Year:1962

Bands Formed

 * Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 * The Hollies
 * Manfred Mann
 * The Righteous Brothers (founded as The Paramours)
 * The Rolling Stones
 * Status Quo
 * The Swinging Blue Jeans

Singles Released

 * Green Onions Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 * Misirlou Dick Dale and The Del-Tones
 * Bring It On Home to Me Sam Cooke
 * My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone
 * Do You Love Me The Contours
 * Telstar The Tornados
 * You've Really Got a Hold on Me The Miracles
 * Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
 * Boom Boom John Lee Hooker
 * She's Got You Patsy Cline
 * He's a Rebel The Crystals
 * Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke
 * Pipeline The Chantays
 * Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick
 * These Arms of Mine Otis Redding
 * The Loco-Motion Little Eva
 * The End of the World Skeeter Davis
 * Le temps de l'amour Françoise Hardy
 * Love Letters Ketty Lester
 * The James Bond Theme John Barry
 * Rhythm of the Rain The Cascades
 * Stubborn Kind of Fellow Marvin Gaye
 * Up on the Roof The Drifters
 * Cry to Me Solomon Burke
 * Night Train James Brown
 * Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
 * Wonderful Land The Shadows
 * Twist and Shout The Isley Brothers
 * Anna (Go To Him) Arthur Alexander
 * Tell Him The Exciters
 * You Don't Know Me Ray Charles
 * Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke
 * I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
 * Comin' Home Baby! Mel Tormé
 * All Alone Am I Brenda Lee
 * Look on Yonder Wall Elmore James
 * Return to Sender Elvis Presley
 * Sherry The Four Seasons
 * Love Me Do The Beatles
 * You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover Bo Diddley
 * Let's Dance Chris Montez
 * You'll Be Mine Howlin' Wolf
 * Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Roy Orbison
 * Desafinado Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
 * (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
 * I Hear Voices Screamin' Jay Hawkins
 * Hey! Baby Bruce Channel
 * Uptown The Crystals
 * Stranger Blues Elmore James
 * You Beat Me to the Punch Mary Wells
 * Sealed With a Kiss Brian Hyland
 * I'll Try Something New The Miracles
 * Something's Got a Hold on Me Etta James
 * He's Sure the Boy I Love The Crystals
 * Soul Bossa Nova Quincy Jones
 * Workin' for the Man/Leah Roy Orbison
 * Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons
 * Surfin' Safari The Beach Boys
 * Chains The Cookies
 * She Thinks I Still Care George Jones
 * Latin'ia The Sentinals
 * You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
 * Lover Please Clyde McPhatter
 * Madeleine Jacques Brel
 * Little Town Flirt Del Shannon
 * La Bamba Ritchie Valens
 * Guitar Tango The Shadows
 * I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) The Ikettes
 * It Might as Well Rain Until September Carole King
 * Beechwood 4-5789 The Marvelettes
 * Scream Ralph Nielsen and The Chancellors
 * Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp
 * If I Had a Hammer Peter, Paul and Mary
 * Where Have All the Flowers Gone The Kingston Trio
 * She's Mine Hasil Adkins
 * The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells
 * Hitch Hike Marvin Gaye
 * Breaking up is hard to do Neil Sedaka
 * Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley
 * Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock
 * Sheila Tommy Roe
 * Mama Didn't Lie Jan Bradley
 * Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson
 * Only Love Can Break a Heart Gene Pitney
 * She's Not You Elvis Presley
 * The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
 * Route 66 Theme Nelson Riddle
 * The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Bobby Vee
 * Village of Love Nathaniel Mayer
 * Where Have You Been (All My Life) Arthur Alexander
 * El Watusi Ray Barretto y su Charanga Moderna
 * I Remember You Frank Ifield
 * Soldier Boy The Shirelles
 * The Wah-Watusi The Orlons
 * Afrikaan Beat Bert Kaempfert
 * Hide and Go Seek Bunker Hill
 * Silver Threads and Golden Needles The Springfields
 * I Found a Love The Falcons
 * Strange I Know The Marvelettes
 * Walk Right In The Rooftop Singers
 * Nut Rocker B. Bumble & The Stingers
 * The 2,000 Pound Bee The Ventures
 * Party Lights Claudine Clark
 * The Stripper David Rose
 * Palisades Park Freddy Cannon
 * I Left My Heart in San Francisco Tony Bennett
 * Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow The Rivingtons
 * Cast Your Fate to the Wind Vince Guaraldi
 * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
 * Mixed Up Confusion Bob Dylan
 * He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) The Crystals
 * Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca
 * Limbo Rock Chubby Checker
 * Johnny Angel Shelley Fabares
 * Dance On The Shadows
 * My Bonnie Tony Sheridan and The Beatles
 * Two Lovers Mary Wells
 * I've Been Everywhere Hank Snow
 * Never Let You Go The Five Discs
 * Listen to Me Buddy Holly
 * Way Over There The Miracles
 * The Conservative The Orlons
 * Les bergers Jacques Brel
 * Break It to Me Gently Brenda Lee
 * Dream Come True The Temptations
 * You Need Love Muddy Waters
 * Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Ben E. King
 * Boss The Rumblers
 * Let's Stick Together Wilbert Harrison
 * Puddin' n' Tain (Ask Me Again I'll Tell You the Same) The Alley Cats
 * Sag mir wo die Blumen sind Marlene Dietrich
 * Land of 1000 Dances Chris Kenner
 * Time Beat Ray Cathode
 * You Belong to Me The Duprees
 * It's Raining Irma Thomas
 * Lovers Who Wander Dion DiMucci
 * Playboy The Marvelettes
 * I Need Your Loving Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
 * I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You Solomon Burke
 * Fortune Teller Benny Spellman
 * What Time Is It? The Jive Five
 * See See Rider LaVern Baker
 * What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You?) Timi Yuro
 * Love and Fury The Tornados
 * Any Other Way William Bell
 * Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone
 * Reminiscing Buddy Holly
 * It's Up to You Ricky Nelson
 * Quando quando quando Tony Renis
 * I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
 * I Got It Bad Nina Simone
 * Let's Go (Pony) The Routers
 * Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Little Eva
 * Alley Cat Bent Fabric
 * Stormy Monday Blues Bobby Bland
 * I'll Bring It On Home to You Carla Thomas
 * Things Bobby Darin
 * Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp
 * Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane
 * Jeux interdits Narciso Yepes
 * Du läßt dich geh'n Charles Aznavour
 * Slow Twistin' Chubby Checker
 * You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
 * Devil in His Heart The Donays
 * The White Rose of Athens Nana Mouskouri
 * Release Me Esther Phillips
 * Twist, Twist Senora Gary U.S. Bonds
 * Housewife's Choice Derrick & Patsy
 * If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody James Ray
 * Swinging on a Star Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva
 * Let There Be Love Nat King Cole
 * Young World Ricky Nelson
 * One Teardrop at a Time Wanda Jackson
 * King of the Whole Wide World Elvis Presley
 * Devil Woman Marty Robbins
 * Make It Easy on Yourself Jerry Butler
 * Go Away Little Girl Steve Lawrence
 * Half Heaven, Half Heartache Gene Pitney
 * The Crowd Roy Orbison
 * It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin’ Johnny Tillotson
 * Ginny Come Lately Brian Hyland
 * Heißer Sand Mina
 * Soul Twist King Curtis and The Noble Knights
 * Well I Told You The Chantels
 * Miss Jamaica Jimmy Cliff
 * Vacation Connie Francis
 * Right, Said Fred Bernard Cribbins
 * I Love You The Volumes
 * Jelly Bread Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 * Ride! Dee Dee Sharp
 * Hey Paula Paul & Paula

Albums Released

 * February: John Coltrane - Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard
 * August: John Coltrane - Coltrane (1962 album)
 * October 1: The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari
 * Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
 * Requiem (Mozart) KV 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wiener Singverein,

Other Events
Classical music

3 February: first performance of String Quartet No. 2 by Boris Tchaikovsky

7 February: first performance of Symphony No. 1 by Boris Tchaikovsky

March 13: first performance of William Alwyns string trio

30 may: first performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem