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
 * Miserlou 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
 * You've Really Got a Hold on Me The Miracles
 * Telstar The Tornados
 * Boom Boom John Lee Hooker
 * She's Got You Patsy Cline
 * Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke
 * Pipeline The Chantays
 * He's a Rebel The Crystals
 * These Arms of Mine Otis Redding
 * The End of the World Skeeter Davis
 * The Loco-Motion Little Eva
 * Don't Make Me Over Dionne Warwick
 * Le temps de l'amour Françoise Hardy
 * The James Bond Theme John Barry
 * Love Letters Ketty Lester
 * Rhythm of the Rain The Cascades
 * Up on the Roof The Drifters
 * Night Train James Brown
 * Stubborn Kind of Fellow Marvin Gaye
 * Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
 * Wonderful Land The Shadows
 * Twist and Shout The Isley Brothers
 * Cry to Me Solomon Burke
 * Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke
 * Tell Him The Exciters
 * You Don't Know Me Ray Charles
 * Anna (Go to Him) Arthur Alexander
 * I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
 * Comin' Home Baby Mel Tormé
 * Return to Sender Elvis Presley
 * Sherry The Four Seasons (band)
 * Love Me Do The Beatles
 * All Alone Am I Brenda Lee
 * Shake Your Moneymaker Elmore James
 * Let's Dance Chris Montez
 * You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover Bo Diddley
 * You Beat Me to the Punch Mary Wells
 * Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Roy Orbison
 * You'll Be Mine Howlin' Wolf
 * (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
 * Sealed With a Kiss Brian Hyland
 * Stranger Blues Elmore James
 * Hey! Baby Bruce Channel
 * Desafinado Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
 * Something's Got a Hold on Me Etta James
 * Le tue mani Mina
 * Champagne Twist Mina

Albums Released

 * February: John Coltrane - Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard
 * August: John Coltrane - Coltrane (1962 album)
 * October 1: The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari
 * Wes Montgomery - Full House
 * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem KV 626 (Wiener Singverein; Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan)
 * Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods

Other Events
Classical music [ edit]
 * February 3 : First performance of String Quartet No. 2 of Boris Tchaikovsky
 * February 7 : first performance of Symphony No. 1 by Boris Tchaikovsky
 * March 13 : First performance of William AlwynsString Trio
 * May 30 : first performance of Benjamin Britten'sWar Requiem