POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 3, 1962
1

Duke Of Earl

Gene Chandler

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

Hey! Baby

Bruce Channel

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

3

The Wanderer

Dion

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

4

Break It To Me Gently

Brenda Lee

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

5

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 4

6

Crying In The Rain

The Everly Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

7

Norman

Sue Thompson

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

8

Midnight In Moscow

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

9

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

10

Chip Chip

Gene McDaniels

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 11

11

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 2

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

12

Let Me In

The Sensations

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 17

13

Don't Break The Heart That Loves You

Connie Francis

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 23

14

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

↓ 4

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

15

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

↓ 1

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

16

Her Royal Majesty

James Darren

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

17

Percolator (Twist)

Billy Joe & The Checkmates

↑ 2

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

18

Tuff

Ace Cannon

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Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

19

I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)

The Ikettes

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

20

What's Your Name

Don & Juan

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

21

Smoky Places

The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 24

22

My Boomerang Won't Come Back

Charlie Drake

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

23

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

Barbara George

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 15

24

The Cajun Queen

Jimmy Dean

↓ 2

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

25

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↓ 12

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 13

26

To A Sleeping Beauty

Jimmy Dean

↑ 3

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 29

27

Twistin' The Night Away

Sam Cooke

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

28

She's Got You

Patsy Cline

↑ 8

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

29

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 17

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

30

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

Roy Orbison

↑ 23

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

31

Hey, Let's Twist

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 15

Peak: 20 • 6 wks • Prev: 46

32

I'll See You In My Dreams

Pat Boone

↑ 8

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 40

33

Surfer's Stomp

The Marketts

↓ 2

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

34

Twistin' Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

35

Drums Are My Beat

Sandy Nelson

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 7 wks • Prev: 41

36

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Floyd Cramer

↑ 2

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

37

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

↓ 7

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

38

Where Have All The Flowers Gone

The Kingston Trio

↑ 7

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

39

He Knows I Love Him Too Much

The Paris Sisters

↑ 11

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

40

(Do The New) Continental

The Dovells

↑ 12

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

41

Come Back Silly Girl

The Lettermen

↑ 17

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

42

Jamie

Eddie Holland

↑ 14

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 56

43

What's So Good About Good-by

The Miracles

↓ 8

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

44

Lizzie Borden

The Chad Mitchell Trio

↑ 13

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

45

(I've Got) Bonnie

Bobby Rydell

↑ 21

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

46

Shadrack

Brook Benton

↓ 19

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 27

47

Afrikaan Beat

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↓ 4

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

48

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↓ 16

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

49

She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)

Ral Donner

↓ 21

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

50

The Greatest Hurt

Jackie Wilson

↓ 16

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

51

That's My Pa

Sheb Wooley

—

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

52

Cry To Me

Solomon Burke

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

53

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 12

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 65

54

You Win Again

Fats Domino

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 64

55

B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl)

The Tokens

↑ 4

Peak: 55 • 5 wks • Prev: 59

56

Ecstasy

Ben E. King

↑ 5

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 61

57

Please Don't Ask About Barbara

Bobby Vee

↑ 24

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 81

58

My Melancholy Baby

The Marcels

↑ 4

Peak: 58 • 5 wks • Prev: 62

59

Our Anniversary

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 4

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

60

Slow Twistin'

Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 14 wks

61

Walk On The Wild Side

Brook Benton

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

62

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 25

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

63

Pop-Eye

Huey Smith

↑ 6

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

64

Love Me Warm And Tender

Paul Anka

↑ 21

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 85

65

Bandit Of My Dreams

Eddie Hodges

↑ 7

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

66

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Timi Yuro

↑ 1

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

67

Love Letters

Ketty Lester

↑ 17

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 84

68

Blue Water Line

The Brothers Four

↑ 2

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

69

Lose Her

Bobby Rydell

↑ 10

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 79

70

Bermuda

Linda Scott

↑ 8

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

71

Tears And Laughter

Dinah Washington

↑ 2

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

72

Yessiree

Linda Scott

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 74

73

Something's Got A Hold On Me

Etta James

↑ 13

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 86

74

Cry Baby Cry

The Angels

↑ 9

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

75

You Better Move On

Arthur Alexander

↑ 12

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 87

76

Nut Rocker

B. Bumble & The Stingers

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 11 wks

77

Mashed Potato Time

Dee Dee Sharp

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 18 wks

78

Yes Indeed

Pete Fountain

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

79

The Alvin Twist

The Chipmunks With David Seville

★ NEW

Peak: 40 • 8 wks

80

Pictures In The Fire

Pat Boone

↑ 2

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

81

Johnny Angel

Shelley Fabares

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

82

Oliver Twist

Rod McKuen

↓ 5

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

83

Surfin

The Beach Boys

↑ 7

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

84

Young World

Rick Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 13 wks

85

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

The Drifters

↑ 9

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 94

86

Love Is The Sweetest Thing

Saverio Saridis

↑ 3

Peak: 86 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

87

I Surrender, Dear

Aretha Franklin

↑ 6

Peak: 87 • 5 wks • Prev: 93

88

Do You Know How To Twist

Hank Ballard

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 4 wks

89

Lover Please

Clyde McPhatter

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 14 wks

90

She Can't Find Her Keys

Paul Petersen

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 12 wks

91

Joey Baby

Anita & Th' So-And-So's

↑ 4

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

92

Dear One

Larry Finnegan

↑ 8

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 100

93

Ida Jane

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 2 wks

94

Baby It's Cold Outside

Ray Charles & Betty Carter

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

95

Patti Ann

Johnny Crawford

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 9 wks

96

Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth

Jimmy Reed

↑ 1

Peak: 93 • 5 wks • Prev: 97

97

The Ballad Of Thunder Road

Robert Mitchum

↑ 1

Peak: 62 • 21 wks • Prev: 98

98

Midnight Special, Part 1

Jimmy Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 8 wks

99

Lollipops And Roses

Jack Jones

★ NEW

Peak: 66 • 8 wks

100

(Quarter To Four) Stomp

The Stompers

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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