Other #1 songs on January 1, 1962
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his orchestra

#1 song in the UK

Moon River

Danny Williams

#1 song

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Milo Aukerman

Singer and Scientist

Born January 1, 1963

Dedee Pfeiffer

Actress

Born January 1, 1964

Morris Chestnut

Actor

Born January 1, 1969

Verne Troyer

Actor

Born January 1, 1969