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
 * Tell Me What He Said Helen Shapiro
 * Ramblin' Rose Nat King Cole
 * You Shook Me Muddy Waters
 * I'm on the Wagon The Ronettes
 * That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be) The Everly Brothers
 * Minstrel and Queen The Impressions
 * I Got a Woman Jimmy McGriff
 * Shout and Shimmy James Brown
 * (There Goes) the Forgotten Man Jimmy Radcliffe
 * Three Hearts in a Tangle James Brown
 * West of the Wall Miss Toni Fisher
 * (Dance With the) Guitar Man Duane Eddy
 * Johnny Get Angry Joanie Sommers
 * Island of Dreams The Springfields
 * From a Jack to a King Ned Miller
 * Cry Myself to Sleep Del Shannon
 * It's Love That Really Counts The Shirelles
 * A Picture of You Joe Brown
 * Hotel Happiness Brook Benton
 * I Sold My Heart to the Junkman Patti LaBelle & The Blue-Belles
 * Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton
 * Tous les garçons et les filles Françoise Hardy
 * Judge Not! Bob Marley
 * Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Bunker Hill
 * Busted Johnny Cash
 * Zwei kleine Italiener Conny Froboess
 * Experiment in Terror Henry Mancini
 * Forget Me Not Eden Kane
 * Lemon Tree Peter, Paul and Mary
 * Good Golly Miss Molly Jerry Lee Lewis
 * Wolverton Mountain Claude King
 * Try a Little Tenderness Aretha Franklin
 * Greenfields The Brothers Four
 * Wiggle Wobble Les Cooper and The Soul Rockers
 * Point of No Return Gene McDaniels
 * Lovesick Blues Frank Ifield
 * I Keep Forgettin' Chuck Jackson
 * Bobby’s Girl Susan Maughan
 * Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) Nolan Strong & The Diablos
 * My Boomerang Won't Come Back Charlie Drake
 * Goo Goo Muck Ronnie Cook
 * Send Me the Pillow You Dream On Johnny Tillotson
 * Little Diane Dion DiMucci
 * Yield Not to Temptation Bobby Bland
 * River of No Return Marilyn Monroe
 * Desafinado Ella Fitzgerald
 * Success Loretta Lynn
 * Looking for a Love The Valentinos
 * Main Title Theme (From "The Man With the Golden Arm") Jet Harris
 * When My Little Girl Is Smiling The Drifters
 * Everybody Loves a Lover The Shirelles
 * Balboa Blue The Marketts
 * Lawrence of Arabia - Main Title Maurice Jarre
 * Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Connie Francis
 * Next Door to an Angel Neil Sedaka
 * Les Comédiens Charles Aznavour
 * Untie Me The Tams
 * Sack O Woe The Mar-Keys
 * Lolita Ya-Ya The Ventures
 * Pop Pop Pop-Pie The Sherrys
 * Hide Nor Hair Ray Charles
 * Wim Sonneveld Interviewt Bomans Wim Sonneveld
 * Snap Your Fingers Joe Henderson
 * Shake Sherry The Contours
 * Moliendo Café Hugo Blanco
 * C'est à l'amour auquel je pense Françoise Hardy
 * Forward March Derrick Morgan
 * Let Me Go the Right Way The Supremes
 * The Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo Ronnie James Dio & The Prophets
 * Surfer's Stomp The Marketts
 * Softly as I Leave You Matt Monro
 * Mr. Moonlight Dr. Feelgood & The Interns
 * Every Day I Have to Cry Steve Alaimo
 * Oh oh chérie Françoise Hardy
 * Grow Closer Together The Impressions
 * The Bounce The Olympics
 * Dancin' Party Chubby Checker
 * Some Other Guy Richie Barrett
 * The Swiss Maid Del Shannon
 * Ebb Tide Lenny Welch
 * Shout Joey Dee and the Starliters
 * Who Will the Next Fool Be Bobby Bland
 * Just Across the Street The Del-Rios
 * It Only Took a Minute Joe Brown
 * You Should'a Treated Me Right Ike & Tina Turner
 * Teen Age Idol Ricky Nelson
 * Eso beso (That Kiss!) Paul Anka
 * Thirteen Men (And Only One Gal in Town) Ann-Margret
 * Rinky Dink Dave "Baby" Cortez
 * You're Stronger Than Me Patsy Cline
 * Trouble of the World Mahalia Jackson
 * Ridin' the Wind The Tornados
 * The Ballad of Jed Clampett Flatt and Scruggs
 * When My Little Girl Is Smiling Jimmy Justice
 * Loop de Loop Johnny Thunder
 * Lonely City John Leyton
 * Pop-Eye Stroll The Mar-Keys
 * In the Jailhouse Now Johnny Cash
 * Come Outside Mike Sarne
 * One Cup of Coffee/Snow Boy Bobby Martell/Don Drummond
 * Hully Gully Callin' Time The Jive Five
 * Little Young Lover The Impressions
 * Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett Bill Ramsey
 * Why Can't He Be You Patsy Cline
 * Wimoweh Karl Denver
 * You Win Again Fats Domino
 * Fire Gino Parks
 * It’s Been So Long Ray Stevens
 * If It's Love (It's Alright) Eddie Holland
 * Seven Day Weekend Gary U.S. Bonds
 * Lie to Me Brook Benton
 * St. Tropez Twist Peppino di Capri
 * Mashed Potatoes U.S.A. James Brown
 * Ecstasy Ben E. King
 * Aber schön war es doch Hildegard Knef
 * Sing! Johnny O'Keefe
 * Cindy's Birthday Johnny Crawford
 * Heart in Hand Brenda Lee
 * Life's Too Short The Lafayettes
 * Barbie Kenny and The Cadets
 * Peace in the Valley Johnny Cash
 * A Wonderful Dream The Majors
 * A Steel Guitar and a Glass of Wine Paul Anka
 * Theme From "Hatari!" Henry Mancini
 * Ruby Ann Marty Robbins
 * Blue Train Johnny Cash
 * You're Still on My Mind George Jones
 * Silhouettes The Ronettes
 * Venus in Blue Jeans Jimmy Clanton
 * I Saw Linda Yesterday Dickey Lee
 * Come On Little Angel The Belmonts
 * One Way Out Sonny Boy Williamson II
 * Pregherò Adriano Celentano
 * De Burgerij (Les Bourgeois) Jacques Brel
 * Priča jedne ljubavi Lola Novaković
 * Pick a Bale of Cotton Lonnie Donegan
 * The John Birch Society Chad Mitchell Trio
 * Don't Ever Change The Crickets
 * The Prince Jackie DeShannon
 * The Hole in the Ground Bernard Cribbins
 * Meditacao (Meditation) Charlie Byrd
 * Your Heart Belongs to Me The Supremes
 * Limbo Rock The Champs
 * Orange Blossom Special The Spotnicks
 * Cutty Sark The John Barry Seven
 * Trick Bag Earl King
 * Wait a Minute Barbara Stephens
 * Everybody Loves Me But You Brenda Lee
 * Operator Gladys Knight & the Pips
 * A Swingin' Safari Billy Vaughn
 * The Cha-Cha-Cha Bobby Rydell
 * I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter Connie Francis
 * That's the Way It Is With Me Barbara Stephens
 * Coney Island Baby The Excellents
 * Lesson One Russ Conway
 * (Do the New) Continental The Dovells
 * When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too) Patsy Cline
 * What Kind of Fool Am I Sammy Davis, Jr.
 * If a Man Answers Bobby Darin
 * Swingin' Safari Bert Kaempfert
 * Lover Please The Vernon Girls
 * I'm Just a Baby Louise Cordet
 * Love Me Warm and Tender Paul Anka
 * Popocatepetl-Twist Caterina Valente & Silvio Francesco
 * A Losing Battle Johnny Adams
 * Some Kinda Fun Chris Montez
 * Old Rivers Walter Brennan
 * Contract on Love Little Stevie Wonder
 * My Bonnie (Mein Herz ist bei dir nur) Tony Sheridan
 * Monsters' Holiday Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
 * I'll Have to Let Him Go Martha and the Vandellas
 * A Shot of Rhythm and Blues Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
 * When My Little Girl Is Smiling Craig Douglas
 * I Wish That We Were Married Ronnie and The Hi-Lites
 * Welcome Home Baby The Shirelles
 * I'm the Girl From Wolverton Mountain Jo Ann Campbell
 * My Coloring Book Kitty Kallen
 * Katinka De Spelbrekers
 * Stop the Wedding Etta James
 * Fallout Shelter Billy Chambers
 * March of the Siamese Children Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
 * Rainbow Gene Chandler
 * Sandman Marvin Gaye
 * Percolator Billy Joe & the Checkmates
 * Tuff Ace Cannon
 * The Boys The Shadows
 * Chiribim Chiribom The Barry Sisters
 * Duchess of Earl The Pearlettes
 * The Greatest Hurt Jackie Wilson
 * King of Clowns Neil Sedaka
 * Roter Lampion Hazy Osterwald Sextett

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