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List of number-one singles in 1962 (New Zealand)

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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles in 1962 in New Zealand from the Lever Hit Parade.[1]

Chart

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Week Title Artist
4 January 1962 "Tower Of Strength" Gene McDaniels
11 January 1962 "Runaround Sue" Dion
18 January 1962
25 January 1962 "The Twist" Chubby Checker
1 February 1962
8 February 1962 "Peppermint Twist" Joey Dee
15 February 1962
22 February 1962
1 March 1962
8 March 1962 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens
15 March 1962
22 March 1962 "Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler
29 March 1962
5 April 1962 "Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel
12 April 1962
19 April 1962 "Stranger on the Shore" Acker Bilk
26 April 1962 "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" Connie Francis
3 May 1962 "Good Luck Charm" Elvis Presley
10 May 1962
17 May 1962
24 May 1962 "Johnny Angel" Shelley Fabares
31 May 1962 "Soldier Boy" The Shirelles
7 June 1962
14 June 1962
21 June 1962 "Wonderful Land" The Shadows
28 June 1962 "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles
5 July 1962
12 July 1962
19 July 1962 "The Young Ones" Cliff Richard
26 July 1962
2 August 1962 "The Stripper" David Rose
9 August 1962 "Roses Are Red (My Love)" Bobby Vinton
16 August 1962
23 August 1962 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka
30 August 1962
6 September 1962 "I Remember You" Frank Ifield
13 September 1962
20 September 1962 "She's Not You" Elvis Presley
27 September 1962 "The Locomotion" Little Eva
4 October 1962 "Sherry" The Four Seasons
11 October 1962
18 October 1962
25 October 1962
1 November 1962
8 November 1962 "Monster Mash" Bobby Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
15 November 1962
22 November 1962 "Telstar" The Tornados
29 November 1962
6 December 1962 "He's a Rebel" The Crystals
13 December 1962
20 December 1962
27 December 1962

References

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  1. ^ "Lever hit parades: 1962". Flavour of New Zealand.
  • Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Wellington: Dean Scapolo and Maurienne House. p. 13. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8.
  • [1] Number One Singles Of 1962