HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Having A Party” by Sam Cooke
“Having A Party” by Sam Cooke finished No. 52 on the year-end Top 100 of 1962, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 521962
Year-end charts11962
ArtistSam Cooke8 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1962 was “Stranger On The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk. Sam Cooke had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Having A Party”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) | Ernie Maresca | ▶♪ |
| 50 | What's Your Name | Don and Juan | ▶♪ |
| 51 | Smoky Places | Corsairs | ▶♪ |
| 52 | Having A Party | Sam Cooke | ▶♪ |
| 53 | Green Onions | Booker T and The MG's | ▶♪ |
| 54 | You Don't Know Me | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 55 | Sherry | The Four Seasons | ▶♪ |
More hits by Sam Cooke
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Send Me | Sam Cooke | 1957 #20 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Twistin' The Night Away | Sam Cooke | 1962 #23 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | 1960 #29 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Shake | Sam Cooke | 1965 #66 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Little Red Rooster | Sam Cooke | 1963 #67 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Wonderful World | Sam Cooke | 1960 #80 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Another Saturday Night | Sam Cooke | 1963 #88 | ▶♪ |
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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.