Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962
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Released1988 (original release)
1993 (re-release)
1993 (re-release)
Recorded1962
Length23:38 (original 1988 release)
24:04 (1993 re-release)
24:04 (1993 re-release)
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 1988 (original release) 1993 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 23:38 (original 1988 release) 24:04 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1962.
The album includes eight songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The remaining two tracks both reached the Hot 100's Top 5, with "The Wanderer" coming in at No. 2 and "Palisades Park" peaking at No. 3. The 1993 re-issue replaced the track "Big Girls Don't Cry" by the 4 Seasons with "Green Onions", a No. 3 song by Booker T & the M.G.'s, thus bringing the number of chart toppers down to seven on this release. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 16, 1996.[2]
