POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 6, 1962
1

Sherry

The 4 Seasons

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Monster Mash

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 41 wks • Prev: 4

3

Ramblin' Rose

Nat King Cole

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

4

Let's Dance

Chris Montez

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

6

Patches

Dickey Lee

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

7

Venus In Blue Jeans

Jimmy Clanton

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

8

I Remember You

Frank Ifield

↑ 9

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

9

Alley Cat

Bent Fabric and His Piano

↓ 2

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

10

You Beat Me To The Punch

Mary Wells

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

11

Sheila

Tommy Roe

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

12

Rain Rain Go Away

Bobby Vinton

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

13

Lie To Me

Brook Benton

↑ 2

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 15

14

If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)

Peter, Paul & Mary

↓ 2

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

15

Do You Love Me

The Contours

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 34 wks • Prev: 19

16

Teen Age Idol

Rick Nelson

↓ 6

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

17

You Belong To Me

The Duprees

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

18

Beechwood 4-5789

The Marvelettes

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

19

Surfin' Safari

The Beach Boys

↑ 5

Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

20

What Kind Of Love Is This

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

21

Punish Her

Bobby Vee

↑ 5

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 26

22

It Might As Well Rain Until September

Carole King

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 25

23

He's A Rebel

The Crystals

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 44

24

Only Love Can Break A Heart

Gene Pitney

↑ 6

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

25

Popeye (The Hitchhiker)

Chubby Checker

↑ 11

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

26

Hully Gully Baby

The Dovells

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

27

The Loco-Motion

Little Eva

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

28

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 21 wks • Prev: 32

29

A Wonderful Dream

The Majors

↓ 7

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

30

Don't Go Near The Indians

Rex Allen

↑ 16

Peak: 17 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

31

Silver Threads And Golden Needles

The Springfields

↓ 11

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

32

She's Not You

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 16

Peak: 5 • 10 wks • Prev: 16

33

Rinky Dink

Baby Cortez

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

34

Come On Little Angel

The Belmonts

↑ 3

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

35

All Alone Am I

Brenda Lee

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

36

Little Black Book

Jimmy Dean

↑ 15

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

37

King Of The Whole Wide World

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 16

Peak: 30 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

38

Torture

Kris Jensen

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

39

Stop The Music

The Shirelles

↑ 2

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 41

40

What Kind Of Fool Am I

Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 14

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 54

41

Devil Woman

Marty Robbins

↓ 2

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

42

You Don't Know Me

Ray Charles

↓ 13

Peak: 2 • 11 wks • Prev: 29

43

Shame On Me

Bobby Bare

↓ 8

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 35

44

Hide & Go Seek, Part I

Bunker Hill

↑ 5

Peak: 33 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

45

Point Of No Return

Gene McDaniels

↓ 5

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

46

Gina

Johnny Mathis

↑ 17

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 63

47

Limbo Rock

Chubby Checker

↑ 12

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 59

48

A Swingin' Safari

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↓ 14

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

49

Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)

Brian Hyland

↑ 27

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 76

50

The Things We Did Last Summer

Shelley Fabares

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 6 wks • Prev: 55

51

Send Me The Pillow You Dream On

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 18

Peak: 17 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

52

Your Nose Is Gonna Grow

Johnny Crawford

↓ 21

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

53

Save All Your Lovin' For Me

Brenda Lee

↑ 3

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

54

A Taste Of Honey

Martin Denny and His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 50 • 15 wks • Prev: 61

55

You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover

Bo Diddley

↓ 7

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

56

Close To Cathy

Mike Clifford

↑ 10

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 66

57

Party Lights

Claudine Clark

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 52

58

I Keep Forgettin'

Chuck Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

59

Lollipops And Roses

Paul Petersen

↑ 3

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 62

61

Sweet Sixteen Bars

Earl Grant

↑ 4

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

62

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

Gene Pitney

↑ 2

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

63

Workin' For The Man

Roy Orbison

↑ 16

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 79

64

No One Will Ever Know

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 3

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

65

...And Then There Were Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 6

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

66

Don't You Worry

Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

67

Nothing Can Change This Love

Sam Cooke

↑ 20

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 87

68

Ten Lonely Guys

Pat Boone

↑ 12

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

69

Baby Face

Bobby Darin

↑ 15

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 84

70

The Swiss Maid

Del Shannon

—

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

71

James (Hold The Ladder Steady)

Sue Thompson

↑ 12

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 83

72

Twistin' With Linda

The Isley Brothers

↑ 3

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

73

If A Man Answers

Bobby Darin

↑ 17

Peak: 32 • 8 wks • Prev: 90

74

Long As The Rose Is Red

Florraine Darlin

↑ 3

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

75

What Time Is It?

The Jive Five With Eugene Pitts

↓ 6

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 69

76

I Love You The Way You Are

Bobby Vinton

↓ 38

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

77

Next Door To An Angel

Neil Sedaka

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 11 wks

78

Don't You Believe It

Andy Williams

↑ 7

Peak: 39 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

79

Lookin' For A Love

The Valentinos

↓ 7

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

80

Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow

The Rivingtons

↓ 22

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

81

Susie Darlin'

Tommy Roe

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 8 wks

82

Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 7

Peak: 82 • 2 wks • Prev: 89

83

Second Fiddle Girl

Barbara Lynn

↑ 3

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

84

The Burning Of Atlanta

Claude King

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 6 wks

85

What Kind Of Fool Am I

Anthony Newley

↑ 12

Peak: 85 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

86

Desafinado

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd

↑ 7

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 93

87

I'm Going Back To School

Dee Clark

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 7 wks

88

(Dance With The) Guitar Man

Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 16 wks

89

What Kind Of Fool Am I?

Robert Goulet

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

90

Pop Pop Pop - Pie

The Sherrys

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 8 wks

91

Forever And A Day

Jackie Wilson

—

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

92

Love Me Tender

Richard Chamberlain

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 9 wks

93

Mr. Lonely

Buddy Greco

↑ 3

Peak: 64 • 11 wks • Prev: 96

94

I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You)

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 9 wks

96

I Left My Heart In The Balcony

Linda Scott

↑ 2

Peak: 74 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

97

Did You Ever See A Dream Walking

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 5 wks

98

Wiggle Wobble

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 16 wks

99

He Thinks I Still Care

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 8 wks

100

When The Boys Get Together

Joanie Sommers

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 3 wks

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