The #1 song on December 31, 1962

Telstar

By The Tornados

Other #1 songs on December 31, 1962
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Ruby Ann

Marty Robbins

#1 R&B song

Release Me

Esther Phillips ("Little Esther")

#1 song in the UK

Return to Sender

Elvis Presley

Notable December 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Rick Aguilera

Baseball Player

Michael McDonald

Comedian and Actor

Julie Doucet

Comic Artist and Writer

Gerry Dee

Actor and Stand-Up Comedian

Fabian Nicieza

Comic Book Writer and Editor

Junot Diaz

Writer and Academic