POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 24, 1962
1

Duke Of Earl

Gene Chandler

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

The Wanderer

Dion

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 5

3

Norman

Sue Thompson

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

4

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 3

5

Hey! Baby

Bruce Channel

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

6

Break It To Me Gently

Brenda Lee

—

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

7

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

8

Crying In The Rain

The Everly Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

9

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

10

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

11

Chip Chip

Gene McDaniels

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

12

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

13

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↑ 1

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

14

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

↓ 2

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

15

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

Barbara George

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

16

Midnight In Moscow

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

↑ 13

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

17

Let Me In

The Sensations

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 27

18

Tuff

Ace Cannon

↑ 8

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

19

Percolator (Twist)

Billy Joe & The Checkmates

↑ 14

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 33

20

I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)

The Ikettes

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Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

21

Her Royal Majesty

James Darren

↑ 10

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 31

22

The Cajun Queen

Jimmy Dean

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

23

Don't Break The Heart That Loves You

Connie Francis

↑ 23

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

24

Smoky Places

The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

25

My Boomerang Won't Come Back

Charlie Drake

↑ 12

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

26

What's Your Name

Don & Juan

↑ 21

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 47

27

Shadrack

Brook Benton

↓ 8

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

28

She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)

Ral Donner

↓ 10

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

29

To A Sleeping Beauty

Jimmy Dean

↑ 6

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 35

30

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

↓ 13

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

31

Surfer's Stomp

The Marketts

↑ 1

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

32

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↓ 9

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 23

33

Twistin' The Night Away

Sam Cooke

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 38

34

The Greatest Hurt

Jackie Wilson

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Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

35

What's So Good About Good-by

The Miracles

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

36

She's Got You

Patsy Cline

↑ 6

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

37

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 16

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 21

38

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Floyd Cramer

↑ 5

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

39

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

↓ 23

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

39

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

The Tokens

↓ 23

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

40

I'll See You In My Dreams

Pat Boone

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

41

Drums Are My Beat

Sandy Nelson

↑ 14

Peak: 29 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

42

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↓ 6

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 36

43

Afrikaan Beat

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

44

Twistin' Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 4

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 48

45

Where Have All The Flowers Gone

The Kingston Trio

↑ 6

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 51

46

Hey, Let's Twist

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 18

Peak: 20 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

47

Multiplication

Bobby Darin

↓ 17

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

48

Lost Someone

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

49

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

↓ 27

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

50

He Knows I Love Him Too Much

The Paris Sisters

↑ 3

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

51

That's My Pa

Sheb Wooley

↑ 14

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

52

(Do The New) Continental

The Dovells

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

53

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

Roy Orbison

↑ 24

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 77

54

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

↓ 30

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

55

Cry To Me

Solomon Burke

↑ 5

Peak: 44 • 10 wks • Prev: 60

56

Jamie

Eddie Holland

↑ 5

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 61

57

Lizzie Borden

The Chad Mitchell Trio

↑ 14

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

58

Come Back Silly Girl

The Lettermen

↑ 15

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

59

B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl)

The Tokens

↑ 9

Peak: 55 • 5 wks • Prev: 68

60

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

↓ 16

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

61

Ecstasy

Ben E. King

↑ 9

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

62

My Melancholy Baby

The Marcels

↑ 5

Peak: 58 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

63

Our Anniversary

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 11

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

64

You Win Again

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 10 wks

65

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 2

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 63

66

(I've Got) Bonnie

Bobby Rydell

↑ 17

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

67

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Timi Yuro

↑ 11

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 78

68

So Deep

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 4 wks

69

Pop-Eye

Huey Smith

↑ 20

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

70

Blue Water Line

The Brothers Four

↑ 14

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 84

71

Walk On The Wild Side

Brook Benton

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

72

Bandit Of My Dreams

Eddie Hodges

↑ 10

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

73

Tears And Laughter

Dinah Washington

↑ 13

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

74

Yessiree

Linda Scott

↑ 13

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

75

The Birth Of The Beat

Sandy Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 1 wks

76

Midnight

Johnny Gibson

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 80

77

Oliver Twist

Rod McKuen

↓ 1

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

78

Bermuda

Linda Scott

↑ 7

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

79

Lose Her

Bobby Rydell

↑ 11

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

80

Yes Indeed

Pete Fountain

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 6 wks

81

Please Don't Ask About Barbara

Bobby Vee

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 11 wks

82

Pictures In The Fire

Pat Boone

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 4 wks

83

Cry Baby Cry

The Angels

↑ 5

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 88

84

Love Letters

Ketty Lester

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 14 wks

85

Love Me Warm And Tender

Paul Anka

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 12 wks

86

Something's Got A Hold On Me

Etta James

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 12 wks

87

You Better Move On

Arthur Alexander

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 12 wks

88

Shimmy, Shimmy Walk, Part 1

The Megatons

↑ 7

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 95

89

Love Is The Sweetest Thing

Saverio Saridis

↑ 3

Peak: 86 • 5 wks • Prev: 92

90

Surfin

The Beach Boys

↑ 3

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

91

It's Magic

The Platters

↑ 3

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 94

92

I Can't Say Goodbye

Bobby Vee

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 1 wks

93

I Surrender, Dear

Aretha Franklin

↑ 3

Peak: 87 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

94

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

The Drifters

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 10 wks

95

Joey Baby

Anita & Th' So-And-So's

↑ 3

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 98

96

The White Rose Of Athens

David Carroll And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 7 wks

97

Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth

Jimmy Reed

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 5 wks

98

The Ballad Of Thunder Road

Robert Mitchum

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 21 wks

99

Popeye Joe

Ernie K-Doe

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

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