HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Break It To Me Gently” by Brenda Lee
“Break It To Me Gently” by Brenda Lee finished No. 26 on the year-end Top 100 of 1962, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 261962
Year-end charts11962
ArtistBrenda Lee12 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1962 was “Stranger On The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk. Brenda Lee had 12 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Break It To Me Gently”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1962 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1962 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Twistin' The Night Away | Sam Cooke | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Wah-Watusi | The Orlons | ▶♪ |
| 25 | Peppermint Twist | Joey Dee and The Starlighters | ▶♪ |
| 26 | Break It To Me Gently | Brenda Lee | ▶♪ |
| 27 | Playboy | The Marvelettes | ▶♪ |
| 28 | Ramblin' Rose | Nat King Cole | ▶♪ |
| 29 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland | ▶♪ |
More hits by Brenda Lee
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.