Top 100 Best Selling R&B Soul Songs of 1962

Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1962, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Click "year" to sort by year. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click checkbox to add song to playlist. Click checkbox at top of column to add all songs below it to playlist. Click 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.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)

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1 record label: ABC Paramount 10330
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #1
written by: Don Gibson
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You
1962 ABC Paramount
2 record label: Dimension 1000
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Llllloco Motion
 		Little Eva The Loco-Motion
1962 Dimension
3 record label: AFO 302
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Barbara George
album: I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
 		Barbara George I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
1962 AFO
4 record label: Enjoy 1000
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley)
album: Soul Serenade
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
King Curtis Soul Twist
1962 Enjoy
5 record label: Cameo 212
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #2
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Jon Sheldon & Harry Land
album: It's Mashed Potato Time
 		Dee Dee Sharp Mashed Potato Time
1962 Cameo
6 record label: Vee Jay 456
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #8
written by: Bob Gaudio
album: Sherry & 11 Others
 		The Four Seasons Sherry
1962 Vee Jay
7 record label: Motown 1035
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: William Robinson
album: Two Lovers and Other Great Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Mary Wells Two Lovers
1962 Motown
8 record label: Vee Jay 465
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13
written by: Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
album: Sherry & 11 Others
 		The Four Seasons Big Girls Don't Cry
1962 Vee Jay
9 record label: Capitol 4804
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #5, US AC #1
written by: Joe Sherman & Noel Sherman
album: Ramblin' Rose
 		Nat King Cole Ramblin' Rose
1962 Capitol
10 record label: Philles 106
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #19
written by: Gene Pitney
album: He's a Rebel
 		The Crystals He's a Rebel
1962 Philles
11 record label: ABC Paramount 10345
chart position: RandB #5, US #2, UK #9, US AC #1
written by: Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
 		Ray Charles You Don't Know Me
1962 ABC Paramount
12 record label: Scepter 21070
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #23
written by: Luther Dixon And Florence Green
album: Baby It's You
 		The Shirelles Soldier Boy
1962 Scepter
13 record label: Vee Jay 416
chart position: RandB #1, US #1
written by: Bernice Williams, Earl Edwards & Eugene Dixon
album: The Duke of Earl / The Duke of Soul
 		Gene Chandler Duke of Earl
1962 Vee Jay
14 record label: Parkway 849
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #32
written by: Billy Strange And Sheldon
album: Limbo Party
 		Chubby Checker Limbo Rock
1962 Parkway
15 record label: Mercury 72055
chart position: RandB #2 (1 week), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
album: Golden Hits, Volume 2
comments: [released 1962, charted 1963]
 		Brook Benton Hotel Happiness
1962 Mercury
16 record label: Era 3068
chart position: RandB #2, US #5, UK #4
written by: Victor Young & Edward Heyman
album: Love Letters
comments: [ballad]
 		Ketty Lester Love Letters
1962 Era
17 record label: Cameo 218
chart position: RandB #5, US #2
written by: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: The Wah Watusi
The Orlons The Wah-Watusi
1962 Cameo
18 record label: Parkway 835
chart position: RandB #3, US #3, UK #23
written by: Jon Sheldon
album: For Teen Twisters Only
Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) Slow Twistin'
1962 Parkway
19 record label: Cameo 231
chart position: RandB #3, US #43, UK #39
written by: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: The Wah Watusi
 		The Orlons Don't Hang Up
1962 Cameo
20 record label: Gordy 7005
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Berry Gordy, Jr.
album: Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Contours Do You Love Me
1962 Gordy
21 record label: Argo 5405
chart position: RandB #2, US #4
written by: Yvonne Baker
album: Let Me In / Music, Music, Music
 		The Sensations Let Me In
1962 Argo
22 record label: RCA Victor 47 7983
chart position: RandB #1, US #9, UK #6
written by: Sam Cooke
album: Twistin' The Night Away / The Best of Sam Cooke
 		Sam Cooke Twistin' The Night Away
1962 RCA Victor
23 record label: Atlantic 2162
chart position: RandB #4, US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Our Biggest Hits / Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters
 		The Drifters Up On The Roof
1962 Atlantic
24 record label: Stax 127
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: 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
25 record label: Wand 122
chart position: RandB #2, US #23
written by: 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
26 record label: Chancellor 1113
chart position: RandB #3, US #5
written by: Claudine Clark
album: Party Lights
 		Claudine Clark Party Lights
1962 Chancellor
27 record label: Todd 1072
chart position: RandB #2, US #8, US AC #5
written by: Grady Martin & Alex Zinetis
album: Snap Your Fingers
 		Joe Henderson Snap Your Fingers
1962 Todd
28 record label: United Artists 544
chart position: RandB #5, US #4, UK #46
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Bert Russell
album: Tell Him
 		The Exciters Tell Him
1962 United Artists
29 record label: Tamla 54060
chart position: RandB #4, US #7
written by: Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Gladys Horton & Mickey Stevenson
album: Playboy / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Marvelettes Playboy
1962 Tamla
30 record label: ABC Paramount 10375
chart position: RandB #1, US #7
written by: Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
 		Ray Charles You Are My Sunshine
1962 ABC Paramount
31 record label: Atlantic 2160
chart position: RandB #7, US #101
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: James Bennett & Johnnie Mae Matthews
comments: [southern soul]
 		Bettye LaVette My Man - He's A Lovin' Man
1962 Atlantic
32 record label: Lenox 5555
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Miller, Williams & Yount
album: Release Me!
 		Esther Phillips Release Me
1962 Lenox
33 record label: Jamie 1220
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Barbara Lynn Ozen
album: You'll Lose A Good Thing
comments: (southern soul ballad)
 		Barbara Lynn You'll Lose A Good Thing
1962 Jamie
34 record label: Dimension 1002
chart position: RandB #6, US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Chains
 		The Cookies Chains
1962 Dimension
35 record label: Cameo 230
chart position: RandB #7, US #5
written by: Jon Sheldon & David Leon
album: All The Hits By Dee Dee Sharp Volume II
 		Dee Dee Sharp Ride!
1962 Cameo
36 record label: Chess 124
chart position: RandB #9, US #10
written by: David Clowney
album: Rinky Dink
comments: [instrumental]
 		Dave Baby Cortez Rinky Dink
1962 Chess
37 record label: Parkway 849
chart position: RandB #13, US #10
written by: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
 		Chubby Checker Popeye (The Hitchhiker)
1962 Parkway
38 record label: Diamond 129
chart position: RandB #6, US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Teddy Vann And Joe Dong
album: Loop De Loop
 		Johnny Thunder Loop De Loop
1962 Diamond
39 record label: Motown 1024
chart position: RandB #2, US #8
written by: William Robinson
album: The One Who Really Loves You
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Mary Wells The One Who Really Loves You
1962 Motown
40 record label: Motown 1032
chart position: RandB #1, US #9
written by: William Robinson and Ronnie White
album: The One Who Really Loves You
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Mary Wells You Beat Me To The Punch
1962 Motown
41 record label: Philles 107
chart position: RandB #7, US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Ray Gilbert & Allie Wrubel
album: Zip A Dee Doo Dah
 		Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah
1962 Philles
42 record label: Capitol 4870
chart position: RandB #15, UK #37, US #13, US AC #2 UK #37,
written by: Bob Halley & Emil Anton
album: Dear Lonely Hearts
Nat King Cole Dear Lonely Hearts
1962 Capitol
43 record label: RCA Victor 47 8088
chart position: RandB #2, US #12, US AC #4
written by: Sam Cooke
album: Mr. Soul
 		Sam Cooke Nothing Can Change This Love
1962 RCA Victor
44 record label: Dimension 1003
chart position: RandB #6, US #12, UK #30
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Llllloco Motion
 		Little Eva Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
1962 Dimension
45 record label: Cameo 219
chart position: RandB #11, US #9
written by: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: It's Mashed Potato Time
 		Dee Dee Sharp Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)
1962 Cameo
46 record label: Atco 6222
chart position: RandB #2, US #11
written by: Ahmet Ertegun
album: Don't Play That Song!
 		Ben E. King Don't Play That Song
1962 Atco
47 record label: Wand 124
chart position: RandB #2, US #17, UK #42
written by: Phil Medley & Bert Russell
album: Twist & Shout
 		The Isley Brothers Twist And Shout
1962 Wand
48 record label: ABC Paramount 10375
chart position: RandB #23, US #29, UK #13, US AC #7
written by: Hank Williams
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)
Ray Charles Your Cheatin' Heart
1962 ABC Paramount
49 record label: RCA Victor 47 8036
chart position: RandB #4, US #17, US AC #12
written by: Sam Cooke
album: The Best of Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke Having A Party
1962 RCA Victor
50 record label: RCA Victor 47 8036
chart position: RandB #2, US #13
written by: Sam Cooke
album: The Best of Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Sam Cooke Bring It On Home To Me
1962 RCA Victor
51 record label: Mercury 72024
chart position: RandB #3, US #13
written by: Margie Singleton & Brook Benton
album: Singing the Blues Lie to Me
comments: [blues]
 		Brook Benton Lie To Me
1962 Mercury
52 record label: Philles 109
chart position: RandB #18, US #11
written by: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
album: He's A Rebel
 		The Crystals He's Sure The Boy I Love
1962 Philles
53 record label: Philles 102
chart position: RandB #18, US #13
written by: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
album: Twist Uptown
The Crystals Uptown
1962 Philles
54 record label: Atco 456212
chart position: RandB #3, US #19
written by: Tina Turner written by Ike Turner
 		The Ikettes I'm Blue
1962 Atco
55 record label: Newtown 5000
chart position: RandB #13, US #15
written by: Leon T. Rene & Otis J. Rene
album: Sweethearts of the Apollo
Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
1962 Newtown
56 record label: Liberty 55469
chart position: RandB #16, US #12
written by: Clyde Otis & Joy Byers
album: What's A Matter Baby
 		Timi Yuro What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)
1962 Liberty
57 record label: Tamla 54065
chart position: RandB #7, US #17
written by: Gaye, Stevenson, And Gordy
album: Playboy
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789
1962 Tamla
58 record label: Fire 508
chart position: RandB #4, US #20
written by: Don Gardner And Bobby Robinson
album: I Need Your Lovin'
 		Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford I Need Your Loving
1962 Fire
59 record label: Everlast 5019
chart position: RandB #12, US #22
written by: Les Cooper
comments: instrumental
 		Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers Wiggle Wobble
1962 Everlast
60 record label: Sue 770
chart position: RandB #5, US #20
written by: Ray Charles
album: I've Got A Woman
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff I've Got A Woman
1962 Sue
61 record label: S.P.Q.R. 45 3319
chart position: RandB #20, US #22
written by: Norman Span
album: If You Wanna Be Happy
 		Jimmy Soul Twistin' Matilda
1962 S.P.Q.R.
62 record label: Vee Jay 438
chart position: RandB #16, UK #16, US #60
written by: John Lee Hooker
album: Burnin'
 		John Lee Hooker Boom Boom
1962 Vee Jay
63 record label: Fortune 449
chart position: RandB #16, US #22
written by: Nathaniel Mayer And Devora Brown
 		Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights Village Of Love
1962 Fortune
64 record label: ABC Paramount 10314
chart position: RandB #7, US #20
written by: Percy Mayfield
album: Ray Charles Live In Concert
 		Ray Charles Hide Nor Hair
1962 ABC Paramount
65 record label: Vee Jay 451
chart position: RandB #18, US #20
written by: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
album: Need To Belong
comments: [ballad]
 		Jerry Butler Make It Easy On Yourself
1962 Vee Jay
66 record label: Imperial 5855
chart position: RandB #23, US #22
written by: Norman Margolies And C. Marshall
album: Meet the Majors
 		The Majors A Wonderful Dream
1962 Imperial
67 record label: Scepter 1234
chart position: RandB #20, US #22
written by: Luther Dixon
album: The Shirelles Greatest Hits
 		The Shirelles Welcome Home Baby
1962 Scepter
68 record label: Motown 1021
chart position: RandB #6, US #30
written by: B. Strong And M. Stevenson
album: Eddie Holland
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Eddie Holland Jamie
1962 Motown
69 record label: Mercury 71941
chart position: Cashbox R&B #3, US #7
written by: Bill Swan
album: Lover Please!
 		Clyde McPhatter Lover Please
1962 Mercury
70 record label: King 5614
chart position: RandB #5, US #35
written by: Oscar Washington, Lewis P. Simpkins & Jimmy Forrest
album: James Brown Live At The Apollo
 		James Brown & The Famous Flames Night Train
1962 King
71 record label: RCA Victor 47 8088
chart position: RandB #3, US #70
written by: Sam Cooke
album: Twistin' The Night Away
Sam Cooke Somebody Have Mercy
1962 RCA Victor
72 record label: Atlantic 2131
chart position: RandB #5, US #44
written by: Bert Russell
album: Rock and Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Solomon Burke Cry To Me
1962 Atlantic
73 record label: Duke 345
chart position: RandB #6, US #51
written by: Joe Scott And Deadric Malone
album: Driving Wheel
 		Little Junior Parker Annie Get Your Yo-Yo
1962 Duke
74 record label: Argo 5409
chart position: RandB #4, US #37
written by: Pearl Woods, Leroy Kirkland, and Etta James
album: Etta James Top Ten
 		Etta James Something's Got A Hold On Me
1962 Argo
75 record label: Argo 5418
chart position: RandB #6, US #34
written by: Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods, And Fred Johnson
album: Etta James Top Ten
comments: [ballad]
 		Etta James Stop The Wedding
1962 Argo
76 record label: Bigtop 3079
chart position: Cashbox RandB #5, US #7
written by: Claude Johnson
comments: [Doo Wop]
 		Don & Juan What's Your Name
1962 Bigtop
77 record label: Parkway 842
chart position: Cashbox RandB #9, US #12, UK #19
written by: Mann, Appell
album: All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party)
 		Chubby Checker Dancin' Party
1962 Parkway
78 record label: Lupine 1003
chart position: RandB #6, US #75
written by: Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield And Robert West
 		The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables) I Found A Love
1962 Lupine
79 record label: Columbia 42582
chart position: Cashbox RandB #9, US #6, AC #2
written by: P. Vance, L. Carr
album: Johnny's Newest Hits
Johnny Mathis Gina
1962 Columbia
80 record label: Atlantic 2165
chart position: UK #13, Cashbox R&B #30, US #36
written by: Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough
album: Comin' Home Baby!
 		Mel Torme Comin' Home Baby
1962 Atlantic
81 record label: Hull 748
chart position: RandB #7, US #59
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Shane Sheppard
album: Our Anniversary
 		Shep & The Limelites Our Anniversary
1962 Hull
82 record label: Legrand 1018
chart position: Cashbox RandB #11, US #9
written by: Frank Guida, Gene Barge and Joseph Royster
album: Twist Up Calypso
 		Gary U.S. Bonds Twist, Twist Senora
1962 Legrand
83 record label: Decca 25574
chart position: RandB #9, US #55
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Ray Charles
album: Earl Grant at Basin Street East
comments: [instrumental]
 		Earl Grant Sweet Sixteen Bars
1962 Decca
84 record label: Atlantic 2163
chart position: RandB #9, US #41
written by: Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Carla Thomas I'll Bring It Home To You
1962 Atlantic
85 record label: Duke 355
chart position: RandB #5, US #22
written by: Aaron Walker
album: Here's the Man
comments: [blues]
 		Bobby Bland Stormy Monday Blues
1962 Duke
86 record label: Imperial 5796
chart position: Cashbox RandB #10, US #30, UK #41
written by: Hank Williams
album: Million Sellers by Fats
 		Fats Domino Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
1962 Imperial
87 record label: Tamla 54059
chart position: RandB #11, US #39
written by: William Robinson
album: I'll Try Something New
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I'll Try Something New
1962 Tamla
88 record label: Todd 1066
chart position: RandB #7, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Robert Riley And Joe Henderson
album: Snap Your Fingers
 		Joe Henderson Baby Don't Leave Me
1962 Todd
89 record label: Sar Records 132
chart position: RandB #8, US #72
written by: James Alexander and Zelda Samuels
 		The Valentinos Lookin' For A Love
1962 Sar Records
90 record label: Tamla 54068
chart position: RandB #8, US #46
written by: Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson and George Gordy
album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Marvin Gaye Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
1962 Tamla
91 record label: Sue 757
chart position: RandB #9, US #50
written by: Ike Turner
album: Dynamite!
 		Ike & Tina Turner Tra La La La La
1962 Sue
92 record label: Duke 338
chart position: RandB #9, US #86
written by: Don Robey
album: Here's the Man
 		Bobby Bland Ain't That Loving You
1962 Duke
93 record label: Liberty 55410
chart position: US #66, US AC #15
written by: Beth Slater Whitson and Leo Friedman
album: Let Me Call You Sweetheart
 		Timi Yuro Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1962 Liberty
94 record label: Wand 126
chart position: Cashbox R&B #13, US #55
written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Garfield
 		Chuck Jackson I Keep Forgettin'
1962 Wand
95 record label: One derful! 4804
chart position: RandB #8, US #115
written by: Rice, Mitchell, And Dodd
album: McKinley 'Soul' Mitchell
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		McKinley Mitchell The Town I Live In
1962 One derful!
96 record label: Joy 260
chart position: US #16
written by: Marion Weiss and Edna Lewis
comments: [ballad]
 		Ronnie & the Hi-Lites I Wish That We Were Married
1962 Joy
97 record label: Columbia 4-42657
chart position: Cashbox RandB #9, US #101
written by: Carl Davis, Doris Smith and Richard Parker
 		The Dutones The Bird
1962 Columbia
98 record label: Duke 352
chart position: RandB #10, US #56
written by: D. Malone
 		Bobby Bland Yield Not To Temptation
1962 Duke
99 record label: Tamla 54054
chart position: RandB #13, US #34
written by: Robert Bateman, Brian Holland and William Stevens
album: The Marvelettes Sing
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Marvelettes Twistin' Postman
1962 Tamla
100 record label: Duke 347
chart position: RandB #12, US #76
written by: Charlie Rich
album: Here's the Man
 		Bobby Bland Who Will The Next Fool Be
1962 Duke


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