POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 8, 1962
1

Big Girls Don't Cry

The 4 Seasons

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Return To Sender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

Bobby's Girl

Marcie Blane

—

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

4

Don't Hang Up

The Orlons

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

5

Ride!

Dee Dee Sharp

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

6

The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro)

Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

7

Telstar

The Tornadoes

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 13

8

Limbo Rock

Chubby Checker

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 4

9

All Alone Am I

Brenda Lee

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

10

Release Me

Esther Phillips "Little Esther"

↑ 6

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

11

He's A Rebel

The Crystals

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

12

(Dance With The) Guitar Man

Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

13

My Own True Love

The Duprees

↑ 1

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 14

14

Love Came To Me

Dion

↑ 13

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

15

Rumors

Johnny Crawford

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

16

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby

Little Eva

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

17

The Cha-Cha-Cha

Bobby Rydell

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 12

18

Desafinado

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd

↓ 3

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

19

Eso Beso (That Kiss!)

Paul Anka

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 8 wks • Prev: 23

20

Go Away Little Girl

Steve Lawrence

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 41

21

Next Door To An Angel

Neil Sedaka

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

22

You Are My Sunshine

Ray Charles

↑ 18

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

23

Let's Go (pony)

The Routers

↑ 14

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

24

Hotel Happiness

Brook Benton

↑ 18

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

25

Dear Lonely Hearts

Nat King Cole

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

26

Wiggle Wobble

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

27

Only Love Can Break A Heart

Gene Pitney

↓ 10

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

28

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 4

Peak: 24 • 9 wks • Prev: 24

29

Chains

The Cookies

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

30

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah

Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans

↑ 14

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

31

Ruby Ann

Marty Robbins

↑ 14

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

32

Gina

Johnny Mathis

↓ 21

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

33

The Push And Kick

Mark Valentino

↑ 17

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

34

Nothing Can Change This Love

Sam Cooke

↓ 12

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

35

Your Cheating Heart

Ray Charles

↑ 13

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 48

36

That Stranger Used To Be My Girl

Trade Martin

↓ 3

Peak: 28 • 8 wks • Prev: 33

37

What Kind Of Fool Am I

Sammy Davis Jr.

↓ 12

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

38

I've Got A Woman (Part I)

Jimmy McGriff

↓ 9

Peak: 20 • 9 wks • Prev: 29

39

Mary Ann Regrets

Burl Ives

↑ 10

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 49

40

Mama Sang A Song

Stan Kenton

↓ 8

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

41

Close To Cathy

Mike Clifford

↓ 20

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

42

Do You Love Me

The Contours

↓ 16

Peak: 3 • 34 wks • Prev: 26

43

Two Lovers

Mary Wells

↑ 21

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 64

44

Spanish Lace

Gene McDaniels

↑ 12

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 56

45

My Dad

Paul Petersen

↑ 10

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

47

Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day

The Fleetwoods

↓ 11

Peak: 36 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

48

Mama Sang A Song

Walter Brennan

↓ 10

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

49

Comin' Home Baby

Mel Torme

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 53

50

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett

↓ 15

Peak: 19 • 21 wks • Prev: 35

51

Stubborn Kind Of Fellow

Marvin Gaye

↓ 5

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

52

Shutters And Boards

Jerry Wallace

↑ 24

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 76

53

Everybody Loves A Lover

The Shirelles

↑ 41

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 94

54

Popeye (The Hitchhiker)

Chubby Checker

↓ 11

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

55

Tell Him

The Exciters

↑ 26

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 81

56

Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone)

The Belmonts

↑ 7

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

57

You Threw A Lucky Punch

Gene Chandler

↑ 3

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

58

Up On The Roof

The Drifters

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 70

59

Monster Mash

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

↓ 28

Peak: 1 • 41 wks • Prev: 31

60

That's Life (That's Tough)

Gabriel And The Angels

↑ 7

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

61

I Lost My Baby

Joey Dee

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Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

62

Baby Has Gone Bye Bye

George Maharis

↑ 12

Peak: 62 • 5 wks • Prev: 74

63

Ten Little Indians

The Beach Boys

↑ 14

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

64

A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later)

The Majors

↑ 11

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

65

Let's Kiss And Make Up

Bobby Vinton

↑ 8

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

66

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 28 wks

67

If You Were A Rock And Roll Record

Freddy Cannon

↑ 1

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 68

68

Don't Go Near The Eskimos

Ben Colder

↑ 12

Peak: 62 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

69

Rainbow At Midnight

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 3

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

70

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bobby Vee

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 14 wks

71

Road Hog

John D. Loudermilk

↑ 12

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

72

Pepino The Italian Mouse

Lou Monte

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 10 wks

73

See See Rider

LaVern Baker

↑ 13

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 86

74

I Saw Linda Yesterday

Dickey Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 12 wks

75

Coney Island Baby

The Excellents

↑ 3

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 78

76

Trouble Is My Middle Name

Bobby Vinton

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 9 wks

77

The Love Of A Boy

Timi Yuro

↑ 7

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 84

78

Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 12 wks

79

I May Not Live To See Tomorrow

Brian Hyland

↑ 3

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 82

80

Monsters' Holiday

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 6 wks

81

My Wife Can't Cook

Lonnie Russ

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 8 wks

82

The Jitterbug

The Dovells

↑ 3

Peak: 82 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

83

Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)

Pat Thomas

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 2 wks

84

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett

Flatt & Scruggs

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 11 wks

85

Me And My Shadow

Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 95

86

Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight

Jimmy Dean

↑ 6

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

87

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

The Miracles

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 16 wks

88

Some Kinda Fun

Chris Montez

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 9 wks

89

Still Waters Run Deep

Brook Benton

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 1 wks

90

Strange I Know

The Marvelettes

↑ 1

Peak: 49 • 14 wks • Prev: 91

91

Let Me Go The Right Way

The Supremes

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 6 wks

92

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 15 wks

93

Limelight

Mr. Acker Bilk

↑ 7

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

94

Cast Your Fate To The Wind

Vince Guaraldi Trio

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 18 wks

95

Getting Ready For The Heartbreak

Chuck Jackson

↓ 7

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

96

Twilight Time

Andy Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 3 wks

97

Three Hearts In A Tangle

James Brown And The Famous Flames

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 3 wks

98

Zero-Zero

Lawrence Welk

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 1 wks

99

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 61 wks

100

Night Time

Pete Antell

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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