| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1962 |
| TOP POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 29, 1962, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| TOP 50 MONAURAL ALBUMS |
| 1 | WEST SIDE STORY – Original Soundtrack (Columbia) |
| 2 | CAMELOT – Original Cast (Columbia) |
| 3 | BLUE HAWAII – Original Soundtrack/Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 4 | JOAN BAEZ, VOL. 2 (Vanguard) |
| 5 | MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 6 | PETER, PAUL & MARY (Warner Bros.) |
| 7 | YOUR TWIST PARTY – Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
| 8 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL – Judy Garland (Capitol) |
| 9 | TIME OUT – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia) |
| 10 | DOIN’ THE TWIST AT THE PEPPERMINT LOUNGE – Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette) |
| 11 | TWIST WITH CHUBBY CHECKER (Parkway) |
| 12 | MOON RIVER & OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 13 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S – Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini (RCA Victor) |
| 14 | STRANGER ON THE SHORE – Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco) |
| 15 | THE STRIPPER AND OTHER FUN SONGS FOR THE FAMILY – David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM) |
| 16 | COLLEGE CONCERT – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 17 | A SONG FOR YOUNG LOVE – The Lettermen (Capitol) |
| 18 | THE MUSIC MAN – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 19 | FLOWER DRUM SONG – Original Soundtrack (Decca) |
| 20 | POT LUCK – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 21 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO – Tony Bennett (Columbia) |
| 22 | RUNAROUND SUE – Dion (Laurie) |
| 23 | MOON RIVER – Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
| 24 | THE BEST OF THE KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) |
| 25 | HATARI! – Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini (RCA Victor) |
| 26 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Original Cast (Columbia) |
| 27 | NO STRINGS – Original Cast (Capitol) |
| 28 | I REMEMBER TOMMY – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| 29 | LET THERE BE DRUMS – Sandy Nelson (Imperial) |
| 30 | ROME ADVENTURE – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 31 | CLOSE-UP – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 32 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 33 | SINATRA & STRINGS – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| 34 | LIVE IT UP! – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 35 | BASHIN’ – Jimmy Smith (Verve) |
| 36 | GREATEST HITS – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 37 | SOMETHING SPECIAL – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 38 | ROSES ARE RED – Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
| 39 | STATE FAIR – Original Soundtrack (Dot) |
| 40 | BEHIND THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART (Warner Bros.) |
| 41 | GEORGE MAHARIS SINGS! (Epic) |
| 42 | YOUR REQUEST SING ALONG WITH MITCH – Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia) |
| 43 | IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ – Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) |
| 44 | NEVER ON SUNDAY AND OTHER TITLE SONGS FROM MOTION PICTURES – Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 45 | MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW – Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (Kapp) |
| 46 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES – Various Artists (United Artists) |
| 47 | ’S CONTINENTAL – Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
| 48 | LOVERS WHO WANDER – Dion (Laurie) |
| 49 | DO THE TWIST! – Ray Charles (Atlantic) |
| 50 | JAZZ SAMBA – Stan Gets/Charlie Byrd (Verve) |
| TOP 50 STEREO ALBUMS |
| 1 | WEST SIDE STORY – Original Soundtrack (Columbia) |
| 2 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S – Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini (RCA Victor) |
| 3 | CAMELOT – Original Cast (Columbia) |
| 4 | WEST SIDE STORY – Original Cast (Columbia) |
| 5 | BLUE HAWAII – Original Soundtrack/Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 6 | STEREO 35/MM – Enoch Light & His Orchestra (Command) |
| 7 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Original Cast (Columbia) |
| 8 | MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 9 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL – Judy Garland (Capitol) |
| 10 | TIME OUT – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia) |
| 11 | PETER, PAUL & MARY (Warner Bros.) |
| 12 | STRANGER ON THE SHORE – Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco) |
| 13 | THE STRIPPER AND OTHER FUN SONGS FOR THE FAMILY – David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM) |
| 14 | MOON RIVER – Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
| 15 | MOON RIVER & OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 16 | NO STRINGS – Original Cast (Capitol) |
| 17 | ROME ADVENTURE – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | THE MUSIC MAN – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 19 | FLOWER DRUM SONG – Original Soundtrack (Decca) |
| 20 | COLLEGE CONCERT – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 21 | HATARI! – Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini (RCA Victor) |
| 22 | TONIGHT – Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
| 23 | STEREO 35/MM, VOLUME TWO – Enoch Light & His Orchestra (Command) |
| 24 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO – Tony Bennett (Columbia) |
| 25 | THE BEST OF THE KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) |
| 26 | MILK AND HONEY – Original Cast (RCA Victor) |
| 27 | POT LUCK – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 28 | BEYOND THE REEF – Earl Grant (Decca) |
| 29 | SINATRA & STRINGS – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| 30 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES – Various Artists (United Artists) |
| 31 | I REMEMBER TOMMY – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| 32 | KING OF KINGS – Original Soundtrack (MGM) |
| 33 | JUMP UP CALYPSO – Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) |
| 34 | YOUR REQUEST SING ALONG WITH MITCH – Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia) |
| 35 | LIVE IT UP! – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 36 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 37 | A SONG FOR YOUNG LOVE – The Lettermen (Capitol) |
| 38 | BASHIN’ – Jimmy Smith (Verve) |
| 39 | MARIA – Roger Williams (Kapp) |
| 40 | TIME FURTHER OUT – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia) |
| 41 | CLOSE-UP – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 42 | SO MUCH IN LOVE – Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
| 43 | ’S CONTINENTAL – Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
| 44 | JAZZ SAMBA – Stan Gets/Charlie Byrd (Verve) |
| 45 | EBB TIDE – Earl Grant (Decca) |
| 46 | WEST SIDE STORY & OTHER MOTION PICTURE & BROADWAY HITS – Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
| 47 | THE BEST OF THE DUKES OF DIXIELAND (Audio Fidelity) |
| 48 | YOUNG WORLD – Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
| 49 | AMERICAN WALTZES – Mantovani (London) |
| 50 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – Original Soundtrack (Ava) |
