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

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