POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 29, 1962
1

Sherry

The 4 Seasons

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Ramblin' Rose

Nat King Cole

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Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

4

Monster Mash

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 41 wks • Prev: 13

5

Sheila

Tommy Roe

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

6

Let's Dance

Chris Montez

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Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

7

Alley Cat

Bent Fabric and His Piano

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

8

Patches

Dickey Lee

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Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

9

You Belong To Me

The Duprees

↓ 2

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

10

Teen Age Idol

Rick Nelson

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 5

11

You Beat Me To The Punch

Mary Wells

↓ 2

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 9

12

If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)

Peter, Paul & Mary

↑ 3

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

13

Venus In Blue Jeans

Jimmy Clanton

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

14

The Loco-Motion

Little Eva

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

15

Lie To Me

Brook Benton

↑ 8

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 23

16

She's Not You

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 6

Peak: 5 • 10 wks • Prev: 10

17

I Remember You

Frank Ifield

↑ 10

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

18

Rain Rain Go Away

Bobby Vinton

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

19

Do You Love Me

The Contours

↑ 9

Peak: 3 • 34 wks • Prev: 28

20

Silver Threads And Golden Needles

The Springfields

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Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

21

What Kind Of Love Is This

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 26

22

A Wonderful Dream

The Majors

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Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

23

Beechwood 4-5789

The Marvelettes

↓ 6

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

24

Surfin' Safari

The Beach Boys

↑ 5

Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 29

25

It Might As Well Rain Until September

Carole King

↑ 7

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

26

Punish Her

Bobby Vee

↑ 5

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 31

27

Hully Gully Baby

The Dovells

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

28

Rinky Dink

Baby Cortez

↓ 14

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

29

You Don't Know Me

Ray Charles

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

30

Only Love Can Break A Heart

Gene Pitney

↑ 13

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

31

Your Nose Is Gonna Grow

Johnny Crawford

↓ 6

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 25

32

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

↑ 10

Peak: 19 • 21 wks • Prev: 42

33

Send Me The Pillow You Dream On

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 15

Peak: 17 • 9 wks • Prev: 18

34

A Swingin' Safari

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↓ 10

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

35

Shame On Me

Bobby Bare

↑ 4

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 39

36

Popeye (The Hitchhiker)

Chubby Checker

↑ 16

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

37

Come On Little Angel

The Belmonts

↓ 2

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

38

I Love You The Way You Are

Bobby Vinton

↑ 2

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 40

39

Devil Woman

Marty Robbins

↓ 6

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

40

Point Of No Return

Gene McDaniels

↓ 4

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

41

Stop The Music

The Shirelles

↑ 3

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

42

Torture

Kris Jensen

↑ 15

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 57

43

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Neil Sedaka

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 34

44

He's A Rebel

The Crystals

↑ 22

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 66

45

I'm The Girl From Wolverton Mountain

Jo Ann Campbell

↓ 7

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 38

46

Don't Go Near The Indians

Rex Allen

↑ 14

Peak: 17 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

47

What's Gonna Happen When Summer's Done

Freddy Cannon

↓ 2

Peak: 45 • 4 wks • Prev: 45

48

You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover

Bo Diddley

↑ 3

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

49

Hide & Go Seek, Part I

Bunker Hill

↑ 4

Peak: 33 • 13 wks • Prev: 53

50

All Alone Am I

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 15 wks

51

Little Black Book

Jimmy Dean

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 61

52

Party Lights

Claudine Clark

↓ 15

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

53

King Of The Whole Wide World

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 16

Peak: 30 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

54

What Kind Of Fool Am I

Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 17

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 71

55

The Things We Did Last Summer

Shelley Fabares

↑ 7

Peak: 46 • 6 wks • Prev: 62

56

Save All Your Lovin' For Me

Brenda Lee

↑ 2

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 58

57

The Boys' Night Out

Patti Page

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

58

Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow

The Rivingtons

↓ 10

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

59

Limbo Rock

Chubby Checker

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 68

60

I Keep Forgettin'

Chuck Jackson

↓ 5

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

61

A Taste Of Honey

Martin Denny and His Orchestra

↑ 2

Peak: 50 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

62

Lollipops And Roses

Paul Petersen

↓ 8

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

63

Gina

Johnny Mathis

↑ 17

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 80

64

If I Didn't Have A Dime (To Play The Jukebox)

Gene Pitney

↑ 1

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

65

Sweet Sixteen Bars

Earl Grant

↑ 17

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

66

Close To Cathy

Mike Clifford

↑ 18

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 84

67

No One Will Ever Know

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 9

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

68

Don't You Worry

Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford

↑ 4

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

69

What Time Is It?

The Jive Five With Eugene Pitts

↑ 8

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

70

The Swiss Maid

Del Shannon

↑ 4

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 74

71

...And Then There Were Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 17

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

72

Lookin' For A Love

The Valentinos

↑ 6

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

74

Big Love

Joe Henderson

↑ 9

Peak: 74 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

75

Twistin' With Linda

The Isley Brothers

↑ 12

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

76

Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)

Brian Hyland

↑ 10

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

77

Long As The Rose Is Red

Florraine Darlin

↓ 7

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

79

Workin' For The Man

Roy Orbison

↑ 11

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 90

80

Ten Lonely Guys

Pat Boone

↑ 5

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 85

81

Every Night (Without You)

Paul Anka

↓ 35

Peak: 46 • 6 wks • Prev: 46

82

Ol' Man River

Jimmy Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 3 wks

83

James (Hold The Ladder Steady)

Sue Thompson

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 10 wks

84

Baby Face

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 7 wks

85

Don't You Believe It

Andy Williams

↑ 6

Peak: 39 • 10 wks • Prev: 91

86

Second Fiddle Girl

Barbara Lynn

↑ 11

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 97

87

Nothing Can Change This Love

Sam Cooke

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 11 wks

88

I've Been Everywhere

Hank Snow

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 8 wks

89

Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.

James Brown And The Famous Flames

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 2 wks

90

If A Man Answers

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 32 • 8 wks

91

Forever And A Day

Jackie Wilson

↑ 1

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

92

Broken Heart

The Fiestas

↓ 11

Peak: 81 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

93

Desafinado

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 16 wks

94

Way Over There

The Miracles

—

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 94

95

Sweet Little Sixteen

Jerry Lee Lewis

—

Peak: 95 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

96

Mr. Lonely

Buddy Greco

—

Peak: 64 • 11 wks • Prev: 96

97

What Kind Of Fool Am I

Anthony Newley

↑ 2

Peak: 85 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

98

I Left My Heart In The Balcony

Linda Scott

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Peak: 74 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

99

Someday (When I'm Gone From You)

Bobby Vee and The Crickets

↑ 1

Peak: 99 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

100

Try A Little Tenderness

Aretha Franklin

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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