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Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1962
These artists released their first recording in 1962, which made them first eligible for the 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
Essential Debut Albums from 1962
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | ☆ |
| Booker T. & The M.G.'s | Green Onions | ☆ |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | Peter, Paul and Mary | ☆ |
| Stevie Wonder | The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Sherry & 11 Others | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1962
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers | Monster Mash | ☆ |
| Booker T. & The M.G.'s | Green Onions | ☆ |
| Chris Montez | Let's Dance | ☆ |
| Dee Dee Sharp | Mashed Potato Time | ☆ |
| Little Eva | The Loco-Motion | ☆ |
| Peter, Paul & Mary | If I Had A Hammer | ☆ |
| Peter, Paul, and Mary | Lemon Tree | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Surfin' Safari | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | 409 | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Love Me Do | ☆ |
| The Beatles | P.S. I Love You | ☆ |
| The Cascades | Rhythm of the Rain | ☆ |
| The Contours | Do You Love Me | ☆ |
| The Exciters | Tell Him | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Big Girls Don't Cry | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Sherry | ☆ |
| The Rivingtons | Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow | ☆ |
| The Surfaris | Wipe Out | ☆ |
| The Tornados | Telstar | ☆ |
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