HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Twistin' The Night Away” by Sam Cooke
“Twistin' The Night Away” by Sam Cooke finished No. 23 on the year-end Top 100 of 1962, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 231962
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 “Twistin' The Night Away”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | ▶♪ |
| 21 | Midnight In Moscow | Kenny Ball | ▶♪ |
| 22 | Sheila | Tommy Roe | ▶♪ |
| 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 | ▶♪ |
More hits by Sam Cooke
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Send Me | Sam Cooke | 1957 #20 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | 1960 #29 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Having A Party | Sam Cooke | 1962 #52 | ▶♪ |
| 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.