. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 1, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  49. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 8, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  50. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 15, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  51. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 22, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  52. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 29, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  53. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 6, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  54. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 13, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  55. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 20, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  56. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 27, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  57. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 3, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  58. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 10, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  59. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 17, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  60. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 24, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  61. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 1, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  62. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 8, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  63. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 15, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  64. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 22, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  65. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 29, 1962". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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