Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1962.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1988 (original release)
1993 (re-release)
GenrePop, Rock
Length23:38 (original 1988 release)
24:04 (1993 re-release)
LabelRhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961
(1988)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962
(1988)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The album includes eight songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The remaining two tracks both reached the Hot 100's Top 5, with "The Wanderer" coming in at No. 2 and "Palisades Park" peaking at No. 3. The 1993 re-issue replaced the track "Big Girls Don't Cry" by the 4 Seasons with "Green Onions", a No. 3 song by Booker T & the M.G.'s, thus bringing the number of chart toppers down to seven on this release. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 16, 1996.[2]

Track listing

  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[3]
1988 original release
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Big Girls Don't Cry"The Four Seasons2:29
2."Duke of Earl"Gene Chandler2:27
3."Soldier Boy"The Shirelles2:44
4."Sheila"Tommy RoeTommy Roe2:03
5."Peppermint Twist – Part 1"Joey Dee & the Starliters2:02
6."The Loco-Motion"Little Eva2:29
7."The Wanderer"Ernie MarescaDion2:50
8."Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"Neil Sedaka2:18
9."Johnny Angel"
Shelley Fabares2:24
10."Palisades Park"Chuck BarrisFreddy Cannon1:52
Total length:23:38
1993 reissue, replacement tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Green Onions"Booker T. & the M.G.'s2:55
Total length:24:04

References

  1. Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962 at AllMusic
  2. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Billboard albums. RIAA.com.
  3. Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1962 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)


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