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

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