These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 100 Best Sellers chart in 1962 as published by Cash Box magazine.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | The Twist | Chubby Checker |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | Duke of Earl | Gene Chandler |
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | Hey! Baby | Bruce Channel |
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | Slow Twistin' | Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp |
| April 14 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley |
| April 21 | Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares |
| April 28 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp |
| May 5 | Soldier Boy | The Shirelles |
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | Stranger on the Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk |
| May 26 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | The Stripper | David Rose & Orchestra |
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | Roses Are Red (My Love) | Bobby Vinton |
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Neil Sedaka |
| August 18 | The Loco-Motion | Little Eva |
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | Sherry | The Four Seasons |
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | Monster Mash | Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers |
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | Big Girls Don't Cry | The Four Seasons |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | Return to Sender | Elvis Presley |
| December 22 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker |
| December 29 | Telstar | The Tornadoes |