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1. The number one ranked song for 1962 was the number seven ranked song for 1960. Was the song "The Twist"?
2. "I've made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday"
This lyric is taken from the song that would rank number two for 1962. What was the name of this lovely, but sad, ballad with country music overtones? It was Number One for five weeks.
3. What song finished the year as the third ranked song of 1962? Here's a segment of the lyric:
"Silly boy, told my girl we had to break up
Silly boy, hoped that she would call my bluff
Silly boy, then she said to my surprise"
The next line reveals the song's title!
4. Chubby Checker returns with the song that ranked number four for 1962. It charted in the Hot 100 for 23 weeks and spent 12 of those in the top 10, peaking at Number Two for two weeks. Out of 16 lyric lines, the main title word appears in 14 of them so for a lyrical clue, here's the one line (repeated once) that doesn't contain that word!
"How low can you go"
5. Rounding out the top five ranked hits for 1962 was yet another dance song. Recorded by Joey Dee and The Starlighters, "Peppermint Twist" topped the charts for three weeks during an 18 week run in the Hot 100, garnering 1303 points along the way. What is the significance of the song's title?
6. For 21 weeks, a haunting melody by an English clarinetist named Acker Bilk rode the Hot 100 until finally hitting Number One on May 26, 1962. What was the name of this, his only recording to chart in the top 40 in the U.S.?
7. "A long, long time ago on graduation day
You handed me your book I signed this way"
These were the opening lines from the number seven ranked song for 1962. Although it seemed like it was on the Hot 100 forever at the time, it only charted for 15 weeks with 10 weeks in the top 10 and an impressive four weeks at Number One. With 1261 points, what song was it?
8. The debut smash hit of The Four Seasons charted for 14 weeks and spent five of those at Number One! As a consequence, the song earned 1248 points to capture the 8th spot in year-end rankings for 1962. In the song, lead singer Frankie Valli is begging for a girl to "come out tonight" to "his twist party". What was her name, the song's title?
9. The fourth, and last, dance hit in this quiz was the ninth-ranked song for 1962. It tallied 1158 points and oddly enough, although it peaked at Number Two for two weeks, it ultimately finished higher in the rankings than the recording that denied it coveted Number One status. See if you can name it from the following slice of the lyric as sung by Dee Dee Sharp.
"Now everybody is doin' fine
They dance alone or in a big boss line
And they discovered it's the most, man
The day they did it to 'Please Mr. Postman'"
10. A hit by Elvis had enough chart action to capture the number ten position in 1962's rankings with 1134 points. You should be able to identify it with just this one line.
"I gave a letter to the postman, he put it in his sack"
11. Ranked at number 11 for 1962 was an instrumental entitled "Telstar" that stood atop the Billboard charts for three weeks and accumulated 1099 points over its 16-week appearance on the Hot 100. True or false - this recording was the first by a British band to be a Number One hit in America.
12. Singer/Actress Shelley Fabares recorded the song that would ultimately finish 1962 as the 12th ranked hit of the year. Here's a sample of the lyric:
"I'm in heaven, I get carried away
I dream of him and me and how it's gonna be
Other fellas call me up for a date
But I just sit and wait, I'd rather concentrate"
Who is the object of her affection?
13. What song by the Shirelles finished the year as the 13th ranked recording of 1962? It earned 1084 points based on its 14 week performance on the Hot 100 charts, including three weeks at Number One. Here's a sample of the lyric - in fact, the entire second stanza.
"Wherever you go my heart will follow
I love you so, I'll be true to you
Take my love with you to any port or foreign shore
Darling you must feel for sure, I'll be true to you"
14. In the early 1950s, the great folk revivalist group, The Weavers, recorded a South African Zulu song entitled "Wimoweh". It resurfaced with new lyrics late in 1961 and became the 14th ranked recording for 1962. What song was it?
15. To round the year's top hits, I've chosen the song that ranked number 26. It was a Number One hit for two weeks right around Halloween. Here's a piece of the lyric:
"From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes"
What was the title of this cult classic?
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