HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962 BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., is first American to orbit Earth — three times in 4 hours 55 minutes (Feb. 20). France transfers sovereignty to new republic of Algeria (July 3). Cuban Missile Crisis: USSR to build missile bases in Cuba; Kennedy orders Cuban blockade, lifts blockade after Russia backs down (Aug.-Nov.). Pope John XXIII opens Second Vatican Council (Oct. 11). Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners of 1961 invasion attempt (Dec. 24). Mariner II, the first interplanetary probe, reaches Venus. Unimation introduces the first industrial robot. Burundi, Jamaica, Western Samoa, Uganda, and Trinidad and Tobago become independent. Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose at age 36. The first transatlantic television transmission occurs via the Telstar Satellite, making worldwide television and cable networks a reality. Government regulations force studios out of the talent agency business. Johnny Carson takes over hosting duties of The Tonight Show. President: John F. Kennedy Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Population: 186,537,737 Life expectancy: 70.1 years Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 20.2 Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 18.6 Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 4.8 James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registers at University of Mississippi (Oct. 1). Pat Brown defeats Richard Nixon in the California gubernatorial race. Pulitzer Prizes Fiction: The Edge of Sadness, Edwin O'Connor Music: The Crucible, Robert Ward Drama: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows Oscars awarded in 1962 Academy Award, Best Picture: West Side Story, Robert Wise, producer (United Artists) Nobel Prize for Literature: John Steinbeck (US) World Series NY Yankees d. San Francisco Giants (4-3) NBA Championship Boston d. LA Lakers (4-3) Stanley Cup Toronto d. Chicago (4-2) Wimbledon Women: Karen Susman d. V. Sukova (6-4 6-4) Men: Rod Laver d. M. Mulligan (6-2 6-2 6-1) Kentucky Derby Champion Decidedly NCAA Basketball Championship Cincinnati d. Ohio St. (71-59) NCAA Football Champions USC (11-0-0) World Cup Brazil d. Czechoslovakia (3-1) Miss America: Maria Fletcher (NC) Events Movies Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Manchurian Candidate, Divorce-Italian Style Books James Baldwin, Another Country Jorge Luis Borges, Labyrinths, Ficciones Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Robert Frost, In the Clearing Günter Grass, The Tin Drum Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo' Nest Sylvia Plath, The Colossus and Other Poems Anne Sexton, All My Pretty Ones William Stafford, Traveling through the Dark Richard Yates, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness Science Nobel Prizes in Science Chemistry: Max F. Perutz and John C. Kendrew (UK), for mapping protein molecules with X-rays Physics: Lev D. Landau (USSR), for his theories about condensed matter Physiology or Medicine: James D. Watson (US), Maurice H. F. Wilkins, and Francis H. C. Crick (both UK), for determining structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Deaths Niels Bohr William Faulkner Ernie Kovacs Eleanor Roosevelt 1. Roses Are Red, Bobby Vinton 2. I Can't Stop Loving You, Ray Charles 3. The Twist, Chubby Checker 4. Stranger On The Shore, Mr. Acker Bilk 5. The Stripper, David Rose 6. Johnny Angel, Shelley Fabares 7. The Loco-Motion, Little Eva 8. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Neil Sedaka 9. Mashed Potato Time, Dee Dee Sharp 10. Soldier Boy, Shirelles 11. Hey! Baby, Bruce Channel 12. The Wanderer, Dion 13. Duke Of Earl, Gene Chandler 14. Good Luck Charm, Elvis Presley 15. Let Me In, Sensations 16. Wolverton Mountain, Claude King 17. Slow Twistin', Chubby Checker 18. It Keeps Right On A-hurtin', Johnny Tillotson 19. The One Who Really Loves You, Mary Wells 20. Palisades Park, Freddy Cannon 21. Midnight In Moscow, Kenny Ball 22. Sheila, Tommy Roe 23. Twistin' The Night Away, Sam Cooke 24. Wah-Watusi, Orlons 25. Peppermint Twist, Joey Dee and The Starlighters 26. Break It To Me Gently, Brenda Lee 27. Playboy, Marvelettes 28. Ramblin' Rose, Nat King Cole 29. Sealed With A Kiss, Brian Hyland 30. She Cried, Jay and The Americans 31. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You, Connie Francis 32. Dear Lady Twist, Gary 33. Norman, Sue Thompson 34. Love Letters, Ketty Lester 35. Party Lights, Claudine Clark 36. Cotton Fields, Highwaymen 37. Alley Cat, Bent Fabric 38. Twist And Shout, The Isley Brothers 39. Theme From Dr. Kildare, Richard Chamberlain 40. Tuff, Ace Cannon 41. Lover, Please, Clyde Mcphatter 42. I Know, Barbara George 43. Young World, Rick Nelson 44. Baby It's You, Shirelles 45. Speedy Gonzales, Pat Boone 46. A Little Bitty Tear, Burl Ives 47. Crying In The Rain, Everly Brothers 48. Al Di La', Emillo Pericoli 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, Four Seasons 56. Johnny Get Angry, Joanie Sommers 57. Can't Help Falling In Love, Elvis Presley 58. Shout, Joey Dee 59. Rinky Dink, Dave "Baby" Cortez 60. Moon River, Henry Mancini 61. Ahab The Arab, Ray Stevens 62. Things, Bobby Darin 63. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Gene Pitney 64. You Belong To Me, Duprees 65. Dream Baby, Roy Orbison 66. Snap Your Fingers, Joe Henderson 67. Lovers Who Wander, Dion 68. Let's Dance, Chris Montez 69. Cindy's Birthday, Johnny Crawford 70. You Beat Me To The Punch, Mary Wells 71. You'll Lose A Good Thing, Barbara Lynn 72. Uptown, Crystals 73. Everybody Loves Me But You, Brenda Lee 74. Patches, Dickie Lee 75. Venus In Blue Jeans, Jimmy Clanton 76. Love Me Warm And Tender, Paul Anka 77. Teen Age Idol, Rick Nelson 78. She's Got You, Patsy Cline 79. Dear One, Larry Finnegan 80. Her Royal Majesty, James Darren 81. Little Diane, Dion 82. Funny Way Of Laughin', Burl Ives 83. A Swingin' Safari, Billy Vaughn 84. Soul Twit, King Curtis 85. P.T. 109, Jimmy Dean 86. Old Rivers, Walter Brennan 87. Percolator (Twist), Billy Joe and The Checkmates 88. Twist, Twist Senora, Gary 89. Twistin' Matilda, Jimmy Soul 90. Gravy, Dee Dee Sharp 91. If I Had A Hammer, Peter, Paul and Mary 92. Tell Me, Dick and Deedee 93. I'll Never Dance Again, Bobby Rydell 94. I'm Blue, Ikettes 95. Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Kingston Trio 96. (Girls, Girls, Girls) Were Made To Love, Eddie Hodges 97. Town Without Pity, Gene Pitney 98. Walk On The Wild Side, Jimmy Smith 99. I Wish That We Were Married, Ronnie and The Hi-lites 100. Surfin' Safari, Beach Boys 1962 Grammy Awards Record of the Year “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony Bennett Album of the Year The First Family, Vaughn Meader (Cadence) Song of the Year “What Kind of Fool Am I,” Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, songwriters Best New Artist of 1962 Robert Goulet Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle, Ella Fitzgerald Best Performance By a Vocal Group “If I Had a Hammer,” Peter, Paul and Mary Best Performance By a Chorus Presenting the New Christy Minstrels, New Christy Minstrels Best Rock and Roll Recording “Alley Cat,” Bent Fabric (Atco) Best Rhythm and Blues Recording “I Can't Stop Loving You,” Ray Charles (ABC) Best Jazz Performance, Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental) “Desafinado,” Stan Getz Best Jazz Performance, Large Group (Instrumental) Adventures in Jazz, Stan Kenton Best Original Jazz Composition “Cast Your Fate to the Winds,” Vince Guaraldi, composer Best Country and Western Recording “Funny Way of Laughin',” Burl Ives (Decca) Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording Great Songs of Love and Faith, Mahalia Jackson (Columbia) Best Folk Recording “If I Had a Hammer,” Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.) Best Performance By an Orchestra for Dancing Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova, Joe Harnell Best Performance By an Orchestra or Instrumentalist With Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing The Colorful Peter Nero, Peter Nero Best Instrumental Arrangement “Baby Elephant Walk,” Henry Mancini, arranger Best Background Arrangement “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Marty Manning, arranger Best Instrumental Theme “A Taste of Honey,” Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow, composers Best Original Cast Show Album No Strings, Richard Rodgers, composer (Capitol) Album of the Year, Classical Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz, Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia) Best Classical Performance, Orchestra Stravinsky, The Firebird Ballet, Igor Stravinsky conducting Columbia Symphony Best Classical Performance, Chamber Music The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario and Guests, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and William Primrose Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) Stravinsky, Concerto in D for Violin, Isaac Stern; Igor Stravinsky conducting Columbia Symphony Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Duo (Without Orchestra) Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz, Vladimir Horowitz Best Opera Recording Verdi, Aïda, Georg Solti conducting Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Price, Vickers, Gorr, Merrill and Tozzi (RCA) Best Classical Performance, Choral Bach, St. Matthew Passion, Philharmonia Choir, Wilhelm Pitz, choral director; Otto Klemperer conducting Philharmonic Orchestra Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist (With or Without Orchestra) Wagner, Götterdämerung Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene; Wesendonck, Songs, Eileen Farrell; Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic Best Classical Composition By Contemporary Composer The Flood, Igor Stravinsky, composer Best Comedy Performance The First Family, Vaughn Meader Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (Other Than Comedy) The Story-Teller: A Session With Charles Laughton, Charles Laughton (Capitol) Best Recording for Children Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals; Britten, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (Columbia) Best Album Cover Lena…Lovely and Alive, Robert Jones, art director (RCA) Best Album Cover, Classical The Intimate Bach, Marvin Schwartz, art director (Capitol)