Issue number
|
Date
|
Cover
|
Top album
|
Top single
|
782
|
5 January 1962
|
Eden Kane
|
—
|
'Stranger on the Shore' by Acker Bilk
|
783
|
12 January 1962
|
1962's Top Stars on Tour
|
—
|
'The Young Ones' by Cliff Richard
|
784
|
19 January 1962
|
Lonnie Donegan
|
—
|
'The Young Ones' by Cliff Richard
|
785
|
26 January 1962
|
Petula Clark, and Miki & Griff
|
—
|
'The Young Ones' by Cliff Richard
|
786
|
2 February 1962
|
Bobby Vee
|
—
|
'The Young Ones' by Cliff Richard
|
787
|
9 February 1962
|
Paul Anka
|
—
|
'The Young Ones' by Cliff Richard
|
788
|
16 February 1962
|
Matt Monro
|
—
|
'The Young Ones' by Cliff Richard
|
789
|
23 February 1962
|
Karl Denver
|
—
|
'Let's Twist Again' by Chubby Checker
|
790
|
2 March 1962
|
The Shadows
|
—
|
'Let's Twist Again' by Chubby Checker
|
791
|
9 March 1962
|
Nana Mouskouri's The White Rose of Athens
|
—
|
'March of the Siamese Children' by Kenny Ball
|
792
|
16 March 1962
|
Connie Francis, and Bobby Rydell
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
793
|
23 March 1962
|
Brenda Lee
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
794
|
30 March 1962
|
NME's Top Ten artistes
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
795
|
6 April 1962
|
Cliff Richard
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
796
|
13 April 1962
|
Craig Douglas
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
797
|
20 April 1962
|
Donna Douglas
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
798
|
27 April 1962
|
Vera Lynn
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
799
|
4 May 1962
|
Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and top news celebrities
|
—
|
'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows
|
800
|
11 May 1962
|
Eden Kane
|
—
|
'Nut Rocker' by B. Bumble and the Stingers
|
801
|
18 May 1962
|
Jet Harris
|
—
|
'Good Luck Charm' by Elvis Presley
|
802
|
25 May 1962
|
Lionel Bart's Blitz!
|
—
|
'Good Luck Charm' by Elvis Presley
|
803
|
1 June 1962
|
Billy Fury, the Karl Denver Trio, Marty Wilde, Chic Murray & Maude, the Vernons Girls, and Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
|
—
|
'Good Luck Charm' by Elvis Presley
|
804
|
8 June 1962
|
Vince Hill
|
Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley
|
'Good Luck Charm' by Elvis Presley
|
805
|
15 June 1962
|
Winifred Atwell
|
Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley
|
'Good Luck Charm' by Elvis Presley
|
806
|
22 June 1962
|
Personalities in the Hit parade
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Come Outside' by Mike Sarne
|
807
|
29 June 1962
|
Frank Ifield
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Come Outside' by Mike Sarne
|
808
|
6 July 1962
|
Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee, Joe Brown, Craig Douglas, Frank Ifield, and Kenny Ball
|
Pot Luck by Elvis Presley
|
'Picture of You' by Joe Brown
|
809
|
13 July 1962
|
Elvis Presley
|
Pot Luck by Elvis Presley
|
'I Can't Stop Loving You' by Ray Charles
|
810
|
20 July 1962
|
Lena Martell
|
Pot Luck by Elvis Presley
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
811
|
27 July 1962
|
Billy Fury
|
Pot Luck by Elvis Presley
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
812
|
3 August 1962
|
Bobby Vinton
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
813
|
10 August 1962
|
John Leyton
|
Pot Luck by Elvis Presley
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
814
|
17 August 1962
|
Kenny Ball
|
Pot Luck by Elvis Presley
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
815
|
24 August 1962
|
4 Pye Golden Guinea records
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
816
|
31 August 1962
|
Petula Clark, and Joe Brown
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
817
|
7 September 1962
|
Cliff Richard, Helen Shapiro, and Bobby Vinton
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'I Remember You' by Frank Ifield
|
818
|
14 September 1962
|
Eden Kane
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'She's Not You' by Elvis Presley
|
819
|
21 September 1962
|
Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and Frank Kelly
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'She's Not You' by Elvis Presley
|
820
|
28 September 1962
|
The Everly Brothers, Frank Ifield, and Russ Sainty
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'She's Not You' by Elvis Presley
|
821
|
5 October 1962
|
Starlite Artistes on Pye Records
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Telstar' by the Tornados
|
822
|
12 October 1962
|
Frank Sinatra
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Telstar' by the Tornados
|
823
|
19 October 1962
|
Chance Gordon
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Telstar' by the Tornados
|
824
|
26 October 1962
|
Frank Ifield
|
Out of the Shadows by the Shadows
|
'Telstar' by the Tornados
|
825
|
2 November 1962
|
Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers
|
Out of the Shadows by the Shadows
|
'Telstar' by the Tornados
|
826
|
9 November 1962
|
Matt Monro
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Lovesick Blues' by Frank Ifield
|
827
|
16 November 1962
|
Frank Ifield, Richard Chamberlain, Elvis Presley, Susan Maughan, and Duane Eddy
|
West Side Story soundtrack
|
'Lovesick Blues' by Frank Ifield
|
828
|
23 November 1962
|
Russ Conway
|
On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels by George Mitchell
|
'Lovesick Blues' by Frank Ifield
|
829
|
30 November 1962
|
Tony Osborne
|
On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels by George Mitchell
|
'Lovesick Blues' by Frank Ifield
|
830
|
7 December 1962
|
Billy Fury, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and Ray Bennett
|
On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels by George Mitchell
|
'Lovesick Blues' by Frank Ifield
|
831
|
14 December 1962
|
Cliff Richard and the Shadows
|
On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels by George Mitchell
|
'Return to Sender' by Elvis Presley
|
832
|
21 December 1962
|
The Shadows
|
On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels by George Mitchell
|
'Return to Sender' by Elvis Presley
|
833
|
28 December 1962
|
Frank Ifield, Adam Faith, Elvis Presley, Mark Wynter, Joe Brown
|
On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels by George Mitchell
|
'The Next Time' by Cliff Richard
|