POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 4, 1962
1

Roses Are Red (My Love)

Bobby Vinton

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Neil Sedaka

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

3

Sealed With A Kiss

Brian Hyland

—

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

4

The Wah Watusi

The Orlons

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

5

Ahab, The Arab

Ray Stevens

↑ 5

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

6

Speedy Gonzales

Pat Boone

—

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

7

I Can't Stop Loving You

Ray Charles

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 4

8

The Loco-Motion

Little Eva

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

9

The Stripper

David Rose and His Orchestra

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

10

Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)

Richard Chamberlain

↑ 3

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

11

Wolverton Mountain

Claude King

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

12

Dancin' Party

Chubby Checker

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Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 12

13

You'll Lose A Good Thing

Barbara Lynn

↑ 2

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

14

Johnny Get Angry

Joanie Sommers

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

15

Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)

Dee Dee Sharp

↓ 6

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 9

16

Things

Bobby Darin

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

17

(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love

Eddie Hodges

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

18

Twist And Shout

The Isley Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

19

Little Diane

Dion

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

20

I Need Your Loving

Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford

—

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

21

Party Lights

Claudine Clark

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

22

Heart In Hand

Brenda Lee

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 26

23

Palisades Park

Freddy Cannon

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

24

Al Di La'

Emilio Pericoli

↓ 7

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

25

Little Red Rented Rowboat

Joe Dowell

↑ 9

Peak: 23 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

26

Having A Party

Sam Cooke

↓ 5

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

27

You Don't Know Me

Ray Charles

↑ 29

Peak: 2 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

28

Welcome Home Baby

The Shirelles

↓ 6

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

29

I'll Never Dance Again

Bobby Rydell

↓ 4

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

30

It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

31

Route 66 Theme

Nelson Riddle

↑ 11

Peak: 30 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

32

Bring It On Home To Me

Sam Cooke

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

33

It Started All Over Again

Brenda Lee

↓ 4

Peak: 29 • 8 wks • Prev: 29

34

Johnny Loves Me

Shelley Fabares

↓ 4

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

35

Bongo Stomp

Little Joey And The Flips

↓ 2

Peak: 33 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

36

Snap Your Fingers

Joe Henderson

↓ 5

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

37

Have A Good Time

Sue Thompson

↓ 2

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

38

Summertime, Summertime

The Jamies

↑ 7

Peak: 26 • 19 wks • Prev: 45

39

Mary's Little Lamb

James Darren

↑ 8

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 47

40

Playboy

The Marvelettes

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 36

41

Steel Men

Jimmy Dean

↑ 2

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

42

Call Me Mr. In-Between

Burl Ives

↑ 34

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

43

Sheila

Tommy Roe

↑ 30

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 73

44

Rinky Dink

Baby Cortez

↑ 16

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

45

The Ballad Of Paladin

Duane Eddy

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

46

What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)

Timi Yuro

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

47

I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You)

Jimmy Norman

↑ 2

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

48

A Swingin' Safari

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 16

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 64

49

But Not For Me

Ketty Lester

↓ 8

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 41

50

Baby Elephant Walk

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 48 • 16 wks • Prev: 57

51

Ben Crazy

Dickie Goodman

↑ 8

Peak: 44 • 6 wks • Prev: 59

52

Make It Easy On Yourself

Jerry Butler

↑ 16

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 68

53

Little Bitty Pretty One

Clyde McPhatter

↓ 21

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 32

54

Vacation

Connie Francis

↑ 24

Peak: 9 • 9 wks • Prev: 78

55

Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1)

Jimmy Smith And The Big Band

↓ 9

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

56

Never In A Million Years

Linda Scott

↑ 2

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

57

She's Not You

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 10 wks

58

The Crowd

Roy Orbison

↓ 21

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

59

Shame On Me

Bobby Bare

↑ 13

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 72

60

Limbo Rock

The Champs

↓ 10

Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 50

61

A Taste Of Honey

Martin Denny and His Orchestra

↑ 6

Peak: 50 • 15 wks • Prev: 67

62

Fortuneteller

Bobby Curtola

↓ 11

Peak: 41 • 14 wks • Prev: 51

63

West Of The Wall

Toni Fisher

↓ 15

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

64

Cindy's Birthday

Johnny Crawford

↓ 26

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

65

Seven Day Weekend

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 25

Peak: 27 • 7 wks • Prev: 40

66

Alley Cat

Bent Fabric and His Piano

↑ 18

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 84

67

My Daddy Is President

Little Jo Ann

↑ 2

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 69

68

Stranger On The Shore

Mr. Acker Bilk

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 53

69

Above The Stars

Mr. Acker Bilk

↑ 13

Peak: 59 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

70

Devil Woman

Marty Robbins

↑ 16

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 86

71

Till Death Do Us Part

Bob Braun

↑ 22

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 93

72

The Bird Man

The Highwaymen

↑ 9

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

73

Where Are You

Dinah Washington

↓ 12

Peak: 36 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

74

Why Did You Leave Me?

Vince Edwards

—

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

75

Careless Love

Ray Charles

↑ 13

Peak: 60 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

76

Worried Mind

Ray Anthony

↑ 7

Peak: 74 • 8 wks • Prev: 83

77

Swingin' Gently

Earl Grant

↓ 6

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 71

78

Beach Party

King Curtis And The Noble Knights

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

79

Mr. Songwriter

Connie Stevens

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 8 wks

80

Stop The Wedding

Etta James

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 90

81

A Miracle

Frankie Avalon

↑ 6

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 87

82

Point Of No Return

Gene McDaniels

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 10 wks

83

Let's Dance

Chris Montez

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 14 wks

84

Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo

Dr. Feelgood And The Interns

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 3 wks

85

La Bomba

The Tokens

—

Peak: 85 • 5 wks • Prev: 85

86

Come On Little Angel

The Belmonts

↑ 3

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 89

87

Lolita Ya-Ya

The Ventures

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 7 wks

88

Callin' Doctor Casey

John D. Loudermilk

↑ 3

Peak: 83 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

89

The Boys' Night Out

Patti Page

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 9 wks

90

(Theme from) A Summer Place

Dick Roman

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 7 wks

91

Ramblin' Rose

Nat King Cole

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 16 wks

92

Life's Too Short

The Lafayettes

↑ 2

Peak: 87 • 3 wks • Prev: 94

93

You Belong To Me

The Duprees

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 13 wks

94

Silver Threads And Golden Needles

The Springfields

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 10 wks

95

Theme From "Hatari!"

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↑ 2

Peak: 95 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

96

Poor Little Puppet

Cathy Carroll

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 3 wks

97

Sugar Plum

Ike Clanton

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 2 wks

98

Come On Baby

Bruce Channel

↑ 2

Peak: 98 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

99

Love Me As I Love You

George Maharis

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 6 wks

100

Houdini

Walter Brennan

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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