CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1962 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1962 Charts! |
| 1962 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 6 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
MONO: 48. Sing We Now Of Christmas/Merry Christmas Carols - Harry Simeone Chorale STEREO: 48. Doin’ The Twist At The Peppermint Lounge - Joey Dee & Starliters |
| January 13 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
MONO: 44. Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee STEREO: 46. Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee |
| January 20 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 44. Flower Drum Song - Original Soundtrack STEREO: 41. Twist With The Ventures - Ventures |
| January 27 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 44. A Song For Young Love - Lettermen STEREO: 46. So Much In Love! - Ray Conniff Singers |
| February 3 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 47. So Much In Love! - Ray Conniff Singers STEREO: 47. Stereo 35/MM - Vol. 2 - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
| February 10 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 40. Sing Out! - Limeliters STEREO: 39. Sing Out! - Limeliters |
| February 17 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 41. Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher STEREO: 37. Live It Up - Johnny Mathis |
| February 24 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 33. College Concert - Kingston Trio STEREO: 41. College Concert - Kingston Trio |
| March 3 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 30. Sinatra & Strings - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 34. Sinatra & Strings - Frank Sinatra |
| March 10 | MONO/STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra | MONO: 42. Sincerely - Brenda Lee STEREO: 44. Beyond The Reef (And Other Instrumental Favorites) - Earl Grant |
| March 17 | MONO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack STEREO: Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
MONO: 42. Mighty Day On Campus - Chad Mitchell Trio STEREO: 41. Leslie Uggams On TV - Leslie Uggams with Mitch Miller’s Sing Along Chorus |
| March 24 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 39. For Teen Twisters Only - Chubby Checker STEREO: 45. Young And Warm And Wonderful - Peter Nero |
| March 31 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 45. Campus Encore - Four Preps STEREO: 40. Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball & Jazzmen |
| April 7 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO/STEREO: 43. Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays - Nat King Cole & George Shearing Quintet |
| April 14 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 50. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: 50. Roman Guitar - Tony Mottola & Orchestra |
| April 21 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 41. No Strings - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: 39. Great Themes From Hit Films - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
| April 28 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 44. Tuff-Sax - Ace Cannon STEREO: 40. Moon River And Other Great Movie Themes - Andy Williams |
| May 5 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 44. Moon River And Other Great Movie Themes - Andy Williams STEREO: 45. Chapel By The Sea - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra |
| May 12 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 49. Young World - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: 42. The Midnight Special - Harry Belafonte |
| May 19 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 40. Original Motion Picture Hit Themes - Various Artists STEREO: 41. Original Motion Picture Hit Themes - Various Artists |
| May 26 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 44. The Best Of The Kingston Trio - Kingston Trio STEREO: 44. American Waltzes - Mantovani & Orchestra |
| June 2 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 40. Walk On The Wild Side - Original Soundtrack STEREO: 41. The Best Of The Kingston Trio - Kingston Trio |
| June 9 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 41. Rome Adventure - Original Soundtrack STEREO: 42. Family Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| June 16 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 45. A Touch Of Velvet - Jim Reeves STEREO: 50. Roman Guitar - Vol. II - Tony Mottola & Orchestra |
| June 23 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 38. The Stripper (And Other Fun Songs For The Family) - David Rose & Orchestra STEREO: 45. The Stripper (And Other Fun Songs For The Family) - David Rose & Orchestra |
| June 30 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 39. Pot Luck - Elvis Presley STEREO: 46. Worried Mind - Ray Anthony |
| July 7 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 37. Worried Mind - Ray Anthony STEREO: 33. Pot Luck - Elvis Presley |
| July 14 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 41. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett STEREO: 41. The Music Man - Original Soundtrack |
| July 21 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 44. Mashed Potatoes And Gravy - Ventures STEREO: 44. Julie And Carol At Carnegie Hall - Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett |
| July 28 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 46. Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton STEREO: 41. Jazz Samba - Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd |
| August 4 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 41. Greatest Hits - Ray Charles STEREO:. (No debuts) |
| August 11 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 42. The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers - Everly Brothers STEREO: 38. Sinatra Sings... Of Love And Things - Frank Sinatra |
| August 18 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 43. Something Special - Kingston Trio STEREO: 41. The Garland Touch - Judy Garland |
| August 25 | MONO: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music - Ray Charles STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 38. Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 40. Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass - Frank Sinatra |
| September 1 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 46. Portrait In Music - George Maharis STEREO: 45. Baby Elephant Walk And Theme From The Brothers Grimm - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra |
| September 8 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 48. A Swingin’ Safari - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra STEREO: 43. Eddie Cano At P. |
| September 15 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 39. Ramblin’ Rose - Nat King Cole STEREO: 40. That Happy Feeling - Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra |
| September 22 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 42. A Taste Of Honey - Martin Denny STEREO: 41. Rhapsody In Rhythm - Ray Conniff & Orchestra |
| September 29 | MONO: Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 47. Joan Baez - Joan Baez STEREO: 45. Anything Goes - Original Cast |
| October 6 | MONO: Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 42. Route 66 Theme And Other Great T.V. Themes - Nelson Riddle & Orchestra STEREO: 47. Two Of Us - Robert Goulet |
| October 13 | MONO: Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 44. Country Music Connie Style - Connie Francis STEREO: 44. George Chakiris - George Chakiris |
| October 20 | MONO: Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 44. Warm And Willing - Andy Williams STEREO: 43. The Many Moods Of Belafonte - Harry Belafonte |
| October 27 | MONO: Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 35. Joan Baez In Concert - Joan Baez STEREO: 44. Rapture - Johnny Mathis |
| November 3 | MONO: Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 43. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric STEREO: 43. Caribbean Guitar - Chet Atkins |
| November 10 | MONO/STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack | MONO: 45. Treasured Tunes From The Vault - Various Artists STEREO: 33. My Son, The Folk Singer - Allan Sherman |
| November 17 | MONO: My Son, The Folk Singer - Allan Sherman STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO/STEREO: 49. Stop The World – I Want To Get Off - Original Broadway Cast |
| November 24 | MONO: My Son, The Folk Singer - Allan Sherman STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 43. Mr. President - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: 40. Mr. President - Original Broadway Cast |
| December 1 | MONO: My Son, The Folk Singer - Allan Sherman STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 39. The First Family - Vaughn Meader, et al. STEREO: 42. Adventures In Jazz - Stan Kenton & Orchestra |
| December 8 | MONO: The First Family - Vaughn Meader, et al. STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 49. Million Seller Songs - Andy Williams STEREO: 49. The First Family - Vaughn Meader, et al. |
| December 15 | MONO: The First Family - Vaughn Meader, et al. STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 44. Bobby Vee’s Golden Hits - Bobby Vee STEREO: 46. Mutiny On The Bounty - Original Soundtrack |
| December 22 | MONO: The First Family - Vaughn Meader, et al. STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 31. New Frontier - Kingston Trio STEREO: 41. New Frontier - Kingston Trio |
| December 29 | MONO: The First Family - Vaughn Meader, et al. STEREO: West Side Story - Original Soundtrack |
MONO: 40. Dear Lonely Hearts - Nat King Cole STEREO: 48. Dear Lonely Hearts - Nat King Cole |
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