List Of Hot Country Singles Number Ones Of 1962
In the issue of Billboard dated January 6, the number one song was "Walk On By" by Leroy Van Dyke, in its eleventh week in the top spot. The single remained atop the chart through the issue dated March 3 for a final total of nineteen weeks at number one. This figure set a record for the most weeks at number one on the Hot Country chart which would stand for more than 50 years until Florida Georgia Line spent 24 weeks at number one between December 2012 and August 2013 with the song "Cruise". Claude King tied Van Dyke for the most weeks spent at number one in the calendar year of 1962, with an unbroken run of nine weeks in the peak position with the song "Wolverton Mountain". Marty Robbins had an eight-week run at the top with "Devil Woman".
In 1962, Sheb Wooley reached number one with his first country chart entry, "That's My Pa", which spent one week in the top spot in March. Wooley had achieved success on the pop charts in 1958 with the million-selling novelty song "The Purple People Eater", but had never previously appeared on the country listing. In April, Billy Walker achieved the only chart-topper of his career with "Charlie's Shoes", and in June Claude King similarly topped the chart for the only time with "Wolverton Mountain". Both acts would continue to chart regularly well into the 1970s but would never repeat the success of their 1962 singles. In the issue of Billboard dated October 27, Bill Anderson reached the top spot for the first time with "Mama Sang a Song", and two weeks later Hank Snow achieved his first Hot Country number one with "I've Been Everywhere". Snow had gained several chart-toppers in the early 1950s when Billboard published multiple country music charts which tracked sales, jukebox plays and radio airplay separately, but "I've Been Everywhere" was his first number one since the magazine launched an overall listing in 1958. He would not top the chart again until 1974. The final number one of the year was "Don't Let Me Cross Over" by husband-and-wife duo Carl Butler and Pearl, another first-time chart-topper.
Chart history
| Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "Walk On By" | Leroy Van Dyke | |
| January 13 | |||
| January 20 | |||
| January 27 | |||
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | |||
| February 17 | |||
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | "Misery Loves Company" | Porter Wagoner | |
| March 17 | "That's My Pa" | Sheb Wooley | |
| March 24 | "Misery Loves Company" | Porter Wagoner | |
| March 31 | "She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | |
| April 7 | |||
| April 14 | |||
| April 21 | |||
| April 28 | "Charlie's Shoes" | Billy Walker | |
| May 5 | "She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | |
| May 12 | "Charlie's Shoes" | Billy Walker | |
| May 19 | "She Thinks I Still Care" | George Jones | |
| May 26 | |||
| June 2 | |||
| June 9 | |||
| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | |||
| June 30 | "Wolverton Mountain" | Claude King | |
| July 7 | |||
| July 14 | |||
| July 21 | |||
| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | |||
| August 11 | |||
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | |||
| September 1 | "Devil Woman" | Marty Robbins | |
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | |||
| September 22 | |||
| September 29 | |||
| October 6 | |||
| October 13 | |||
| October 20 | |||
| October 27 | "Mama Sang a Song" | Bill Anderson | |
| November 3 | |||
| November 10 | "I've Been Everywhere" | Hank Snow | |
| November 17 | "Mama Sang a Song" | Bill Anderson | |
| November 24 | |||
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | |||
| December 15 | "I've Been Everywhere" | Hank Snow | |
| December 22 | "Mama Sang a Song" | Bill Anderson | |
| December 29 | "Don't Let Me Cross Over" | Carl Butler and Pearl |
See also
- 1962 in music
- 1962 in country music
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. country chart