POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 6, 1962
1

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

The Tokens

—

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 1

1

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 3

3

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

4

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

5

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

6

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

7

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

↓ 3

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

8

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

9

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

10

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

11

When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)

Connie Francis

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

12

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 30 wks • Prev: 20

13

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 7

14

'Til

The Angels

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

15

I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)

Barbara George

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 26

16

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

↓ 4

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

17

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

18

Revenge

Brook Benton

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 22

19

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↓ 8

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 11

20

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

↑ 3

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

21

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

↑ 6

Peak: 21 • 7 wks • Prev: 27

22

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 34

23

Rock-A-Hula Baby

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 2

Peak: 23 • 9 wks • Prev: 25

24

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 36

25

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

↓ 4

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

26

Baby's First Christmas

Connie Francis

↑ 17

Peak: 26 • 5 wks • Prev: 43

27

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↓ 11

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

28

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

↑ 24

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

29

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 39

30

The Wanderer

Dion

↑ 11

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 41

31

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

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Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

32

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 37

33

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Fats Domino

↑ 2

Peak: 30 • 7 wks • Prev: 35

34

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

↑ 11

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

35

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

↓ 11

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

36

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

↓ 18

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

37

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

↑ 3

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

38

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

↑ 6

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

39

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 8

Peak: 39 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

40

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

↓ 21

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

41

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 61 wks • Prev: 49

42

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

43

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

↓ 11

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

44

Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean

↓ 11

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

45

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

↑ 3

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

46

Norman

Sue Thompson

↑ 14

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 60

47

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 4

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

48

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 50

49

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↓ 19

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

50

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 64 wks • Prev: 58

52

Twist-Her

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 13

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 65

53

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 63

54

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 19

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 73

55

Dear Ivan

Jimmy Dean

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 7 wks

56

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

↓ 14

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

57

Up A Lazy River

Si Zentner And His Orchestra

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

58

Pocketful Of Miracles

Frank Sinatra

↑ 6

Peak: 34 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

59

Flying Circle

Frank Slay And His Orchestra

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

60

Do-Re-Mi

Lee Dorsey

↑ 6

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

61

Maria

Roger Williams

↑ 7

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

62

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 8

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 70

63

Multiplication

Bobby Darin

↑ 20

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 83

64

She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)

Ral Donner

↑ 12

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

65

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↓ 36

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 29

66

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

↓ 4

Peak: 62 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

67

Just Got To Know

Jimmy McCracklin

↑ 8

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

68

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↓ 40

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

69

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

↑ 5

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

70

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

↓ 17

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

71

It Will Stand

The Showmen

↑ 7

Peak: 61 • 15 wks • Prev: 78

72

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↓ 34

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 38

73

Alvin's Harmonica

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 84

74

Unsquare Dance

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 8

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

75

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

↓ 16

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

76

Please Come Home For Christmas

Charles Brown

↑ 9

Peak: 76 • 2 wks • Prev: 85

77

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

↑ 9

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

78

Tuff

Ace Cannon

↑ 14

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 92

79

The Majestic

Dion

↓ 25

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

80

I Could Have Loved You So Well

Ray Peterson

↑ 9

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

81

Twistin' All Night Long

Danny & The Juniors with Freddy Cannon

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 5 wks

82

Go On Home

Patti Page

↑ 9

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 91

83

Smoky Places

The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 95

84

Tears From An Angel

Troy Shondell

↑ 12

Peak: 77 • 6 wks • Prev: 96

85

Pop Goes The Weasel

Anthony Newley

↑ 2

Peak: 85 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

86

Lost Someone

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 90

87

Room Full Of Tears

The Drifters

↓ 15

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

88

Maria

Johnny Mathis

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 7 wks

89

I Need Some One

The Belmonts

↑ 9

Peak: 75 • 4 wks • Prev: 98

90

It's All Because

Linda Scott

↓ 20

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

91

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↓ 34

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 57

92

Pushin' Your Luck

Sleepy King

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

93

The Twist

Ernie Freeman

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 1 wks

94

The Waltz You Saved For Me

Ferlin Husky

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 1 wks

95

Let Me In

The Sensations

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 18 wks

96

The Little Drummer Boy

The Jack Halloran Singers

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 1 wks

97

That's My Pa

Sheb Wooley

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 11 wks

98

Searching

Jack Eubanks

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 4 wks

99

Motorcycle

Tico And The Triumphs

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

100

Drown In My Own Tears

Don Shirley

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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