POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 10, 1962
1

Hey! Baby

Bruce Channel

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

2

Duke Of Earl

Gene Chandler

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

3

Midnight In Moscow

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

4

Don't Break The Heart That Loves You

Connie Francis

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

5

Let Me In

The Sensations

↑ 7

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

6

Crying In The Rain

The Everly Brothers

—

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

7

Break It To Me Gently

Brenda Lee

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

8

Her Royal Majesty

James Darren

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

9

The Wanderer

Dion

↓ 6

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

10

What's Your Name

Don & Juan

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

11

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

—

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

12

Percolator (Twist)

Billy Joe & The Checkmates

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

13

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 5

14

Chip Chip

Gene McDaniels

↓ 4

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

15

Norman

Sue Thompson

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

16

Smoky Places

The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

17

Tuff

Ace Cannon

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

18

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

19

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

↓ 4

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

20

She's Got You

Patsy Cline

↑ 8

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

21

Twistin' The Night Away

Sam Cooke

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

22

Hey, Let's Twist

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 9

Peak: 20 • 6 wks • Prev: 31

23

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

Roy Orbison

↑ 7

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

24

My Boomerang Won't Come Back

Charlie Drake

↓ 2

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

25

I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)

The Ikettes

↓ 6

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

26

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

↓ 12

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

27

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↓ 2

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

28

To A Sleeping Beauty

Jimmy Dean

↓ 2

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 26

29

Where Have All The Flowers Gone

The Kingston Trio

↑ 9

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

30

The Cajun Queen

Jimmy Dean

↓ 6

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 24

31

Come Back Silly Girl

The Lettermen

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

32

Jamie

Eddie Holland

↑ 10

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

33

Drums Are My Beat

Sandy Nelson

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 7 wks • Prev: 35

34

He Knows I Love Him Too Much

The Paris Sisters

↑ 5

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

35

(I've Got) Bonnie

Bobby Rydell

↑ 10

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

36

Slow Twistin'

Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)

↑ 24

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

37

(Do The New) Continental

The Dovells

↑ 3

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

38

I'll See You In My Dreams

Pat Boone

↓ 6

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

39

Love Letters

Ketty Lester

↑ 28

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 67

40

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 11

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

41

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

Barbara George

↓ 18

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 23

42

Afrikaan Beat

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

43

Twistin' Postman

The Marvelettes

↓ 9

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

44

You Win Again

Fats Domino

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 54

45

Please Don't Ask About Barbara

Bobby Vee

↑ 12

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 57

46

Cry To Me

Solomon Burke

↑ 6

Peak: 44 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

47

Love Me Warm And Tender

Paul Anka

↑ 17

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 64

48

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Floyd Cramer

↓ 12

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 36

49

Mashed Potato Time

Dee Dee Sharp

↑ 28

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 77

50

Johnny Angel

Shelley Fabares

↑ 31

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 81

51

Lizzie Borden

The Chad Mitchell Trio

↓ 7

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

52

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↓ 4

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 48

53

What's So Good About Good-by

The Miracles

↓ 10

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

54

Walk On The Wild Side

Brook Benton

↑ 7

Peak: 43 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

55

That's My Pa

Sheb Wooley

↓ 4

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

56

Pop-Eye

Huey Smith

↑ 7

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

57

The Greatest Hurt

Jackie Wilson

↓ 7

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

58

Young World

Rick Nelson

↑ 26

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 84

59

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

↓ 22

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

60

You Better Move On

Arthur Alexander

↑ 15

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

61

Cry Baby Cry

The Angels

↑ 13

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 74

62

Something's Got A Hold On Me

Etta James

↑ 11

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 73

63

Ecstasy

Ben E. King

↓ 7

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

64

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 11

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 53

65

Yessiree

Linda Scott

↑ 7

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

66

B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl)

The Tokens

↓ 11

Peak: 55 • 5 wks • Prev: 55

67

Shadrack

Brook Benton

↓ 21

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

68

Our Anniversary

Shep And The Limelites

↓ 9

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

69

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

The Drifters

↑ 16

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

70

Nut Rocker

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↑ 6

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

71

The Alvin Twist

The Chipmunks With David Seville

↑ 8

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

72

Yes Indeed

Pete Fountain

↑ 6

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

73

Surfer's Stomp

The Marketts

↓ 40

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

74

Lover Please

Clyde McPhatter

↑ 15

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 89

75

If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone)

Leroy Van Dyke

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 7 wks

76

She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)

Ral Donner

↓ 27

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

77

Pictures In The Fire

Pat Boone

↑ 3

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 80

78

Blue Water Line

The Brothers Four

↓ 10

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

79

Lose Her

Bobby Rydell

↓ 10

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 69

80

Patti Ann

Johnny Crawford

↑ 15

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 95

81

Dear One

Larry Finnegan

↑ 11

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 92

82

Tears And Laughter

Dinah Washington

↓ 11

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 71

83

Surfin

The Beach Boys

—

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

84

Bermuda

Linda Scott

↓ 14

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

85

She Can't Find Her Keys

Paul Petersen

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 90

86

Annie Get Your Yo-Yo

Little Junior Parker

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 8 wks

87

Do You Know How To Twist

Hank Ballard

↑ 1

Peak: 87 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

88

Lollipops And Roses

Jack Jones

↑ 11

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 99

89

Roly Poly

Joey Dee & the Starliters

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 3 wks

90

Ida Jane

Fats Domino

↑ 3

Peak: 90 • 2 wks • Prev: 93

91

Baby It's Cold Outside

Ray Charles & Betty Carter

↑ 3

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 94

92

Midnight Special, Part 1

Jimmy Smith

↑ 6

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

93

Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth

Jimmy Reed

↑ 3

Peak: 93 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

94

The Ballad Of Thunder Road

Robert Mitchum

↑ 3

Peak: 62 • 21 wks • Prev: 97

95

Summertime

Rick Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

96

Ginny Come Lately

Brian Hyland

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 11 wks

97

Duchess Of Earl

Pearlettes

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 2 wks

98

A Girl Has To Know

The G-Clefs

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 5 wks

99

Amor

Roger Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 4 wks

100

The Rains Came

Big Sambo and The House Wreckers

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 7 wks

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