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“If I Had A Hammer” by Peter, Paul and Mary

“If I Had A Hammer” by Peter, Paul and Mary finished No. 98 on the year-end Top 100 of 1962, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 981962
Year-end charts11962
ArtistPeter, Paul and Mary4 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1962 was “Stranger On The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk. Peter, Paul and Mary had 4 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

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Around it on the 1962 chart

#SongArtistListen
95Where Have All The Flowers GoneThe Kingston Trio▶♪
96(Girls, Girls, Girls) Were Made To LoveEddie Hodges▶♪
97Town Without PityGene Pitney▶♪
98If I Had A HammerPeter, Paul and Mary▶♪
99I Wish That We Were MarriedRonnie and The Hi-lites▶♪
100Surfin' SafariThe Beach Boys▶♪

More hits by Peter, Paul and Mary

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1Puff (The Magic Dragon)Peter, Paul and Mary1963 #16▶♪
2Blowin' In The WindPeter, Paul and Mary1963 #17▶♪
3I Dig Rock And Roll MusicPeter, Paul and Mary1967 #91▶♪

Same title, different hit

“If I Had A Hammer” by Trini Lopez (1963)

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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.