Top 20 Billboard Songs by Year (1962–1966)    Courtesy of Skip Simonds
 

1962
1. “Stranger on the Shore” – Acker Bilk
2. “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Ray Charles
3. “Mashed Potato Time” – Dee Dee Sharp
4. “Roses Are Red (My Love)” – Bobby Vinton
5. “The Stripper” – David Rose
6. “Johnny Angel” – Shelley Fabares
7. “The Loco-Motion” – Little Eva
8. “Let Me In” – The Sensations
9. “The Twist” – Chubby Checker
10. “Soldier Boy” – The Shirelles
11. “Hey! Baby” – Bruce Channel
12. “Duke of Earl” – Gene Chandler
13. “Sherry” – The Four Seasons
14. “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” – Neil Sedaka
15. “Good Luck Charm” – Elvis Presley
16. “Midnight in Moscow” – Kenny Ball
17. “Wolverton Mountain” – Claude King
18. “Palisades Park” – Freddy Cannon
19. “Sheila” – Tommy Roe
20. “Twistin’ the Night Away” – Sam Cooke  

1963
1. “Sugar Shack” – Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
2. “Surfin’ U.S.A.” – The Beach Boys
3. “The End of the World” – Skeeter Davis
4. “Rhythm of the Rain” – The Cascades
5. “He’s So Fine” – The Chiffons

6. “Blue Velvet” – Bobby Vinton 

7. “Hey Paula” – Paul and Paula
8. “Fingertips – Pt. 2” – Little Stevie Wonder
9. “Washington Square” – The Village Stompers
10. “It’s All Right” – The Impressions
11. “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” – Andy Williams
12. “My Boyfriend’s Back” – The Angels
13. “Sukiyaki” – Kyu Sakamoto
14. “So Much in Love” – The Tymes
15. “Puff, the Magic Dragon” – Peter, Paul and Mary
16. “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” – Eydie Gormé
17. “You Can’t Sit Down” – The Dovells
18. “Heat Wave” – Martha and the Vandellas
19. “It’s My Party” – Lesley Gore
20. “Walk Like a Man” – The Four Seasons  

1964
1. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles
2. “She Loves You” – The Beatles
3. “Hello, Dolly!” – Louis Armstrong
4. “Oh, Pretty Woman” – Roy Orbison
5. “I Get Around” – The Beach Boys
6. “Everybody Loves Somebody” – Dean Martin
7. “My Guy” – Mary Wells
8. “We’ll Sing in the Sunshine” – Gale Garnett
9. “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” – Manfred Mann
10. “Where Did Our Love Go” – The Supremes
11. “The House of the Rising Sun” – The Animals

12. “A Hard Day’s Night” – The Beatles
13. “Rag Doll” – The Four Seasons
14. “Love Me Do” – The Beatles
15. “Chapel of Love” – The Dixie Cups
16. “Baby Love” – The Supremes
17. “Come See About Me” – The Supremes
18. “Leader of the Pack” – The Shangri-Las
19. “Can’t Buy Me Love” – The Beatles
20. “Under the Boardwalk” – The Drifters  

1965
1. “Wooly Bully” – Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
2. “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” – Four Tops
3. ”(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – The Rolling Stones
4. “You Were on My Mind” – We Five
5. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” – The Righteous Brothers
6. “Downtown” – Petula Clark
7. “Help!” – The Beatles
8. “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” – Herman’s Hermits
9. “Crying in the Chapel” – Elvis Presley
10. “My Girl” – The Temptations
11. “Help Me, Rhonda” – The Beach Boys
12. “King of the Road” – Roger Miller
13. “The Birds and the Bees” – Jewel Akens
14. “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” – Mel Carter
15. “Shotgun” – Jr. Walker and the All Stars
16. “This Diamond Ring” – Gary Lewis and the Playboys 

17. “Stop! In the Name of Love” – The Supremes
18. “Back in My Arms Again” – The Supremes
19. “I’m Telling You Now” – Freddie and the Dreamers
20. “Eight Days a Week” – The Beatles  

1966
1. “The Ballad of the Green Berets” – Sgt. Barry Sadler
2. “Cherish” – The Association
3. ”(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration” – The Righteous Brothers
4. “Reach Out I’ll Be There” – Four Tops
5. “96 Tears” – ? and the Mysterians
6. “Last Train to Clarksville” – The Monkees
7. “Monday, Monday” – The Mamas and the Papas
8. “You Can’t Hurry Love” – The Supremes
9. “Poor Side of Town” – Johnny Rivers
10. “California Dreamin’” – The Mamas and the Papas
11. “Summer in the City” – The Lovin’ Spoonful
12. “Born Free” – Roger Williams
13. “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” – Nancy Sinatra
14. “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” – Jimmy Ruffin
15. “Strangers in the Night” – Frank Sinatra
16. “We Can Work It Out” – The Beatles
17. “Good Lovin’” – The Young Rascals
18. “Winchester Cathedral” – The New Vaudeville Band
19. “Paint It Black” – The Rolling Stones 20. “When a Man Loves a Woman” – Percy Sledge