HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva
“The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva finished No. 7 on the year-end Top 100 of 1962, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 71962
Year-end charts11962
ArtistLittle Eva1 year-end hit
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1962 was “Stranger On The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk.
Play “The Loco-Motion”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roses Are Red (My Love) | Bobby Vinton | ▶♪ |
| 5 | The Stripper | David Rose | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares | ▶♪ |
| 7 | The Loco-Motion | Little Eva | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Let Me In | Sensations | ▶♪ |
| 9 | The Twist | Chubby Checker | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Soldier Boy | The Shirelles | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“The Loco-Motion” by Grand Funk Railroad (1974) · “The Loco-Motion” by Kylie Minogue (1988)
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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.