Editing 1962 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1962.

==Specific locations==
*[[1962 in British music]]
*[[1962 in Norwegian music]]

==Specific genres==
*[[1962 in country music]]
*[[1962 in jazz]]

==Events==
*[[January 1]] – [[The Beatles]] and [[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole and the Tremeloes]] both audition at [[Decca Records]] in [[London]]. Decca has the option of signing one group only. The Beatles are rejected, perhaps because they come from [[Liverpool]] and the others are Dagenham-based, nearer London.<ref>{{cite web |last=James |first=Gary |title=Interview with Dave Munden of the Tremeloes |url=http://www.classicbands.com/TremeloesInterview.html |website=Classic Bands.com |access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[January 5]] – The first [[album]] on which The Beatles play, ''[[My Bonnie]]'', as backing to [[Tony Sheridan]] (recorded the previous June in [[Hamburg]] and produced by [[Bert Kaempfert]]), is released by [[Polydor]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Everett|first=Walter|year=2001|title=The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-514105-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/beatlesasmusicia00ever/page/100 100]|url=https://archive.org/details/beatlesasmusicia00ever/page/100}}</ref><ref name=Spitz>{{cite book|last=Spitz|first=Bob|year=2005|author-link=Bob Spitz|title=[[The Beatles: The Biography]]|publisher=Little, Brown|location=New York|isbn=978-0-316-80352-6}}</ref>
*[[January 24]] – [[Brian Epstein]] signs a contract to manage The Beatles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brianepstein.com/brian.html|title=Life of Brian: Brian Epstein Bio|website=brianepstein.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>
*[[February 16]] – Conductor [[Bruno Walter]], the day before his death, ends his last letter with: ''"Despite all the dark experiences of today I am still confident that ''[[Palestrina (opera)|Palestrina]]'' will remain. The work has all the elements of immortality"''.<ref>Liner notes to the Rafael Kubelik/Nicolai Gedda/Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau DG recording.</ref>
*[[March 18]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 1962|7th Eurovision Song Contest]], held at [[Villa Louvigny]] in [[Luxembourg City]], is won by [[France]] with the song "[[Un premier amour]]", performed by [[Isabelle Aubret]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1962|url=https://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=279|publisher=[[EBU]]|access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[March 19]] – [[Bob Dylan]] releases his debut album, ''[[Bob Dylan (album)|Bob Dylan]]'', in the United States, featuring mostly folk standards.<ref name=bobdylanguardian>{{cite news|title=Dylan's debut album 50 years on: the birth of an enigma|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/18/bob-dylan-debut-1962-anniversary|author=[[Ed Vulliamy]]|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=6 April 2022|date=18 March 2012}}</ref>
*[[April 6]] – [[New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962]]: [[Leonard Bernstein]] causes controversy with his remarks before a concert featuring [[Glenn Gould]] with the [[New York Philharmonic]], when he (Bernstein) announces that although he disagrees with Gould's slow tempi in [[Brahms]]' [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms)|Piano Concerto No. 1]], he finds Gould's ideas fascinating and will conduct the piece anyway. Bernstein's action receives a withering review from ''The New York Times'' music critic [[Harold C. Schonberg]].
*[[April 7]] – [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Keith Richards]] meet [[Brian Jones]] at [[Ealing Jazz Club|The Ealing Club]], a blues club in London.
*[[April 12]] – A recording is made of Bob Dylan's concert at the Town Hall, in New York City by [[Columbia Records]]. (Columbia eventually release the recording of "[[Tomorrow is a Long Time]]" from this concert.)
*[[April 24]] – Bob Dylan begins recording ''[[The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]'' in New York.
*[[May 29]] – The [[4th Annual Grammy Awards]] are held in [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City|New York]]. [[Henry Mancini]] wins the most awards with five, including [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for his song "[[Moon River]]". [[Judy Garland]]'s ''[[Judy at Carnegie Hall]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while [[Peter Nero]] wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].
*[[June 6]] – The Beatles play their first session at EMI's [[Abbey Road Studios]] in London, having signed with the [[Parlophone]] label on May 9.<ref name=Spitz />
*[[June 19]] – The film version of the musical ''[[The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man]]'' is released in the United States by Warner Bros.
*[[August 2]] – Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changes his name to [[Bob Dylan]] in the [[New York Supreme Court]].
*[[August 16]] – The Beatles fire drummer [[Pete Best]] and replace him with [[Ringo Starr]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Epstein |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Epstein |title=A Cellarful of Noise |publisher=[[Jove Books|Pyramid Books]] |year=1964 |isbn=978-0-671-01196-3 |page=63}}</ref>
*[[August 17]] – Instrumental single "[[Telstar (instrumental)|Telstar]]", written and produced by [[Joe Meek]] for English band [[The Tornados]], is released in the UK. On December 22 it will be the first recording by a British group ever to reach the top spot on the Billboard Top 100 in the United States, proving to be a precursor to the British Invasion.
*[[August 18]] – The Beatles play their first live engagement with the line-up of [[John Lennon|John]], [[Paul McCartney|Paul]], [[George Harrison|George]] and [[Ringo Starr|Ringo]], at [[Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight]], UK.<ref name=Spitz />
*[[August 20]] – [[Albert Grossman]] becomes [[Bob Dylan]]'s manager.<ref name=DTH>{{cite book|first=Howard|last=Sounes|title=Down The Highway: The Life Of Bob Dylan|publisher=Grove Press|year=2001|isbn=0-8021-1686-8|url=https://archive.org/details/downhighwaylifeo0000soun}}</ref>
*[[August 23]] – [[John Lennon]] marries [[Cynthia Powell]] in an unpublicised [[register office]] ceremony at [[Mount Pleasant, Liverpool]], with Paul McCartney as best man.<ref>{{cite book|first=Nigel|last=Gross|display-authors=etal|title=Collins Gem 1960s|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|year=1999|isbn=0-00-472310-4}}</ref>
*[[September 21]] – ''[[New Musical Express]]'', the British music magazine, publishes a story about two 13-year-old schoolgirls, Sue and Mary, releasing a disc on Decca and adds "A Liverpool group, [[The Beatles]], have recorded 'Love Me Do' for Parlophone Records, set for October 5 release."
*[[September 22]] – [[Bob Dylan]] appears for the first time at [[Carnegie Hall]] in [[New York City]] as part of a [[hootenanny]] including the first public performance of "[[A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall]]".<ref>{{cite book|first=Mike|last=Marqusee|author-link=Mike Marqusee|title=Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s|publisher=Seven Stories Press|year=2005|pages=64ff|isbn=1-58322-686-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Shelton|title=No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=2003|page=152|isbn=0-306-81287-8}}</ref>
*[[September 23]] – Opening concert at the [[New York Philharmonic]]'s new home, [[David Geffen Hall|Philharmonic Hall]] at [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], conducted by [[Leonard Bernstein]] and broadcast live on television across the United States by [[NBC]]. The opening work, [[Aaron Copland]]'s specially commissioned ''[[Connotations (Copland)|Connotations]]'', sends "shock waves through the world of music".<ref>{{cite book|last=Morin|first=Alexander J.|title=Classical Music: The Listener's Companion|year=2002 |publisher=Backbeat Books|location=San Francisco|isbn=0-87930-638-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/classicalmusicli00mori/page/237 237]|url=https://archive.org/details/classicalmusicli00mori/page/237}}</ref> Other commissions featured include [[Darius Milhaud]]'s ''Overture Philharmonique'' and [[Samuel Barber]]'s ''Andromache's Farewell'' for soprano and orchestra. The following day, [[John Browning (pianist)|John Browning]] premières Barber's [[Piano Concerto (Barber)|Piano Concerto]] at the venue and on October 4 [[William Schuman]]'s Symphony No. 8 is premièred here.
*[[October 5]] – The Beatles' first [[Single (music)|single]] in their own right, "[[Love Me Do]]"/"P.S. I Love You", is released in the UK on EMI's [[Parlophone]] label.
*[[October 14]] – Italian tenor [[Sergio Franchi]] makes his American TV debut on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.
*[[October 17]] – The Beatles make their first televised appearance, on [[Granada television]]'s local news programme ''People and Places'' in the north of England.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
*[[October 20]] – [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]'s self-titled debut album reaches No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
*[[October 21]] – [[Sergio Franchi]] makes his American concert debut at [[Carnegie Hall]] (sans microphone), promoted by [[Sol Hurok]].
*[[November 11]]
**[[Ken Russell]]'s film ''[[Elgar (film)|Elgar]]'' is shown in [[BBC Television]]'s ''[[Monitor (UK TV series)|Monitor]]'' series in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/ken-russell-the-rare-director-who-understood-musical-greatness|magazine=The New Yorker| title=Ken Russell: The Rare Director Who Understood Musical Greatness|first=Russell|last= Platt|date=29 November 2011}}</ref>
**[[Joan Baez]] has all of her first three albums on the Billboard charts, on their way to Gold status.
*Two [[Pete Seeger]] classic songs reach the Billboard pop charts:
**"[[Where Have All the Flowers Gone?]]" recorded by [[The Kingston Trio]] reaches No. 21.
**"[[If I Had a Hammer]]", recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, reaches No. 10.
*The first [[American Folk Blues Festival]], initiated by German promoters, tours Europe; artists include [[Sonny Terry]], [[Brownie McGhee]] and [[T-Bone Walker]]. Its only UK date, 21 October at the [[Free Trade Hall]], [[Manchester]], is influential on the British [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] scene, with the audience including [[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Brian Jones]] of [[The Rolling Stones]] with [[Jimmy Page]], [[Paul Jones (singer)|Paul Jones]], [[John Mayall]] and other musicians, and with a second show filmed and shown on Independent Television.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Folk Blues Festival Live In Manchester 1962|url=https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=132849|publisher=Piccadilly Records|location=Manchester|year=2020|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref>
*[[Georges Auric]] becomes director of the [[Opéra National de Paris]].
*[[André Hodeir]]'s book, ''Since Debussy'', makes controversial claims about the importance of [[Jean Barraqué]] as a composer.
*[[José Manuel Calderón (musician)|José Manuel Calderón]] becomes the first Dominican musician to record [[Bachata (music)|bachata]], at the Radiotelevisión Dominicana studios.
*The Spokane Philharmonic orchestra becomes the [[Spokane Symphony]].
*[[Dalida]] is named Calabrian Citizen of Honour and receives the Radio Monte Carlo Oscar with [[Johnny Hallyday]].
*[[Paul & Paula]] make their first appearance together while attending Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
*The [[Mashed Potato (dance)|Mashed Potato]] is a popular dance craze, with several songs based around the style.
*[[Lou Harrison]] visits Taiwan; on his return he forms, with [[William Colvig]], Richard Dee and [[Lily Chin]], the first American ensemble to play traditional Chinese music.
*[[Sergio Franchi]] is signed to an RCA Red Seal recording contract in London by Norman Luboff.

==Bands formed==
*[[Booker T. & the MG's]]
*[[Herman's Hermits]]
*[[Koerner, Ray & Glover]]
*[[The Rolling Stones]]
*[[The Trashmen]]
*[[Question Mark and the Mysterians]]
*[[The Routers]]

==Albums released==
*''Adam Faith'' – [[Adam Faith]]
*''After Hours'' – [[Joni James]]
*[[Album Seven by Rick]]  – [[Ricky Nelson|Rick Nelson]]
*''Alice Faye Sings Her Famous Movie Hits'' – [[Alice Faye]]
*''Along Comes Ruth'' – [[Ruth Brown]]
*''[[All Aboard the Blue Train]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
*''[[All Alone (Frank Sinatra album)|All Alone]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[All the Sad Young Men (album)|All the Sad Young Men]]'' – [[Anita O'Day]]
*''[[Baby It's You (album)|Baby It's You]]'' – [[The Shirelles]]
*''[[Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith]]'' – [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]
*''Because You're Mine'' – [[Keely Smith]]
*''The Best of Ball, Barber And Bilk'' – [[Kenny Ball]], [[Chris Barber]], and [[Acker Bilk]]
*''[[The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr. President]]'' – [[Perry Como]] with [[Kaye Ballard]] and [[Sandy Stewart (singer)|Sandy Stewart]]
*''[[The Best of Julie]]'' – [[Julie London]]
*''[[The Best of Sam Cooke]]'' – [[Sam Cooke]]
*''Bewitching-Lee'' – [[Peggy Lee]]
*''Big Band Percussion'' – [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]] and His Music
*''Big Band Specials'' – [[June Christy]]
*''[[Billy Rose's Jumbo (soundtrack)|Billy Rose's Jumbo]]'' – Soundtrack
*''[[Blues Cross Country]]'' – [[Peggy Lee]]
*''[[Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets]]'' – [[Bobby Vee]] and [[The Crickets]]
*[[A Bobby Vee Recording Session]] – [[Bobby Vee]]
*[[Bobby Vee's Golden Greats]] – [[Bobby Vee]]
*''[[Bob Dylan (album)|Bob Dylan]]'' – [[Bob Dylan]] (debut album)<ref name=bobdylanguardian />
*''[[Bo Diddley (1962 album)|Bo Diddley]]'' – [[Bo Diddley]]
*''[[Bo Diddley & Company]]'' – Bo Diddley
*''[[Bo Diddley's a Twister]]'' – Bo Diddley
*[[Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles]] – [[Bobby Darin]]
*''Bouquet of Roses'' – [[Les Paul]] and [[Mary Ford]]
*''[[The Bridge (Sonny Rollins album)|The Bridge]]'' - [[Sonny Rollins]]
*''Buddy and Soul'' – [[Buddy Greco]]
*''[[Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!|Bursting Out with the All–Star Big Band!]]'' – [[Oscar Peterson]]
*''[[By Request (Perry Como album)|By Request]]'' – [[Perry Como]]
*''[[Cafrune (album)|Cafrune]]'' – [[Jorge Cafrune]]
*''[[Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen]]'' – [[Cal Tjader]]
*''[[Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil]]'' – Cal Tjader
*''[[The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York]]'' – [[Cannonball Adderley]] Sextet
*''[[Cannonball in Europe!]]'' – [[Cannonball Adderley]]
*''[[Cha Cha de Amor]]'' – [[Dean Martin]]
*''Cherokeely Swings'' – [[Keely Smith]]
*''[[The Chipmunk Songbook]]'' - [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]
*''[[Christmas with The Chipmunks]]'' - [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]
*''[[Chuck Berry Twist]]'' – [[Chuck Berry]]
*''The Classic Della'' – [[Della Reese]]
*''Close Up In Swing'' – [[Erroll Garner]]
*''[[Coltrane (1962 album)|Coltrane]]'' – [[John Coltrane]]
*''Come Waltz with Me'' – [[Steve Lawrence]]
*''Comin' Home Baby'' – [[Mel Tormé]]
*[[Crying (album)|Crying]] – [[Roy Orbison]]
*''[[Dance with Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm]]'' – [[Kings of Rhythm]]
*''[[Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing]]'' – [[Andy Williams]]
*''[[Dear Lonely Hearts]]'' – [[Nat King Cole]]
*''Dinah '62'' – [[Dinah Washington]]
*''[[Dino: Italian Love Songs]]'' – [[Dean Martin]]
*''[[Dino Latino]]'' – [[Dean Martin]]
*''[[Dizzy on the French Riviera]]'' – [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
*''Don't Go in the Lion's Cage Tonight'' – [[Julie Andrews]]
*''Don't Mess with Tess'' – [[Teresa Brewer]]
*''[[Don't Worry 'Bout Me (album)|Don't Worry 'Bout Me]]'' – [[Billy Eckstine]]
*''[[Drinking Again (album)|Drinking Again]]'' – [[Dinah Washington]]
*''[[Duet (Doris Day and André Previn album)|Duet]]'' – [[Doris Day]] with [[André Previn]]
*''[[Dynamite (Ike & Tina Turner album)|Dynamite!]]'' – [[Ike & Tina Turner]]
*''[[The Electrifying Aretha Franklin]]'' – [[Aretha Franklin]]
*''[[Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*''[[Ella Swings Gently with Nelson]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*''The Fabulous Hits of Dinah Shore'' – [[Dinah Shore]]
*''[[The First Family (album)|The First Family]]'' – [[Vaughn Meader]]
*''[[First Time Out (album)|First Time Out]]'' – [[Clare Fischer]]
*''[[Folklore (Jorge Cafrune album)|Folklore]]'' – [[Jorge Cafrune]]
*''For Those Who Think Young'' – [[Joanie Sommers]]
*''For Twisters Only'' – [[Chubby Checker]]
*''[[French Style]]'' – [[Dean Martin]]
*''[[Full House (Wes Montgomery album)|Full House]]'' – [[Wes Montgomery]]
*''[[The Garland Touch]]'' – [[Judy Garland]]
*''The Gift of Love'' – [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]
*''[[Girls! Girls! Girls! (soundtrack)|Girls! Girls! Girls!]]'' (soundtrack) – [[Elvis Presley]]
*''[[Go (Dexter Gordon album)|Go]]'' – [[Dexter Gordon]]
*''Go On Home'' – [[Patti Page]]
*''Golden Age of Donegan'' – [[Lonnie Donegan]]
*''Gospel Time'' – [[Ruth Brown]]
*''Great Motion Picture Themes'' – Various Artists{{Citation needed|date=November 2019|reason=can't find this album}}
*''Hancock'' – [[Tony Hancock]]
*''[[Hello Young Lovers (Nancy Wilson album)|Hello Young Lovers]]'' – [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]]
*''High Flying'' – [[Lambert, Hendricks & Ross]]
*''Hits Of The Rockin' 50s'' – [[Bobby Vee]]
*''[[Horn A-Plenty]]'' – [[Al Hirt]]
*''[[Howlin' Wolf (album)|Howlin' Wolf]]'' – [[Howlin' Wolf]]
*''[[Howling Wolf Sings the Blues]]'' – [[Howlin' Wolf]] (released, recorded 1951–52)
*''[[Hymns from the Heart]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
*''I Cry by Night'' – [[Kay Starr]]
*''I Feel a Song Coming On'' – [[Joni James]]
*''[[I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album)|I Left My Heart In San Francisco]]'' – [[Tony Bennett]]
*''I Wanna Be Loved'' – [[Dinah Washington]]
*''I'm Your Girl'' – [[Joni James]]
*''In Love'' – [[Dinah Washington]]
*''In Other Words'' – [[Petula Clark]]
*''[[India's Most Distinguished Musician in Concert]]'' – [[Ravi Shankar]]
*''[[Instant Party!]]'' – [[Everly Brothers]]
*''[[It's Trad, Dad!]]'' (OST) – Various Artists
*''I've Got a Lot of Livin' to Do'' – [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]
*''[[Jazz Samba]]'' – [[Stan Getz]] and [[Charlie Byrd]]
*''[[Jazz Workshop Revisited]]'' – [[Cannonball Adderley]]
*''Let's Talk About Love'' – [[Joanie Sommers]]
*''[[Joan Baez in Concert]]'' – [[Joan Baez]]
*''[[Johnny Get Angry]]'' – [[Joanie Sommers]]
*''[[Jorge Cafrune (album)|Jorge Cafrune]]'' – [[Jorge Cafrune]]
*''Just Plain Country'' – [[Kay Starr]]
*''[[Lena...Lovely and Alive]]'' – [[Lena Horne]]
*''[[Lena on the Blue Side]]'' – [[Lena Horne]]
*''[[Let's Face the Music]]'' – [[Shirley Bassey]] with the [[Nelson Riddle]] Orchestra
*''Let's Go! with The Routers'' – [[The Routers]]
*''Let's Love'' – [[Buddy Greco]]
*''Let's Talk About Love'' – [[Joanie Sommers]]
*''[[Limbo Party]]'' - [[Chubby Checker]]
*[[Linger Awhile with Vic Damone]] – [[Vic Damone]]
*''Live at the Diplomat'' – [[Damita Jo DeBlanc|Damita Jo]]
*[[The Lively Ones (album)|The Lively Ones]] – [[Vic Damone]]
*''[[Love Letters (Julie London album)|Love Letters]]'' – [[Julie London]]
*''Love Makes the World Go 'Round'' – [[Anna Maria Alberghetti]]
*''[[Lovers Who Wander (Dion album)|Lovers Who Wander]]'' - [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
*''Marion Montgomery Swings for Winners and Losers'' – [[Marion Montgomery]]
*''Matt Monro'' – [[Matt Monro]]
*''[[Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall]]'' – [[Miles Davis]]
*''A Million Dollars' Worth Of Twang Volume 2'' – [[Duane Eddy]]
*''[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music]]'' – [[Ray Charles]]
*''[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two]]'' – [[Ray Charles]]
*''[[Moon Beams]]'' – [[Bill Evans]]
*''[[Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes]]'' – [[Andy Williams]]
*''[[More Cole Español]]'' – [[Nat King Cole]]
*''[[Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits|Mr. Broadway]]'' – [[Tony Bennett]]
*''[[The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man]]'' (OST) – Various Artists
*''[[My Bonnie]]'' – [[Tony Sheridan]]
*''[[My Son, the Folk Singer]]'' – [[Allan Sherman]]
*''[[Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley]]'' – [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]] and [[Cannonball Adderley]]
*''[[Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays]]'' – [[Nat King Cole]] and the [[George Shearing]] Quintet
*''[[Nina at the Village Gate]]'' – [[Nina Simone]]
*''[[Nina Simone Sings Ellington]]'' – [[Nina Simone]]
*''No Strings'' – [[La Vern Baker]], [[Chris Connor]], [[Bobby Short]]
*''[[Oh! Look at Me Now (album)|Oh! Look at Me Now]]'' – [[Bobby Darin]]
*''On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels'' – [[George Mitchell (Scottish musician)|George Mitchell]] Minstrels
*''On the Way Up'' – [[Ann-Margret]]
*''[[Out of the Shadows (The Shadows album)|Out of the Shadows]]'' – [[The Shadows]]
*''Past Midnight'' – [[Margaret Whiting]]
*''Patti Page Sings Golden Hits of the Boys'' – [[Patti Page]]
*''[[Peter, Paul and Mary (album)|Peter, Paul and Mary]]'' – [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]
*''A Picture of You'' – [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]]
*''[[Poema de Amor]]'' – [[Elis Regina]]
*''[[Point of No Return (Frank Sinatra album)|Point of No Return]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' – Original Soundtrack
*''[[Pot Luck (Elvis Presley album)|Pot Luck]]'' – [[Elvis Presley]]
*''[[Ramblin' Rose (album)|Ramblin' Rose]]'' – [[Nat King Cole]]
*''[[Rapture (Johnny Mathis album)|Rapture]]'' – [[Johnny Mathis]]
*''[[The Real Ambassadors]]'' – [[Dave Brubeck]], [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Carmen McRae]], and [[Lambert, Hendricks & Ross]]
*''Rock 'N' Roll No.2'' – [[Elvis Presley]] (re-issue)
*''Romantic Italian Songs'' – [[Sergio Franchi]]
*[[Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits]] – [[Roy Orbison]]
*''[[Rhythm Is My Business]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*''S Wonderful 'S Marvellous'' – [[Ray Conniff]]
*''Sacred Songs'' – [[Harry Secombe]]
*''Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular'' – Sammy Davis Jr.
*''[[Sammy Davis Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway]]'' – Sammy Davis Jr.
*''[[Sarah + 2]]'' – [[Sarah Vaughan]]
*''[[See See Rider (album)|See See Rider]]'' – [[La Vern Baker]]
*''[[Sentimentally Yours]]'' – [[Patsy Cline]]
*''The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party'' – [[The Shirelles]] and [[King Curtis]]
*''Side by Side'' – [[Sandler & Young]]
*''[[Sinatra and Strings]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[Sinatra and Swingin' Brass]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[Sinatra Sings of Love and Things]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Count Basie]]
*''Sincerely Yours'' – [[Robert Goulet]]
*''Sing Something Simple'' – [[Cliff Adams Singers]]
*''[[Something Warm]]'' – [[Oscar Peterson]]
*''[[The Song Is Paris]]'' – [[Jackie Paris]]
*''[[Sophisticated Lady (Julie London album)|Sophisticated Lady]]'' – [[Julie London]]
*''Soul'' – [[Timi Yuro]]
*''[[The Sound of Johnny Cash]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
*[[Strange Enchantment]] – [[Vic Damone]]
*''[[Sugar 'n' Spice (Peggy Lee album)|Sugar 'n' Spice]]'' – [[Peggy Lee]]
*''[[Surfin' Safari]]'' – [[The Beach Boys]]
*''Swinging All the Way with Frances Faye'' – [[Frances Faye]]
*[[Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vee album)|Take Good Care of My Baby]] – [[Bobby Vee]]
*''[[Takin' Off]]'' – [[Herbie Hancock]]
*''[[Time for 2]]'' – [[Anita O'Day]] and [[Cal Tjader]]
*''[[Tears and Laughter (Dinah Washington)|Tears and Laughter]]'' – [[Dinah Washington]]
*''[[The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin]]'' – [[Aretha Franklin]]
*''Things and Other Things'' – [[Bobby Darin]]
*''32 Minutes and 17 Seconds'' – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*''[[This Is Anita]]'' – [[Anita O'Day]]
*''This Was My Love'' – [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]
*''[[Tijuana Moods]]'' – [[Charles Mingus]]
*''Time for Two'' – [[Anita O'Day]] and [[Cal Tjader]]
*''[[Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall]]'' – [[Tony Bennett]]
*''[[Tope Puestero|Tope Puestro]]'' – [[Jorge Cafrune]]
*''Tops with Me'' – [[Helen Shapiro]]
*''[[Trumpet and Strings]]'' – [[Al Hirt]]
*''Twangy Guitar – Silky Strings'' – [[Duane Eddy]]
*''Twist with Chubby Checker'' – [[Chubby Checker]]
*''Twist with Keely Smith'' – [[Keely Smith]]
*''Twistin' and Twangin' '' – [[Duane Eddy]]
*''Twistin' Knights at the Roundtable'' – [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]
*''Twistin' the Night Away'' – [[Sam Cooke]]
*''Two of Us'' – [[Robert Goulet]]
*''Vamp of the Roaring Twenties'' – [[Dorothy Provine]]
*''The Vivacious One'' – [[Ann-Margret]]
*''[[Warm and Willing]]'' – [[Andy Williams]]
*''We Wish You a Merry Christmas'' – [[Ray Conniff]]
*''[[West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album)|West Side Story]]'' – [[Oscar Peterson]] Trio
*''[[What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers]]'' – [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
*''What Kind of Fool Am I?'' – [[Keely Smith]]
*''[[Whispering Hope (album)|Whispering Hope]]'' – [[Jo Stafford]] and [[Gordon MacRae]]
*''[[You'll Never Walk Alone (Doris Day album)|You'll Never Walk Alone]]'' – [[Doris Day]]
*''[[You're Mine You]]'' – [[Sarah Vaughan]]
*[[Young and Lively]] – [[Vic Damone]]

==Biggest hit singles==
The following singles achieved the highest [http://tsort.info/music/yr1962.htm chart positions] in 1962.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! <big>#</big>
! Artist
! Title
! Year
! Country
! Chart entries
|-
| 1 || [[Elvis Presley]] || [[Return to Sender (song)|Return to Sender]] || 1962 || US || UK 1 – Nov 1962, Canada 1 – Oct 1962, Norway 1 – Dec 1962, Éire 1 – Dec 1962, Peel list 1 of 1961, US BB 2 – Oct 1962, RYM 6 of 1962, US BB 8 of 1962, POP 8 of 1962, US CashBox 10 of 1963, Germany 15 – Jan 1963, DDD 27 of 1962, Scrobulate 83 of rock & roll, Acclaimed 2154
|-
| 2 || [[Ray Charles]] || [[I Can't Stop Loving You]] || 1962 || US || UK 1 – Jun 1962, US BB 1 – May 1962, Canada 1 – May 1962, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Dec 1961, Norway 4 – Jul 1962, US CashBox 6 of 1962, DDD 6 of 1962, Germany 8 – Sep 1962, South Africa 11 of 1962, RYM 16 of 1962, US BB 30 of 1962, POP 30 of 1962, Italy 75 of 1963, Scrobulate 80 of r & b, Rolling Stone 161, Acclaimed 507
|-
| 3 || [[The Tornados]] || [[Telstar (instrumental)|Telstar]] || 1962 || UK || UK 1 – Aug 1962, US BB 1 – Nov 1962, Canada 1 – Nov 1962, Éire 1 – Nov 1962, South Africa 1 of 1962, RYM 2 of 1962, Norway 3 – Oct 1962, US CashBox 5 of 1963, Germany 6 – Jan 1963, Australia 8 of 1962, DDD 62 of 1962, Germany 224 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 739
|-
| 4 || [[Elvis Presley]] || [[Can't Help Falling in Love]] || 1962 || US || UK 1 – Feb 1962, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1961, US BB 2 – Dec 1961, US BB 4 of 1962, Canada 4 – Nov 1961, POP 4 of 1962, Australia 5 of 1962, South Africa 5 of 1962, RYM 11 of 1961, DDD 12 of 1961, US CashBox 28 of 1962, Party 33 of 2007, Scrobulate 64 of oldies, Italy 75 of 1962, Rolling Stone 394, WXPN 441, Acclaimed 1361
|-
| 5 || [[Elvis Presley]] || [[Good Luck Charm]] || 1962 || US || UK 1 – May 1962, US BB 1 – Mar 1962, Canada 1 – Mar 1962, Norway 1 – Apr 1962, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Oct 1961, Germany 6 – May 1962, US BB 10 of 1962, South Africa 13 of 1962, POP 17 of 1962, RYM 33 of 1962, US CashBox 42 of 1962, DDD 80 of 1962, Germany 203 of the 1960s
|}

==Singles released==
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*"[[409 (song)|409]]" – [[The Beach Boys]]
*"[[A Forever Kind of Love]]" – [[Bobby Vee]]
*"A Little Love a Little Kiss" – [[Karl Denver]]
*"[[A Picture of You (Joe Brown song)|A Picture of You]]" – [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]]
*"[[Adios Amigo (Jim Reeves song)|Adios Amigo]]" – [[Jim Reeves]]
*"Ain't That Funny" – [[Jimmy Justice (musician)|Jimmy Justice]]
*"[[Al di là]]" – [[Emilio Pericoli]]
*"[[All Alone Am I]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"Always You and Me" – [[Russ Conway]]
*"[[Another Day, Another Dollar]]" – [[Wynn Stewart]]
*"As You Like It" – [[Adam Faith]]
*"Ave Maria" – [[Shirley Bassey]]
*"[[Baby Face (song)|Baby Face]]" – [[Bobby Darin]]
*"Baby Take a Bow" – [[Adam Faith]]
*"[[The Ballad of Paladin]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
*"[[Because of Love (Elvis Presley song)|Because of Love]]" – [[Billy Fury]]
*"[[Bermuda (song)|Bermuda]]" – [[Linda Scott]]
*"[[Bésame Mucho]]" – [[Jet Harris]]
*"[[Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]" – [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]]
*"Big Man in a Big House" – [[Leroy Van Dyke]]
*"Blue Weekend" – [[Karl Denver]]
*"[[Bobby's Girl (song)|Bobby's Girl]]", recorded by
**[[Marcie Blane]]
**[[Susan Maughan]]
*"[[Breaking Up Is Hard to Do]]" – [[Neil Sedaka]]
*"[[Break It to Me Gently]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]/[[Rock-A-Hula Baby]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[Chip Chip]]" – [[Gene McDaniels]]
*"Cindy's Birthday" – [[Shane Fenton and the Fentones]]
*"Close To Cathy" – [[Mike Clifford]]
*"Clown Shoes" – [[Johnny Burnette]]
*"The Comancheros" – [[Lonnie Donegan]]
*"Come Along Please" – [[Bob Wallis]] and His Storyville Jazzmen
*"[[Come Outside (song)|Come Outside]]" – [[Mike Sarne]] with [[Wendy Richard]]
*"Conscience" – [[James Darren]]
*"[[Count Every Star]]" – [[Linda Scott]]
*"The Crowd" – [[Roy Orbison]]
*"Cry Myself to Sleep" – [[Del Shannon]]
*"[[Crying in the Rain]]" – [[Everly Brothers]]
*"Cutty Sark" – [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry Seven]]
*"D-Darling" – [[Anthony Newley]]
*"[[Dance On!]] – [[The Shadows]]
*"[[(Dance with the) Guitar Man]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
*"[[Dancin' Party]]" – [[Chubby Checker]]
*"[[Dear Lady Twist]]" – [[Gary U.S. Bonds]]
*"[[Dear One (Larry Finnegan song)|Dear One]]" – [[Larry Finnegan]]
*"[[Deep in the Heart of Texas]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
*"[[Desafinado]]" – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
**[[Stan Getz]] and [[Charlie Byrd]]
*"[[Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song)|Devil Woman]]" – [[Marty Robbins]]
*"[[Don't Break the Heart That Loves You]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Don't Ever Change (song)|Don't Ever Change]]" – [[The Crickets]]
*"Don't Stop Twist" – [[Frankie Vaughan]]
*"Don't That Beat All" – [[Adam Faith]]
*"[[Don't You Believe It]]" – [[Andy Williams]]
*"[[Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)]]" – [[Roy Orbison]]
*"Drummin' up a Storm" – [[Sandy Nelson]]
*"Drums Are My Beat" – [[Sandy Nelson]]
*"[[Duke of Earl]]" – [[Gene Chandler]]
*"[[The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song)|End of the World]]" – [[Skeeter Davis]]
*"[[Country Gardens|English Country Garden]]" – [[Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]]
*"Ever Since You Said You Goodbye" – [[Marty Wilde]]
*"[[Everybody Loves Me But You]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"Everybody's Twistin'" – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*"[[Fanlight Fanny]]" – [[Clinton Ford (singer)|Clinton Ford]]
*"Far Away" – [[Shirley Bassey]]
*"[[Follow That Dream (EP)|Follow That Dream]] (EP)" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"Forget Me Not" – [[Eden Kane]]
*"[[Funny Way of Laughin']]" – [[Burl Ives]]
*"[[Gina (song)|Gina]]" – [[Johnny Mathis]]
*"[[Ginny Come Lately]]" – [[Brian Hyland]]
*"[[Go Away Little Girl]]", recorded by:
**[[Steve Lawrence]]
**[[Del Shannon]]
*"[[Good Luck Charm]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[Goodbye Cruel World (James Darren song)|Goodbye Cruel World]]" – [[James Darren]]
*"[[Gossip Calypso]]" – [[Bernard Cribbins]]
*"Gotta See Baby Tonight" – [[Acker Bilk]]
*"[[The Green Leaves of Summer|Green Leaves of Summer]]" – [[Kenny Ball]] and his Jazzmen
*"[[Green Onions]]" – [[Booker T. & the M.G.s]]
*"[[Guitar Tango]]" – [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Half Heaven – Half Heartache]]" – [[Gene Pitney]]
*"[[Heart in Hand (song)|Heart in Hand]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"He Got What He Wanted" – [[Little Richard]]
*"[[He's a Rebel]]" – [[The Crystals]]
*"[[Her Royal Majesty (song)|Her Royal Majesty]]" – [[James Darren]]
*"[[Here Comes That Feeling]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Hey! Baby]]" – [[Bruce Channel]]
*"Hey Little Girl" – [[Del Shannon]]
*"[[The Hole in the Ground]]" – [[Bernard Cribbins]]
*"[[How Can I Meet Her?]]" – [[The Everly Brothers]]
*"[[I Can't Stop Loving You]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*"[[I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)|I Don't Know Why]]" – [[Eden Kane]]
*"I Love You" – [[The Volumes]]
*"[[I Remember You (1941 song)|I Remember You]]" – [[Frank Ifield]]
*"[[I Was Such a Fool (To Fall in Love with You)]]" - [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[I'll See You in My Dreams (1924 song)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]" – [[Pat Boone]]
*"[[I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)]]" – [[The Ikettes]]
*"I'm Counting on You" – [[Petula Clark]]
*"[[I'm Going Back to School]]" - [[Dee Clark]]
*"I'm Just a Baby" – [[Louise Cordet]]
*"[[I'm Looking out the Window|I'm Lookin' Out the Window]]"/"[[Do You Want to Dance]]" – [[Cliff Richard]]/Cliff Richard and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Wolverton Mountain|I'm the Girl on Wolverton Mountain]]" – [[Jo Ann Campbell]]
*"If a Man Answers" – [[Bobby Darin]]
*"[[If I Had a Hammer]] – [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]
*"If Only Tomorrow" – [[Ronnie Carroll]]
*"[[Island of Dreams (song)|Island of Dreams]]" – [[Springfields]]
*"[[It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (song)|It Keeps Right on a Hurtin']]" – [[Johnny Tillotson]]
*"[[It Might as Well Rain Until September]]" – [[Carole King]]
*"It Only Took a Minute" – [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]]
*"[[It Started All Over Again]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[It'll Be Me (Jerry Lee Lewis song)|It'll Be Me]]" – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
*"It's a Raggy Waltz" – [[Dave Brubeck]]
*"It's All Over Now" – [[Shane Fenton and the Fentones]]
*"[[James Bond Theme]]" – [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] Orchestra
*"Jeannie" – [[Danny Williams (singer)|Danny Williams]]
*"[[Jezebel (Frankie Laine song)|Jezebel]]" – [[Marty Wilde]]
*"[[Johnny Angel (song)|Johnny Angel]]", recorded by:
**[[Shelley Fabares]]
**[[Patti Lynn]]
*"[[Johnny Get Angry]]" – [[Joanie Sommers]]
*"King Kong" – [[Terry Lightfoot]] and His New Orleans Jazzmen
*"[[King of Clowns]]" – [[Neil Sedaka]]
*"Lana" – [[The Velvets]]
*"The Language of Love" – [[John D. Loudermilk]]
*"[[Last Night Was Made for Love]]" – [[Billy Fury]]
*"[[Lemon Tree (Will Holt song)|Lemon Tree]] – [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]
*"Lesson One" – [[Russ Conway]]
*"[[Lessons in Love (Jeri Lynne Fraser song)|Lessons in Love]]" – [[Allisons]]
*"[[Let's Dance (Chris Montez song)|Let's Dance]]" – [[Chris Montez]]
*"[[Let's Go (Pony)]]" – [[The Routers]]
*"Let's Talk about Love" – [[Helen Shapiro]]
*"[[Letter Full of Tears]]" – [[Billy Fury]]
*"[[Let There Be Love (1940 song)|Let There Be Love]]" – [[Nat King Cole]] and [[George Shearing]]
*"[[(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance]]"- [[Gene Pitney]]
*"[[Like I Do (Nancy Sinatra song)|Like I Do]]" – [[Maureen Evans]]
*"[[Limbo Rock]]" – [[Chubby Checker]]
*"[[A Little Bitty Tear]]" – [[Burl Ives]] and [[Miki & Griff]]
*"Little Black Book" – [[Jimmy Dean]]
*"[[Little Diane]]" – [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
*"Little Miss Lonely" – [[Helen Shapiro]]
*"Little Red Rented Rowboat" – [[Joe Dowell]]
*"[[The Loco-Motion]]" – [[Little Eva]]
*"Lone Rider" – [[John Leyton]]
*"Lonely City" – [[John Leyton]]
*"Lonesome" – [[Adam Faith]]
*"Lonely" – [[Acker Bilk]]
*"Love and Fury" – [[The Tornados]]
*"[[Love Came to Me]]" – [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
*"Love Me Warm and Tender" – [[Paul Anka]]
*"[[Love Letters (song)|Love Letters]]" – [[Ketty Lester]]
*"[[Love Me Do]]" – [[The Beatles]]
*"[[Love Me Tender (song)|Love Me Tender]]" – [[Richard Chamberlain (actor)|Richard Chamberlain]]
*"[[Lover Please]]", recorded by:
**[[Clyde McPhatter]]
**[[The Vernons Girls]]
*"[[Lovers Who Wander (song)|Lovers Who Wander]]" – [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
*"[[Lovesick Blues]]" – [[Frank Ifield]]
*"Luigi Tenco" – [[Luigi Tenco]]
*"Made to Love (Girls Girls Girls)" – [[Eddie Hodges]]
*"The Main Attraction" – [[Pat Boone]]
*"[[(Themes from) The Man with the Golden Arm|Main Title Theme from The Man with the Golden Arm]]" – [[Jet Harris]]
*"[[Mashed Potato Time]]" – [[Dee Dee Sharp]]
*"March of the Siamese Children" – [[Kenny Ball]] and his Jazzmen
*"[[Me and My Shadow]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
*"Must Be Madison" – [[Joe Loss]] Orchestra
*"[[My Love and Devotion]]" – [[Matt Monro]]
*"Never Goodbye" – [[Karl Denver]]
*"[[Next Door to an Angel]]" – [[Neil Sedaka]]
*"[[The Next Time]]"/"[[Bachelor Boy]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile]]" – [[The Everly Brothers]]
*"[[Norman (song)|Norman]]" – [[Sue Thompson]]
*"[[Nut Rocker]]" – [[B. Bumble and the Stingers]]
*"[[Oh Lonesome Me]]" – [[Craig Douglas]]
*"[[Old Rivers]]" – [[Walter Brennan]]
*"[[Once Upon a Dream (Billy Fury song)|Once Upon a Dream]]" – [[Billy Fury]]
*"[[Onward, Christian Soldiers|Onward Christian Soldiers]]" – [[Harry Simeone]] Chorale
*"[[Orange Blossom Special (song)|Orange Blossom Special]]" – [[The Spotnicks]]
*"Our Favourite Melodies" – [[Craig Douglas]]
*"[[Palisades Park (Freddy Cannon song)|Palisades Park]]" – [[Freddy Cannon]]
*"[[Party Lights (Claudine Clark song)|Party Lights]]" – [[Claudine Clark]]
*"[[The Party's Over (1956 song)|The Party's Over]]" – [[Lonnie Donegan]]
*"[[Patches (Dickey Lee song)|Patches]]" – [[Dickey Lee]]
*"The Pay Off" – [[Kenny Ball]] and his Jazzmen
*"[[Peppermint Twist]]" – [[Joey Dee and the Starliters]]
*"Pianissimo" – [[Ken Dodd]]
*"[[Pick a Bale of Cotton]]" – [[Lonnie Donegan]]
*"[[Please Don't Ask About Barbara]]" – [[Bobby Vee]]
*"[[Popeye the Hitchhiker]]" - [[Chubby Checker]]
*"[[P.S. I Love You (Beatles song)|P.S. I Love You]]" – [[The Beatles]]
*"Puff" – [[Kenny Lynch]]
*"[[Punish Her]]" – [[Bobby Vee]]
*"Pushover"- [[Etta James]]
*"[[Ramblin' Rose]]" – [[Nat King Cole]]
*"Reminiscing" – [[Buddy Holly]]
*"[[Return to Sender (song)|Return To Sender]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[Ride!]]" – [[Dee Dee Sharp]]
*"[[Right Said Fred (song)#UK chart singles|Right Said Fred]]" – [[Bernard Cribbins]]
*"[[Rinky Dink (instrumental)|Rinky Dink]]" – [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]]
*"Rocket Man" – [[The Spotnicks]]
*"[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Roses Are Red (My Love)]]", recorded by:
**[[Ronnie Carroll]]
**[[Bobby Vinton]]
*"Rumors" – [[Johnny Crawford]]
*"[[Sealed with a Kiss]]" – [[Brian Hyland]]
*"[[Send Me the Pillow You Dream On]]" – [[Johnny Tillotson]]
*"[[Sharing You]]" – [[Bobby Vee]]
*"[[She's Got You]]" – [[Patsy Cline]]
*"[[She's Not You]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[Sheila (Tommy Roe song)|Sheila]]" – [[Tommy Roe]]
*"[[Sherry (song)|Sherry]]" – [[The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons]]
*"[[Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)]]" – [[Ernie Maresca]]
*"[[Slow Twistin']]" – [[Chubby Checker]]
*"[[Smoky Places]]" – [[The Corsairs]]
*"So Do I" – [[Kenny Ball]] and his Jazzmen
*"So This Is Love" – [[The Castells]]
*"[[Softly, as I Leave You (song)|Softly, as I Leave You]]" – [[Matt Monro]]
*"[[Soldier Boy (The Shirelles song)|Soldier Boy]]" – [[Shirelles]]
*"Some People" – [[Carol Deene]]
*"Son This Is She" – [[John Leyton]]
*"[[Spanish Harlem (song)|Spanish Harlem]]" – [[Jimmy Justice (musician)|Jimmy Justice]]
*"[[Speak to Me Pretty]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Speedy Gonzales (song)|Speedy Gonzales]]" – [[Pat Boone]]
*"[[Stranger on the Shore]]", recorded by:
**[[Acker Bilk]]
**[[Andy Williams]]
*"[[Sun Arise]]" – [[Rolf Harris]]
*"Surfer's Stomp" – [[The Marketts]]
*"[[Surfin' Safari (song)|Surfin' Safari]]" – [[The Beach Boys]]
*"[[Susie Darlin']]" – [[Tommy Roe]]
*"[[Sweet Little Sixteen]]" – [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]
*"Swinging in the Rain" – [[Norman Vaughan (comedian)|Norman Vaughan]]
*"[[The Swiss Maid]]" – [[Del Shannon]]
*"[[Monster Mash]]" – [[Bobby "Boris" Pickett]]
*"Tears" – [[Danny Williams (musician)|Danny Williams]]
*"[[Teen Age Idol]]" – [[Ricky Nelson|Rick Nelson]]
*"[[Tell Me What He Said]]" – [[Helen Shapiro]]
*"[[Telstar (instrumental)|Telstar]] – [[The Tornados]]
*"[[Ten Little Indians (The Beach Boys song)|Ten Little Indians]]" – [[The Beach Boys]]
*"That Noise" – [[Anthony Newley]]
*"That Stranger Used To Be My Girl" – [[Trade Martin]]
*"[[Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)]]" – [[Richard Chamberlain (actor)|Richard Chamberlain]]
*"Theme from Maigret" – [[Joe Loss]]
*"[[Theme from Z-Cars]]", recorded by:
**[[John Keating (musician)|Johnny Keating]]
**[[Norrie Paramor]] and His Orchestra
*"[[Things (Bobby Darin song)|Things]]" – [[Bobby Darin]]
*"[[Tonight (West Side Story song)|Tonight]]" – [[Shirley Bassey]]
*"Torture" – [[Kris Jensen]]
*"[[Town Without Pity (song)|Town Without Pity]]" – [[Gene Pitney]]
*"[[Tuff (instrumental)|Tuff]]" – [[Ace Cannon]]
*"[[The Twist (song)|The Twist]]" – [[Chubby Checker]]
*"[[Twist, Twist Senora]]" – [[Gary U.S. Bonds]]
*"[[Twistin' the Night Away]]" – [[Sam Cooke]]
*"[[Unsquare Dance]]" – [[Dave Brubeck]]
*"[[Up on the Roof (song)|Up on the Roof]]" – [[Kenny Lynch]]
*"[[Vacation (Connie Francis song)|Vacation]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Venus in Blue Jeans]]" – [[Mark Wynter]]
*"Village Of Love" – [[Nathaniel Mayer]] and The Fabulous Twilights
*"[[The Wah-Watusi]]" – [[The Orlons]]
*"Walk Away" – [[Shane Fenton and the Fentones]]
*"[[Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song)|Walk On By]]" – [[Leroy Van Dyke]]
*"[[Walk Right In]]" – [[The Rooftop Singers]]
*"[[The Wanderer (Dion song)|The Wanderer]]" – [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
*"Warmed Over Kisses" – [[Brian Hyland]]
*"[[We're Gonna Go Fishin']]" – [[Hank Locklin]]
*"Welcome Home Baby" – [[The Brook Brothers]]
*"[[Welcome Home, Baby]]" – [[The Shirelles]]
*"What A Crazy World We're Living In" – [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]]
*"[[What Kind of Fool Am I?]]/Gonna Build A Mountain" – [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
*"[[What Now My Love (song)|What Now My Love]]" – [[Shirley Bassey]]
*"[[What's Your Name (Don and Juan song)|What's Your Name]]" – [[Don and Juan]]
*"[[When My Little Girl Is Smiling]]", recorded by:
**[[Craig Douglas]]
**[[The Drifters]]
**[[Jimmy Justice (musician)|Jimmy Justice]]
*"[[Wiggle Wobble]]" – [[Les Cooper|Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers]]
*"Will I What" – Mike Sarne
*"[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight|Wimoweh]]" – [[Karl Denver]]
*"[[Wonderful Land]]" – [[The Shadows]]
*"Wonderful World of the Young" – [[Danny Williams (musician)|Danny Williams]]
*"[[Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey song)|Ya Ya Twist]]" – [[Petula Clark]]
*"[[Yes, My Darling Daughter]]" – [[Eydie Gorme]]
*"[[You Are Mine]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
*"[[You Don't Know Me (Cindy Walker song)|You Don't Know Me]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*"[[You'll Lose a Good Thing]]" – [[Barbara Lynn]]
*"[[The Young Ones (song)|The Young Ones]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Young World (song)|Young World]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
*"[[Your Cheatin' Heart]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*"[[Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night]]" – [[Doug Sheldon]]
*"Your Tender Look" – [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]]
}}

==Published popular music==
* "[[Soul Bossa Nova]]" w.m. [[Quincy Jones]]  
* "[[Ahab the Arab]]" w.m. [[Ray Stevens]]
* "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]" w.m. [[Bob Dylan]]
* "[[Bossa Nova Baby]]" w.m. [[Jerry Leiber]] & [[Mike Stoller]]
* "[[The Boys' Night Out]]" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] from the film ''[[Boys' Night Out (film)|Boys' Night Out]]''
* "[[Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (song)|Breaking Up Is Hard To Do]]" w.m. [[Neil Sedaka]] & [[Howard Greenfield]]
* "[[Call Me Irresponsible]]" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] from the film ''[[Papa's Delicate Condition]]''
* "[[Can't Get Used to Losing You]]" w.m. Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
* "[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]" w.m. [[Luigi Creatore]], [[Hugo Peretti]] & [[George David Weiss]]
* "Comedy Tonight" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
* "[[Danke Schoen]]" w. [[Milton Gabler]] & [[Kurt Schwabach]] m. [[Bert Kaempfert]]
* "[[Days of Wine and Roses (song)|Days of Wine and Roses]]" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Henry Mancini]] from the film ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (film)|Days of Wine and Roses]]''
* "Desafinado" w. [[Newton Mendonca]] m. [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]
* "[[Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song)|Devil Woman]]" w.m. [[Marty Robbins]]
* "[[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]" w. [[Hal David]] m. [[Burt Bacharach]]
* "[[Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)|Dream Baby]]" w.m. [[Cindy Walker]]
* "Free" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
* "[[Go Away Little Girl|Go Away, Little Girl]]" w.m. [[Gerry Goffin]] & [[Carole King]]
* "Gonna Build A Mountain" w.m. [[Leslie Bricusse]] & [[Anthony Newley]] from the musical ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off|Stop The World – I Want To Get Off]]''
* "[[The Good Life (1962 song)|The Good Life]]" w. (Fr) Jean Broussolle (as "La Belle Vie") (Eng) Jack Reardon w. [[Sacha Distel]]
* "Have A Dream" w.[[Lee Adams]] m. [[Charles Strouse]]
* "[[He's a Rebel]]" w.m. [[Gene Pitney]]
* "[[Her Royal Majesty (song)|Her Royal Majesty]]" w.m. [[Gerry Goffin]] & [[Carole King]]
* "[[I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself]]" w. [[Hal David]] m. [[Burt Bacharach]]
* "I'm Calm" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
* "I'm Not The Marrying Kind" w. [[Mack David]] m. [[Sherman Edwards]]
* "[[I've Got Your Number (Cy Coleman song)|I've Got Your Number]]" w. [[Carolyn Leigh]] m. [[Cy Coleman]]. Introduced in the musical ''[[Little Me (musical)|''Little Me'']]'' by Swen Swenson and Virginia Martin.
* "Impossible" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
*"It's The Only Way To Travel" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Bob Hope]] in the film ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]''
* "[[Johnny Get Angry]]" w. [[Hal David]] m. [[Sherman Edwards]]
*"Let's Not Be Sensible" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Dorothy Lamour]] in the film ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]''
* "[[Little Boxes]]" w.m. [[Malvina Reynolds]]
* "Loads of Love" w.m. [[Richard Rodgers]]. Introduced by [[Diahann Carroll]] in the musical ''[[No Strings]]''
* "Look No Further" w.m. [[Richard Rodgers]]. Introduced by [[Diahann Carroll]] and [[Richard Kiley]] in the musical ''[[No Strings]]''
* "Love I Hear" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
* "Lovely" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
* "[[Make It Easy on Yourself|Make It Easy On Yourself]]" w. [[Hal David]] m. [[Burt Bacharach]]
* "[[(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance|The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]" w. [[Hal David]] m. [[Burt Bacharach]]
* "More" w. [[Marcello Ciorciolini]] & Norman Newell m. [[Nino Oliviero]] & Riz Ortolani from the film ''[[Mondo Cane]]''
* "On The Other Side Of The Tracks" w. [[Carolyn Leigh]] m. [[Cy Coleman]] from the musical ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]''
* "Once in a Lifetime" w.m. [[Leslie Bricusse]] & [[Anthony Newley]] from the musical ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]''
*"[[Once Upon a Time (Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song)|Once Upon a Time]]" w. [[Lee Adams]] m. [[Charles Strouse]]. Introduced by [[Ray Bolger]] and [[Eileen Herlie]] in the musical ''[[All American (musical)|All American]]''
* "One Note Samba" w. [[Jon Hendricks]] & [[Newton Mendonca]] m. [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]
* "[[Only Love Can Break a Heart]]" w. [[Hal David]] m. [[Burt Bacharach]]
* "[[Patches (Dickey Lee song)|Patches]]" w.and m [[Barry Mann]] and Larry Kolber
* "Pretty Little Picture" w.m. [[Stephen Sondheim]]
* "[[Quando, quando, quando]]" w. [[Pat Boone]] & [[Alberto Testa (lyricist)|Alberto Testa]] m. [[Elio Cesari]]
* "[[Rambling Rose (1962 song)|Ramblin' Rose]]" w.m. [[Noel Sherman]] & [[Joe Sherman (songwriter)|Joe Sherman]]
* "Real Live Girl" w. [[Carolyn Leigh]] m. [[Cy Coleman]]. Introduced by [[Sid Caesar]] in the musical ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]''.
* "The Road to Hong Kong" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] from the film ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]''
* "[[The Stripper]]" m. [[David Rose (musician)|David Rose]]
* "The Sweetest Sounds" w.m. [[Richard Rodgers]] from the musical ''[[No Strings]]''
* "[[A Swingin' Safari]]" m. [[Bert Kaempfert]]
* "Teamwork" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bob Hope]] and [[Joan Collins]] in the film ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]''
* "[[Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (song)|Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer]]" w. [[Charles Tobias]] m. [[Hans Carste]]
* "Vacation" w.m. [[Connie Francis]], Hank Hunter & Gary Weston
* "A Walk in the Black Forest" m. [[Horst Jankowski]]
* "[[Walk on the Wild Side (David and Bernstein song)|Walk on the Wild Side]]" w. [[Mack David]] m. [[Elmer Bernstein]] from the film ''[[Walk on the Wild Side (film)|Walk on the Wild Side]]''
*"Warmer Than a Whisper" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]. Introduced by [[Dorothy Lamour]] in the film ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]''
* "[[What Kind of Fool Am I?]]" w.m. [[Leslie Bricusse]] & [[Anthony Newley]]. Introduced by [[Anthony Newley]] in the musical ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off|Stop The World – I Want To Get Off]]''
* "[[What Now My Love (song)|What Now, My Love?]]" w. [[Pierre Delanoë]] & [[Carl Sigman]] m. [[Gilbert Bécaud]]
* "[[Wolverton Mountain]]" w.m. [[Merle Kilgore]] & [[Claude King]]

==Other notable songs==
*"[[Danke Schoen]]" w. Kurt Schwaback and [[Milt Gabler]] m. [[Bert Kaempfert]]
*"[[The Girl from Ipanema]]" ("Garota de Ipanema") w. [[Vinicius de Moraes]] m. [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]
*"[[Quando, quando, quando]]" w. [[Alberto Testa (lyricist)|Alberto Testa]] m. [[Tony Renis]]
*"[[:it:Mandulinata blu/Era settembre|Mandulinata blu]]" – [[Mario Trevi]]
*"{{ill|Zwei kleine Italiener|de}}" w. {{ill|George Buschor|de}} m. {{ill|Christian Bruhn|de}}

==Classical music==
===Premieres===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Composer !! Composition !! Date !! Location !! Performers
|-
| [[John Cage|Cage, John]] || ''[[27′ 10.554”]]'' for a percussionist || 1962-02-02 || Munich, Germany || [[Siegfried Rockstroh|Rockstroh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://microfestrecords.com/10000-things-notes/|title=10000 Things – Notes|publisher=MicroFest Records|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>
|-
| [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen, Karlheinz]] || ''[[Momente]]'', first version || 1962-05-21 || Cologne, Germany ([[Westdeutsher Rundfunk|WDR]], {{ill|Musik der Zeit|de}}) || [[Martina Arroyo|Arroyo]], [[WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne|WDR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus]], [[Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky]], [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen]].<ref>Michael Kurtz, ''Stockhausen: A Biography'', translated by [[Richard Toop]] (London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992): 252. {{ISBN|0-571-14323-7}} (cloth); {{ISBN|978-0-571-17146-0}} (pbk).</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[War Requiem]]'', Op. 65 || 1962-05-30 || Coventry, UK ([[Coventry Cathedral]]) || [[Heather Harper|Harper]], [[Peter Pears|Pears]], [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau|Fischer-Dieskau]], [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra|CBSO]], [[Melos Ensemble]], [[Meredith Davies|Davies]], [[Benjamin Britten|Britten]]
|-
| [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen, Karlheinz]] || ''[[Klavierstücke (Stockhausen)#Klavierstück X|Klavierstück X]]'' || 1962-10-10 || Palermo, Italy (Terzo Settimano Internazionale Nuova Musica) || [[Frederic Rzewski|Rzewski]]<ref>{{ill|Herbert Henck|de}}, ''Karlheinz Stockhausen's Klavierstück X: Ein Beitrag zum Verständnis serieller Kompositionstechnik: Historie, Theorie, Analyse, Praxis, Dokumentation'', second edition, revised and expanded (Cologne: Neuland Musikverlag Herbert Henck, 1980): 5–6.</ref>
|}

===Compositions===
*[[George Barati]] – Chamber Concerto
*[[Carlos Chávez]] – [[Symphony No. 6 (Chávez)|Symphony No. 6]]
*[[Aaron Copland]] – ''[[Connotations (Copland)|Connotations]]''
*[[George Crumb]] – Five Pieces for piano
*[[Luigi Dallapiccola]]
**''{{Interlanguage link|Three Questions With Two Answers|ru|Three Questions with Two Answers}}'' for orchestra
**''{{Interlanguage link|Preghiere|ru|Молитвы (Даллапиккола)}}'' for baritone and chamber orchestra
*[[Mario Davidovsky]]
**''Electronic Study No. 2''
**''Synchronisms No. 1'' for flute and electronic sound
**Trio for Clarinet, Trumpet, and Viola
*[[Ding Shande]] – ''Long March Symphony''
*[[Paavo Heininen]] – Second Symphony ("Petite symphonie joyeuse")<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://composers.musicfinland.fi/musicfinland/fimic.nsf/0/290F96C1A0151482C2257522003C3539?opendocument|title=Paavo Heininen – Composer, Cosmopolitan, Controversialist|author=[[Jouni Kaipainen]]|year=1986|translator=William Moore|journal=Finnish Music Quarterly|volume=2|issue=2|page=|access-date=2015-04-08|via=composers.musicfinland.fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083227/http://composers.musicfinland.fi/musicfinland/fimic.nsf/0/290F96C1A0151482C2257522003C3539?opendocument|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[György Ligeti]] – [[Poème symphonique]]
*[[Francis Jackson (composer)|Francis Jackson]] – ''Intrada'' for organ, Op. 84 No. 6
*[[André Jolivet]] – Concerto for cello n°1
*[[Wojciech Kilar]] – ''Riff 62'' for symphony orchestra
*[[Darius Milhaud]]
**''A Frenchman in New York''
**''Invocation à l'ange Raphael''
**''Overture Philharmonique''
**[[Symphony No. 12 (Milhaud)|Symphony No. 12]] ''Rurale''
*[[Krzysztof Penderecki]] – ''Stabat Mater''
*[[Francis Poulenc]]
**[[Oboe Sonata (Poulenc)|Sonata for Oboe]]
**[[Clarinet Sonata (Poulenc)|Sonata for Clarinet]]
*[[William Schuman]] – Symphony No. 8
*[[Dmitri Shostakovich]] – [[Symphony No. 13 (Shostakovich)|Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 113 "Babi-Yar"]]
*[[Ezra Sims]] – Third Quartet
*[[La Monte Young]] – ''The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer''

==Opera==
*[[Camargo Guarnieri|Mozart Camargo Guarnieri]] – ''Um homem só'' (tragic opera in one act, libretto by [[Gianfrancesco Guarnieri]], premiered on November 29 at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro)
*[[Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco]] – ''The Importance of Being Earnest''
*[[Carlisle Floyd]] – ''The Passion of Jonathan Wade''
*[[Michael Tippett]] – ''[[King Priam]]''
*[[Bruno Maderna]] – ''Don Perlimplin (ovvero il Trionfo dell'amore e dell'immaginazione)''

==Film==
*[[David Amram]] - ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
*[[Elmer Bernstein]] - ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]''
*[[Georges Delerue]] - ''[[Jules and Jim]]''
*[[Jerry Goldsmith]] - ''[[Freud: The Secret Passion|Freud]]''
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] - ''[[Cape Fear (1962 film)|Cape Fear]]''
*[[Maurice Jarre]] - ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]''
*[[Bronisław Kaper|Bronislau Kaper]] - ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]''
*[[Krzysztof Komeda]] - ''[[Knife in the Water]]''
*[[Henry Mancini]] - ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (film)|Days of Wine and Roses]]''
*[[Henry Mancini]] - ''[[Experiment in Terror]]''
*[[Henry Mancini]] - ''[[Hatari!]]''
*[[Alfred Newman]] - ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]''
*[[Monty Norman]] - ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]''
*[[Franz Waxman]] - ''[[Taras Bulba (1962 film)|Taras Bulba]]''

==Jazz==
{{Main|1962 in jazz}}

==Musical theatre==
* ''[[All-American (musical)|All-American]]'' Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 80 performances
* ''[[Blitz!]]'' ([[Lionel Bart]]) – London production
* ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' ([[Stephen Sondheim]]) – Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 964 performances
* ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' London production
* ''[[The Golden Apple (musical)|The Golden Apple]]'' Off-Broadway revival of 1954 Broadway production
* ''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'' Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 300 performances
* ''[[Little Mary Sunshine]]'' London production
* ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] on November 17 and ran for 257 performances
* ''[[No Strings]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[54th Street Theater]] on March 15 and ran for 580 performances
* ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]'' ([[Anthony Newley]] and [[Leslie Bricusse]]) – Broadway production

==Musical films==
* ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'', starring [[Biswajeet]]
* ''[[Billy Rose's Jumbo]]'' released December 6 starring [[Doris Day]], [[Jimmy Durante]], [[Stephen Boyd]] and [[Martha Raye]]
* ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]'' starring [[Rosalind Russell]], [[Natalie Wood]] and [[Karl Malden]]. Directed by [[Mervyn LeRoy]].
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!|Girls! Girls! Girls]]!'' starring [[Elvis Presley]] 
* ''[[The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man]]'' starring [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]], [[Shirley Jones]] and [[Hermione Gingold]]. Directed by [[Morton DaCosta]].
* ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]''
* ''[[State Fair (1962 film)|State Fair]]''
* ''[[Wild Guitar]]''

==Births==
*[[January 2]] - [[Sister Nancy]], Jamaican dancehall DJ, and singer 
*[[January 4]]
**[[Robin Guthrie]] ([[The Cocteau Twins]])
**[[Peter Steele]] ([[Type O Negative]])
*[[January 8]] – [[Chris Marion]], American musician ([[Little River Band]])
*[[January 13]] – [[Trace Adkins]], American country music singer-songwriter
*[[January 15]] – [[Tony Rebel]], reggae/dancehall artist
*[[January 16]] – [[Paul Webb]] ([[Talk Talk]])
*[[January 22]] – [[Jimmy Herring]], American guitarist
*[[January 28]] – [[Sam Phillips (singer)|Leslie Phillips/Sam Phillips]], singer
*[[January 31]] – [[Sophie Muller]], British music video director
*[[February 1]] – [[Tomoyasu Hotei]], Japanese guitarist ([[Boøwy]])
*[[February 4]] – [[Clint Black]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
*[[February 5]] – [[Martin Nievera]], Filipino singer and TV personality
*[[February 6]] – [[Axl Rose]] ([[Guns N' Roses]], LA Guns, AC/DC)
*[[February 7]]
**[[David Bryan]], keyboardist for the band [[Bon Jovi]]
**[[Garth Brooks]], country singer
*[[February 10]] – [[Cliff Burton]], bassist for [[Metallica]] (died 1986)
*[[February 11]] – [[Sheryl Crow]], American singer
*[[February 17]] – [[David McComb]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Triffids]] and [[The Blackeyed Susans]]) (died 1999)
*[[February 19]] – [[Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez]], singer
*[[February 21]] – [[Mark Arm]], born Mark McLaughlin, American grunge vocalist ([[Mudhoney]])
*[[February 22]]
**[[Olivier Latry]], French organist
**[[Michael Wilton]], American progressive metal guitarist [[Queensrÿche]]
*[[February 24]] – [[Michelle Shocked]], American musician
*[[March 2]] – [[Jon Bon Jovi]], lead singer for the band [[Bon Jovi]]
*[[March 5]] – Craig Reid and Charlie Reid, [[The Proclaimers]]
*[[March 7]] – [[Taylor Dayne]], American singer
*[[March 10]] – [[Gary Clark (musician)]], Scottish singer-songwriter, music producer ([[The Veronicas]], [[Delta Goodrem]], [[Reece Mastin]], [[Gin Wigmore]])
*[[March 15]] – [[Terence Trent D'Arby]], American-born English singer
*[[March 17]] – [[Clare Grogan]], Scottish actress and singer
*[[March 24]]
**[[Angèle Dubeau]], Canadian violinist
**[[Renee Rosnes]], Canadian jazz pianist/composer
**[[Rita (Israeli singer)|Rita]], Israeli pop singer and actress
*[[March 30]] – [[M.C. Hammer]], American rapper
*[[March 31]] – [[Phil Leadbetter]], American musician (died 2021)
*[[April 3]] – [[Mike Ness]] ([[Social Distortion]])
*[[April 8]] – [[Izzy Stradlin]], American guitarist ([[Guns N' Roses]], Ju Ju Hounds)
*[[April 12]]
**[[Art Alexakis]], American singer and musician ([[Everclear (band)|Everclear]])
**[[Michael English (American singer)|Michael English]], American Christian singer
*[[April 13]] – [[Hillel Slovak]], American rock musician ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]) (died 1988)
*[[April 16]] – [[Ian MacKaye]], American musician ([[Minor Threat]], [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]])
*May 2 — [[Alain Johannes]], American musician and producer ([[Eleven (band)]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Them Crooked Vultures]])
*[[May 9]] – [[Dave Gahan]], English singer ([[Depeche Mode]])
*[[May 12]] – [[Brett Gurewitz]] ([[Bad Religion]])
*[[May 14]]
**[[Ian Astbury]], British rock singer ([[The Cult]])
**[[C.C. DeVille]], American rock guitarist ([[Poison (American band)|Poison]])
*[[May 16]] – [[Erwin Gutawa]], Indonesian composer
*[[May 28]] – [[Brandon Cruz]], American child actor and musician
*[[May 31]] – [[Corey Hart (singer)|Corey Hart]]
*[[June 8]] – [[Nick Rhodes]] ([[Duran Duran]])
*[[June 10]] – [[Wong Ka Kui]], Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer (died [[1993 in music|1993]])
*[[June 15]] – [[Andrea Rost]], Hungarian lyric soprano
*[[June 16]] – [[Femi Kuti]], Nigerian saxophonist
*[[June 19]] – [[Paula Abdul]], American pop vocalist
*[[June 20]] – [[Mark De Gli Antoni]], [[Soul Coughing]]
*[[June 21]] – [[Viktor Tsoi]], Soviet underground singer and songwriter (died [[1990 in music|1990]])
*[[June 22]] – [[Bobby Gillespie]], Scottish musician ([[Primal Scream]])
*[[June 23]]
**[[Chuck Billy (vocalist)|Chuck Billy]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[Testament (band)|Testament]] and [[Dublin Death Patrol]])
**[[Steve Shelley]], American musician ([[Sonic Youth]] and [[Crucifucks]])
*[[June 26]] – [[Andrej Šeban]], guitarist
*[[June 27]] – [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]], British stage actor and singer
*[[July 7]] – Mark White, bassist ([[Spin Doctors]])
*[[July 8]] – [[Joan Osborne]], American singer
*[[July 13]] – [[Rhonda Vincent]], American singer-songwriter and mandolin player
*[[July 21]] – [[Lee Aaron]], Canadian rock and jazz singer
*[[July 22]]
**[[Steve Albini]], guitarist
**[[Martine St. Clair]], Canadian singer and actress
*[[July 26]] – [[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]], Irish musician
*[[July 27]] – [[Karl Mueller (rock musician)|Karl Mueller]] ([[Soul Asylum]]) (died 2005)
*[[July 29]] – [[Lisa Ono]], Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer
*[[August 4]] – [[Paul Reynolds (musician)|Paul Reynolds]] ([[A Flock of Seagulls]])
*[[August 7]] – [[Andrew Glover (composer)|Andrew Glover]], composer
*[[August 17]] – [[Gilby Clarke]], American rock musician ([[Guns N' Roses]])
*[[August 25]] – [[Vivian Campbell]], rock guitarist ([[Def Leppard]])
*[[September 18]] - [[Joanne Catherall]], English synth-pop band ([[The Human League]])
*[[September 26]] – [[Tracey Thorn]], English singer, songwriter and writer
*[[October 3]] – [[Tommy Lee]], drummer ([[Mötley Crüe]])
*[[October 5]] – [[Ken Noda]], concert pianist and composer
*[[October 12]] – [[Chris Botti]], jazz trumpeter
*[[October 15]] – Mark Reznicek, alternative rock drummer ([[Toadies]])
*[[October 16]]
**[[Flea (musician)|Flea]], American-Australian actor and rock bassist ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
**[[Dmitri Hvorostovsky]], operatic baritone (died 2017)
*[[October 25]] – [[Chad Smith]], rock drummer ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
*[[November 1]]
**[[Magne Furuholmen]], Norwegian rock keyboardist ([[a-ha]])
**[[Anthony Kiedis]], American rock singer ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
*[[November 2]]
**[[Ron McGovney]], American rock bassist ([[Metallica]])
**[[Graham Waterhouse]], English composer
*[[November 3]] – [[Marilyn (singer)|Marilyn]], born Peter Robinson, pop vocalist
*[[November 9]] – [[Steve "Silk" Hurley]], house-music producer and club DJ
*[[November 11]]
**[[Mic Michaeli]], Swedish rock keyboardist ([[Europe (band)|Europe]])
**[[James Morrison (musician)|James Morrison]], Australian musician
*[[November 12]] – [[Brix Smith]], American singer and guitarist ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]] and [[The Adult Net]])
*[[November 16]] – [[Carles Magraner]], Spanish musician and teacher
*[[November 18]] – [[Kirk Hammett]], American rock guitarist ([[Metallica]])
*[[November 20]] – [[Peng Liyuan]], Chinese folk singer and First Lady
*[[November 21]] – [[Steven Curtis Chapman]], American Christian music singer-songwriter
*[[November 27]]
**[[Charlie Benante]], American drummer ([[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]])
**[[Mike Bordin]] ([[Faith No More]])
*[[November 28]] – [[Matt Cameron]] ([[Soundgarden]], [[Pearl Jam]])
*[[December 4]] – [[Vinnie Dombroski]] ([[Sponge (band)|Sponge]])
*[[December 5]] – [[José Cura]], Argentine tenor
*[[December 6]] - [[Ben Watt]], British musician, singer, songwriter, author, DJ and radio presenter, best known as one half of the duo [[Everything but the Girl]] and [[Tracy Thorn]]
*[[December 8]] – [[Marty Friedman]] ([[Megadeth]])
*[[December 25]] – [[Francis Dunnery]], English musician, singer-songwriter ([[It Bites]])
*[[December 28]] – [[Michel Petrucciani]], French musician (died 1999)
*[[December 31]] – [[Jennifer Higdon]], American composer
*''Unknown date?'' – [[Mark Adamo]], American composer

==Deaths==
*[[January 29]] – [[Fritz Kreisler]], violinist, 86<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/01/30/archives/fritz-kreisler-dies-here-at-86-violinist-composed-200-works-made.html |title=Fritz Kreisler Dies Here at 86 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|quote=Fritz Kreisler, the world-famous violinist and composer, died yesterday. He would have been 87 years old on Friday. ... |date=January 30, 1962 |access-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref>
*[[February 5]] – [[Jacques Ibert]], composer, 71
*[[February 7]] – [[Roy Atwell]], American actor, comedian and composer, 83
*[[February 17]] – [[Bruno Walter]], conductor, 85
*[[February 22]] – [[Attila the Hun (calypsonian)|Attila the Hun]], calypso singer, 69
*[[March 24]] – [[Jean Goldkette]], jazz musician, 69
*[[April 10]] – [[Stuart Sutcliffe]], early member of [[The Beatles]], 21
*[[May 24]] – [[Cloe Elmo]], operatic contralto, 52
*[[May 27]] – [[Egon Petri]], pianist, 81
*[[June 12]] – [[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland]], pianist and composer, 82
*[[June 13]] – Sir [[Eugene Aynsley Goossens]], conductor, 69<ref>{{cite book|author=Amanda Holden|author-link=Amanda Holden (writer)|title=The New Penguin Opera Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8UdHhxWH-sC|year=2001|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-14-051475-9|page=334}}</ref>
*[[June 15]] – [[Alfred Cortot]], pianist and conductor, 84
*[[July 11]] – [[René Maison]], operatic tenor, 66
*[[July 12]] – [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]], bandleader, 54 (heart attack)
*[[July 25]] – [[Christie MacDonald]], actress and singer, 87
*[[August 5]] - [[Marilyn Monroe]], Actress and Singer, 36
*[[August 19]] – [[Emilius Bangert]], composer and organist, 79
*[[September 6]]
**[[Hanns Eisler]], composer, 64
**[[Dermot Troy]], lyric tenor, 35 (heart attack)
*[[October 6]] – [[Solomon Linda]], Zulu musician, 53
*[[October 15]] – [[Joseph Noyon]], French organist and composer, 74
*[[November 15]] – [[Toscha Seidel]], violinist, 62
*[[November 18]] – [[Steffy Goldner]], harpist, 66
*[[November 19]] – [[Clara Clemens]], concert contralto, daughter of [[Mark Twain]], 88
*[[December 7]] – [[Kirsten Flagstad]], operatic soprano, 67
*[[December 13]] – [[Harry Barris]], singer, composer and pianist, 57 (alcohol-related)
*[[December 22]] – [[Roy Palmer (musician)|Roy Palmer]], jazz trombonist, 70
*[[December 31]] – [[Bella Alten]], operatic soprano, 85
*''date unknown'' – [[Palladam Sanjiva Rao]], flautist and Carnatic musician

==Awards==
===Eurovision Song Contest===
*[[Eurovision Song Contest 1962]]: ''[[Un premier amour]]'', sung by [[Isabelle Aubret]] for France (music by Claude-Henri Vic, text by Roland Stephane Valade)

===Grammy Awards===
*[[Grammy Awards of 1962]]

===[[Ivor Novello Awards]]===
*Best-Selling A-Side – [[The Tornados]], "Telstar"
*Tony Osborne<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tony-osborne-composer-and-arranger-who-worked-with-shirley-bassey-judy-garland-and-eartha-kitt-1635926.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tony-osborne-composer-and-arranger-who-worked-with-shirley-bassey-judy-garland-and-eartha-kitt-1635926.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Tony Osborne: Composer and arranger who worked with Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland and Eartha Kitt|newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=2016-04-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1962|List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1962]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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